Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-19
This Day In History.

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This Day in History.
1807-General Robert E. Lee born
in Westmoreland county, Virginia.
Died at Lexington, Va, October IL,
1870.
180s-Edgar Allan Poe, the poet
and author, born in Boston. Died in
Hertfordshire, England. Died in Lon
don. March Is. 1898. VI ~
1s18-Territori,. Legislature Of Ala
bama first met at st. Stephens.
1854 British force seized Alden,
a port on the southern coast Of Ara
bia, near the entrance to the Red Sea.
I84S-Gold was first discovered in
California by James Wilson Marshall.
1861-Georgia passed an act Of Sc
cession.
1867-A festival in celebration of
the coronation Of the king Of Prussia
took place in Berlin.
1890--Duke of Aosta, Prince ANA
deus. who had brief career as king
of Spain, died In Rome. Born In Turin,
May 80, 1s45.
1901-Hazing abolished at West
Point by an agreement signed by the
cadets. s@& @
1864 saluting battery scattered
grape shot in the direction Of the car
at the ceremony of the blessing of the
Neva.
1915-Twenty strikers were shot by
factory guards at Roosevelt, N. J.
The Day We Celebrate.
w. Scott King is just 81 years old.
He was born on farm in Colfax
county and his father was one of the
| pioneers of Nebraska.
Major General Frederick Barton
Maurice, who has been acting as chief
director Of military operations at the
British war Office. born forty-six years
| ago today.
Right Hon. Augustine Birrell, for
mer chief secretary for Ireland, born
near Liverpool, sixty-seven years ago
today
Rev. John Louis Nuelsen, bishop of
the Methodist Episcopal church. for
merly In Omaha, but now In charge
| of its work in continental Europe,
born at Zurich, Switzerland, fifty years
ago today.
DR.. David Starr Jordan, chancellor
emeritus of Leland Stanford, IT,. uni
versity, born at Gainesville, N. Y,
sixty-six years ago today.
| DR.. William W. Keen, noted sur
geon. president of American Philo-
sophical society, born In Philadelphia,
eighty years ago today. He delivered
an address In Omaha few years ago.
Albert ]. Earling, president of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way, born at Richfield, Wis, sixty
eight years ago today.
Arnold C. Gandil, first baseman of
the Cleveland American league base
ball team, born at st. Paul, twenty
eight years ago today.
Timely lettings and Reminders.
The birthday anniversary Of General
Robert e. Lee, leader Of the military
forces of the confederate states of
America, will be generally observed
today throughout the south.
Secretary of War Baker will be the
orator today at the annual celebration
of Washington and Lee day at Wash
ington and Lee university at Lexing-
ton, Va.
Credit men of Missouri cities are to
meet at st. Joseph today to form a
state organization for cooperation in
Legislative and other matters Of COM
mon interest
The Tri-State Grain Growers asso-
citation, representing the grain growers
of Minnesota and the two Dakotas, is
to meet at Fargo, N. D., today for its
annual convention.
Delegates from all the oak produc-
ing sections of the United States are
expected in Memphis today for the
annual convention Of the American
Oak Manufacturers association.
Yale's foot ball victories over Har-
ward. Princeton and other rivals will
be formally celebrated today in New
York City, when the coaches and play
ers will be the guests Of the Yale club
there.
A project for q state-owned paper
mill to solve the problem of the high
cost of print paper will be considered
by the Northern Minnesota Editorial
association at its annual meeting to be
held today at Brainerd.
Storyette Of the Day. .aa.
During the impaneling of a Jury in
Philadelphia the following colloquy
ensued between the judge and a tales
man:
You are a property holder?'
Yes. sir" -.5.
Married or single?"
Married three years last March"
Have you formed or expressed any
opinion?'
"Not for three years, your honor. "
Philadelphia Ledger.