The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-02
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Five men were killed in a freight
wreck near Kamloops, B. G., when
wheel broke and the train was
ditched.
Rev. J. J. Porter, one of the most
widely known Baptist ministers in the
United States, is dead at Winchester.
KY, at the age of 58.
William Jennings Bryan, in an inter
view in Denver last week. declared
that he was not candidate for the
Nebraska senatorship.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fox, aged liz. died
at Smithton, Mo-, June o. She was
q native Of Kentucky, but had lived
in Missouri thirty years
The housC has authorized an emer-
gency appropriation Of $10,000,000 for
defraying the expenses of taking the
thirteenth decennial census
Queen Victoria of Spain gave birth
to daughter on June % The fact
that their third child is girl is very
pleasing to the king and queen.
Judge Wilson, III common pleas
court at Philadelphia has declared
unconstitutional the 2-cent fare iaH
passed b. the Legislature in 1907.
Miss Margaret Shepenson, of San
Francisco, stewardess of the Pacific
Mail Steamship company's liner
Oh ma. committed suicide in m d-ocean
Tune 80.
Two baby antelopes, sent by express
from Colonel Roosevelt to his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, were
received in New York last week in
good condition.
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., and James
A. Moffett Lave been erecled w.
presidents of the Standard oil corn.
pany, to succeed w H. Tilford and
Fl. H. Rogers.
A theater PANIC resulting in the
death of Isabel Romero and the in
jury of many persons followed jok
er's cry of Fire" in the Apollo the
alter in the City of Mexico.
Joseph Seaton, 20 years of age, an
old government scout, in an attempt
Nevada, in a trans-continental walk,
was overcome by the heat at oreana
and died.
John R. Considine, formerly pro
prietor of the Hotel Metropole, an6
widely known among sporting and
theatrical men, died of pleusal pneu-
monia in his hoe in New York City,
June &c.
Walking from Boston to San Fran
cisco on a wager, Melvin NJ. Lien, a
mute tutor in the Perkins Institute
for the blind, was killed near SYRIA
cuse, N Y. by being run down by a
passenger train.
The training squadron of Admiral
Ijichi. composed of the cruisers Also
and Soya, arrived at Honolulu June "a.
Hundreds of Japanese assembled at
the water front and gave the vessels
an enthusiastic reception.
Albert Siegele, of Buffalo, N. Y,
one of the pioneer brewers of Amer
lea and the first man to manufacture
lager beer in this country, died at the
home of his daughter in Sacramento,
Cal, June 81, at the age of 81.
A street car got beyond control on
steep hill in Los Angeles and
Cusheu three blocks through a crowd
ed section, colliding with another car,
smashing both badly and injuring
dozen passengers, none seriously.
In turning a spadefull of earth at
BournedaIe, half was across Cape Cod,
on June %, August Belmont, of New
York, declared that a formal begin
ming had been made in the construc-
ton of the long looked for Cape Cod
canal.
The city of Halifax. N. S. was estab-
lished one hundred years ago on June
%, by Lord Halifax. and named in his
honor. The anniversary this year was
observed as public holiday, with his
torical exercises, public concerts and
variety of athletic sports.
Mark Woodruff has been arrested
at Plattsville Colo, on a charge of en-
bezzlement, it being charged that
while state register of lands of Colo
RADIO he embezzled funds from the sale
of school lands to the amount of about
$4,000 Woodbury. declares he can
clear up the matter.
After being beaten and robbed, Carl
Schurz was thrown from the North
Clark street viaduct, in Chicago, to
the tracks of the Northwestern rail-
road. He fell across the tracks, and
would have been run over by a switch
engine had the engineer not seen him
and stopped his engine,
The trial of Joseph Bertucci, in
Chicago, on charge of murder, was
suddenly stopped when an Italian en-
tered the court room and waved
handkerchief at the chief witness for
the prosecution, who refused to testify
further, declaring he would be killed
If he gave further testimony
Although the Wright brothers have
been granted an extension of thirty
days in which to complete their Off
cial trials for the government. they
are losing no time in completing their
flying machine. President Taft and
most of the members of congress are
expected to witness the trials.
An attempt to wreck a Milwaukee
passenger train just north of Red
field. N. D., was frustrated by pass