The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-15
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BOSTON, July b,-With programme
OF three departmental meetings the
Catholic Educational association entered
today on the second dsy Of It's sixth an
nual convention at Boston college, The
attendance has now reached moro than
1000
SPOKANE, Wash, July 14.-It is OK
pected the members OF the Steamftters'
Helpers union will go on a strike soon,
The helpers have sent an ultimatum to
the master plumbers, asking a raise in
the minimum scale from $3.50 per day. the
present wage TO 50.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-E. c. Brock
never Of St Louis was Yesterday ap-
pointed by Pos tmaster- General Hitchcock
10 a confidential position In the postofficc
department. Mr.. Brockmeyer was presi-
dent Of the National Republican commit
tee during the last part Of the campaign.
KANSAS CITY, July 14-In a quiet
election today Kansas City. Kan. de-
cided to adopt the commission form OF
government by a large majority. The
new plan calls for the government Of the
city by a mayor and four commissioners
who will succeed the present mayor and
council next April
| WASHINGTON. July l4.-Glvlng fun
discretion as to the holding Of secret or
| open sessions by the court OF inquiry
attending the death OF Lieutenant James
Sutton, Assistant Secretary Winthrop of
the navy department Will suggest to the
court the deslrabillty OF conducting the
proceedings In pubic.
| HELENA, Mont, July 15.-Louis Beau
pre-. an old resident OF this city and OF
Montana. died here today at the. age OF
| Itf,r1 IN CT
ern Canada in 1916. At the time OF the
Custer massacre he was engaged In the
business OF freighting up the Iellowstone
valley, and was among the first to arrive
| on the scene after the battle.
ST, LOUIS. July 14,-The Mississippi
river here was 4.5 feet above the danger
mark today The government weather
bureau predicts a crest of 25.5 feet within
twenty-four hours. The farmers OF Mis-
sourl have lost thousands OF dollars ir
destroyed crops and washed away iands
miles of tracks which are now under
water,
CHICAGO. July l4.-Twelve more nor ,1eLt, GeaIH:
due 10 tetanus as n result OF the Fourts
nf Tulv celebration were reported through
out the country yesterday. This oIlne'
the total deaths due TO the observance o
Independencc day. from all causes, UP !.
ia one OF the victims was Professor w
r. Pitkln. head instructor OF the CONNER
cIal department at Albion (Mlchlgan) col
lIege. His death was caused by the pre-
mature explosion OF a revolver on July .
WASHINGTON. July IA right o
vay 10 the Prairie OH and Gas compani
for the construction of an elSht-ncl
{ nine line, for the purpose OF copductini
nii from a point in Tulsa county. Okla
homa, in the Glenn oil fields, IN sou,I
easterly direction TO the oKiano,'d d, III ~
: kansas state line, a distance OF lol fnllsF
was today approved by Secretary ot IN
Interior Hitchcock. The new pipe INC WI
then extend onward TO Baton fooSe' La
SPOKANE. Wash, July ll..Mlss Har
Il r,ct post OF Spokane. Miss Helen Hamli
ton OF Coeur ii dAlene ana MISS lS,, SilIls,'' =
A Donlan OF Misaoula. have been chosen
\ draw the names for applications for !an,l
II In the Occur d'Alenc, Spokane and fial
A head reservations, on August : m MS =
n girls, who are about II years Old VII D
4 6Iindfolded and placed beside tne mug
A niIes of probably 100000 envelopes con
i taining applications These they WIN "a ''
at random.
d RENO. New. July 14,-Because Don
II ncljs & Stcinmetz OF Reno, whose bld wa
n 10000 higher than theirs. WAS awarded IN
q contract 10 furnish the governor OF Nc
a many. through its attorneys, filed a su
III nj Carson City this afternoon again,
A Governor Dickcrson. -. NJ. Ryan stat
treasurer; J. Eggers' state eo.'re.eLs e,nt a,a
A hoard OF capitol commissioners, cnloiT
III ing them from paying money TO DonhG'
n &. stcipmctz for furnishing the capitol.
Ell PASO, Tex. July H.-Summonsd :
the ambassador Of his country: r..
Puga. the Mexican me embeF of the intel
q national boundary commission, left he'
toaay for Washington CITY. to attend
n session OF the commission, General Aiis'
Mills being the American member. 1t
"A ,ndcrstood that the two commissions
M are called TO Washington by tho sta
department and the MsXlcam an cmGassao ,a.en,Io,
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