The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-11
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Robbers early yesterday looted the Bank
OF Memphis. Neb.. and secured $270O in
currency The vault was dynamited and
the bandits escaped without arousing the
citizens
The Langley medal OF the Smithsonian
Institution was presented yesterday 10
the Wright brothers. The medal was
created In 1908 In commcmoration of
Professor Langley and his work IN aero
dromics.
There Will be no return OF indictments
In the Chicago federal grand lurys IN
vestigntion into the methods of the
beef trust until the entire probe Is
finished. according to a government Of
hclal yesterday.
President Taft's visit to New York on
Saturday 1t Is said. Will be made the oc-
caslon OF an important political confer
ence regarding New York state condi,
tions. This conference probably VIII
take place at the home of Lloyd &. Girls
com. the new chairman OF the New York
county Republican committee, where u
reception will be rendered.
! Capt. Alexander Sharp. president of the
navy inspection board and recently CON- 9ind
at the Naval hospital In washington,
early yesterday, after a months illness
OF typhoid fever. He was born IN Whiteo
haven. Mo, In 1855. and entered the
naval service as a midshipman In 1870,
A direct plurality primary bill which
previously had passed the house went
| through the Illinois senate with a rush
measure for nomination OF members OF
the general assembly. and bill making
| II possible for cities by majority vote
| TO retain the old form oil nominating
| municipal officers,
Involving the facts of color OF flour,
tine case OF the United States against
| the Aetna Mills and Elevator company Oh
Wellington, Kan, was resumed IN inc inc
United States district court OF New Or
| leans yesterday. The proceedings marked
the actual opening of the trial which
| Will determine for the first time the right
| of mllers to employ processes LOT tne
| bleaching OF -four,
President Taft Will leave TO Attorney
General Wickersham the selection OF a
| successor to Wade II. Ellis. special as
slstant in charge of trust prosecutions
who resigned several days ago TO enter
| politics in Ohio 1T was said yesterday
that Mr.. Wickersham probably would
select James A. Fowler OF tennessee
now an assistant attorney general IN the
department Of Justice
.The Omaha Standard Mems Mission
ary Club of the Presbyterian ChuTch IN
the United States OF America Is the
name OF an organization formed IN Oma-
| ha a a meeting of $50 representative
| Presbyterians from all over the country
| The object OF the club is to carry out
| the idea promulgated by the Presbyterian
| Mems Missionary convention held In
| February. 1907.
a decision as to where the interna-
tional acronautical and balloon tourna
fall probably Will be reached In Wash,
ington Monday, when Courtlandt Field
Bishop. president OF the Aero CLUB o.
America, will have conference WitI
President Taft and try to arrange fol
| the presidents attendance, washington
| Denver, ST. Louis and several othei
cities have put in bids for the meeting
Martin B. Madden; former president o. q
| the Building Trades council; Nj. j
Boyle. an official of the Electrical Work
ers' union. and Fred Pouchot. lormel
! business agent OF the Metal Workers
| union. all OF Chicago. were sentenced &c
paw a fine OF $500 each yesterday fol
lowing their conviction, May %, on con.
| spiracy to eXtort money. motion ioi
| q new trial was overruled