The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-03-03
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The interstate commerce commits
sion has decided against the railroads
in both the easter: and the western
cases. Proposed advances in class
freight rates in official classification
territory, aggregating among all the
railways in the territory approximate
ly $27 100000 year, were disap-
proved by the commission.
For fully fifteen minutes on Friday
1t showed in Pasadena, Cal, for the
first time in twenty years.
Lieutenant S. B. West, L. S. A, of
Fort Davis, was frozen to death while
marking a trail five miles from Ii
shou, Alaska, during tha severest
blizzard ever known there. He man
aged to save the life of Mrs. Daven-
port, wife of a deputy United States
marshal, but persisted in the attempt.
An automobile party of six went
over a twenty-fve-foot embankment
at West Liberty, Pa, and two women,
Mamie Gregory, aged %, and Annie
Mcdonald, aged %, were dangerously
injured.
While eighteen men with twenty
five horses were working on the ice
in the Mississippi river near La
Crosse, Wis, the ice began moving,
and all would probably have persisted
but for the aid of boatmen, who res
cued all on the floating ice.
Mrs. Caroline Durkee, aged IS
years, widow of the late Charles Dur
! kee, formerly United States senator
from Wisconsin and afterward terri
torial governor of Utah, died at her
home in Kenosha, Wis, on Wednes
day
Governor Dix has come to the con
clusiOn that William F. Sheehan can
not be elected United States senator
from New York. This statement is
made on the authority of a man who Is
close to the governor.
E. J. Penfield, president of a private
bank at Kelley, la, was apprehendeC
Tuesday at Watertown, S. d. Pen
fields bank closed Monday following
a run. Depositors estimated the short
age at $50 coo.
All the American records for SIX
Jumping were broken, at lrOnwood
Mich, at the annual tournament .
the Ironwood Ski club, by Andrew
Haugen of Chippewa Falls, nationa
champion, who jumped 152 feet.
Finding the woman with whom h
was infatuated in a room with sol
der at Prescott, Ariz., A. H. Oake'
shot and killed her, shot the soldie
in the arm and then turned the wea
pom on himself.
Philip Krieter was stabbed through
the heart in a battle with MS wife a
Aberdeen, S. D. His wife, aged p
is held for murder. When found
Krieter still gripped knife in hi
right hand and another was stuck il
his heart.
Hundreds OF Americans visited tn
tomb of George Washington at Noun
yeronn. Va, on Wednesday, the 179t
anniversary of the birth of the frs
president of the United States.
George B. Cox, for years head Of tn
Republican organization in Cincinnati
a leading factor in state and nationa
politics. has been,indicted on a charg
of perjury.
Plennie Stokes, the 2o-year-ol
Texas boy. convicted at Globe, Ariz
Of the murder of Deputy Sheriff WooC
has been sentenced 10 be hanged a
the Florence prison on April 20.
A broken rail caused the wreck {
4 passenger train near Garcia, n. NJ
fifteen passengers being injured.
Harry s. Hardness. the young Ne
I York millionaire sportsman, narrowl
, escaped death at San Diego, Cal, whe
a puff of wind drove his Antoinett
monopIane to the ground. crumplin
m one of the wings.
Martin w. Littleton, newly electe
+ Democratic representative from The
-. dore Roosevelts home district al
. nounced Sunday night his candidac
m the United States senate to su
| o5 Cbauncey NJ. Depew.