The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-07-19
NEWS Of 4 WEEK N
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFKsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given IN Few Llnea
iNTERMouNTAIN

Thirty people were injured. several
seriously. Friday at Cheyenne, Wye,
when the main tent OF the Yankee
Robinson circus was blown down,
simultaneously the animal tent col
lapsed and added 70 the confusion.
Jack Rogers OF salt Lake Friday
night knocked out Frank Rice OF Butte
In the first round, after about min
ute and a half OF fighting.
After campaign Of strong boosting
for Utah and the west at Chicago in
which the Salt Lake and Utah repre-
aentatiyes were backed up by some OF
the most prominent educators of the
country. who have been from time to
time visitors TO Salt Lake and have
examined the state school system In
Utah, Salt Lake, Thursday, was chosen
~ tho 1919 meeting place Of the Ma
/ tional Education association.
The state engineer OF Utah Is CON
sidoring the petition OF the Cache Val.
ley irrigation district that the state
aid ito reclamation by purchasing 4
$4,000 bond issue. Tho water for the
project viii be taken from Bear river
Fred Graham OF the Salt Lake Com.
merclal club was In Provo Wednesday
TO commence the work Of building up
the local club In connection with the
Utah Development league.
The oyerturning OF an automobile
on the county road one and one-half
miles south of Murray. Utah, caused
tho death Of a middle-aged man whose
name Is II. u. Allen. Friday morning,
and caused injuries to It's owner, John
Sindar, 257 South Second West street,
Salt Lake, which may prove fatal.
While attempting to rescue her 4.
yearold boy from being butted and
lrampled 10 death by an Infatuated
COW at Ogden. Utah, Thursday, Mrs
George u. Rands barely escaped fatal
Injury
The business district OF Green River
was laid In ruins Tuesday morning by
fire Of mysterious origin Five hun.
dred citizens, equipped only with pals
and tarpaulins, battled with the flames
from midnight until dawn TO save the
AVhNaihuet VI thN tONhs lHe tosa ~
estimated at $4,000
A special train over the Oregon
Short Line left Salt Lake Thursday
for Idaho points. The product of the
Inland Crystal Salt Co
A report on the feasibility OF electri
flying the Denver &Rio Grsnde railroad
over Soldier Summit. Utah, is now in
the hands OF officials and directors for
analysis, A decision Is expected soon
The platform which was adopted by
the Socialist party OF Montana Tues
day contains provision that work
day for laboring men be limited to six
hours when the temperature Is above
q certain mark II Is intended that
the various districts fix the minimum
temperature at which the six-hour day
should 20 into effect, with due regard
to humidity and other local conditions.
Alma Richards of d, Y. U, at Provo.
Utah, broke olympic record at Stock.
holm Monday and won first for Amer.
lea in running high jump.
Since his return from the east Mon.
day Governor William spry lost the
handsome gold watch presented to
him by the state officials at his birth
day dinner at the Commercial club
few weeks ago.
DOMESTIC
Julius Parker, counsel for the Amer.
lean Tobacco company. commenting
ON the testimony OF Geo. II. Cortelyou
before the senate campaign commit
tee, at New York, Friday, that some
tobacco people came in with con.
tribution" to the 1904 Republican cam
paign fund. denied Friday that the
American Tobacco company had offer.
ed TO contribute,
Chester Yates, alias @. r. Riese, ar
rested In San Francisco and brought
to San Diego on charge of rbbing
guests of local hotel, was taken to
New York City, Friday.
Missouri Kansas Texas passenger
train No 9, known as the Katy Lin.
lted," which left Parsons. Kansas. at
40 o'clock "Wednesday night, was held
up by six masked men near Coffey.
vile, Kan. early Wednesday. They
exploded nine charges OF dynamite in
their attempt to blast open the ex-
press safe.
Eight miners were killed and three
injured by a gas explosion in the Pan
anna mine at Moundsville. W. Va,
Thursday, A rescue party penetrated
the workings and returned with Will
liam Hupp and Joe Minalin.
Three business blocks in Tonopah
were swept by fire that broke out at
3 o'clock Monday morning The loss
Is estimated at between 100000 and
100000. One of the heaviest losses
Is that of w. w. Booth, editor of the
tonanza, estimated at $4,000, with
no insurance.
/ The estate of John Hays Hammond
at Gloucester, Mass, win be the scene
next month of an elaborate penef,
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