The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
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attempting 70 ford the stream turned
over HIS horse was also drowned.
siekening storiea OF cruelty alleged
70 have boen practiced on the inmates
OF the state industrial school at st. An
thony. Idaho. have been told to the
governor and state board in the course
OF the Investigation during the past
week.
The formal retirement OF Judge
Cornelius II. Hanford from the fed
eral bench was completed at Seattle
on Friday when United States Dis.
trlct Judge Edward u. Cushman or
dered entered on the record the &C.
ceptanee by President Taft OF Judge
Hanford's resignation.
! The city council OF Seattle by a
vote OF six 70 three enacted over
Mayor costeril's veto the so-called
anti-red flag ordinance, which pro-
yidea that when any flag is carried in
q procession the American flag shall
be borne with equal prominence,
Philip 4. Dodge. president OF the
Mergenthaler Linotype company OF
New York. fled a suit for divorce at
Reno, New, from Margaret D. Dodge,
who is now IN New York.
Through mysterious explosion
which destroyed his residence at
Lentz. a suburb of Portland, Percy
Warren a real estate dealer, was
blown 10 atoms.
Former Mayor Robert W. Speer.
publisher OF Denver newspaper, has
been fined $1,000 and sentenced to
tiye days In the county Jail by District
Judge Robert L, Shattuek for con.
struetlye contempt Of court.
News has been received at HALEY,
Idaho. OF the shooting OF Otto Ward
on Saturday night by Harry Horrae
AZ Wards ranch, thirty miles south.
Ward had Horace ranch under lease
and quarrel arose In connection with
the use OF the property,
DOMESTIC
Thirty.hye persons were injured
whom Mobile 4 Ohio train No 2. en-
route from Mobile to st. Louis, was
utbNRNu near oLs LOUIS.
Matthew o'Cailaghan. cotton mer-
chant living In a fashionable section
OF Brooklyn, was arrested on a charge
OF shooting his wife, Lillian, whom he
declared he took for burglar,
Secretary Fisher has a plan to al.
lot government coal lands to cities,
which IN turn may operate them un-
der certain regulations TO supply
municipal needs as we'll as those Of
citizens.
Harry X. Thaw, slayer OF stanford
| White, has been assigned to clerk.
ship In the supply distributing de-
partment Of the asylum for criminal
insane at Matteawan.
Colonel Roosevelt and Governor
Johnson OF California, nominees of the
Progressive party for president and
vice-president, left Chicago for their
homes Thursday after seeing the ma
tional committee take first steps for
opening the campaign.
Governor Woodrow Wilson sat for
three hours Thursday In a studio In
New York while an artist drew char
coal portrait OF him which viii be used
for campaign purposes,
Professional baseball players OF the
major leagues have organized a mutu-
nj protective association, with Dave
Fultz, former star outhelder OF the
New York American League club, and
now New York lawyer. as president.
| A S5,000,000 agricultural and in.
dustria exposition building. in which
aliens win be taught the agricultural
possibilities OF the country and the
back to the farm" movement, has
been planned at Chicago.
General increases in freight rates on
commodities to become effective Sep
TENDER 2 are proposed In new tariffs
filed by the transcontinental railroads
| with the interstate commerce commits.
sion.
Three girls were killed and twelve
others badly injured when water
tank on the roof of a cigar factory
at Pittsburg, which was being filled
for the first time, crashed through the
roof and sixth and fifth floors of the
building.
Funeral services for John w. Her
ron, father.in.law of President Taft
We're held at Cincinnati Tuesday. The
president and Charles Taft were pail
bearers.
The first national convention of the
new Progressive party was adjourned
at 1927 p. m. on Wednesday, aftel
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt had beer
chosen as the party's candidate TO
president and Governor Hiram w
Johnson of California had been select
ed as his running mate.
, Louis Moline, who came to San
. Francisco to act as consul for Colon
j bia and was convicted of having is
, sued worthless check, has BEEF
. placed on ten years probation by ST.
perior Judge Trabucco and banishe
from the country,