The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-28
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ball thrown by schoolmate, Lydi
Poulsen, aged II, OF Spanish Fork
Utah. is suffering from concussion o
the brain and but little hope Is enter
tanned for her recovery.
The arrest OF an ex-convIct has lie.
70 the discovery OF an organized plo
for an outbreak at the penitentlary al
Carson City. New.
Capitora Frohman, colored woman
aged 80 years, shot and instantly killed
Lula Dickson, also colored, as the re
suit OF a quarrel at Ogden, Utah
over Mrs. Frohman's husband
Carelessness OF a freight crew in
leaving car loaded with brick on
the main line caused wreck on the
salt Lake & Ogden railroad, near Salt
Lake. in which twenty persons were
injured, several seriously,
Clarence Dayton Hillman, the null
timiliionaire real estate dealer OF
Seattle, convicted Of having used the
malls to defraud and sentenced to
thirty months imprisonment has been
released from McNeils island peni-
tentiary, having served less than ten
months. His sentence was committed
by President Taft to one year.
DOMESTIC
Until a majority OF the members OF
the Republican national committee
express desire for a national conven-
tion OF the party TO revise rules and
change the basis OF the southern rep
resentation, Chairman Charles ID.
Hilles will not issue call for meet.
Ing OF the committee to consider the
subject.
After shooting his wife dead. Henry
Goldberg painter, was shot and
killed by his 21-year-old son Edward,
at Oakland, Cal.
Attorney General wickersham per-
sonally Will represent the government
nj the hearing before the federal court
at ST. Louis on the plan OF dissolving
the Union Paciic-Southern Pacific rail-
road merger in accordance with the
decision OF the United States supreme
court
In a conference over proposed
real estate deal at Dallas, Texas,
james l.. White. treasurer Of the Re-
public Trust company, was shot and
killed and A. Silvers, vice-president
Of the same company, was shot, prob
ably fatally. j. A. Clapton is charged
with the shooting,
'dzzy the Painters" confession that
he had fired 800 houses at the behest
Of a New York arson trust" bore
hrst fruit Thursday In the conviction
Of Robert j, Rubin, an insurance ad.
ulster.
Sensational charges Of violations OF
he sherman antitrust law are leveled
II the McCaskey Register company in
! civil suit fled at Cleveland, o., by
order OF Attorney General Wicker.
sham.
A bin making II misdemeanor
by a fine of from $40 to |
s25, for any person to give. solicit, or
receive directly or indirectly tip, |
mas been introduced in the Pennsyl. |,
anna ANbtnlhNuIe.
The Illinois state miners convention |
II session at Peoria, adopted reso-
ution providing that $4,000 miners |
u the state 80 on record as fayoring
! general strike whenever war is de. |
'lared either by or against the United
states"
Snow fell in Los Angeles February
8 for the first time in many years.
)nly trace was recorded, the state |
nent being made that the snow was
he result of purely local conditions.
Emilio Vasquez Gomez Is proclaim.
d provisional president OF Mexico In /
document received at San Antonio,
Texas, which Is purported to bear sig.
iatures OF Gen. Inez Salazar as "gen.
raj In chief of the revolutionary
orces of the north" and other lead.
RS.
Accused OF defrauding the federal
government OF more than S450.000 IN
ustoms dues on imported coal. Presl-
ent John l.. Howard OF the Western
pel company and seven other officials
r employees OF the corporation were
indicted at San Francisco by fed.
raj grand jury for criminal conspir-
cy.
G. w. c, Lee. eldest son OF Gen.
'obert f. Lee, formerly on the STAFF
{ Jefferson Davis. and president
merites OF Washington and Lee unit
ersity. died Tuesday at Ravensworth,
"a, aged so.
l.. NJ. Duff. whose daughter, clad in
mans garments, was slain near Ne
ada, Mo, while both OF them were
INNING from Claude Beedle, Shell.
on farmer. who discovered them In
lis corncrib, was found guilty Of
reaking into Beedle's barn and was
entenced to two years in the peni.
entiary.
There win be no firemen's strike
n the eastern railroads. The rail-
Dads have yielded and agreed to arbi-