The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-06-27
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J. p. Pilkington OF Portland was
elected president OF the Ameri N
Nurserymen's association at the an
nual session OF the organization, held
at Portland. Cleveland, o., was Sc
lected as the place for the meeting
next year
In the first Ave days OF the opera
ton OF the newly enacted mothers
pension law, 100 applications for re-
lief have been made to the juvenile
court OF King county, Washington.
Many applicants who say they are
destitute have been divorced.
James q. Webster risked his life at
Denver and was seriously burned
when he rushed into blazing house
TO rescue an angora cat and her kit
tens. He succeeded in saving the kit
tens, but the cat was burned to
death.
&c. w. Dooley. capitalist and well
known resident OF North Yakima,
Wash, committed suicide In hotel
at Seattle, by firing bullet into
his brain. Dependency due to illness
is assigned by relatives as the reason
for his act. He was 46 years old and
reputed to be worth $250,000.
The car shops in Salt Lake OF the
Denver Il Rio Grande railroad we're
destroyed by fire, June IS. causing
loss OF half million dollars. Three
flremen were injured. About 500 men
are thrown out OF work temporarily.
Delegates from Chicago to the Ma
tional Education association conven-
ton at Salt Lake July 7-10 will have a
special train which will leave Chicago
July 3.
DOMESTIC
Fred Williams, farmer, brought to
Bakersfield, CAL chunk OF metal
having the appearance OF solid gold,
which he declared came from met
cor he found at a depth of sixteen feet
on his farm while digging a well.
At preliminary hearing at Ipsi-
wich Mass. three leaders of the In.
dustrlal Workers OF the World--Na-
than Herman and Mr.. and Mrs Car
roll l. Plngree--were freed OF
charge OF murder in connection with
the death of Nicoletta Pandeloupou-
lou, who was shot June 10 during a
strike riot mt a local mill.
Maj, Syndeham w. Ancoma SO
years old believed to have been the
last surviving member who served in
the national house OF representatives
OF 1851, died at Reading, Pa. June 20.
The navy added its first victim to
the death roll of the air Friday when
Ensign William D. Billlngsley was
hurled from disabled biplane 1000
feet in the air and fell into the depths
OF Chesapeake bay. A companion es.
capped death.
Miss Sadie Forest, a striking tele-
phone operator filed suit In the cir
cult court at st. Louis against the
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone
company (BelD for $4,000 alleged
damages. claiming she was attacked
and choked by the manager,
Nine members OF the college of bish-
ops OF the Methodist Episcopal church
south by resolutions adopted at Nash
vile, Tenn, vetoed the recent action
Of the board of trust OF Vanderbilt
university in accepting Andrew Carne-
gie's gift of $i,000.000 for the medical
department OF the university
one man was killed and three won,
en- and one man were injured at St
Louis, when a revolving drum on the
second floor OF the Premier factory
OF the Rice-Stix Dry Goods company
burst, fragments of steel being hurled
about the room.
William Lee. years old. of ST.
Louis, is In a serious condition as the
result OF being forced by an older boy
10 hold flrecracker In his mouth UNI
iii 1t exploded The police are seek
ing the older boy. about 15 years old,
The mouth and throat OF the younger
boy were badly lacerated.
Arohdeaeon Hutchinson stuck. tho
Episcopal missionary who set out
from Fairbanks, Alaska. several
months ago to climb Mount Mckinley,
reached the summit OF the highest
peak OF the great mountain June Z. ac-
cording to a private cable dispatch at
Seattle.
A confusion OF orders that may
never be explained brought death to
thirteen persons at Vallejo. Cal. when
two electric trains met head.on near
there while running at high speed.
Nine were instantly killed. three died
within short time
In the busiest part OF the downtown
district Of Springfield, Ills. strikers
and non-union men engaged in pitch.
ed battle. Albert Wilson OF Spring.
field. union carpenter, was stabbed to
death. win Fagln. also a union car
penter has stabbed in the breast. but
not seriously.
A San Francisco court has just de
cided the interesting question, Who
may be woman's peer? The state
| consultation says that a man shall be