The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
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etantly killed Mrs. Maud Murray ant
then killed himself at Pueblo, Colo
The shooting followed quarrel owe
the ownership OF a business enter
prise. Johnson was 10 years old ant
y veteran OF the civil war.
Representative w. II. Andrew OF
Denver has introduced a bill in the
legislature to legalize boxing con
tests In Colorado under the supervis
lon OF state commission.
Senator William Edgar Borah, sc
ndor senator from Idaho, has been re
elected by the twelfth Idaho legisla
ture TO second six.year term In the
United States senate.
Former Governor Charles s. Thomas
and Governor John F. Shafroth. Demo
Gratis, have been elected United States
senators from Colorado. Twelve Re
publicans In the house and three In
the senate voted for the Democratic
candidates.
DOMESTIC
A worldwide campaign for the eradi-
cation OF the hookworm will be one
OF the first uses to which the 100000
900 endowment OF the proposed Rookie
feller foundation viii be applied as
soon as II receives It's charter from
congress.
Mrs. Edna Sibert, aged 10, was
granted divorce from Henry Sibert,
70, at Chllicothe, Mo-, on plea OF non
support and contention that she did
not want his name on her tombstone"
A Tight TO obtain womans suffrage
in North Carolina was launched Sat
urday with a resolution In the house
10 amend the constitution so that wo-
men would be permitted to vote.
The Morgan line freight steamship
Eldorado. from Baltimore, ten days
overdue at Galveston, Texas, has been
entered In the maritime exchange as
OFFICIALLY lost.
After using pasteboard box for
football for half an hour, four Brook
Ign boys finally opened the box and
found a four-days'-old baby inside. The
babe was taken to hospital and will
probably live,
Henry Mouzon. a negro, who shot
and Killed the 12-year-old daughter OF
D. Merrell, a farmer near Pecan Gap,
Texas. was hanged from telephone
pole in public square at Cooper,
Texas.
Mrs. Sarah Erwin, SO years old. died
" starvation at Kansas City. and her
husband, a laborer. is in the hospital
N critical condition from the same
cause. Erwin was unable to get work
md he had no money to procure food.
George A. Newett, editor of the Ish-
peming Iron Ore, who has been sued
by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt for
ibel because he published a story in
he late presidential campaign charg-
ng Roosevelt with drunkenness and
'ursing. will set up in his defense that
his statements were true and will in
reduce evidence to corroborate them.
DIR. Thaddeus S, c, Lowe, noted as
experimenter and inventor,
lied Thursday at the home of his
laughter In Pasadena. Cal. He had |
'een almost helpless for year, the
esult of fall, which fractured his
lip
The viii OF James r. Keene, veter. |
n stock market operator and turf. |
nan. filed for probate at New York |
lily. leaves his entire estate, valued |
etween sl0.000.000 and s15.000,000, to
lis widow, Sarah J. Keene.
In special message to the South
'arolina legislature. Governor Cole l..
Ilease attacked Senator b. X. Till
nan and Capt w. A, Gonzales. editor
I the State.
Despite pouring rain, thirty-tive au-
omobile loads of enthusiasts and
Orty.plece band were at the station
/ Springfield Mo-. Thursday night TO
welcome home" Luther Mccarthy, /
ihite heavyweight champion OF the
iorld.
Strikes In several big industries in
diving nearly 100000 persons are in
rcgress In New York City. Efforts
{ various mediatory bodies to settle
he differences between employers
nd those they employ so far have ae-
omplshed nothing.
Jack Johnson. the negro pugilist,
-as taken from a train by officers at
'attle Greek. Mich, after he had
ought ticket for Canada II is
harged he was endeavoring to leave
he country to escape prosecution, and
e was taken back 70 Chicago and
laced in jail.
Abraham Berrlam was killed, an.
Their is reported to have persisted
nd Eve were seriously injured by
n explosion In city water tunnel
a Chicago
Lightning struck twice in the same
lace at San Francisco. when two
bolts wrecked the Point
ionita life-saving station on the Marin
ounty shore of the Golden Gate.
The supreme court of Virginia mas
efused new trials for Floyd Allen and
is son Claude s. Allen, the Hills