The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-11-20
NEWS OF 4 WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
9EcoRD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN HRlEFEsr
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
--Information Gathered from Al
0uarters OF she Globe and
Glssn IL Few Llnsa.
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INTERMouNTAtN.
Major Frank M Foote, sovereign
Grand inspector general d the Ma
sonic lodge for Wyoming and Idaho,
died IN Denver following m illness
Of several months duration.
Lack Of standard market for wool
tn the united States was deplored by
y. @. Thompson Of Chicago and 9TH
er speakers at the convention Of the
National woolgrowers' association at
Salt Lake.
Fire which destroyed the Nevada
thsater and sixteen homes al Tonopah
ca the night Of October 20 was the
work Of Boris Thomasen, II. McCuck
en- aud Roy Russell. all Industrial
Workers OF the World. according to a
confession which the police say Thorn
asen has made before three witnesses.
The Industrial relations committee
VIII begin an investigation Of the Col.
orado coal strike situation at Denver
December i.
With the count virtually completed
Tuesday the majority against the bill
proaibiting capital punishment In ore.
gon sas 700. 1t is not believed the re-
naming precincts win change these
figures materially.
Daniel Al. Garfield. a contractor and
mining operator Of Greeley, Colo, was
overcome BY stroke of apop,exy on
the street in New York and died on
the way 70 hospital.
DOMESTIC.
Thomas Stone. aged "a who was a
messenger for the United States Elk
press company, was arrested at Chi
cago charged with stealing jewelry
from the parcel post and blaming the
theft on his rival for the hand Of al
girl residing al Fort Smith, Ark.
Former Senator William I.orimerl
pleaded mot guilty, to q charge or
wTeeking the La Sale Street Trust
a Savings bank. Chicago, or which
he was part owner.
The National American Woman suf.l
frage association, IN convention at /
Nashville, Tenn. refused to restrict
its Legislative work the coming year
% efforts toward obtaining passage
by congress OF the Bristow. Mondell
amendment I
A mortgage FOR s500,U00. 900 exc
euted by the Northern Pacific Rail.
way company in favor Of the Guaranty
Trust company OF New York was filed
with the register OF deeds at ST. Paul.
Minn,
Complaint that governors as rule
DO not have sufficient power to re.
move subordinate state officers and
were therefore subject TO adverse
criticism because OF the acts OF un.
derlings was voiced al the governors
conference by Governor Elias NJ. Am.
mons q Colorado and other state ex.
eeutives.
An international clearing house
which win adjust the credit and deoit
balances OF all the nations OF the
world is certain 10 be established as
q result Of the present war, said John
J Arnold, Chicago banker, in an
aedress at Philadelphia
John Evans and William Schreiner.
coal miners. who had been imprison.
ed for four days behind a huge fall OF
coal In a mine In which they were
working at Pottsyilie, Pa, were res.
cued alive.
Mrs. Daisy McI.auren stevens OF
Brandon. Miss, was reelected pres.
ident general OF the United Daughters
OF the Confederacy at the general con.
yention at Savannah, Ca.
General George n Dick, brigadler
general In the civil war and leader or
the historic charge Of the federal sol
diers up Missionary ridge, died at
Bloomington, Ills. aged IS. HI
John +. Braun. who called himselfl
the Rev. DR.. Schiller, divine healer,
was sentenced at Freeport. Ills. toll
four years in the federal prison at
Fort eLayeaworth. Braun pleaded
guilty to using the mails to defraud.
Constitutionality OF the anti-prizel
fight amendment adopted at the re.
cent election as part OF CALIFORNIA; /
penal code viii be tested, 1t was an.
bounced Thursday. on the ground
that Il Is class legislation. The meas
ure allows amateur fourround boxing
matches
Moro than 100 resolutions dealing
xith the many problems OF union
labor, boycotts, iurisdictional differ.
snces, the European war and the So
eial welfare of workmen, have been
presented to the American Federation
OF Labor convention at Philadelphia,
for its consideration.
Ignorance on the part of housewives
Is responsible in large measure for
The high cost Of living, in the opinion
Of Mayor Mitchell's food supply com
mittee in New York, of which George
w. Perkins is chairman.
J. P. Morgan & Co. on Wednesday
moved into the building erected for
their exclusive use at the southeast /
corner OF Wall and Broad streets, New
York City. The cost of the building
and ground is estimated at $5,000000,
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