The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-07-24
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN RRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In q Few Lines.
INTERMouNTAin.

ID. Hartman, a farmer No clew &c
the identity OF the lynchers or their
victim was obtained.
Fifty.three towns In the state have
entered the clean-town contest being
conducted by the Utah Development
league.
Mayor Angelo v. Fawcett Of Taco
ma, Progressive, has Gled with Sec.
Rotary OF state Dowell as candidate
for the United States senate, subject
TO the September primaries, He 10 the
second Progressive 10 file, j. A, Fal'
coner being already in the race.
The Eik's grand lodge, In session
at Denver, adopted unanimously a
resolution presented by A. 3. Magin-
mis-, Salt Lake representative 70 the
convention. deprecating the playing
OF the national anthem in connection
with frivolous airs.
The federal grand jury at Seattle
returned indictments under the Sher.
man antitrust law against the mem.
beers OF the so-called halibut trust,
which controls most OF the halibut
caught in the North Atlantic, North
Pacific and Boring seas and sold In
The United States.
DOMESTIC.
Eight railroads were fined an aggre'
gate OF $4,000 by Federal Judge Ian
dis al Chicago for violation OF the law
providing that livestock in transit
be fed and watered at least once
every twenty-eight hours.
While the cashier at the Waldorf
Astoria hotel, New York, was engaged
for moment ON the telephone, mod
lshly dressed young man fished $500
In bills drought the opening Of the
wire cage, using for the purpose a
walking cane plastered with chew.
Ing gum and vanished with glue.
Isaac Bond, negro, was found
guilty OF the murder OF Miss Ida G..
Leegson, art student and sculptress,
who was found slain and robbed last
October in lonely field near Argo,
ILL.,. where she had been lured through
an advertisement for nurse.
A warning to parents not to permit
unescorted children 20 patronize ex.
eursion boats on Lake Michigan was
sounded In report TO the board OF
education by William l.. Bodine, su-
perintendent of compulsory education
Of Chicago
An adverse report was recommend
ed by the Georgia senate committee
on constitutional amendments on the
measure to give Georgia women the
right to vote In state and county cleo.
tons Similar action was taken re.
Gently by a house committee.
A storm which broke three
months drouth in Williamson county,
Ills. Offset the benefit to crops by
one death and considerable damage
Of property.
To avoid paying the federal tax a
Parkershurg, w Va. brewing cont
pany had the deputy internal revenue
eu..sotor supervise the destruction OF
1900 gallons Of beer which had been
left over when West Virginia went
dry on July /
Charles w, Bryan, brother OF Presi
dent Wilson'S secretary Of state, in a
statement Friday announced he will
not be candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor of Nebraska
One man was killed by lightning, q
number of persons were slightly iniur
ed by shocks, several buildings were
damaged and Easements in the down
town district OF Chicago, were flooded
In an electrical storm which was &C
companied by heavy downpour,
The recent advance in the price Of
ice at st. Louis, win result in crimina
prosecutions II evidence OF conspirac,
among the companies is uncovered, 4
was stated by w. r. Rutherford. as
sistant attorney general for tn,
state.
Two hundred striking mineri
marched down from the hills to tn,
mines at Bradley. O., and attempte,
to drive off the pumpmen. Sheriff
Huscroft with a strong party OF depu
ties drove off the strikers and mad
number of arrests.
Harry Purdy. member OF tn
Moundsyille, W. v, village council
and William Aron, leading bushes
man. were shot and instantly kille
as they were rowing on the Ohio ri,
err The assassin fired from ambusl
Two persons were killed. sever;
others injured and scores Of building
damaged when tornado struck He
derson, KY. 1t is estimated the dar
age will reach $150,00o
Three children, Pearl Wagner. A
hngton Alderman and his sist,
Ethel, were drowned in a aoods
quarry hole near Eastton, Pa. The
were floating on a raft when it upse
Arthur Ffnney, 16, of Schenectad
ard Ethel and Charlotte Heimbur
is and 19, of Troy, were browne
In Saratoga lake, at Saratoga, n ]
as the result Of their boat caDsizing