The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-07
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN RRiEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from All
Quarters OF the, Globe and
Given In Few LInss.
lnTERmouNTAIN.


enced in this region in many years.
Homes were flooded, livestock
drowned and streets torn into gull
isys by the heavy downpour.
Mrs. Doris Meier Newins, one OF
the most popular members OF Denver
society, has instituted suit In the dis.
trict court for a divorce from Jarvis
w Newins. formerly local agent for
the Niagara Insurance company.
Commissioner caminetti Of the Inn
migration service has suspended
Frank II. Tape, an interpreter at the
Seattle station, pending further in.
vestigation OF charges involving ex.
animation OF Chinese immigrants.
The convention OF the Western Fed
GRAFTON OF Miners went on record
at Denver in favor OF amalgamation
with the United Mine Workers OF
America.
The state department OF agriculture
seized 5,l42 sacks, or thirty-four car
loads, OF Manchurian corn that had
Just arrived at Seattle on Japanese
steamer. The corn, like that OF two
previous shipments seized. Is infected
with weeyils, and the consignees prob
ably win be Obliged 70 grind II into
stock feed.
The building OF the Moffat tunnel by
a private company is said TO have re.
ceived favorable consideration at a
meeting in Denver between officers OF
the Denver & Salt Lake Railroad
company and members OF the tunnel
commission.
DOMESTIC.
Mrs. Bessie ]. Wakefield OF Mid
dlebury, Conn, convicted by a jury
Of murder IN the second degree. In
participating in the killing Of her hus-
band. william o. Wakefield, at Che.
shire. ON June 20, 1913. was sentenced
20 state prison for life,
The Chicago. Peoria a. st. Louis
railroad went into receivers hands
Friday. The action was brought by
the Bankers Trust company OF New
York following the failure Of the road
70 pay interest on s2.0O0,O0O bonds
due on Iune ! Of this year.
George Chip OF New Castle. Pa,
was awarded the decision In a TWEEN
ty-round fight with Sailor ED Petros.
tsv at San Francisco, Both men are
middieweights.
Mahlon Nj Garland OF Pittsburgh
was elected supreme dictator 81 The
Loyal order Of Moose at the conven-
ton al Milwaukee
~, -. - f,a,,taoh prNa prlvata
bankers OF New York. was taken over
al It's own request by the state bank
ing department. According TO the de
partment. the firm appears to be solv
ent. It's embarrassment being due 10
lack Of ready cash.
The seep Purchasing agency, the
principal buyer OF Pennsylvania
crude OIL, has issued an order TO It's
agents restricting the purchase Of OF
until conditions In Europe become
more clearly deined. No more thar
100 barrels of crude oil will be pur
chased from any one producer or firm
European demands for gold on New
York will be met by transfers from
the United States suhtreasuries, so as
20 keep the metropolis always prepar
Cd TO meet all calls,
Two Austrlans were probably fatal
" injured in fight with seryians a
Les Angeles.
The transport Hancock has saile'
from Norfolk for Guantanamo, Cuba
with 400 marines TO add 70 the ferc
modified there for possible develop
ments in Haiti
Starting their second campaign 70
womans suffrage Ohio suffragists II
yaded the statehouse at Columbu
and placed on file Initiative petition
for the submission in the Novembe
election of proposal 10 amend II
constitution so as to give women u
right to vote.
Indictments charging conspiracy
extort money were returned again
Roy Tangney, business agent OF q
Machinery Movers union. and Chri:
opher Dunno. business agent OF Il
Van Drivers union at Chicago.
The body of Elliott Marshall.
lawyer with offices in Wall stre'
New York. who has been missil
since July 20. was found Wednesd
by FISHERMEN. No trace Of robbie
or violence was apparent.
Armed with repeating rifles a
firing yolleys into the air. eighte
former employees OF Wild W.
show seized the entire equipment
the recently disbanded company a
drove off train crew which had
tempted to take twelve Of the sh
cars out Of the railroad yards. at
ton, Ill.
The Boston, Cape Cod & New Y
canal. connecting Buzzards bay y
Massachusetts bay and enabling co
wise vessels 70 avoid the danger
passage around wreck-strewen c
Ccd was formally opened July %