The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-12-18
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RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN RRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
fisppsnIngs That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given IN q Few Lines.
INTERMouNTAln.


Deputy sheriff Eugene Taylor was
fatally shot In an attempted jail-break
BY federal prisoner at the county
jail al Pocatello. Idaho, The deputy
had entered the JAIN corridor when
Charles Moore fred at him twice with
an automatic pistol.
The cresaen mine at Cripple Creek,
Colo, has shipped carload OF gold
ore valued at $i.000.O00. This ore
runs 100000 a ton In value. which
breaks the record established some
years ago at GoldneId, New. when
three carloads. 10000 pounds, aggrs
gated $4,000 In value.
Because OF the refusal OF Governor
Ammons OF Colorado to accept re-.
sponsibIlity by requesting that all the
federal troops In the strike district
DO Withdrawn. President Wilson has
decided 10 await further developments
before ordering the troops away.
Salt Lake has gained ~ per cent IN
building activity In the last eleven
months over the corresponding pc.
fiod OF time last year, thus gaining
third place among seventy-one large
cities 81 the United States In rate OF
gain
W, r, Houghton. employed al the
Garfield smelter. was shot and killed
by A. " Hutchinson, miner. on the
streets Of Salt Lake, following q quar-
rel. Hutchinson was killed by po-
lsceman while resisting arrest
The National Woolgrowers associa-
tion and the Commercial club are all
ready at work on the big ram auction
sales and sheep show TO be held In
Salt Lake In 1915.
Woman suffrage carried In the No
yeinher election In Montana by ma.
jority OF 'ss'l4. according TO the official
canvass completed December 3. The
vote was for. 81 302: against. 1888.
The Colorado coal strike has been
called of BY the United Mine Work.
ers Of American. this decision being
based upon the financial condition OF
the union and the fact that President
Wilson recently appointed commits
sion to which the miners may be able
70 srefer their differences with their
employers.
DOMESTIC.
Otto Bellows. 20 years old, OF Me-
Cool Junction. Neb.. shot and killed
his mother. Mrs. Frank Bellows, Fri
day. wounded his sister and then sent
a bullet into his head. The young
man IL believed to have been insane
Andrew Carnegie has expressed de-
cided opposition 10 truce In the
European war during the Christmas
holidays He declared that IL would
not be Christian, but immoral. to stop
the aghting and then begin II again.
More than 1000 churches In New
York City have combined forces to
help meet the problems Of the unem.
rloyed 10 that city during the winter
Extradition OF Harry X Thaw from
New Hampshire TO New York to an.
swer an indictment for conspiracy to
obstruct justice by escaping from Mat
teawan insane asylum. has been taken
under consideration by the supreme
court after listening 10 oral argu-
ments
Officers OF the international and
the Worlds Sunday School associa.
tlons al pittsburg have made plans
which they say viii result In sending
Bible 10 each soldier In the warning
armies OF Europe.
After Ill business days Of involun.
tary inaction a demand imposed by
the European war which caused a
suspension Of regular dealings In all
the leading financial markets Of the
world. the New York stock exchange
has opened for limited dealings In
stock,
Contracts for the construction OF Il
twomile automobile speedway in May
wood. western suburb of Chicago.
have been signed. The total cost or
the track. preparation and clubhouse
Is estimated at $4,000
A new district has been added to
the territory OF the A. A. U. and in
future It win be known as the Philip
pine Amateur Athletic Federation.
Geos aphieally speaking. the district
covers the whole Of the Philippine
islands.
winning Boston Braves, is dangerous
ay III at a hotel in New York, suffer.
ing from pneumonia.
Mrs. Ella Fgagg Young. superin.
tendent Of the Chicago schools. whose
salary Of $4,000 a year marks her
among the highest salaried women 81
the country. has been reelected by q
vote Of Is to 6.
Assumption by congress Of author
dty 70 prevent states from violating
by laws. or lawless violence, United
States treaties would do more TO pre-
vent the possibility Of war between
this nation and another than increas
ing the army and navy, former Presi
dent William Howard Taft declared
In an address at Sommeryille, Mass.
Two men were killed and more tina,
q hundred persons injured in New
York ia a rear-end collision betwee,
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