The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-05-01
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INTERmouNTAlN.


aiding to second base In the third
inning Of game at Weiser, Idaho, ne
WI be out of the game for weeks.
The Hanna, Wye, miners union has
voted $4,000 to the Colorado striking
miners,
Labor troubles In the coal fields OF
southern Colorado and the clash be-
tween strikers and militia at Ludlow.
Colo, called forth comment In both
senate and house on Wednesday.
The United States grand jury at
Pueblo returned indictments against
eight striking miners ON charges OF
attacking the postoffice at Higgings.
Colo.
The bodies of fourteen victims of
the battle and fire at the Ludlow
camp were recovered by party sent
under an agreement with the acting
government and brought to trinidad,
Colo.
The cruiser Albany has sailed from
Seattle for the Mexican west coast
She Is equipped for extended service
A known death list of twenty-six
men, women and children, and maxi.
mum possibility Of fifty dead, Is the
result Of the battle at Ludlow, Colo,
Monday between state troops and
striking coal miners.
Mike YokeI, champion middleweight
wrestler, defeated Waino Ketonen in
straight falls at Salt Lake.
1 DOMESTIC.
life Insurance companies. with head.
quarters in New York, have begun to
take cognizance Of the hostilities in
Mexico by issuing war policies for the
benefit OF those about to leave to en-
gage in naval and militia service In
Mexico
The city Of Fond du Lac has notified
members Of company E, Wisconsin
National guard, that 1t would guaran.
tee none should suffer from want dur
ing the head Of the familys absence
on military service.
Men for the army are being enlisted
az the recruiting station in Chicago
at the rate of seven an hour.
/. Colonel George w. Cocktails. gov.
ernor OF the Panama canal zone has
issued orders placing the canal zone
on strict war footing.
rumor that the Otay dam, supply.
Ing water to San Diego, was to be
dynamited has been investigated and
found false my Adiutant General For.
bes Of the state national guard,
Hugh q. Halbert, chairman Of the
state Progressive party. unanimously
was nominated as candidate for gov
ernor, a full state ticket was named
and a resolution adopted supporting
President Wilson and congress lin
their efforts to uphold our national
honor In the present crisis" at the
state conference OF Progressives at st.
Paul.
! Jim Coftey, the Dublin giant. knock
ed out Jim Flynn. the Pueblo fireman
In the fourth round OF ten-round
match In New York.
A. B. Lambert of st. Louis. head
Of the areo reserve corps of America.
telegraphed Secretary Daniels. offer
lug 100 skilled aviators for service In
Mexico.
Ohio coal operators and miners now
will try TO arrange wage scales BY dis
tricts following the complete disagree
ment OF the two interests before the
adjournment of their joint conference
at Columbus.
Daniel Guggenheim issued state
ment to the press. at Boston, saying
that he has no apprehension whatever
regarding the ability of the American
Smelling & Refining company to pay
dividends on It's stock. even should all
earnings from Mexico cease.
A resolution of protest against this
nation going to war with Mexico was
adopted at woman's mass meeting In
Cooper Union. New York. President
Wilson was called upon TO put the
nobler words he has uttered in the
past into deeds"
A bill providing for the establish.
meut Of a eugenic marriage law in
Massachusetts was killed in the house
" a vote of los to 1O4. The bill was
~ on the Wisconsin law.
business section Of Bryson,
kRpunty seat of Pontiac, was
"A fire. hotel and TWEEN,
81 were destroyed.
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