The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-26

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by state bank examiners, TO deter
mine II criminal charges would be
brought against its officers.
Mrs. George Westinghouse, widow
Of the famous electrical inventor, suf-
fered paralytic shock at her home
al Lenox, Mass.
The International Association =
Chiefs OF Police In session at Grand
Rapids. Mich, by reclamation, re-
elected Major Richard sylvester OF
Washington. ID O., and Michael Regan
OF Buffalo, ". ", respectively presi-
dent and first vice-president
The supreme court Of Wisconsin
sustained the constitutionaiity of the
eugenic marriage law. reversing the
Judgment Of the Milwaukee county
circuit court which declared 1t In.
valid
A tornado swept over a region
about one mills north Of canistola, s.
D.. and destroyed several farm houses
and barns.
WASHINGTON.
Hope that the wavering mediation
program still might bring peace to
Mexico was expressed al Washington
on Friday by Argentine Minister Naon
as he took the train for Niagara Falls
after conferences with President VIII
son and Secretary Bryan and Luis
Cabrera OF the Washington agency OF
the constitutionalists.
Uncle Ike Stephenson, the oldest
senator, celebrated hia eighty-fifth
birthday Thursday by appearing in
the senate chamber wearing a bright
red carnation.
One navy for the eight leading ma
tions OF the world Is the aim OF
plan drawn up for the world peace
foundation 10 be sent TO Secretary
OF State Bryan and Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels.
Democratic leaders are having their
troubles trying TO keep quorum at
work clearing the way for an early
end OF the session.
Exports OF breadstuffs from the
United States last month amounted
to si2,413.36O, compared with $685.
757 In May. 1913.
The state department has decided
to admit all food stuffs free to Vera
Cruz until June 25. The exemption
win apply 10 foodstuff sent from foi.
eign ports as well as from the United
States.
FOREIGN.
Tho teraNah 6a,.xJ.a.+ ,,F dnn.sklaa ~,
vote OF 459 TO los authorized the
Issue OF the loan OF 1860, 100000 as re
quested by NJ. Noulens, finance min.
lister in the new cabinet.
A terrific explosion. coming without
warning, entombed $50 miners EN-
pioyed in mine No. 20 OF the Hillcrest
Galleries. Ltd. at Hillcrest. Alberta.
OF fifty rescued only fourteen were
living.
Two hundred coal miners had q mar.
row escape from death in the yieille-
Marihaye colliery near Liege, Bel
GUM, when fire broke out. The men
finally escaped by aid of rescue paa,
ties.
Lieut.. @. De Porat. pilot. and NJ
Hygerth. a passenger, were seriously
injured when their aeroplane fell
about 100 feet at Stockholm, Sweden
The accident was the first aviation
mishap in Sweden,
Two Russian military aviators, So
pakine and Janowski. were killed In
aeroplane accidents at the Gatchina
aerodrome.
Two persons were killed and seven
injured by landslide In tunnel or
the new railway from Nice to Cuneo,
Italy,
A quarrel at the Jockey club. the
members OF which belong to the arts
tocfatic circle OF Mexico City, has re
suited in chahenge to duel The
participants were Major Lorenzo ELI.
zam aide TO Minister OF War Ban.
quet and brother-in.law OF ex-Presi
dent Porhrio Diaz, and Jose lcaza
Landa. wealthy young man.
Rebels are reported TO be operating
In force IN the state of Falcon. In the
northwest OF Venezuela, according TO
adyices received from Core The land
telegraph lines connecting Caracas
with the western states Of Venezuela
are reported TO have been cut.
Fog. which had been falling and
lifting internationally over different
parts OF the British coast for two days,
has caused an unprecedented number
of accidents TO shipping.
The American legation at Pekin has
asked the Chinese foreign office to
give missionaries in southern Kan Su
Iportection from the notorious bandit.
l''White Wolf" Great alarm has been
Ecreated by the burning and plundering
of several missions by the brigands.
Three women were drowned and II
is feared that dozen other persons
persisted when passenger train went
through culvert and into torrent at
Carr bridge, twenty-eight miles south
of Inverness, Scotland.
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