The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-02-19
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making t:ittory
information Gathered from All
Quarters OF the Globe and
Given In Few Lines.
iNTEaMouNrAIN.


murder OF the gambler Rosenthal in
New York, Thomas Monroe. mine
guard. was shot and fatally wounded
on the street at Butte by Harry Rob
inson, Mime Workers and Industrial
Workers or the World leader.
The six months residence divorce
bill was referred to the Nevada senate
committee on railroads after a mo
zion to reconsider the vote taken on
che bill the day previous had carried.
Bound fast 70 chairs with their sus-
penders the cashier and his assistant
of the Farmers state bank at Medi-
cine Lake. Mont, were compelled toI
witness the lootIng OF the bank by
two masked robbers, who escaped
with $4,000
wootton's statewide prohibition bill
was passed by the Utah senate on
February IL. The measure provides
for statewide prohibition after the
first Monday In June, 1915.
The lower house of the Montana
assembly passed the house bill pro
viding for statewide prohibition by
legislative enactment after killing the
senate bin providing for prohibition
by an amendment to the state consti-
tuition.
The administration statewide pro-
hibition bill was passed on third read
ing in the Colorado senate, 81 to 4. II
contains provisions for the enforce.
ment OF the prohibition constitutional
amendment adopted by the electors.
II now goes to the house.
DOMESTIC.
Mrs. Joseph Kimbel, aged 20, was
murdered and her husband, Joseph
Kimbel. 70. was probably fatally beat
en- by unknown men at their home
near Bradner. Ohio.
Iurists, clergymen. educators and
politicians gathered at Springfield,
His, on February IL, TO celebrate Lin
coins birthday In the great presi-
dents home town." where the Lin
coin residence and law office and the
Lincoln statehouse are public prop
erty, and nearly every home has
some relic Of his intimate life
The Vermont senate passed without
debate bill extending the franchise
to women at town and city elections
and for presidential electors.
Jacob vogel. former president OF
the Citizens bank OF Fruitvale. Cal,
and his wife, we're found murdered in
their home In Fruityale, a suburb OF
Oakland. They had been beaten to
death by burglars, who first trtssed
them up with ropes and Mrs. Vogel's
apron strings.
Rodolfo Fierro was executed as n
result OF an attempt to assassinate
General Francisco villa recently. ac-
cording TO advices received at San
Antonio, Texas. by the consul for the
Carranza government.
The Canadian ends of both the In
ternational bridges between Niagara
Falls, ". ". and Niagara Falls. Ont,
have been placed under military guard
as a protection against possible at
tempts to destroy them.
The Pacific coast and the middle
west alike viii benefit enormously It
is claimed. from the ruling of the In.
terstate commerce commission author.
izing terminal rates on certain ar.
ticles from east OF the Missouri river
points lower than on the same ar.
ticles to intermountain points.
Edward f. Kearney, acting presi-
dent OF the Texas q Pacific railroad
was appointed receiver of the Wabash
railroad
Officials OF the Cunard Steamship
company admitted that the steamer
orduna, which arrived in New York
from Liverpool on Wednesday, few
the American flag for a time while
she was clearing the Irish coast.
9. H. Raine, who pleaded guilty to
misuse of the mails while president
OF the defunct Mercantile bank OF
Memphis, Tenn. was sentenced to five
years imprisonment in the Atlanta
federal prison.
Coal operators and representatives
OF $4,000 striking miners in the east
ern Ohio field broke of negotiations
at Cleveland for settlement, which
have been in progress since January
20.
The Rev. Joesph Zebris. pastor OF
St Andrews Lithuanian Catholic
church, and his housekeeper, Miss
Eva Gilman, were found dead in the
rectory at New Britain, Conn. Both
had been murdered
The strike of employees in the two
plants of the American Agricultural
Chemical company. at Roosevelt, NJ
j., which has been marked by dis
orders and bloodshed, was ended We'd
nesday. The men accepted the propo.
sition of the officials
Kansas women under As years of
age who wear ear ornaments or
treat their faces with cosmetics ..foi
the purpose of creating false inn
preston will be guilty OF misde-
meanors. and upon conviction be sub
tect to fines. if bill introduced in
the Legislature becomes law.