The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-15
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Complete History of the Past
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iNTERMouNTAlN.


was nominated by President Wilson
as solicitor of the department of the
interior.
Mrs. Kate l. Nixon, widow of former
United States Senator George S. Nix
on of Nevada, filed suit at San Fran |
cisco against her friend, Mrs. Elsie
H. Ramsey, to collect $13,475 due on
notes signed by Harry Ramsey in ia
vor of the senator.
The United States cruiser Boston, of
the famous white squadron at the bat
tie of Manila bay, is to be taken from
Portland to the Bremerton navy yard
within week and sold to the highest
bidder for junk.
Samuel Plat of Reno was nominal
ed for United States senator by the
Republican state convention of Ne
vada, while the Democrats again nomi
mated Senator Key Pittman.
Lorenzo Hopla, 60 years of age, a
farmer and resident of Mapleton,
I tab, for many years, committed sui
,:de at his home, blowing the top of
mis- head off with a shotgun.
The accident at the Welsh-White
ght at Colorado Springs Labor day,
when a section of the outdoor arena
collapsed, injuring 200 persons, re-
suited in the cancellation of plans to
purchase the Wichita baseball fran
chise in the Western league.
Returns from the Welsh-White fight
at Colorado Springs show that the re-
ceipts were something more than $780,
900, which is ample to cover the ex-
penses, and that there were about
5000 persons in attendance.
DOMESTIC.
Thirty Mexicans, supposed to be
Villa followers, made raid on the
engineer camp of the American punt
tive expedition at Ell Paso, Texas, and
escaped with mule, according to
members of the expeditionary force
A decision which, in the opinion
of prominent attorneys, may in eff
feet establish the authority of the
interstate commerce commission to
overrule rates established by the
states for interstate business, was
ndAllSh uONh III lLC lN0Sio a oiot4AS'
court in the so-called South Dakota
express rate case at Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lieutenant Colonel Porterfield Of
the New Mexico national guard is K
be given trial by court-martial on {
charge Of enlisting two men whom he
knew to possess prison characters a
San Antonio, Texas.
A sharp decline in infantile paraly
sis cases was shown in the figures an
nounced by the health authorities a
New York City
, Heavy damage to the countryj
cereal crops during August caused {
loss of many millions of bushels il
prospective production, cutting dow
the outlook for wheat to below tn
| amount required for home consumI
ton.
Triumph for the woman suffrag
cause in a little while" was predict
ed by President Wilson in a speed
t before the annual convention of tn
: National American Woman Suffrag
| association at Atlantic City, N. J.
= recommendations to all bakers O
1 the United States that the scent loa
!. of bread be abandoned and the II
cent loaf standardized were made a
: ter considerable discussion at tn
closing session of the executive con
: mittee of the National Association {
/ Master Bakers Friday at Chicago.
| Frank Hanson of Omaha, Neb
| snatched revolver from the pocke
| of a mounted policeman at Randolp
| and Dearborn streets, Chicago an
| shot himself to death.
| Accompanied by a siXty-mile gal
1 sharp lightning and a doWnpour {
| rain, terrific storm swept over Ne
| York City and vicinity, infictin
| heavy damage and causing the deaf
4 % four persons.
4 That definite plans were outlined /
1 recent conferences between Presidel
4 Wilson and peace advocates for brin
ing about peace in Europe was Il
declaration made by Chancellor Dav
Starr Jordan of Stanford universit
who has just returned to Californ
from Washington.
The National American Woms
Suffrage association, by an owe
whelming vote, at Atlantic City,
cided to continue it's present policy
working for equal rights through bo
national and state legislation.
General John E. Stibbs, the last ST.
viving member of the famous militia
court which tried Jacob Wirtz, supe
intendent of the Andersonville prise
died at Chicago. He was rs years
age.
The valuable services rendered
Lafayette to this nation in the rev
1 lutionary struggle and the ties of syl
patty which bind the French al
American republics were eulogized
/ New York September 6, in address
4 at the celebration of Lafayette day.