The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-02-01
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD nv BRtEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That are MAKING History
Information Gathered from AZ
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In Few Lines.
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Amos Is. Anderson. d ranch owner Of
willard. Colo,, killed himself with Q
shotgun III his sisters home near Btx
ion, Iowa He WIS 6s years old.
Jack Dempsey. Utah heavyweight,
who has recently been camping Oh the
trail uf jess willard. Knocked out Hos
mee Smith ii Racine, Wis. IN The first
round 81 scheduled ten.round BATTLE,
a. i result or herolsm displayed By
George +, Isrunn Of So Maries, Idaho,
IN May, 1917. when be lost his life
IL the attempt 10 save Dolly McKinr
ley. o years Of age. from drowning, y
medal aNnrd has been given 70 hts
widow md three children, The award
was made by the Carnegie Hero fund
commission
The estate Of the late senator New
lands Of Nevada. according % petition
for probate Of his viii Died last week,
~ valued at S52s5O0, consisting DC
stocks, bonds and other securities. The
petition said tile senator owned no
real estate Ia HIS own name.
Apostle flyrun MI smith, eldest son
" President Joseph r. Smith OF the
Church 81 Jesus Christ 81 Latter-day
saints died 1t hospital Ia Salt Lake
Jannary ~, following an operation for
appendicitis APOSTLE smith WIS born
IA Utah Ia 1872
John n. Nugent Of Boise has been
appointed United States senator by
Governor Alexander % gu tile vacancy
caused hy the death Of senator Brady
The appointment WIN hold until d sue,
eessof n elected Ia November
Efforts Is unite the silver producers
of tbs west behind i definite policy in
regarl 20 government regulation and
lte excess profits tax took definite form
vi he opening session ut Denver Of
he nth annual joint convention of
the Colorado Metal Mining association
and the Colorado chapter Of the Amcrl-
cas- Mining congress-
DOMESTIC.
After expecting Industrial WORKERS Of
the World from membership IA the
organisation, II there are any, the Unit
sd Mine NJ ga IL session at Indian
sYwSNssNtnt on record as fayorlng tbs
taking over ~ the coal mines hy the
government on condition the union men
had tie right ID nuke collective bar-
gains
Tile government viii take over 80
per cent Of nll the Wheat llonr milled
IT. Minnesota, ia order 10 secure suffl.
rient supply Tor export 70 cur uilies
lie state food administration ltps an.
n0inred.
Jh.e Gle "nnrperF Is going out o.
style the Young Eirl b be stylish nov
must work rhls was the message q
Anne Sturals Talbot state speclalts
III vocational training Tor girls Ia New
York, given III the vocational trainin.
y0useullon at Chicago.
Fighting between Mexicans ant
American soldiers guarding the horde
reported from south Of III Pnso
Charles Al Srhwab. president ~ th
Bethlehem Steel corporation, declares
So an address III d dinner 1T New Norl
that the tlnie Is near at hand "whel
the men ~ THE WORKING class the mel
without property will control the des
tlnies Of the world
Discovery III Impurities IN eand
supplied 10 cHntegns u navy ships h0
caused The issue ~ an order suspend
lug the sale q cuudy 10 the men I'm
also the purchase 0f additional SUI
piles peuaing Investigation,
Hoardlpg II hides by meat packer
while shoe prices haze been cltmbiu
upward aud excessive profits 90 I'll
packers who praetlcaliy control q
hide market are charged n q repol
by Tie federal trade commission.
A mother was found dead ID hs
home al chicago With the bodies C{ hi
tbpre suaH children III her arms,
rubber f8bp leading trout a gas 3,
% .he NBu8ns mouth led his police
~ u1uhry Il cHse Of suicide ur
uanler
seventy nine fi@n are believed
Nate peishea lt an explosion Ia d
Allan SHAFT IL the Ac3dla Gual coi
ptnys yDlljpFtes III Sgtll8rtpn \ S,
iiishoj, Jsmos NeGnlriek, t0t twcnt
stu yRars llead 81 The Duluth, MIA
diocese. dted suddenly sl acute ia,
EpstiQrt
Chntles hEattiger, d SIX w0rkgr, a.
kng secretary ii tne l. NJ VI ii rut,
son. n. j.. was arrested WedBeSd
night 90 q federal warrant FROM G.
cago. where he was indicted sever
weeks ago for conspiracy against /
government, with William ID. Haywo
and others
Tie board Of governors of the n
York exchange have decided "a q,
the exchange on the remaining heatl'
Mondays Imposed under the fuel
Inlntstrstlons order
Mayor Hylan Of New York has isSt
an order forbiddlng ail municipal 1
pioyes working III public offices
smoke. read newspapers or wear ii
hats during office hours.
While 81 sing over Topeka Kan
large meteor exploded with j,
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