The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-12-05
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
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RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD in BRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making histeFy
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INrERMouNTAIN.


Two mnsked bandits entered the Of
flee Of the American theatre at Butte,
Mont, and after beating into insensi-
blity Miss Emma Peterson, the
cashier, and John Kelly, the janitor,
robbed the safe Of all It's contents.
The city council at Tacoma agreed
10 let the twenty-five alleged !. W..
WIS. who are on hunger strike In the
city JAN stnrve II they want to, fol-
lowing report from Assistant City
Attorney Frank Carnahan that the
city cannot be held responsible.
II. b. Hately, 50 years Of age, liy-
ing near Pullman, Wash, has been pre-
sented with I4-pound baby boy by
his wife. The newcomer makes TWEEN
ty.f0ur children who call Hately daddy,
CarneyyIlle. Wyo,, coul miners voted
"a return 10 work after federal troops
had arrested nfty-two OF their mum
Der and ordered union officials to call
n meeting 10 vote on ending the strike.
David smith and Walter Banaster,
charged with murder in connection
with The shooting OF J, n. Burgess and
George Perlnger Oregon stockmen,
during a holdup Of the Claremont tay-
ern, near Portland, pleaded guilty and
were sentenced 70 life Imprisonment.
Otls Mcclure, who brutality murder
ed his wife and two little daughters,
was found hanging from a rafter In
boathouse on Drayton harbor near
gelliugham. Wash. dead with knife
wound In his breast Mcclure IL pre-
sumed 10 have gone suddenly insane
six miners were arrested ut Sherl.
dan, wyo., for violating the strike I'M
junction OF Federal Judge A. i. Ander-
son Of Indianapolis. Two Of the six
big mines Of the Sheridan district are
Idle. The others are working with
part forces,
DOMESTIC.
Snow fell at Phoenix, Ariz., ON No
yember rs. Officials OF the weather
bureau said it was the first Noyem-
her snow since the station was estab.
Hshed at Phoenix In 1895.
Two women who say they are wild
ows Of the late Philip Kellogg, live
stock commission man recently killed
IA an automobile accident at Omaha,
have filed claims TO his estate.
After journey Of fifty days, six
Young men have arrived at San Fran
cisco from Bolivia on their way TO en-
ter the University Of California and
stanford university. They are said
TO be the first Bolivians 70 attend col
lege III California,
Schools Of Omaha were ordered
; closed for one week following an or
der hy the fuel committees that nc
coal be used BY nonessential indus
tries.
George Washington Ellis, lawyer
and writer and for eight years minis
Ter from the United States 90 Liberia
dead az Chicago.
Mrs. Tom Thumb, who with he
arst husband Gen. Thomas Thumb. at
talned worldwide fame as midgets n
the Barnum circus. died at Middle
boro. Mass, November 20, ut the ag'
OF n.
Letters showing sympathetic att
tude on the part OF Frederic e. Howe
Formerly commission OF immigration a
ELLIS island, toward radicals who ha,
been ordered deported were read a
IN Inquiry by the house immigration
committee.
More than ST,O00,OO0 viii be expent
ed in alterations ana special equll
ment FOR the seven former Germa
passenger liners, aggregatlng 67,36
tons. recently allotted by the Unite
States board for fast passenger I'm
mail service between the Unite
Stutes and South America,
Prospects Of "hread strike" lool
at san Francisco. The HOUSEWIFE
league Of san Francisco, just organ
lied. adopted resolutions pledging a
members to refuse to buy i6-oun'
loaves of bread at 12c and 24-oun'
loaves at lie the prices Aow effectiy
A showdown ON profits made by
luminous operators is needed for Il
American people to form just OPT
lon on the coal situation. William
McAdoo. former secretary of the trea
ury. declared in statement issul
at New York.
Fifty 155-millimeter Schneider no
tiers said TO be the biggest gun ev
brought TO the border, have been ad
ed to the millions of dollars wor
OF ordinance stores at Fort Bill
Texas
Mayor Charles E. Poorman of CT
ton. o.. suspended by Governor
a month ago for failure TO presel
order during the steel strike in Il
city, has been permanently remoN
from office By the governor, follow
a formal hearing before the chief
ecutive.
Moose hunting was resumed
Maine on November "a, after s