Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-04-24
History of
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The News Happenings of
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years. Train service was annulled or
almost paralyzed, and wire commune
cation was cut off from great part of
the storm district.
Prof. II. p. Smyth, head of the poul-
try department of the University of
Idaho, at Moscow, Idaho,- has hen
that lays two eggs day. Then hen
that has accomplished this feat is
called Ida o." in honor of the Idaho
university.
Suit has been brought at Minden, Ne
yada, by the attorney general of Ne
vada, for the annument of the divorce
granted to Mary Pickford, movie star,
from her husband, Owen Moore.
There are over 100 former service
men taking vocational training >in
Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and New
Mexico.
School teachers and supervisors
have been advised the Tacoma school
board has granted them a wage in
crease of $240 a year, effective with
the beginning of the school term in
September. The new minimum for
grade teachers is $1,000 and $500 for
high school teachers.
After being robbed of gold watch
and $50 in cash, George Rodas, an
Italian, was thrown into the Portneuf
river at Pocatello. He was finally
rescued from the icy waters by pass
ersby who heard his cries for help.
Henry c. Voss, 81, bridegroom of
week. is under arrest at Occur
d'Alene, Idaho, charged with the death
of Glen Miles, 16, who as member of
a charivari party was shot and NOR
tally wounded. Voss says he shot
through window when the boys, or
dered away. returned the second time.
DOMESTIC.
Mrs. John Burkhart and her daugh-
ter Lille, wealthy Martins Ferry,
Ohio, residents, were found slain in
their home. An official examination
disclosed that their threats had been
cut and the daughters head crushed.
Robbers are blamed for the crime.
DR.. James Markoe, well-known sur
geon, was shot and killed Sunday while
taking up the offering at the morning
service in the fashionable st. George
Protestant Episcopal church, New
York His. assailant, who was cap
ture, was Thomas w. Simpkin, who is
believed to be insane.
Theodore N. Vail, chairman of the
board of directors Of the American Tel
phone & Telegraph company, died at
ohns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore,
April 16, of a complication of cardiac.
and kidney troubles.
After revoking the charters of two
Chicago lodges Of the brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen and one San Fran
! cisco lodge A. +. Whitney, vice presi-
dent of the brotherhood, has ordered
all striking members of the organiza-
ton in Chicago terminal district to re-
turn to work at once or suffer expul-
sion with loss of their seniority rights.
A band of robbers at Brantree,
Mass, killed Alessandro Barandelli,
guard, probably fatally wounding
Frederick Parmenter, paymaster for
Slater & Morrill, company, and seized
the firms payroll, amounting to
$27 900.
In his address at Kearney, Neb.,
Senator Hiram w. Johnson paid par
-ticular attention to the league of ma
lions and his opposition to the cove
nant, but diverged at one period to
tnf do.
cared largely responsible for high
living costs.
Richard HURT, held at Los Angeles
for Investigation while officers check
the list of his wives, continued to i'm
prove in hospital, where he is re-
covering from wounds inflicted in an
attempt to kill himself. He is sup
posed to have married number of
women under assumed names.
Roger c. Sullivan, 80 years old,
prominent In state and national poll
ties for thirty years. died at his home
IN Chicago, April ii, of bronchial
pneumonia.
at Emporia. Kans. City firemen and
policemen will wear denim and the
Rev. J. Z. Brogan, recently elected
mayor, probably will be inaugurated
wearing overalls.
William z. Foster, radical leader of
the unsuccessful steel strike last fall,
is the directing genius behind the ma
TONY wide strike of rebelllous railroad
workers. the department of justice an
nounces.
The sixth biennial convention of the
National Young Women's Christian
association opened at Cleveland, April
10, with practically $500 delegates
from all parts of the country and
many foreign countries in attendance.
Eight American sailors were drown
ed in Manzanillo harbor Tuesday when
an explosion set fire to the launch in