Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-09-07
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FOR BUSY READERS
a RESUME OF THE WEEKS
OoiNGS IN THIS AND OTHER
COUNTRIES
important Events Of the Last Seven
Days Reported by Wire and Pre-
pared for the Benefit of the
Busy Reader
WESTERN


coast shipyards Monday in com
pliance with orders predicating tn
armament conference in Washington
Seven ships OF the line" six of then
outworn In service, and tile seventh
the greatest of all. still less than hal
completed on the launching ways
are being fairly overrun by stripping
crews"
A million dollars damage was caus-
ed Tuesday by the worst electrical
storm TO strike Alameda and Contra
Costa counties. California in 80 years.
Several persons were injured, hun
dreds were imperiled. Two tanks
containing thousands OF gallons of
naptha were fired by lightning which
struck the Standard OIL tank farm lat
Sanpablo Damage was estimated
NJ 100000. Scores OF nearby tanks
are endangered by the huge blaze.
The editorial rooms OF the news
paper Excelsior at Mexico City were
the scene OF gun fight late Monday
B>aff and two men alleged to be
members OF the Ku Klux Khan.
The National Association of At
torneys General, in annual session in
Minneapolis Tuesday decided to con
duct at once an investigation into the |
prices OF gasoline and petroleum pro
ducts to discover whether there is
any price manipulation. The inves
tigation will comprise every state of
the union, according to resolution
adopted.
Fertile farms and ranches in the
Arkansas valley In southeastern Colo
RADIO experienced one OF the worst
floods In recent years Wednesday
night and early Thursday morning
when an immense irrigation reservoir
on the Apishapa river north of Fowler
cracked and precipitated a great rush
or water down the valley.
The Equity Packing company of ,
Fargo, North Dakota, whose affairs
have been involved In controversy for
several years. has filed a petition adj
hitting its insolvency.
GENERAL I
one negro was killed and one
wounded early Monday when band
II white men dashed thru east Sa-
'annah. Georgia, and fired into the ,
ZONES in the negro colony.
Play turned into tragedy. SPRING t
AXE, N. Y. when Charles Spindler. D
re IL, and William Hubbard. 10.
led after being virtually ROASTED
live. The lads with companions :
'ere playing Indian. and the fire :,
nth which the captives were to be :.
urned at the stake got beyond their .
ontrol.
Fire of undetermined origin broke .
ut In the basement OF the United :"
tates Capitol Tuesday but was extin- :,
uished before It spread TO other %
arts OF the building. -
Eight men were buried beneath
undreds OF tons OF sand and dirt :,
hen an embankment ut Baltimore. ..
the excavation OF the colored high
,hool cayed in shortly before noon -, -
tuesday. Five OF the men buried :,
ere rescued by firemen and police. -
First Lieutenant Walter Il. Hirsch-
miller, service officer in the army 30 go
r service, was killed and eighteen -,
her reserve officers In training at -,
amp Mead. Nd. were injured Thurs -
~ in the collapse OF an old barn
which they had sought shelter from ~
e rain. y"
Two marine officers were instantly 70
led and another probably fatally in sci
red when two planes in which they as
re flying. colIided at an altitude OF ma
proximstely 5000 feet. plunged 10 "cI
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