The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-04-24
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An oil gusher was struck on the
coast of the Red Sea in Africa.
The Louisiana State Homestead
League convened at Shreveport, La
George Breland pleaded guilty te
burglary at Natchez, Miss.
Forest fires caused great damage
| in Mexico.
A revolutionary plot was discov.
cred in Ecuador.
Mirrors, unlike some people, nev.
er force their reflections upon US.
The Firth Dfstrfct revee Board
in session at Delta, La, provided fol
| fund to survey a drainage district
The University of Texas won the
| debate with Louisiana State Univer.
sity.
A special term of court was called
for May 10 at Plaquemine to take
up the Bouvy case.
Logansport won first honors at the
High School athletic meet at Mans
field, La.
William Sorsby was denied a new
trial at Jackson, and appeal taken to
the Supreme Court.
Six persons are known to be dead
as the result of lodging house fire
at San Francisco.
War is threatened in Central Amer
lea. Nicaragua is making prepara-
tions to attack Salvador.
The banking firm of Luckmann &
soltau, at Dufreck, Germany. sus-
pended.
Houma, La, won first honors in
the athletic events of the Sugar Belt
Association at Donaldsonville, La.
Resources of State banks in LOU
isiana at the end of last quarter to-
tai s9s,0O0,O0O.
The riots at Velardena, Mexico,
were worse than first reported. Thir-
ty-two men were killed.
Mrs. Castro, wife OF ex-President
Castro, of Venezuela, was not per-
mitted to land at Colon.
Salvador is alarmed over the men
acing movement of Nicaraguan
troops along the frontier.
Ex-President Roosevelt, bound for
Africa on a hunting expedition, ar
rived at Alden, Arabia
A massacre of Armenians by Turks
is in progress at Mersina, Asia MI
nor.
The third day of the revolutionary
movement at Constantinople was
marked by more disorders.
A worthless man always seems to
have more friends than a worthless
woman
A woman never knows what man
thinks of her, although she thinks
she does.
If you look for pineapples on a
pine tree, your search will be
fruitless.
Kenilworth, Inn, near Asheville,
N. c., was destroyed by fire. The
seventy-five guests were driven into
the cold in scanty attire.
Public service corporations in
Louisiana were assessed $5,000,000
more In 1909 than 1908, BY the
Board of Appraisers.
Armenians at Adana, Asiatic Tur-
key, were massacred by Mohamme-
dams. Two American missionaries
were killed.
Mike Zanona, at Hartshorne, Okla.
shot and killed his mother-in-law
and sister-in-law, and was in turn
seriously wounded by his father-in-
law.
w. T. Bright was shot and, per-
haps fatally wounded at Menden-
hall, Miss, by A. G. Hef1in, because
be had reported Heflin to the author
ties for selling whisky.
Needham IcNair, slayer of r. B.
Hatch, his benefactor and brother
n-law, was adjudged insane at
Miss, and removed to the
Jackson Asylum.
Roy Miles and Hargis Mills were
convicted at Colfax, La, of criminal
assault without capital punishment
rhe complainant was the wife OF the
AFTER
State Board of Liquidation Louisi-
ma, fixed interest rate for fiscal
agents at per cent; also authorized
governor to borrow several sums for
work.
Sarah Koten, a trained nurse, I
pleaded guilty to manslaughter at
New York for killing DR.. M. w. Aus
,itz, who abused her while she was
lnder the influence Of drug.
The Missouri House of Represen-
ives passed bill submitting a con-
titutional amendment providing for
statewide prohibition to vote OF
he qualified electors of the state.
The negotiations looking to set
Iement of the Turko-Bulgarian dis
,ute arising from the Bulgarian dec
aration of independence last year
ire taking an unsatisfactory course.
Internal revenue officials expressed
10 surprise at the announcement
hat the Cudahy Packing Company
lad been indicted. 1t was admitted
hat the oleomarine business OF
he company had been under observa
ion and investigation by Treasury
gents for. three months or longer.
President Taft has ordered the
elease from Leavengird, former
resident ofa the Bates County Ma
ional Bankfof Butler, Mo. eHe had
erved three- years of his five years
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