The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-06-23
LATEST NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

Disastrous floods occurred in Central
Europe last week.
Suffolk, Va, claims that her population
has doubled in ten years.
From nearly all parts of the country
come reports of fine corn crop.
France greatly fears that a period of
Teutonic aggression is near at hand.
T. E. Streight, an editor, was shot and
killed by his wife at McGregor, Texas.
Nearly 300 persons were killed in a
cloudburst in Hungary last Thursday.
Great damage vast done to West Vir-
ginia by wind and rain Saturday night.
A very high death rate Of children in the
slums of Washington, D. c., is reported.
Twelve Austrian laborers were burned to
death at Falls View, Canada, June 10Th.
Mrs. Laura E. Webb was struck and
killed by car at Memphis, Tenn, Sunday.
Two deaths from prostrations by heat
occurred at Milwaukee, Wis, June 10Th.
Ernest Pendleton was stabbed to death
for thirty cents in crap game at Blueield,
West Va.
The finding Of an alleged den of Ger
man spies in France has aroused some of
the people.
Mrs. Addie Searcy suicided at Memphis,
Tenn, Sunday, because her daughter sent
for a doctor.
Three persons died from the heat in New
York Tuesday. Over thirty prostrations
were reported.
Two brothers were drowned at Smith,
Ferry, Pa, Monday, while trying to ford
Beaver River.
Roosevelt's welcome home at New York
Saturday was record breaking event
along that line.
Within few minutes four inches of hail
fell at Thomas, Tucker County, West Va,
last Friday night.
The Potomac, Shenandoah, James and
other rivers caused much damage in Vir-
ginia last week.
Mayor Emil Seidel, of Milwaukee, spoke
to $4,000 persons at Socialist meeting in
Chicago Sunday.
Ten persons were drowned off Skerries,
Ireland, Monday, by the sinking of a
steamer through collision.
The Senate, with no dissenting vote,
passed the bill last Thursday to admit New
Mexico and Arizona as States.
Edward G. Hollis, foreman of the New
York Tribune under Horace Greeley, died
at Winchester, Va, last Friday.
Fruit growers in the Charlestown, West
Virginia, section predict that the apple
crop will amount to 100000 barrels.
An OK at Woodville, Miss, having been
lame for some time, the owner had black
smith to put shoes on the animal.
Vetoes by Gov. Hughes have reduced
the annual appropriation and supply bills
of New York State by nearly S., 100000.
The property damage caused by heavy
rain storms Saturday and Monday in
Brownsville County, Pa, total 100000.
Congress has appropriated 100000 for
raising or removing the wreck Of the bat
tleship Maine from the harbor of Havana.
Water from the Patapsco River in Mary
land was very much in demand recently
when 5000 barrels of whisky mingled with
it.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kerns, who died at Win
chester, Va, recently, had her coffin made
Of a walnut tree which she planted when
girl.
There were three deaths in Chicago Sun
day from heat and ten more Tuesday,
making total of thirty three deaths for
the past week.
Imprisoned 800 times for being drunk,
John Bricker was sent to drink cure
sanitarium at the expense of the authorities
of Anderson, Ind.
Three passengers were killed and twenty
five were injured by collision between
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