The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-09-28

The Brooklyn navy yard is to be made
the greatest naval base in the world.
An electric car line from Mobile, Ala,
to Pascagoula, Miss, is being proposed.
The American cruiser Chester has been
sent to Africa to protect Boston arch8-
ologist who has been threatened by the
Arabs.
Senator John Sharp Williams says the
Southern cotton farmers are themselves
furnishing the greatest argument to- the
bear spectators.
Inundated by her arrest on charge OF
disorderly conduct, a Brooklyn housewife
made six unsuccessful attempts to commit
suicide last week.
Two eighteen year old boys of Osa, Mo-,
fought over a young girl of that town last
Saturday, which resulted in the death OF
one of the participants.
The crew of the steamship Santa Clara,
bound from Mexico to New York, we're
forced to fight fire which ragged in the
hole of the ship for five days.
Reuben and Thomas Cantrell of Lead
Hill, Ark, full brothers, fought each other
to death in the woods near that place.
One used large knife and the other
gun.
The great transatlantic liner Olympic
was rammed by British warship last
Wednesday. Both were badly damaged
but none of the crew or passengers we're
hurt.
Speaker Champ Clark in a speech at
Knoxville, Tenn, said that the United
States will have two billion inhabitants
and three trillion of capital in the year
1000.
The grand jury of Lincoln County, Miss,
has made a scathing report concerning
corruption of voters. 1t has been rumored
that many new indictments have been
| found.
Disregarding the warning of his sweet
hearts father to cease visiting the girl,
Norma Easterling met his death at the
hands of H. c. Dykes, at Brookhaven,
Miss, Tuesday.
Dependency, due to separation from
friends and kin of her old home, together
with i'll health, caused a Baltimore woman
to kill her two children and then commit
suicide last Thursday.
A Mississippi planter, J. B. Baird, made
trip to Vicksburg last week in an effort
to locate the heirs of a man from whom he
borrowed $40 in 1862. The amount due
now is $50, interest added.
John L. Sullivan, the once champion
heavy weight prize fighter, will be candi-
date for seat in Congress, so his political
followers in Boston have announced. He
will run on Democratic ticket.
Rev. John S. Herget, pastor of a promi
nent Cincinnati Baptist Church, was pre-.
sented with fine automobile by his con-
gregation last week. He was arrested q
day later and fined $40 for joy riding.
Jefferson Military Academy, near Match.
ez, Miss, formerly Jefferson Military Col.
lege, chartered during 1902, closed its
doors last Wednesday on account of lack
of patronage. There were only twelve
boys On hand at the opening.
A hold -up man lured prominent ply.
stefan into deserted, tumble-down build
ing last Friday in Chicago, under the pre-.
tense of having him prescribe for nea1
relative who was supposed to lie dying
in one of the upstairs rooms. He was rob-
bed of his valuables but recovered then
after killing the robber with his own gun
Y Poragould, Ark, boasts of 'power
: full little man with powerful big children.
Mr.. Lee Speers of that place has fou
girls who total up about 900 pounds. Tht
oldest, sixteen years of age weighs 49,
pounds. Edna, fifteen years old, weigh
Q 100 pounds. Velma, aged six, weighs 20
pounds and the three year old baby weigh
1926 pounds.
Italian Blackhanders kidnapped a si
year old child of their countryman, Vim
: cent ISABELLA in New York few days age
They demanded 10000 ransom but Sabell
e could raise only ST, 700 which he placed il
o his pocket and made for the meeting plac
short distance away. The kidnapper
q became indignant at the offer of ST, 700 an
# jumped on ISABELLA, beating him fearful
about the head and left him in danger
. Gus condition. They did not take hi
:. money, neither was the child restored to it
parents.
, A few months ago in New York, durin
- a weak and unfortunate moment, Edwar
H. r. Green multimillionaire, formerl
of Texas, announced that he was lookin
j. for wife. Since that unfortunate mo
g ment he has received nearly 1000 propos
ais by letter. 1900 of these missives Dor
r, forei gn post marks. A great many pro
"a posals were made over the telephone, som
in person, by proxy, and some we're cable
Y, across the Atlantic. Blushing damse
IF from everywhere yearn to become tn
Y. bride of this lonely and pining millionaire
: That a Methodist minister of litt
: church near Newport, R. l., refused
le check for S1O,O 900 to perform the marriae
st ceremony of Col. Astor and Miss Madelin
Talmage Force was the announcement
e Bishop Hamilton of New York before tn
If Methodist Conference there last Frida,
Tha or - 81 l.