Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
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Fire insurance is said to have orig
mated after the great fire of London
in 1866.
OF the 112 tourists who lost their
lives last year by Alpine ascents, IL
were women.
The South African possessions of
England require 1O0000,OO0 postage
stamps per annum.
A system of electric signaling for
mines, operated by hand generator,
has been invented.
Finger prints for Identification were
used by the Chinese as long ago as
the seventh century.
An amateur horticulturist in Cali
fornia has succeeded in breeding a
seedless tomato of large size.
Followers of former President Ze-
laya of Nicaragua are preparing to
rally to the revolution, according to
dispatches.
Wilbur Glenn Voliya, head of the
Zion church, has arranged to carry the
gospel into nearly every state in the
Union by automobile.
1t is believed that this country g
exports in manufactures for the present
fiscal year will reach the billion-dollar
mark.
Chicago street car men favor a
strike by a vote of 1899 to Ill unless
their demands for higher wages and
improved working conditions are
granted.
The condition of the growing cotton
crop of the United States on July rs
was 765 per cent of normal accord
ing to the department of agriculture
report just issued.
At Nuremburg, Bavaria, ten work.
men were killed Saturday, 80 seriously
injured and five are missing as a re-
suit of the collapse of an immense
power station under construction.
The Mexican government has placed
an order for rifles and ammunition to
the value of $4,000 with the MauseI
small arms factory at Oberndorff
Wurtemberg, for immediate delivery
Eugene G. Chafin, prohibition can
didate for president, according to q
story given out at national headquar
tiers, intends to surpass his speech
making record of 1908 during the pres
ent campaign.
The conquest of Mount Sir Sanford
the highest peak of the Selkirks, by
Howard Palmer secretary of the
American Alpine club, is announced
in a message sent by Mr.. Palmer tC
the American Geological society.
An attachment for 100000 undel
an alleged violation Of the Sherman
antitrust law, was filed in the United
States district court, Boston, by the
Gilmore Electric company against the
General Electric company of Lynn.
At South Platte, Colorado, George
Ballew, 29 years old, maniac, raj
amuck and with a double-barreleC
shotgun shot and wounded five per
sons, three probably fatally, then Sc
fire to the hotel, which burned to th'
ground.
President Taft's supporters in thu
senate declare they had information
that the president would veto ever,
one of the tariff bills now under con
ero
and steel bills are nearly ready to g
to the White House for signature.
The committee of representative
which took testimony against Fedora
Judge Cornelius H. Hanford at Seattl
recommended to the house judiciar
committee that the impeachment pre-
ceedings be dropped and that Pres
dent Taft accept the judges resigns
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