The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-04-17


Arizona, by a new law, excludes aliens
from public employment.
The lumber industry in the Pacific north
west employs 100000 men.
Chicago has a skyscraper with a golf
course on the twelfth floor.
Two thirds of the adult males in New
Jersey earn less than $500 year.
Twenty thousand men are employed at
Baldwin s Locomotive Works, Philadelphia.
Fishermen on the Great Lakes are fight
ing for wage increase and shorter hours.
Tea is the national drink of Russia ex-
tending all over the empire and into Siberia.
The whole of South America has five
and one tenth inhabitants to the square
mile.
F. B. Fox, travelling salesman, was
killed Monday by train near Magnolia,
Miss.
One person was killed and four more
we're injured recently by automobiles in
st. Louis.
From March Goth to April 4th St. Louis
banks showed a cash gain Of a million dol
lars day.
Five women were burned to death near
St. Ignace, Mich, last Saturday, when fire
destroyed their home.
An Internal machine was found in the
Bank Of England, but was discovered in
time to prevent explosion.
Suffragettes Tuesday morning burned
the country residence of Arthur Philip Du
Cros at Hastings, England.
Chicago has received S2,529,902 from
the street railway companies as the city's
share of their 1912 earnings.
President of San Domingo to succeed
Archbishop Nouel, resigned.
In ten pistol and knife duels in Louis
vile, KY, last Sunday one man was killed
and three probably fatally wounded.
A short but severe earthquake was felt
in San Bernardino, CAL, at 2:45 last Sun
day morning. There was no damage.
Fire last Saturday destroyed large part
Of the Kansas Penitentiary at Lansing,
and caused loss estimated at $500, 900.
William Hawkins Of Sherwood, Miss,
in bad health, was found at his home last
Sunday morning by his wife with his throat
cut
Columbia, S. c., suffered from big fire
early Tuesday morning, which ragged for
nearly four hours and caused damage es-
timated at 100000.
Charles w. Goodlake, Chattanooga
timer, killed his wife at Cottonport, Tenn,
Sunday, and was himself probably fatally
wounded by posse.
On account of extension of rural delivery
397 out Of 1868 fourth class postoffices
were discontinued, with a gross saving on
that account S35, 424.75.
Democratic Senators began preparations
for currency legislation Tuesday with the
prospect that final action would not be had
during the extra session.
The British postoffice has begun con-
structing factory in Birmingham, where
1000 men will be employed making tele-
phones for the Government.
The 10th anniversary of the birth OF
Thomas Jefferson was celebrated last Mon
day by the University of Virginia, which
institution Jefferson founded.
John Bowman, convicted in Marion
County of criminally assaulting Minnie
Deering, was eloctrocuted Friday at the
Eddyville (Ky.) Penitentiary.
The Anti Alien Land Ownership Bill
aimed at subjects of Japan, was passed
Tuesday by the California House of Rep.
resentives by vote of cot Is.
i Seven persons were killed and fifteer
were injured last Sunday when an excur.
sion train on the Central Vermont was de.
rallied near St. Lambert, Canada.
} According to statement issued by thu
{ Government last Sunday the United States
export trade is IA per cent of that of The
world and exceeds its imports by nearly
onehalf.
} Ernest Moschner, aged thirty five years
} murdered his four children and then killed
himself by shooting at Fitchburg, Mass.
Monday. Continued ill health made thu
} man insane.
Reversing the result of the Novembe
election, John j. Mitchell, Democrat, wa
elected last Tuesday by the Thirteenth
Massachusetts Congressional District t
succeed John W. Weeks.
A special from Texarkana dated yester
day says: Two are dead and two more ar
expected to die, as result of fire which
early this morning destroyed the home o
) E. J. Smith, at New Boston, near here.
An attempt to assassinate King Alfons
of Spain was made last Sunday by an an
archist in the streets of Madrid as tn
ruler returned from swearing in militar,
recruits. None Of the three shots tool
) effect. The assailant was arrested.
| Cleveland Prince, Wayne County, N
c., farmer, Monday shot and killed Mrs
May Carter Lomax, wife of railroa'
baggage master, at a hospital in Goldsbor
and then committed suicide. Mrs. Iona
was confined to her bed as the result of in