The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-02-27
LATE NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

LATE NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
Forty car loads of sugar were destroyed
by fire at Trieste, Austria, recently.
The new nickel of Indian head and buff
falo design will be put into circulation next
Saturday.
Five miners were burned to death by an
explosion in mine near Eldorado, ILL.,,
on the 10Th.
A live rabbit, mailed at Oklahoma City,
Ok, was received by parcel post at Joplin,
Mo-, last Friday.
Levi Vincent, the largest man in Central
Illinois, weighing 542 pounds, died in Mum
Gle, ILL.,, last Friday.
Cincinnati is to have new union rail-
road station. An interurban station, to
cost S6,0O0,0O0, is also to be built
President elect Wilson announced Mon
day that the extra session of Congress
would be convened on Tuesday, April 1st.
An oil we'll with an initial flow of 400
barrels daily has proved new petroleum
area in the southern part Of Morgan Coun
ty, KY.
It is estimated that since the overthrow
of President Diaz Americans have lost
S4OO, 100000 in business investments in
Mexico.
Twenty hotel and saloon keepers in New
York Wednesday of last week told the
District Attorney of paying protection
money to the New York police.
Former President Francisco l. Madero
and ex-Vice President Jose Pine Suarez of
Mexico were assassinated Saturday night
by squad of General Huerta's troops.
; Fire at Columbus, Ga, Saturday night
and Sunday morning caused loss APP
proximating ST 100000, inadequacy of the
water supply hindering the work of the
fremen.
Ninety five Mexican soldiers were exc
cuted Monday at Sauz, below Jurarez.
They were part of the garrison which re-
voted Sunday, angered at the killing of
> Ex- President Madero, their former leader.
A jury at Seattle, WASH, last Thursday
awarded 200 to Mrs. Anna L. Valen-
tine of Chicago, because the door of a
, Northern Pacific car was slammed on her
little finer, compelling amputation at the
t middle joint.
, ''The hardest way to get money is to
} steal it," confessed Robert Webb, confessed
, leader of the auto bandits who torrorized
. | got less than $500 and could have earn
t ed more than that by hard work.
] In a view of the situation in the East, q
Y scientist estimates that there are more than
r AZ 100000 acres of idle land in the States
! north Of the Potomac and east of the Ohio
: River. He says that during the past thirty
years the amount of land in use has stead
s lily decreased and is 20 per cent less now
Y than in 1880.
: Seven children, ranging in age from one
to twelve yrars, were burned to death or
: the night of the 10Th at Ebenezer, Pa.
when their home was destroyed by fire
;, The parents were absent from home at thu
- time shopping, the parents returning to thu
J desolate home carrying many toys ane
. candies for the children.
- - Guayaquil, Ecuador, was violently shak
. en- at 9:40 Sunday night by long earth
= quake. The tremor lasted about sevent,
;, seconds. The inhabitants rushed from thei
- houses, and the streets soon were thronget
;. with panic stricken men and women, man,
4 of them kneeling in prayer. The quak
- made itself felt throughout the republic.
e A series of snow, sleet and rain prevail
ed last Friday throughout the Middle West
,e In Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota
j. snow of from one to six inches was gen
e eral. Iowa, Western Missouri, Arkansas
IN Oklahoma and North Texas experience
J. cold rains, which at many points turend
sleet, while Illinois reported blending q
sleet and snow.
If While their mother visited at the HON
J. of neighbor, three small children wer
l. burned to death Monday at Oxley, w. Va
9 when fire consumed their home, Th
: mother arrived during the height of tn
flames. She forced her way into the hous
E receiving probably fatal burns. Whe
rescurers reached the house they found th
6 charred bodies of the three children unde
& large cook stove where they apparent
2 had taken refuge.
s This is the season of the year when moth
9 ers feel very much concerned over tt
frequent colds contracted by Their children