Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-01
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FRESH FROM THE DAILY
NEWSPAPER SERVICE.
GATHERED FROM BOTH CONTINENTS
happenings National, Historical and
Political and Personal Events
Herewith Selected for Our
Many Readers.

Reorganization of the weather bu-
reau is soon to be made.
The National Implement and We
hicle association show will be held in
Peoria, ILL.,. Sept 10 to 81.
The new Iowa law requiring that all
food not washable must be protected
from dirt. dust and contamination gen.
orally, went into effect July 1.
Esquivol Obregon, the Mexican min
lister of finance, has resigned from
office. 1t is reported that he is not
in full accord with the Huerta admin
lstratioD.
The duchess of Marlborough, who
was formerly Consuela Vanderbilt, is
understood to have accepted the presi-
dency of the women's municipal party
In London.
In response to demands of grain
growers of the northwest Senator
Jones has introduced an amendment
to the tariff bill placing grain bags on
the free list.
Danger of forest fires in California,
Washington, Oregon and Idaho is in.
creasing, according to reports during
the last few days from the district
foresters in the west.
Porter Charlton, who was recently
said to be seriously i'll in the Jail In
New Jersey, where he is awaiting ex
tradition to Italy for trial ON a change
of wife murder, is in good health.
Scores of lives were saved Saturday
when a towerman in Burnham, Ill.
threw the Ohio River Special on the
Pennsylvania railroad into ditch anC
averted its collision with through
Wabash train from st. Louis
The annual convention of the Ma
tional Federation of Retail Implement
and Vehicle Dealers association will
be held in Chicago Oct. IA, is and 16
H. j. Hodge Of Abeline, Kas., ia sec
rotary. There will be a secretaries
conference Oct. 10.
A train bearing a large number o.
emigrants bound for the United States
was derailed Monday near Erg, a sea
port on the North sea. Sixteen per
sons, including M. Sabroe, a member
of te lower house of the Danish parlia
ment, were killed.
The deposed King Manuel of Por
tugal will stand on his native soil wher
he is married in Germany with the
coming fall to Princess Augusta Vic
toria of Hohenzollern. A bag of earth
brought from Lisbon is now in London
for that purpose.
Governor Tener of Pennsylvania has
approved the bill reducing the working
hours of women from 60 to 81 week
when more than 10 hours day. Nc
female under 81 years of age is per
mitted to work in a manufacturing
establishment all night
Nominations of James Gerard OF
New York for ambassador to Germany
Frederick Q. Penfield of Pennsylvania
for ambassador to Austria, and Charles
S. Hartman of Montana for minister t.
A@SAoOoAf las bONn ldNOAdbi9 IODOIlCl
by the senate foreign relations com
mittee.
Seventeen Lees, who believe they
may prove relationship to William
Henry Lee, the wealthy publisher who
died recently at Chicago, leaving al
estate valued at 100000, have com
municated with the public administra
tor. who for several weeks has been
searching for relatives of the decedent
Senator F. M. Simmons, chairman
Of the senate finance committee, in in
Producing the Underwood Simmons
tariff bill into the upper house of con
gress. stated that the bill if passed in
its present form would effect an aver
age reduction Of 27.64 per cent in the
rates of the existing Payne-Aldrich
law.