The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-03-20
LATE NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Texas lead all States OF the Union as 4
producer of crops in 1912
A high record for February in American
foreign commerce was established.
Egypt it is estimated will produce 1000
tons of sugar for the campaign 1928.
Government statistics show a rapid in
crease in trade of the United States with
South America.
Princeton University will receive So ,OOO,-
600 by the will of F. S. Thompson, which
was filed in New York.
Henry NJ Hollis, Democrat, was elected
last Thursday United States Senator oy the
New Hampshire Legislature.
Two men were killed and third was
wounded in shooting affair at an oyster
supper at Fish Spring, Tenn.
w. P. Mize, drummer, shot and killed
his fiance. Miss Clinnie Nall, at Macon,
Ca, and then committed suicide.
Garland, Ala, has been swept away by
the floods, the lives of 200 persons endan-
gered and property loss of 500, 900 caused.
The demands of industrialism are blamed
bv Cornell scientist for the increase OF
crime, mental breakdowns and race suicide.
Walter Shears killed his wife on the
street at Cambridge, ILL.,, last Thursday
night, then shot himself, dying two hours
later.
Pope Plus published Monday an apos-
tolic letter decreeing universal jubilee
from Low Sunday, March Both, until De-
| cember 9Th.
The extra session of Congress, called by
President Wilson Monday to assemble
April 7th, will begin with nothing but the
, tariff revision bills before it.
In an effort to calm mob seeking to
2 lynch girls assailant, preachers and al
J dermen seized the liquor in Salem, Illinois,
and poured it into the gutter.
Two boys were killed and two men in
; iured when the boiler in a saw mill on
J Green River, between Calhoun and Liver
: more. in Kentucky, exploded Monday.
France is disinclined to participate fully
y in the Panama Pacific Exposition unless
: the rights of exhibitors are guaranteed
+ against the copying of their models and
8 designs.
b More than 5000 post cards found their
d way to the dead letter Office last year be.
d cause OF insufficient addresses, lack Of
e postage or other reasons which forbade
8 their delivery.
If Prominent physicians declare that DR.
e Simon Flexner's discovery of the germ o
h infantie paralysis means the early con
n uuering of the disease and the saving O
n thousands of lives.
a Perpetual use of the right-ofway of thu
7, Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
: pany in Kentucky by the Western Uniol
1t Telegraph Company for its poles and wire
n is worth S5,0O7 a mile, Or 81 500, 900.
~, T TT of Mo- MI
~ Carolina, on trial for their connection witt
the death of fellow student, who was be
ing hazed, were found guilty of man
slaughter and sentenced to four months il
Jail.
Burglars last Sunday obtained diamond
lie and securities valued at $4,000 from
TX pawnbroker in New York by tunneling fror
e an AUDITING building on a neighborin
clean getaway.
Is King George of Greece was assassinate
>, while walking in the streets of Salonih
u, Tuesday afternoon. The assassin, Alex
~ Schinas, announced as his only motive fo
a. committing the uncivilized deed was, ths
IL he was against governments.
u John S. Turner, whose father provide
~, in his will that he must marry before re
ceiving legacy OF S2OO,OOO, testified las
~ Saturday before New York Surrogat
:, that after waiting seven years he Marie
- a widow, seventy-five years old, who die
:. five months after the ceremony.
Il Mrs A. j. Alexander and her two chi
Id dren were killed March 18th when the
an home at Grayson, KY, was destroyed b
tn an explosion. The father, miner, ha
left ten kegs of powder in the house to kee
"a, it dry. One of the children took handf
raj of the explosive and scattered it on tt
ID floor from the kegs to the fireplace, whel
Id it became ignited.