The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01

Consular agents have been Instructed
to make collection Of the commercial
laws of all Central and South Ameri
can republics. The laws will be
printed in English and distributed in
the United States to encourage trade
with the Latin-American countries.
The harbor of San Francisco can
from invasion in 48 hours, according
to Capt. Ferguson of the coast artil-
lery who had charge of the practice
laying of mines in the bay.
The centenary of Hannibal Ham
Inns birth was celebrated in Paris
Fill, Me-, by many present and former
residents of that state the fea.
ture Of the days ceremonies being the
unwilling of bronze tablet on the
house where the statesman was born.
The United Bohemian Turner's be-
gan a four-days' tournament in Chi.
cago.
The body of William Wade, negro,
who had shot 20 citizens in street
battle at Monroe, La, was burned in
sight of a crowd including women and
children.
A report from Buenos Ayres said
200 lives had been lost when steam
ships loaded with excursionists, most.
ly women and children, colided at the
entrance of the harbor at Montevideo.
Homer Cassube of Logansport, Ind,
committed suicide in New York after
writing letter accusing his wife, a
nurse of Cleveland, O., of causing him
to take his life.
The bodies of three foreigners were
found in the weeds at McKees Rocks,
Pa, making the total of dead in the
riot eleven.
The fortieth annual national con-
vention of insurance commissioners,
with $50 delegates, representing all
the states attending, was held in Col
orado Springs, Col. Fred w. Potter
of Illinois responded to the address of
welcome.
Mrs. Kate Williams of Mammoth
Springs, Ark, was held up and robbed
of $4,000 by band of masked men.
A government order has been issued
forbidding the importation of live
stock from Switzerland on account of
the prevalence Of the foot-and-mouth
disease in that country.
Newsboys and other youths with
hard luck stories such as II am Stuck
with my papers," or II am helping my
poor mother" or This is my birth
day." will be forbidden the streets of
Washington, under new ordinance.
Charles Alfred Byrne, journalist
and publisher of Truth, in which the
famous forged Morey letter of Gar
fields presidential campaign appeared,
died in New York.
Two weeks of careful search has
brought no trace of three boys who
disappeared from the camp of the
Whittier State Military school at Ava
Ion, Catalina island, Cal, and it is
thought that they were drowned.
The International Order of Good
Templars has joined the Anti-saloon
league in asking congress for stricter
laws against the sale and use of
whisky in Washington.
Import reports from the Argentine
republic show the United States is
third in that country's trade and Eng
land first with nearly three times
Americas shipments.
After seeing scores of ships rotting
in San Francisco bay for lack OF
business, several members of the dele.
cation of congressman on their way
to Hawaii announced themselves as
favoring a national ship subsidy.
Fifteen hundred delegates arrived
in Washington to attend the twenty
eighth annual encampment of the
commandery in chief, Sons of Vet
Grams. Prominent men are among the
Glenn H. Curtiss, the American rep
resentative at the aviation contests at
Rheims, France, set a new mark for
the course, making the distance, 6 is
miles, in eight minutes, 1925 Sec
onds.
Ernest Newman, deputy court clerk
and son of DR.. E. H. Newman, slain in
a political feud battle at Meadville,
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