The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-04-06
GENERAL NEWS.

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WAsHlNoToN-The bill to ss.
tsblish federal children's bureau for
the purpose OF investigating questions
Affecting the care, employment and
general welfare OF children was passed
by the house OF representatives by a
vote OF 173 10 IL. The measure, which
was drawn by Senator Borah OF Ida
no, has already passed the senate and
President Taft is expected TO sign It.
The movement for the establishment
OF the bureau was initiated by Jane
Adams OF Chicago and other leaders
in humanitarian endeavor, who be-
lieve that the work OF federal agency
viii affect great amelioration OF the
conditions OF child life.
DEL MONTE, CAL.-Miss Eleanor
Sears, Boston's society girl athlete,
wants again to try TO break the walk.
Ing record for the ITO miles between
Burlingame and the Hotel Del Monte
Miss Sears arrived at the Hotel Del
Monte after covering the 40 miles In
4l12 hours Only the girls pluck
enabled her TO finish the walk. as she
arrived at the hotel in an exhausted
condition. her feet badly swollen from
the hard roads and her head sagging
from side to side from the loss OF
sleep. She lost the record by only
few hours
cHlcoPEE, MASS.-A lucky acct.
dent was an that saved Mrs. Julia B
Urak from being killed when an ex-
press train overlook her and her sis.
ter, Katherine Conzig, on a trestle
here. The women were running to get
away from the train when Mrs. Urak
stumbled and fell a few yards ahead
OF the locomotive. She slipped be-
tween the timbers OF the trestIe 10 an
abutment below while the locomotive
overlook and killed her sister.
ST. LOUIS, MO.-The reports that
Colonel Roosevelt had intimated that
he would bolt from his party in case
he fails OF nomination brought forth
a vigorous denial from the colonel |
ANY statement like that is untrue,
he said. Any time ! have anything
to say on that subject. will say I'll
myself. and anything purporting tol
come from me, unless say IL myself,
is a fake"
kEokUk, IoWA--The small town
OF Gregory, Mo-, about twelve miles
south OF Keokuk. is reported to have
been inundated by the Mississippi
river. which rose out OF its banks be.
tween Alexander and Gregory. Ac.
cording to reports which reached
here. four houses are floating down
the river and during the night people
were feeling the town
Observation-Disclosures meet.
ing OF the entire cabinet, an ulti.
matum has been served on President
Madero of Mexico commanding that
he give adequate protection to the
railway line between Vera Cruz and
Mexico City so that arms and ammu-
milton can be delivered 10 American
citizens In the capital.
LONDON, ENG.-The first woman
20 cross the channel from England to
France as a passenger in an aeroplane
made the trip with Gustaye Hamel,
the aviator, who left Iendon at 9:3S.
passed over Dover at an altitude OF
2, 900 feet Al 1880 and landed az Saint
Inglevert, TO the southeast OF Cape
Grisnez. at noon without incident
ST. LOUIS, MO.-With the Mis-
sissippi river here marking twenty.
nine feet and rising rapidly, 1t was ex-
pected that the danger mark, thirty
feet, would be reached during the day
Reports OF broken levees are being I
received from the flooded territory In |
the vicinity OF the conjunction OF the
Ohio and Mississippi. !
ANDERSON, IND. - William w.
Drummer, forty.three years old, OF Alex ,
andria. has been taken 10 the Indiana
state prison nj Michigan City TO serve
a term of two 10 fourteen years for at {
tempted murder Drummer pleaded I
guilty TO having shot nj Charles III. An
ders, fiance OF Mrs. Bertha Parks,
sister TO Drummer.