The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-02-15

err warning them of the dangers OF an
epidemic of meningitis.
The body of little Goldie Williams.
the ten-year-old girl who disappeared
from her home at Grand Island, Neb,
was found in vacant house with the
head bruised and otherwise mistreat-
ed. Quicklime had been thrown over
it, officials have practically notified
the people that if the perpetrator is
discovered no effort will be made to
protect him from the mob which Will
undoubtedly form and lynch him.
It is announced at The Hague that
the third peace conference of the pow
ers will not assemble before 1915. 1t
is hoped that the Carnegie palace Of
peace will be ready for opening about
the middle of 1918.
The death rate in New York state
for 1911 was the lowest ever recorded.
while the number of births and mar
riages increased substantially, accord
ing to the annual report Of the state
commissioner of health. The death
rate was 1876 a 1000 population,
against 1911 for 1910. Births ex-
ceeded deaths by $4,000.
The five bandits who held up Rock
Island train No. 43 near Hurlburt,
Ark, were poorly recompensed for
their efforts, according to express
company officials. They deny there
was a large amount Of specie on the
train and postal officials say but one
pouch of mail is missing.
Arrival of the steamer Devonian
with her cargo of 10000 bushels OF
potatoes from Liverpool brings the
foreign shipments of the tuber into
the port of Boston since December 1
to 100000 bushels, new record.
The collier Leonidas has arrived at
Annapolis, Nd, loaded with relics OF
the wrecked battleship Maine, which
are to be distributed among munich
palities, societies and relatives of sur
vivors of the Maine.
Unable to pull her five-year-old
daughter Phoebe's foot from the frog
crossing Of a railroad track where it
had become fastened, Mrs. U. S. Mill
ken of Lincoln, Neb., chose rather to
stay and die with the child than to
desert it at such time and calmly
faced fast approaching locomotive.
Both were struck and instantly
killed.
Union labor officials and agents
whom the government holds criminal
ly responsible with the McNamaras
and Ortie E. McManigal for perpetrat-
ing more than 100 explosions which
occurred in cities from Massachusetts
to California in the last six years, and
in which the wrecking of the Los An
geles Times building was an incident,
were indicated by the federal grand
jury at Indianapolis. Thirty-two in
dictments were returned.
Claudia Libbey Hams, central fig
ure in tragedy resulting in the MUIR
der of William Annis by her husband,
Capt. Peter G. Hams, who was recent
ly freed from Sing Sing prison, was
married at her home in Milton, Mass,
to Reginald F. Bolles, a prominent
Boston artist.
While running at high rate of
speed an electric car on the West
Penn railways jumped the track near
Coulterville, Pa, and went over 200
foot embankment. Five men were
killed.
1t is shown by the annual report OF
the New York board of coroners that
$500 sudden deaths were reported to
the coroner's Office during 1911, the to-
tai being 200 greater than in 1910. OF
these 1850 were due to natural causes,
leaving $3.50 of a violent character.
These include suicides. murders and
accidents.
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