Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-12-27

. FTeSluenI w. ~. Corey, OF r00 UulJe{
!, States steel corporation, and also one
. of the Junior partners" of Andrew
, Carnegie, died at his home in Wilkins
burg, PIT.
Louis p. Koeken, of philadelphia
through counsel served notice upon
Corporation Counsel Ellison and
4 Comptroller Metz, of New York, laying
claim to the major portion of the
property in upper Manhattan borough
and the Bronx, the value of which
runs up into the hundreds of millions.
Whisky men protested to Secretary
Wilson against his ruling on blended
whisky.
| On hundred prominent men through.
out the country have consented to the
use Of their names as members Of a
committee to further the movement
for national department OF health.
which was launched by Prof Pease
Norton.
Bishop Charles c. McCabe died of
apoplexy In New York.
John Barrett, minister to Colombia,
was elected director OF the bureau OF
american repuDllcS.
The steamer w. r. Scovil blew up
near Vicksburg, Miss, and four white
men and about ten negroes were
killed.
George A. Marden. for several years
assistant treasurer at Boston, died at
his home in Lowell, Mass.
The school authorities OF Washing
ton, have been called upon to decide
whether Filipino is white or col
ored.
Prof w. w. Borden, widely-known
capitalist, died at his home at Borden,
Ind. He was SO years old.
A son has been born to DR.. and Mrs.
Gerald Webb. Mrs. Webb is a grand
daughter of the late Jefferson Davis.
and the newcomer is the only great
grandson Of the confederate president
| Four persons were burned to death
and one was fatally burned in fire at
the Zenobia apartment house in Buf.
falo, N. Y.
Charles Rodman. a graduate of the
University Of Illinois, where he at
tanned fame as an athlete and discus
thrower, was taken to the Central hos
pital for the insane at Jacksonville,
Ill.
The bank OF Horatio, Ark, was loot
ed by two robbers who covered the
cashier with pistols and took about
| $4,000.
BY the explosion of dynamite In a
fireworks factory at Savannah. Ca,
one fireman was burned to death and
several dangerously hurt.
John Annoy Knox, once widely
known as the editor and proprietor of
Texas Siftings, died Suddenly of heart
disease.
A gigantic merger of all coal mining
properties in Illinois within a radius
of 60 miles of East St. Louis has been
planned by eastern capitalists.
Judge Choadle, of Montana. has sen.
fenced "Bill" Hedican, horse thief,
to the penitentiary for ii years, the
maximum punishment.
Fire in Hardin, Manchuria, destroy
ed the huge building situated in the
center of the town occupied by the
general staff of the Russian army.
The fire also consumed the museum,
library and number of shops and
| warehouses. W
Terrorists threw a bomb and fired
revolvers at Chief of Police Cheshan.
owski at LODI, Russian Poland. He
was only slightly injured, but his car
riage was wrecked.
George w. Harris, prisoner for
forgery in the county Jail at Goshen,
Ind, declares he is the man who muir.
dered Miss Sarah Schafer at Bedford,
Ind, three years ago.
Fire destroyed the main business
portion of Mexia. Tex, including six
large business houses. with their con-
tents, entailing loss of over $1,000
The Citizens bank at Felicity, o.,
was blown omen and between 5000 and
5000 in cash taken from the wooden
box in the outer portion of the big
safe.
Frank B. Sargent, commissioner of
immigration, may have to pay a fine
for being passenger on Japanese
steamer from Honolulu to San Fran
cisco. The Nippon Maru was fined
81 900 for violating the law prohibit
ing foreign boat from carrying pas
sengers between American ports.
Thieves looted the residence of c.
| V. Stein, at Hinsdale, near Chicago,
of $4,000 worth of silver and jewelry.
About 100000 ballots were cast in
| the election Of trustees of the New
York and Mutual Life insurance com.
| panies and both sides claimed the
victory.
Proceedings brought by the state
Of Missouri to GUST the Standard Oil
company, of Indiana, the Waters.
Pierce Oil company and the Republic
Oil company from Missouri were re
sumed before Commissioner Robert
| A. Anthony In New York.
The interstate commerce commits
| sion received reports from 20 towns
in the northwest revealing fuel fam.
inc which imperils scores Of lives.
George s. McReynolds of Chicago
was convicted of fraudulently rem,.v.
| ing grain from warehouses.
Mrs. Howard Powers, wife of the
manager of "The McFadden's Flats"
| company, committed suicide In Col
umbus, o.. by shooting. On the stage
she was known as Dollie Powers.
Gov. Folk of Missouri has sued St
Louis for 1888 back salary as circuit
| attorney.
Arthur A. McKain, of indianapolis,