Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-11

States and Canada during June cg-
gregated $14,!65,00O. This brings the
total fire waste for the first half of
1907 up to $117,477,5 500.
Mark Twain, in London, denied the
report that he was to marry Miss
Lyon, his secretary.
While crazed with drink Maurice
Hills of Chicopee, Mass, attacked his
divorced wife with a revolver and
killed James Delehanty, farmland,
who interfered to protect the woman.
j. Hamilton Lewis of Chicago, in a
Fourth of July address at Whitewater,
Wis, predicted Chicago would be the
largest city in the worlds history and
that the United States would whip
China and Japan in war.
With his skull fractured and face
terribly beaten, George Mcguire, a
reporter for Bradstreets, was found
in dying condition in the streets of
San Francisco. He died at the receiv-
ing hospital.
The tug San Bernito, built in Ham
burg for the Hamburg South Ameri-
can Steamship company's Amazon
service, foundered in the Bay of Bis
cay while in tow for Brazil The cap
tain and six men were drowned.
Judge Charles Swayne, of the
United States court for the northern
district of Florida, died at the Univer-
Sity of Pennsylvania hospital.
na1l Af
Miami, Fla, was closed by direction
Of the comptroller of the currency.
May Sutton of California regained
the title of British tennis champion
by defeating Mrs. Chambers.
Four pounds of giant powder ex-
ploded in boat at Cedar Rapids, Ia.
killing two persons and wounding five
others.
Fourth of July celebrations in the
United States resulted in the deaths
of 81 persons. The injured numbered
2,153, and the fire loss was S340,555.
Bill Squires, the Australian cham
pion, was knocked out in the first
round by Tommy Burns at Colma, Cal.
Edward S. Blackall, % years old,
committed suicide on a Chicago &,
Alton Prairie State express 20 miles
north of Bloomington, H., by cutting
his throat with razor. Ill health was
given as the cause.
One man was killed, one fatally in
jured and score of persons seriously
hurt in collision of three electric
cars at East Providence. r. /.
Alighting from a street car, Miss
Carrie Wilkinson, 55 years old, was
almost instantly killed by being
struck by an automobile at Indian
apolis.
Herman Bartels, the millionaire
brewer of Syracuse, who has been
fighting extradition proceedings to the
United States, escaped from custody
at Osgoode Hall, Ont.
Meyer Goldberg. 40 years old, said
to be a well-to-do horse dealer of
Chicago, was locked up in New York
at the request of the Chicago police
on charge of larceny of $4,000.
Martin j. Sheridan, of the Irish.
American Athletic club of New York
won the all around championship OF
the Amateur Athletic union at Celtic
Park, l.. /.
Seventeen persons were killed and
many injured by storms in western
Wisconsin.
1t has been learned that $4,000 dis.
appeared in some mysterious manner
from the United States subtreasury at
Boston early in June.
The customs authorities of Venice
searched ]. Pierpont Morgan's yacht
Corsair, having been informed that a
number of pictures from the Strozz
collection were concealed on board
The search, however, was without re
suit. The protests of Mr.. Morgan, who
was on board at the time, were dis
regarded.
DR.. Albert E. Carrier, a prominent
physician of Detroit, widely known a:
a specialist on skin diseases, dropped
dead of heart disease.
Maj. Charles r. Knowles, of Albany
n. Y, dropped dead at the Pittsfielt
County club while playing golf
The Hotel Gordon, Kingwood, Va.
was totally destroyed by fire. Tht
guests had narrow escapes.
Francis B. Thurber, one of the or
ganizers of the New York board O
trade and transportation, died, aged 6,
years. He was widely known as /;
grocer, publicist and lawyer.
The 100-kilometer bicycle race TO
the championship of the world wal
run at the Pare des Princes, Paris
and won by the Englishman Meredith
Marquis Ito questioned the empero
of Korea about the complaint made
to The Hague conference by Koreans
and gave him to understand that hi
intriguing against Japan must stop.
Rexford Dew, of Wilson, N. c., sho
and instantly killed his young wifi,
and his brother. He made no denia
of the tragedy.
President Roosevelt appointed Orms
by McHarg, clerk of the senate com
mittee on pensions, to investigat,
alleged frauds in New Mexico.
Frank Schneider, of Silverton, Col
who was elected a member of thu
executive board of the Western Fed
! Grafton of Miners, was killed by jump
ing from moving train while on hi
way to give important testimony il
the Haywood trial at Boise.
The town Of Rochester, Tex, wal
nearly destroyed by tornado, ant
much damage was done in othe
places.
Miss Evelyn Sears, of Boston, VOL
the women's singles lawn tennis cham
pionship of the United States for 1870
by defeating Miss Carrie B. Nicely, o
| Cincinnati.
Mayor Eugene Schmitz, of Sar
| Fro oicnn whn lie oUoit;n0 cnntapo.