Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-02-07
Byron Webster. former editor

| Byron Webster. former editor o
the Marshalltown Qa.) Statesman
died at Marshalltown. He was tn,
first editor to suggest the name o
Grover Cleveland for the presidency
upon the election of Mr.. Cleveland q.
governor of New York m 1884.
The heaviest snowfall in years
crippled the transportation and com
munication systems OF Berlin and Q
large surrounding district.
The grand jury in New York re
turned an indictment against the so
called theatrical trust charging con
spiracy and restraint of trade.
Gen. William Shakespeare, soldier
editor, lawyer and banker, died at his
residence in Kalamazoo. Mich, from
wounds received in the civil war.
| President Roosevelt will deliver an
grafton at the dedication of the Nc.
kinley memorial monument at Canton.
o., the last week in December.
Lieut.. Ralph w. Drury and Private
JOHN Dowd Of the Ninth United
States infantry were found not guilty
of the murder of w. H. Crowley. at
Pittsburg Pa.
1t was stated that at least 1000 cars
loaded with merchandise for the north.
west were stalled at Minneapolis
and many more at other points.
While testing a new fire escape on
sorority house at Madison. Wis.,, Miss
May Douglas, of Winona, Mimi, fell
from the third story to the ground and
was probably fatally injured.
Every building in Vandalia, ILL.,, was
shaken by an earthquake and many
persons were aroused from deep sleep.
The shock was accompanied by loud
rumbling.
fifth attempt to wreck trains on
the Kansas City, Clinton e. Springfield
railway was made one mile south of
Osceola, Mo. A section foreman found
eight railroad spikes between rails.
The mill Of the Economic Gold Elk.
traction company, located in Eclipse
Gulch, near Victor, Col, was destroyed
by fire. The plant was installed at a
cost of 100000.
Indian Inspector James Mclaughlin,
OF Washington, has secured ar agree.
ment with the Rosebud Sioux Indians
for the throwing open by the federal
government of nearly million acres
of land in Trip county. S. d.
Twenty-three Mexican revolution.
lists under sentence of Imprisonment
for five to eight years, were released
from Jail at Monterey, Mex, by SYM
pathizers.
Edmund E. Price, well-known Grim.
inal lawyer and playwright of New
York, died suddenly.
Secretary Taft authorized the super
intendent of the West Point Military
academy to take the entire corps of
cadets to the jamestown exposition.
Students of Lawrence university at.
tending banquet at Kaukauna, Wis,
were attacked by roughs and burnt
with sulphuric acid.
Capt. George B. Boynton, sentenced
to six months on Blackwell's island
for completely in plan to counterfeit
the silver dollars of Venezuela, was
pardoned by the president.
Stockholders of the Santa Fe Rail.
way company voted for the issuance
of $9S,000,000 in bonds.
Two men were killed by the explo.
sion of locomotive near Fort Wayne,
Ind.
State Senator s. A. d. Keister, of
Wyoming, died of appendicitis at
Chadron, Neb.
Socialists in Warsaw undertook and
carried out the execution of a bandit
who made an unsuccessful attempt to
secure $500 from the Commercial
bank of Warsaw.
Eighty or more men were entombed
in the Stuart coal mine near Fayette-
vile, w. Va, by terrific explosion
Rescuers could not enter the shaft
and it was believed not one Of the
miners would be taken out alive.
Late estimates Of the dead in the
Stuart mine disaster placed the mum.
Der at 60.
Mrs. Nancy White, a negress, log |
years old, the oldest woman in west |
ern Pennsylvania, is dead at her |
home in New Haven, Pa. Up to three |
years ago she worked as washerwo-
man.
The grand jury of Allegheny coun.
ty, Pa, returned six true bills against |
the Pullman Palace Car company, al. |
leging the sale Of impure milk and |
cream to it's patrons.
1t was reported from the Vatican |
that the offerings of Peters pence
this year are smaller than usual.
Martial law was declared in Valen.
cha, Spain, following the food-tax riots
and strike of workmen. Serious
trouble is feared.
Maj. Austin Cushman, who was pri- |
vate secretary to President Fillmore.
died while attending a Masonic cele-
bration in Boston. He was 80 years
old and a prominent G. A. r. man.
Dudley Chase, ex-chaplain of the
United States army, is dead in Phila.
delphia, aged 81. He was a son Of
DR.. Philander Chase, an early bishop
of Illinois.
Five men were killed and II were
hurt by an explosion of powder in the
Johnson City and Big Muddy coal
mine at Johnson City, Ill.
The mine disaster at Saarbruecken,
Prussia, resulted in 14S deaths, &C.
cording to an official report.
The photographic Office at New Or
leans announced that the Gulf stream
had made important changes In its
course.
Harry Allen, who was prominent in
the movement to make Kansas a free
state, died suddenly at the National
Soldiers home at Lansing, Kan.
Eight persons were injured. two
fatally, by railway collision at Crow
der City, !. T.