Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-09-19

The high tent of Rechabites OF
America, in annual convention at
Newport News, Va, adopted a strong
resolution against the restoration of
the army canteen.
New York city is alarmed by a
growing epidemic of infantile paraly-
sis.
The French and Spanish troops at
tackled and defeated large body Of
Moors at Taddert.
The Cunarder Lusitania reported by
wireless to the Cape Race station that
she had covered 1855 miles in 20
hours. That rate of speed would give
her the trip to New York in four days,
Fl hours, 35 minutes.
Dairy and Food Commissioners
Foust of Pennsylvania has sent to
Prof. Frear of the state college, one
OF the leading pure-food experts of the
country. samples of. rs brands of
breakfast and other patent foods for
analysis.
Practical agreement On the main
points and general good will marked
the preliminary meeting in Washing
ton of the representatives of the five
Central American republics to carry
out the suggestion of the United
States and Mexico for permanent
peace understanding.
Secretary Straus returned to Wash
ington from his tour of inspection of
the workings of the department away
from the capital, trip which took
him along the Canadian border to
Vancouver, and thence south through
Seattle and Portland to San Francis.
co. with Honolulu as the ultimate des-
tination
Ten thousand members of the Grand
Army of the Republic marched in
driving rain at Saratoga and thou
sands of spectators, with uncovered
heads, cheered the veterans.
Fire for a second time endangered
the plants of the Louisville Courier
Journal and Times and threatened to
destroy that portion of the Courier
Journal Office building left intact after
the recent disastrous fire. The flames
were brought under control with a
loss of $4,000
Walter M. Britain, president of a
bank at Beloit, Wis, was probably ia
tally injured and his wife and Mrs
Fred w. Strong were seriously injured
when their touring car fell over a 25-
foot embankment
James Merwin, the founder of the
tobacco industry in Wisconsin, is dead
at Evansville, Wis. He was sc years
old.
Miss Anna Olson, of Chicago, who
was detained by customs officers at
Port Huron, together. with Mrs. Lucy
Rapp and Mrs. A. Hubert, also of Chi
cago, admitted that the contents of the
three canvas trunks which the party
had, worth about $4,000, were SNUG,
gled goods.
A lone robber held up a bank in
Manley, Neb., and carried away $4,000.
Four masked men attempted to rob
the bank of Redmon, ILL.,, but a watch
man killed one of them and routed the
others.
Harland & Wolff of Belfast are to
build White Star steamship bigger
than the Lusitania.
royal proclamation has been is
sued at London by which New Zea
land is advanced from the position
colony and will hereafter be known
as the Dominion of New Zealand;
sharing with Canada this covetcs
title.
The city having refused to lay new
pavement in the block in front of hi.
check for $1,000 to the officials, tn,
full amount required to do the WORKS
Three hundred and fifty forgers anc
boltmakers of the Pawtucket Manu-
featuring company and the Haskcs
Manufacturing company went OF
strike at Pawtucket, r. /.
The president of the Eastern Ship
building company at New London
Conn, announced that the plant has
been purchased by New London
syndicate.
A report from New York declares
that experts have decided that the
lost earthquake" which seismo
graphs recorded early in the month
is the same now reported as occurring
Sept. 1 and 2 in the Aleutian islands
With the formal welcome of Gov.
Charles E. Hughes of New York state,
the forty-first national Grand Army of
the Republic encampment was opened
in the convention hall at Saratoga.
Mrs. Carrie Sparklin, of st. Louis,
national president of the Women's Re.
lief Corps, presented to the Grand
Army the silver jubilee offering, which
was raised by the relief corps in com
memoration of the twenty-fifth ami
versary of the organization.
Officials of railroads operating in
Kansas held meeting in Chicago and
decided to ignore the state railroad
commissions order that fiat two
cent passenger fare be put into effect
October 5. They based their stand on
the fact that, during the session of the
last legislature they offered important
concessions, in return for which two
cent fare was not to be passed.
Five st/eet car men were severely
injured in labor riot in San Fran
cisco.
The destruction of the battleshiE
Indiana by fire was averted only by
the courage and GOODNESS of the Off
GERS and crew.
The Philadelphia plant of the
Cudahy Packing company was de
stroyed by fire, the loss being
100000.
John N. Hazlett, city editor of the
Pittsburg Leader for the past 40 years,
resigned from the position and retired
from active newspaper work.
Anti-Semitic rioting broke out again
In, Kishinev and 80 Jews were report
ed to have hpan killed Their mart or