Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-01


Gle, Ind, charged with completely in
the Speer poisoning at Lima. o. A
letter in his possession addressed to
Mrs. Speer called her Sweetheart
George Hayes, a farmer of Oxford
township. New York, kissed his wife
and then informed her that he had
taken strychnine with his tea. He
died in agony before physicians ar
rived
Jacob Steiner, one of the prominent
pioneers of the head of the lakes re-
gion, is dead at his home in Superior,
Wis. aged 6S.
Girls in Cleveland are reported to
have taken to cigarette smoking to
ward off mosquitoes.
Andrew Mason, superintendent of
the New York assay Office, who has
been in the service of the government
for SO years OIL. more, has presented
his resignation to Director Roberts, of
the mint
Twenty independent cigar manufac-
turers of Havana, Cuba, have decided
to raise the price of cigars, charging
American money instead of Spanish
gold. This step is likely to be fol-
lowed soon by all.
Citizens of Hibbing, Mimi, bitterly
opposed the strike of iron miners and
protected men who desired to work.
The Western Federation of Miners
was denounced at mass meeting.
A violent wind, rain and thunder
storm did great damage in Pittsburg
and vicinity and Wheeling, w. Va, had
cloudburst.
In head-on collision between two
traction cars on the Cleveland &
Southwestern line at Elyria, o., three
persons were probably fatally injured
and score of others received in
juries of minor nature.
Every adult male in the town of
Kerisova, Hungary, emigrated to the
United States and the municipal
offices are filled by women, in viola
ton of the law of the country.
Two men were killed and five others
seriously injured by the falling of a
scaffolding at the Pittsburg and Con-
neaut dock at Conneaut, o.
The story told by Avanza Amedea
and Guiborzi Olindo, Italians, who
said they had been held in slavery
for % months on Mississippi planta-
ton and had just escaped, caused
United States District Attorney Blod-
gett at st. Louis to institute an in.
vestigation into the alleged peonage.
% al
Ont, compelled the removal of some
American flags that had been used
in decorating the city hall for car
nival.
Trunk line representatives decided
to continue the policy of granting ex-
cursion rates for special occasions in
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
Three young women, of Helena,
Mont, the Misses Bertha and Fred
rika Volker and Miss Kenton Kepner,
have been appraised that after three
years litigation in German courts
they have been recognized as the heir
esses to the estate of their grand
father, valued at s40,000,000.
DIR. j. T. Killebrew, a prominent
young physician of Mobile, Ala, was
killed in an automobile accident.
twenty-five hundred people were
thrown into a fatal panic at the Itch
field-Hillsboro Chautauqua grounds
when furious electrical storm oc.
Cured. Mrs. William Risk, of Hills.
boro, was killed by lightning and seven
were seriously hurt.
Acting Secretary Newberry accept.
ed the bid of C. E. Boudrow, of San
Francisco, who offered $4,000 for the
old wooden sloop-of-war Marion.
Gov. Conner of Alabama signed the
antishipping bill, which prevents
shipments of liquor into prohibition
territory, and the house passed the
early closing" bill.
A flood of printed and illustrated
postal cards is reaching President
Roosevelt daily urging him to become
a candidate for a third term.
The Elks' committee on awards has
announced that the Cincinnati lodge
won the first prize of $3.50 for regis
tering the greatest number of women
at the reunion in Philadelphia. Brook
Ign was second and Buffalo third.
William e. McLachlan, a recluse
living on small farm in Cranes hol-
low, few miles from Amsterdam,
N. Y, was found dead In his home
with eight stab wounds in his body.
He was estimated to be worth SIS,
600.
Regent murders and depredations
committed by the gypsies may cause
Hungary to take drastic steps against
the $4,000 nomads in the country.
Less than 20 per cent. of persons
(Mont.) land drawing have registered
their claims.
The president OF Santo Domingo
has had his salary raised from Sc, 400
to $4,000 year, Washington is in
formed. Good times prevail IL the
republic.
George B. Ross, well-known hotel
man of Chicago, committed suicide
by shooting in a room in the Chicago
Athletic club.
William ]. Semonin, retiring, county
clerk, was arrested at Louisville, KY,
on a charge of embezzlement, it be-
ing alleged that he is short In his ac
counts as clerk of Jefferson county in
sum approximating from $4,000 to
$4,000. The arrest was made at the
instance of Mayor Bingham and
caused a great sensation.
Hudson Maxim, the inventor, Of
Brooklyn, who has but one arm.
plunged into Lake Hopatcong and
brought two drowning young women
ashore.
Sixteen more survivors of the Col,
umbia-San Pedro collision landed at
Shelter Cove in a hnat Ninetx.saven