Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-14

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| in connection with the Iroquois the
alter fire In Chicago, Attorney Levy
Mayer, for the defense, took up the
| entire day addressing the court in an
attack upon the validity of the Chi
cago ordinance alleged to have been
| violated.
The legislatures of North and
South Dakota adjourned after passing
much important legislation.
The bill to extend the right of suf-
frage to women was defeated In the
house of commons, where 1t was
talked to death without coming to a
vote.
The four-story building In New York
occupied by William Green, printer
from whose presses Smart Set" and
Town Topics" are printed, was
burned, causing loss of about $780,
600.
Andrew William Mulligan, 81 years
Of age, well known in the steel bust
ness, died at Mount Vernon, N. Y,
from paralysis of the heart.
A suit asking for $10,000.000 actual
commenced in the United States cir
cult court at New York by the Penn
sylvania Sugar Refining company
against the American Sugar Refining
company as an outgrowth Of the fail
ure of Adolph Seq"
The report on the operations of the
rural-delivery service up to March I,
1907, made public at Washington, d.
c., to-day, shows that there are now
in operation 1898 routes on which
37,174 regular rural letter carriers are
employed.
That William F. Walker, the de-
faulting treasurer of the Savings bank
of New Britain, Conn, is also forger
to the extent of several thousand dol
lars is now asserted and a grand jury
will consider this charge.
Perry Evans, teacher of a country
school near Gotebo, o. T., who had
whipped boy in school, was assault
ed by number Of the male students
and injured so that he died.
Two men suspected of robbing the
Farmers Savings bank at Masonville.
Iowa, are under arrest at Manchester,
Iowa.
Logan Guthrie of Fulton, Mo-, was
awarded the prize Of $4,000 won in
contest, guessing the nearest to the
total number of paid admissions into
the worlds fair Guthrie guessed H.
S04, 616, the exact number announced
by the management.
After robbing the fine summer
homes of John Cowles of Cleveland
and w. B. Pratt of Elkhart, Ind, To-
Gated on the Lake She } drive, south
of st. Joseph, Mich, burglars set them
afire and both were destroyed.
Hugh O'Brian of Michigan has been
appointed marshal for the United
States court in China in place of Or
vile Leonard. also of Michigan, re-
signed.
Former Mayor Nelson Ames of Mar
shalltown, Iowa, is dead.
Col. A. w. Lawson, who organized
the first Ohio regiment for the civil
war, died at his home in Delaware
county, Ohio.
A severe blizzard ragged throughout
Newfoundland, blocking trains and
damaging shipping. A fishing vessel
with crew of seven went down.
Judge James ]. Dick of the Thir-
teenth Wisconsin circuit died at Beav-
er Dam.
Thirty-five men, women and chill
dren were killed by an accidental ex-
plosion of dynamite at San Andoes,
Mexico.
The United States circuit court at
st. Louis rendered a decision over
ruling the motion Of attorneys for the
defendants in the governments case
against the Standard and auxiliary oil
companies and specified individuals
to vacate the order to bring in non
resident defendants and to quash the
service upon them of subpoenas.
George w. Perkins, former first vice
president of the New York Life Insur-
ance company and now a member OF
the firm Of J. P. Morgan & Co., sent
to the New York Life his personal
check for $54,01919 to reimburse the
company for the Republican campaign
contribution made from Its funds in
1904, in connection with which Mr.
Perkins recently was made defendant
on a charge of larceny.
e. H. Hartman declared he was
ready to make the advancement Of
scheme of cooperation between the
government and the railways his chief
interest.
The revolution In Honduras was
said to be increasing rapidly, but
President Bonilla was making good
Roadway against the Nicaraguan
troops.
Railways retaliated for the Nebras-
ka two-cent fare law by abolishing all
reduced rates in that state.
The Michigan house passed the bill
designed to prevent the copper
merger, though the senate tried to re-
call it.
Fire in Kalamazoo destroyed a res
| taurant and store and damaged the
Burdick hotel, where two chamber
maids were reported missing.
Twenty persons were injured when
| Rock Island passenger train was de-
rallied at Topeka. Kan.
| The jury in the trial at Wallace,
Idaho, of Steve Adams for the MUIR
der of Fred Tyler disagreed and was
discharged.
Jos. M. Francoeur, a we'll known
actor. and stage manager for Maude
Adams for many years. died at Pitts
burg, Pa, of pneumonia.
Seven persons were hurt In a rail-
way collision at Neoga, Ill.
| Frank T. Campbell, formerly pub.