Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-15
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eign Items.


eign Items.
The strike of the telegraph opera
tors in the Chicago offices of the West
ern Union company spread rapidly
tying up he local business of that
corporation and practically putting out
of service all it's transcontinenta
lines. All but about score of the
1855 employees of the Western Union in
that city quit their keys, and practical
ly the entire force walked out at Kan
sas City, Denver Dallas, Fort Worth
Colorado Springs, Helena, Ell Paso and
Salt Lake. Next 500 operators EN-
ployed by the Postal Telegraph com
pany in Chicago and 60 in New Or
leans joined the strikers.
Several stocks quoted in New York
fell to new low record levels. Nota
BILE among them was Standard Oil
which at one time reached 466, the
lowest point touched in many years
A little later the stock was offered at
AIS with no bidders.
Moors made two desperate attempts
to rush the French camp outside Cas-
ablanca and invade the city, but were
repulsed by the troops and warships
with heavy loss.
The grand jury at jamestown, n. Y,
returned indictments against the
Standard Oil company, the Vacuum
| Oil company and the New York Cen
trail and Pennsylvania railroads for
rebating. In Chicago Judge Grosscup
granted a writ of error allowing the
Standard company to appeal from the
fine imposed by Judge Lands.
The anniversary of the coronation
of Pope Plus X was celebrat ID in the
Sistine chapel with religious solemIi-
! ty, great pomp and magnificence.
Emerson b. Brownelle, one of a
party of IA people who were poisoned
by mushrooms, died at his home in
| Kalamazoo, Mich.
! The striking boilermakers Of the
Pacific division of the Southern Pacific
! declined the offer of arbitration sub
mitted by the company.
Bill Quantrell, leader of Quantrell's
| guerrillas in the civil war, who sup
! posedly died at a Kentucky hospital
after his raiders were cut up, is alive
at Quatsino, on the northwest coast of
Vancouver island, under the name of
John Sharp, according to the state
ment of persons who have conversed
with him.
| James II. Rodebaugh was killed by
| revolver shot in the Office of the
! Niagara Mill & Elevator company, of
| Buffalo, of which he was president.
Charles N. Chase, secretary and treas
urer of the milling company, who was
alone in the office with Rodebaugh at
! the time of the shooting is under ar
rest.
Daniel ]. Tobin, of Boston, was
elected president of the Team Drivers
and Helpers International union. Cor
nelius P. Shea, of Chicago, president
| for the past four years, was defeated.
! A furious storm, which centered in
| the district along the Pennsylvania
railroad line from Homestead ~ to
| Greensburg, Pa, did great property
damage in the several towns in that
section, and was the cause of proba-
bly, three deaths.
A detachment of infantry COM
manded by two lieutenants was mas
sacred by rebels in the Mort district
of the Island of Celebes.
| Col. Frank H. Phipps, of the ord
nance department, superintendent of
the Springfield (Mass.) armory, was
retired by operation of law with the
grade of brigadier general
John McClintock, aged %, and Miss
Edna Rogers, 10, were waylaid and
shot at Bloomington, ILL.,, while return
ing from an entertainment. McClin-
took, who was a we'll known farmer,
was instantly killed. Miss Rogers will
recover.
A. L. C. Atkinson, secretary of the
territory of Hawaii, has resigned
from his position.
Gov. Patterson, of Tennessee, issued
call for a conference of textile man
ufacturers and labor representatives
in all southern states to be held in
Nashville October IA, to consider uni.
form labor laws affecting women and
children.
The opium dens of Canton, China,
were closed in accordance with the
imperial decree. The city celebrated
the result with bands and decorations.
The Catholic Order of Foresters
adopted a rule barring liquor dealers
and bartenders from membership.
In family quarrel Victor Linde, a
young New York man, fired four shots
at his wife, seriously wounding her.
He then fed to the cellar and hanged
| himself.
The United States district court has
refused to issue an Injunction to re-
strain the enforcement of the Kansas
stock-food inspection law.
Bears invaded the town of Standish,
Mich, forcing suspension of bust.
ness for several hours. Forest fires
drove the bears from the lowlands.
Enraged mobs in New York beat,
kicked and tried TO lynch several men
! yho had been accused of attacking
girls.
Rev. Edward Mcconnell. of Abse.
con, N. j., was drowned near Atlantic
City in vain attempt to save the life
of Claude Friendship, of Philadelphia.
The grand jury of Perry county.
Alabama, returned an indictment
against the Southern Railway COM
pany for doing business as foreign
company without license. This &C.
ton was taken as result of Secretary
of State Julian's action In revoking
the charter of the company.
Russian editors have been ordered
by the project of police at St. Peters
burg not IN maptiou tho ap,ac NJ the