Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-05-30
NEWS OF A WEEK
TOLD IN BRIEF
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS GATH.
Erred FROM ALL POINTS OF
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Notable Happenings Prepared for tho
Perusal Of the Busy Man--Sum-
mary Of the Latest Home and For
eign Notes.

FcruSdi OF the Busy Man-oum-
mary Of the Latest Home and For.
eign Notes.
Fearing loss to South Chicago of the
Illinois Steel mills, Senator Clark will
urge a measure which if adopted will
make an inducement to the corpora
ton to retain its plant as at present
Illinois State Medical society ad
journed at Rockford, electing w. l.
Baum, of Chicago, president.
Judge Gaynor, in an address at Kan
sas City, attacked big gifts, mention
ing s32,000,000 recently given by
Rockefeller.
Delegates to the Mohonk interna
tional arbitration conference discuss
ed plans for spreading the doctrine OF
peace in the public schools and col.
leges.
City administration of New York
has moved against Consolidated Gas
company, declaring its franchises are
expired or worthless.
A conservative tariff revision was
advocated by manufacturers of St
Louis, Mo-, and Indianapolis, Ind.
Ex-Judge Hargis was acquitted of
the Cockrill murder in famous feud
case at Lexington, Ky.
Agrarians of douma are warned by
czar's ministry that agitation for forci-
BILE taking of land must cease; govern
ment is ready to assist peasants in
buying farms.
Attacks on the Standard Oil com
pany tank wagon systems were made
by witnesses before the interstate
commerce commission.
Deposits in Chicago banks are now
at the highest mark they have ever
reached, the total being $707, 700, 900.
Hearing of the plea of the three
trustees of the estate of Mrs. Eddy to
be substituted for the next friends"
as plaintiffs in the suit over her prop
erty was begun in Concord, N. H.
Presbyterian general assembly urg-
ed the churches to lead the way for
further reforms in marriage and di-
vorce. A speaker said the marriage
of William E. Corey has aroused pub
lie sentiment to a demand for better
conditions.
big" Hawley, who is suing Howard
Gould for $250,000 declares that the
millionaire offered his wife $1,000,000
to get an absolute divorce.
Jewel thefts of ]. Edward Boeck,
the adventurer and art expert who
disappeared from New York, May 10,
approximate $1,000,000.
Mrs. William Mckinley, widow of
the late president, was stricken with
paralysis at her home in Canton, o.,
and her physicians hold out no hope
for her recovery.
Railroad Gazette in New York de-
clares that the United States Steel
corporation, actuated by greed for
profits, deliberately turns out imper-
feet rails, which break and cost many
human lives.
The will of Orrin w. Potter, filed for
probate at Chicago, discloses that the
estate is worth $750,000, instead of
several millions.
Third explosion of ammonia in the
Armour plant at Chicago killed five
and stifled IL others, bringing the to-
tai fatalities for the three accidents
to 20.
The home at Mount Pleasant, Ia,
of the late James Harlan, once Unit
ed States senator has been presented
+c Iou,, Waulayop ,,piyorcity OF Mount
Pleasant, by Mrs. Robert Lincoln. of
Chicago daughter of Senator Harlan.
The drought in northern Nebraska
and southern South Dakota was
broken May 90.
Rain in measurable quantities fell
at Sioux City for the first time this
spring and was going throughout
northwestern Iowa, the Dakotas at the
same time reporting scattering show
ers.
The commissioner of the general
lnnd office has ordered an examiner
of surveys to go upon the Yakima res
ervation and proceed with the inspec-
ton of such surveys as are ready for
examination.
The fifth international Sunday
school convention ended at Rome,
Italy, after a speech by the Rev. B. B.
Tyler, of Minnesota.
Presbyterian general assembly at
Columbus, O., settled the temperance
controversy by indorsing the Anti-Sa,
loon league and forbidding committee
on temperance TO engage in political
work.
Mayor Busse accepted the resigna-
tons of five school trustees and re-
moved seven others, thus leaving Chi
cago practically without a board of
education.
Gen. Kuroki visited THE tomb of
Gen Grant in New York and placed a
laurel wreath upon 1t.
Strike mobs continued to damage
street cars and attacked the crews in
Evansville, Ind, and the company Of
ficials prep AIRED to ask for troops.
Gun fighters, alleged agents of
mine owners, declared to be seeking
to provoke street fights with witnesses
for Haywood.
Junius B. Darby, Chicago elevated
motorman. was shot and probably ia
tally wounded by Mrs. Helga Ander-
son-Waskow, whom he had Tilted.
The army and navy union has adopt
I'd resolutions favoring the re-estab-
iishment of the army canteen, or post
| exchange.
| Irish home rule" bill raised a
storm of protest in Ireland and the
United league will hold convention
in Dublin to discuss the measure
Rumors of romance between How
ard Gould and an actress heard in
New York in connection with Mrs.
Gould's suit for limited divorce.
All union workmen on the new coun-
| ty building in Chicago NAV strike he