Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

A fire which caused a property dam
age of s1,O0G,00O destroyed the city
hall and police buildings in Portland,
Me-, and endangered the lives of more
than 700 persons.
Andrew Jackson Detsch, who was
charged with numbering Harry Ferree
in a boarding house in Philadelphia
was acquitted on his plea that he
thought Ferree was a burglar. The
police asserted Detsch had discovered
an intrigue between his wife and Fer.
rec, but he denied this.
Emily Yznaga, mother of the dow
ager duchess of Manchester and of
Lady Lister-Kaye of England, died at
Natchez, Miss.
After administering huge dose OF
laudanum to her young son Kenneth,
Mrs. George Stetson of Burlington.
Wis, drank the remainder of the vial
in an attempt at suicide Friday. The
boy, aged nine, is dead.
W. Leo Bockemohle, cashier of the
suspended Bank of Ellinwood at Ellin-
wood, Kan, under arrest for making
false statement of the banks condi-
ton in December, shot and killed him
self when his bondsmen surrendered
him.
Gilman Milton was burned to death
near Kewanee, III.
Charles Bradley, fire captain of
Minneapolis. Mimi, was run over and
killed by his engine.
A fierce blizzard swept the Atlantic
coast, endangering and delaying ship
ping, and doing great damage in
numerous towns. In New York heavy
snow fell and the storm caused four
deaths.
The International Harvester COM
pany of Milwaukee was indicted at
Frankfort, KY, for violation of the
Kentucky antitrust laws.
S. r. Hamill of Terre Haute, Ind,
associate counsel for John r. Walsh,
died in Chicago of pneumonia.
Paul Kelly, the motorman who was
indicted for homicide in connection
with the New York elevated wreck in
which 16 people lost their lives on
September l, 1905, was found guilty of
manslaughter in the second degree.
A drastic prohibition proposal was
unanimously and favorably reported
in the Michigan constitutional conven.
ton by the committee on LIQUOR af-
fairs.
Rev. DR.. P. F. Dissez, a member of
the faculty of st. Mary's seminary,
poIt ha 0f To-
structors of Cardinal Gibbons when he
attended that institution, died, aged So
Aurel Batonyi began suit in New
York against Frank Work, his father
in-law, and two others for $1,500,000
for their alleged alienation of the af-
fections of his wife, Mrs. Burke Roche.
Edward NEEDING, 'the living skele-
ton," is dead at Ansonia, Conn.
President John Mitchell of the Uni.
ted Mine Workers declined to q cept
a personal gift of $4,000 rendered him
by the miners of Montana and Wyo-
ming and it was given to Mrs. Mitch
ell for the education of her CT dren.
With total vote of 4,235, about
half the voting strength of the town,
Sioux City, Ia, defeated the commits
sion plan of municipal government by
majority of 329.
DR.. f. M. Michaels, an oculist of
national reputation. died at Bingham
ton. ~ Y.
Mrs. Mary Allison of Kingston, Pa,
and her two children were aroused by
a pet dog in time to escape from their
burning home.
w. ]. Bryan urged the Democratic
members of the Kentucky legislature
to elect Beckham United States SEN
ator.
Former Senator Wetmore was e'ct.
ed to the United States senate by .ne
Rhode Island legislature.
AS result of their appeal, r. C.
Lemon, r. o. Beard and j. A. Miller,
ice dealers of Toledo, O., were sent
to Jail for a year instead of to the
workhouse.
A negro who was hanged by mob
at Dothan, Ala. was cut down by the
sheriff while yet alive and may re.
cover.
The headless and nude body of a
woman was found floating in the lake
at Chicago. 1t is believed she was
murdered.