Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-02

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Five persons were killed in a wrecl
| on the Chicago & Northwestern roat
near Chadron, Neb.
Harvard won the varsity boat race
from Yale Griswold, the Yale stroke
collapsed a mile and half from the
| finish. Secretary Taft and the family
Of President Roosevelt were among the
spectators.
The list Of honors accorded on the
occasion of the official celebration OF
King Edwards birthday was issued
Four new peers have been created, ter
new privy councillors, II baronets and
| 25 knights
Two hundred armed and mounted
men believed to be revolutionists, at
tackled and captured the town OF
Viesca, state of Coahuila, Mex. Three
persons were killed and several wound
ed in the fighting.
Five persons, including a mother
and her three children, persisted in a
fire in Chicago that followed an ex
plosion in cehmical works.
The United Norwegian Lutheran
Church of America decided to erect q
new ladies' hall at St. Olaf college
Mortified, Mimi, to be called "Mohn
Hail." in honor of the late Rev. Prof
Thorbjorn N. Mohn, who was the first
president Of St. Olaf.
Every claim set up by the state OF
Illinois against the Economy Light
and Power company in the litigation
over the Desplaines river dam was
knocked out by Judge Mack at Chi,
cago and the injunction dissolved.
While temporarily insane Mrs. Au
gust P. Johnson drowned her four chill
dren in the cistern at their farm home
near Ida Grove, la.
Max and Theodore Klopfer, partners
composing the firm of Klopfer Broth
ers, bankers, of Munich, committed
suicide, despairing of their ability to
meet heavy obligations.
Reports from Teheran said nearly
500 persons were killed in the two
days fighting in the streets, and that
the reactionaries were in control
Two men arrested at the Sleeps
head Bay race track for violating the
New York antibetting law were dis
charged by Justice Bischoff.
Papers have been served upon
Frank ]. Gould in a suit for absolute
divorce brought by his wife, who was
Miss Helen NJ. Kelly.
Eighty-five persons are believed tC
have persisted when the steamship
Larache sank near Muros, Spain.
Iowa Democrats in convention al
Sioux City Endorsed the state ticket
and William J. Bryan for president.
The Locke anti-racing bill was
signed by Gov. Sanders of Louisiana
and is expected to put the race tracks
out of business.
Two burglars blew the safe of q
grocery in Springfield and took
$3.50, but were caught.
The cornerstone of the new capitol
of South Dakota at Pierre was laid by
the Free Masons.
Fighting was renewed in Teheran
the Cossacks storming and looting the
residences of grandees. The shah de
clared the city in a state of siege.
Over 100000 barrels of oil consumed
by fire, three valuable oil refiperieS
destroyed and an estimated loss Of
about 100000, were the results o.
electric storms which passed Over
western and northern Pennsylvania.
The schoolship Nautilus, the frs
Spanish naval vessel to enter Cuban
port since the REIMBURSEMENT of Span
ish sovereignty over the island, ar
rived in the harbor Of Havana, ant
was hailed with delight by the entire
Spanish colony Of the city.
Iowa Republicans in convention in
dorsed Gov. Cummins, progressive leg
islation and Senator Allison.
Miss Jean Reid, daughter of the
American ambassador to England, and
Hon. John Hubert Ward. brother OF
the earl Of Dudley and equerry-in-yait
ing to the king, were married inAon
don. The ceremony took place in the
| Chapel Royal of St. James palace, and
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
witnessed it from their private gal
| lery.
The United States now has no diplo
matte representation in Venezuela, the
| legations affairs being cared for by
the Brazilian representative. jacob
Sleeper, secretary of the American lie
cation and in charge during Minister
Russells absence, has left Caracas
presumably because of the disputes
with President Castro.
The Toledo Ice and Coal company
! pleaded guilty in the, United State:
court on three counts to receiving re
bates from the Ann Arbor Railroad
company and was fined 81 $50 on eacf
! count.
The Spanish steamer La Rache wen
! on the rocks near Muros, Spain, ant
was sunk 1t was believed a numbe
! of lives were lost
II. ID. Everett, government for
ester, 7. r. Wakely, a teacher, ant
! four Filipinos were killed by hill
tribesmen on the Island of Negroes
! Meyer Newman, a New York dia
mond salesman is supposed to be hell
for $4,000 ransom by kidnapers.
George Willoughby of Milwaukee,
pleaded guilty to a charge of wife
murder and was given life sentence
Mrs. Mary Whitecamp, aged Al
years, wife of Henry Whitecamp, on,
of the wealthiest landowners in Madi
son county. Illinois, committed suicid
because the Mississippi river flood
had greatly damaged the Whitecaml
lands.
Democrats of Georgia elected an un
instructed delegation to the nations
convention at Denver.
Cholera has broken out among tn
troops at Camp Gregg near MapiI.