Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-05
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elgn Items.
Postmaster General Meyer is of the
opinion that it Is prejudicial to the
welfare of young America" to employ
him as a special delivery messenger
Montague Roberts and the Thomas
car. the American entry in the New
York-Paris automobile race. now are
on the second leg Of their journey
across the American continent. The
big roadster left Chicago.
Fire at Ellinwood, Kan, caused a
loss Of $4,000. The town had only
a volunteer fire department.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria and
Eleanore Caroline Gasparine Louise.
princess of Reuss, were married at
Coburg, Germany.
The house adopted a special rule
restoring to the army appropriation
bill the provision for an increase of
pay for enlisted men and non-commis-
stoned officers in the army.
Frank Pauley and wife were killed
and Benjamin Eckenrode fatally in
jured at Transfer, Pa, when their car
riage was struck by an Erie train.
A reduction of ten per cent. in the
wages of all employees Of the South
ern railway except contract labor,
such as engineers and firemen, eff
fective March l was announced at At
lanta, Ga.
The First State bank of Clear Lake,
Mimi, was blown by cracksmen. The
burglars secured $4,000 in currency.
French authorities at Paris are
still without Off cial notification of the
Newington IN. H. tragedy, in which
Paul Roy, Frenchman, now in Paris,
is charged by his American wife,
Glacia Gala, with the murder of her
brother on January 2.
Special Assistant Attorney General
Weeks at st. Paul, Mimi, rules that
retail liquor licenses could not be
transferred to or held by brewing COM
panies not incorporated in Minnesota.
There will be no reduction in the
salaries of the telegraphers on the
Northern Pacific, according to st.
Paul (Minn.) dispatch.
Mrs. ]. c. Spires, wife Of a farmer,
three miles west of Basil, o., killed
three of her children, fatally wounded
a fourth and then committed suicide.
A letter written by Giuseppe Alto,
slayer of Father Leo Heinrichs, caused
six arrests in eastern cities Of men
suspected of being accomplices.
An attempt was made in Teheran,
Persia, to assassinate the shah Of
Persia by a bomb. His majesty was
not hurt. Three of the outriders were
killed
Carrying news of Chinas army of
100000, WI Ting Fang, for the sec
ond time appointed Chinese minister
to this country, arrived in San Fran
cisco.
A dynamite bomb was thrown
against carriage in which President
Alcorta was driving, in Buenos Ayres,
but failed to explode.
Amid scenes of widest excitement
former Governor Bradley, Re-
publican candidate, was elected to sue
coed James B. McCreary in the United
States senate by the Kentucky legis-
lature.
Advices from Tokyo state that two
large battleships will shortly be
started.
Cadido Garcia, wealthy stock
grower, was shot and almost instantly
killed from ambush at Clayton, N. M.
The house committee on banking
and currency reported the Fowler cur
rency bill, with the recommendation
that it pass.
Judge Thompson at Charleston, ILL.,,
quashed indictments against Judge
Peter S. Grosscup of Chicago and other
directors Of the Central Illinois Trac-
ton company. charged with man
slaughter due to negligence which
caused wreck.
Detectives at Harrisburg, Pa, ar
rested c. H. HUMPHREYS on a charge
of embracery of the capitol jury pre-
ferred by the commonwealth.
M. B. Maxwell, mayor of Twelfth,
Mimi, fell dead.
Seventy-six persons, mostly Japan
csc, were reported killed in an explo-
sion at the La Rosita mine near San
Juan De Sabinas, Mexico.
B. o. Jahnke murdered Miss Laura
Fleischman near Tenstrike, Mimi, and
then shot himself, both dying almost
instantly.
Queen Wilhelmina and Prince
Henry, her husband, had narrow es.
cape from serious injury in carriage
accident, which occurred near the
| palace at The Hague.
! The penal code bill revising and
codifying the criminal laws was passed
by the senate.
Charles A. Stillings will not be re-
stored to duty as public printer. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has let this fact be
known.
John A. Linn was released from
prison after serving 81 months for
grating as clerk of the superior court
in Chicago.
Rival factions in the Sixth Ohio
congressional district selected dele,
gates for Foraker and Taft.
president Roosevelt transmitted 10
congress a special message on the re.
port OF the inland waterways commits
sion. The presidents message ap
proved the work of the body.
More than 1000 educators from al
parts of the country met at the annua
convention of the department n
superintendence of the National Edu
cational association in Washington.
The Macedonian difficulty was
raised In both houses of the British