Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20
GENERAL NEWS.


the control of a mob for several hours,
the police, sheriff's force and troop d
of the First cavalry, and the members
of Calling gun section of the Illinois
National Guard being unable to do
anything to control the mob, which
was rendered furious by the removal
from the city of George Richardson, a
negro who assaulted a white woman.
AS the result of the mob's actions one
man is dead, another will probably die
and several others were injured
while Loper's restaurant was wrecked,
the shanties of a number of negroes
residing in the bad lands burned,
and Gov Deneen called a number Of
companies of the Illinois National
Guard to Springfield to preserve or
der. Among the injured was r. W..
Chain, candidate for president of the
United States on the Prohibition
party ticket, who was struck in the
head with brick.
Fire in the East Buffalo stock yards
of the New York Central railroad de-
stroyed $1,0OO,O0O worth of property.
Two persons were seriously injured
and dozen others were painfully hurt
when an automobile, that was taking
part in hill climbing contest,
swerved and ran wild into throng Of
spectators at Algonquin, Ill.
E. r. Thomas, former banker and
racehorse owner, was seriously in
jured at Long Branch, n j., when his
automobile struck and wrecked a car
riage
Bandits held up a Northern Pacific
passenger train near Spokane, Wash,
and robbed the mail car.
Thomas E. Howell of Beardstown,
ILL.,, sacrificed his life in an unsuccess-
full attempt to rescue his nephew,
Henry NJ. Howell, II years old, from
drowning in the Illinois river.
1t is announced in Holland that an
interesting event is expected in the
Dutch royal family.
Louis A. Ryan of Bridgeport, Ill.,.
thrice shot and badly wounded his
bride at Noble, Ill.,, and then prob
ably fatally wounded himself.
Four men attempted to rob a sa.
loon in Chicago and the bartender
shot and killed Leemond Smith, alias
William Fay, confidence man.
The Indiana Coal Operators associa.
ton ended official relations with the
United Mine Workers of America.
Two persons were killed and six in
jured by the explosion at the grounds
of the Franco-British exhibition al
London of the balloon owned by Capt.
Lovelace of the New York Aero club.
One of the dead is Miss Hill, secretary
to Capt. Lovelace.
Capt. Baldwin made two successful
speed trials of his dirigible balloon at
Fort Myer.
The American battleship fleet sailed
from Auckland, New Zealand, for Sgd
ney. Australia.
j. Montgomery Sears, young mill
ionaire of Boston, was killed when his
automobile plunged over an embank-
ment He was candidate for the
Massachusetts senate.
Republicans of Texas nominated a
ticket, headed by Col. j. l.. Simpson
of Dallas for governor.
Wilbur Wright of Dayton, o., made
the longest and most successful flight
of the series of aeroplane trials which
he is conducting at Lemans, France
and fortyfour seconds. The machine
circled the field three times at the
rate of sc miles an hour.
AS a result of an explosion Of fire
damp in the Dudweiler mine, five
miles from Saarbruekin, Germany,
Is persons were killed and six badly
hurt.
Bandits robbed railway stations at
Crown Point and Griffith, Ind, of
nearly $1,000 in money and tickets.
Fire in a residence and millinery
store at Wheeling, W. Va, caused
the death of Clara, Mamie and Mar
garet Gavin.
Pittsburg police unearthed an al
legged conspiracy of department store
employees that had resulted in the
theft of $4,000 worth of goods.
At Dallasburg, o., Levi Fannan,
farmer, 73 years of age. shot and ia
tally wounded his wife and seriously
injured his daughter Effie, aged II
years, and then took his own life.
The village of Kootenai, Idaho, with
800 inhabitants, was destroyed by
forest fire.