Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-05-27
The travelling public won a victory


The senate adopted rate of 35
and 65 cents on electric light carbons
and so per cent. duty on automo-
biles
King Edward compelled the earl of
Ronaldshay to apologize to the count
ess of Granard for calling her "a
dumped American heiress who was
fortunate enough to secure a title
The dean of Westminster abbey has
refused request of British authors
that the ashes of George Meredith be
deposited in the abbey.
Former Warden, Armstrong of the
Michigan penitentiary in an affidavit
said he had received $500 bride
from Milton DAILY, who was arrested
in Chicago.
A statue of John Witherspoon,
signer of the Declaration of Independ-
ence and former president of Prince
ton college, was unveiled in Washing
ton.
The general assembly of the Pres.
byterian church convened in Denver.
Col.
Jack Johnson, heavyweight cham
pion of the world, failed to defeat Jack
O'Brien, light heavyweight, in six.
round bout in Philadelphia.
Former President Roosevelt killed
his first rhinoceros on his hunt in
Africa, seven shots being required to
Stay the beast.
Capt. Polak of the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse, which arrived at New
York, reports passing an iceberg 1875
feet high. He suggested that the Uni
ted States send out specially
equipped warship to blow up such OBJ
structions in the path of steamers.
Anna Held, before sailing for Eu-
rope, said she probably would retire
from the stage after the present sea-
son. She IS said to be worth 81 ,000,-
900.
Stephen Barno, whose back was
broken by falling from a scaffold in
New York, will leave the White Plains
hospital completely cured. 1t is one
shattered vertebrae has completely
recovered
In the presence of Gov. Deneen and
large gathering of citizens, heroic
statue of Gen. George Rogers Clark
the revolutionary soldier and explorer
of the northwest, was unveiled al
Quincy, Ill. The statue is the work
of Charles ]. Mulligan of Chicago.
The program for the opening exer
cises. at the Seattle worlds fair June
/ includes addresses by James ]. Hill
and Congressman William A. Roden
dor Bryce also is expected to speak or
the opening day.
Orientals living in Vancouver, B. G.
have cornered the ferry boat service
and those persons who wish to see
the Japanese warships anchored il
the harbor must ride in launches op
| Grated by subjects of the mikado.
Mrs. Catherine Cain, who, after be
ing arrested in Chicago for beggint
! for Elmer E. Cain, a former Wiscon
sin assemblyman, married him, ha
sued for a divorce.
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| the battleship Mississippi start on thu
fourth stage of its journey up the
father of the waters" The next stol
will be Bayou Sara.
A man, identified as Marvin White
head, a member of a prominent fam
lily, who has been known as, the will
man" for five years, was captured il
the swamps near Prentiss, Miss.
Women of Augusta, Ga, wen
throughout the city and distributes
cards bearing an appeal that ever,
family discuss means OF fighting tu
berculosis.
A factory at Waukegan, ILL.,, is ga
vanizing horned toads as ornament
for women's hatDins.
A statue of John Witherspoon, ia
nous Scotch divine signer of tn
Declaration of Independence an
once president of Princeton college
was unveiled in Washington.
At the May meeting of the Yale col
poration announcement was made G
the offer of 100000 from Mrs. Morri
X. Jesup of New York to establis
the Morris X. Jesup professorship c
silviculture in the Yale Forestr
school
A bronze statue Of Henry Wad!
worth Longfellow was unveiled /
Washington with much ceremony.
was presented to the nation by tn
Longfellow National Memorial assoc
alton and was accepted by Presider
Taft.
President Taft was caught in
crowd of panic-stricken people ;
Charlotte, N c., when a cloudbur
broke over the city as he viewed tt
, Mecklenberg parade.
Hopes were entertained at S
Johns, n. F., that the liner Mo
golian could be released from the il
jam, in which it was held three day
, without loss of life.
, Sultan Mehmed V. said he wou
see that the massacres in Asiatic Tu
key are not repeated.
The duma has announced bill f,
, | a progressive inheritance tax in Ru
STA.
, Mrs. T. p Felman of Chicago, viii
in Philadelphia, had DIR. Marberg pr
scribe for her by wireless from I'll
i Amerika, far out at sea- The doctor
r message was: Follow diet prescribe
. before sailing. All will be o. X"
/, Attorney General Wickersha
stopped the grand jury inquiry in
D Oklahoma land frauds when charg,
3 of unfair tactics were made again
, government attorneys.
Mrs. Taft became suddenly i'll on Il
9 yacht Sylph and was hurried to ii
, White House. Her illness is n
q ! serious but compelled her to cane
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