Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-09-30

According to a New York newspa-
per Theodore p. Shonts, the we'll
/, known railroad man, has been sued by
Frederick P. Hipsch. New York man.
ager of a Kentucky distilling company
for 100000 damages. Hipsch alleges
Shonts alienatea his wife's affections.
The National Guard association of
the uLited States began its annual
] convention in Los Angeles, Cal.
Among those who recently received
medals from the government for life
saving are Capt. F. j. Dodge, Harold
Dodge, Wilbur l.. Dodge and Peter
Peterson for rescues at Mackinac,
/ Mich
| The nterstate-commerce commits
sion must specify what is "a crowded
street car" before the act of congress
giving that body jurisdiction over the
car lines of the District Of Columbia
can be enforced, says Judge Malloney
of Washington in decision.
When the launch Madegare struck
| the towline of a tug in New York har-
Dor and capsized it was believed three
occupants of the launch were drowned.
e. p Lawson and friend, two of the
men, got ashore after being an hour
in the water. The third man, boat
man, has not been found.
Anna Gelish, wife of soldier,
| tossed her baby out of a window
when fire started in her home in In
dianapolis and then jumped herself.
The mothers legs were broken. The
baby was unhurt.
Government meteorological tests to
be made at Indianapolis and at Omaha
simultaneously have been delayed by
the explosion of two of Is balloons
imported from France especially for
these experiments.
Milton Mcclure, Republican candi-
date for the Illinois supreme court in
the Fourth district, feels confident
that he will be elected over G. A.
Cooke, the Democratic candidate.
Police Inspector Edward Mccain
was found guilty by a Chicago jury OF
extorting brides from fallen women
and degraded men in the Red Light"
district. Sentence was deferred.
Secretary Wilson says he is con-
WINGED that federal control Of railroad
capitalization would lead to large in
vestments in railroad securities by
American farmers.
Three days were devoted by the
duke of the Abruzzi to visiting Miss
Katherine Elkins and her mother near
Geneva, Switzerland, according to
Rome reports.
Commander Peary reached his home
city, Portland, Me. His journey
through the state was one continuous
ovation, large crowds greeting at
every station.
1t is feared the loss of life occa-
stoned by the West Indian hurricane
will reach 100 in Louisiana. Hun
dreds of people are destitute and the
loss runs into the millions.
The Hudson, Fulton celebration
opened at New York with a naval
parade of merchant marine vessels led
! by the replicas of Hudson's Half Moon
and Fulton's Clermont, and the as
sembling of more than 70 warships
from the navies of the United States,
the Netherlands, Great Britain
France, Germany and other countries.
! The fortieth anniversary of the
birth of the Prohibition party was
celebrated in Chicago with monster
parade of temperance, church and law
and order organizations.
The Japanese Commercial commits
sion, comprising rs persons, arrived in
Chicago and began an inspection OF
the industries of that district by visit.
ing the stock yards and the steel
works at Gary, Ind.
The completion of the Gunnison
river tunnel project was signalized by
the presence Of President Taft, who
waters Of the Gunnison river into the
Uncompahgre valley.
Prof. Edgar s. Hewitt, president OF
the School Of American Archaeology.
who has been excavating near Santa
Fee, N. NJ, believes the ancient cliff
jewellers abandoned their homes be-
cause the land dried up and were
mixed with the lower order of Indians.
Estimates of the Tanana, Alaska.
gold output this year place it at more
than $12,000,000. Scarcity of water
curtailed the yield.
Arguments for the two disinherited
sons Of Claus Spreckels against distri-
button of part of the estate, opened
the will contest at San Francisco in
volving from $5,000,000 to $4,000, 900.
During August 10000 new settlers
entered western Canada, $500 being
from the United States. This is an in
crease of GA per cent. over August last
year.
Three men we're killed when the
Montreal express, bound for Boston,
crashed into the rear of the disabled
Quebec express, from Quebec for Bos-
ton, about a mile and a half from
Pattee. N. H. The dead are: En-
gineer John P. Callahan. Fireman
George Parmenter of the Montreal ex-
press and a tramp.
Opera singers in New York have
been the victims of a company Of
blackmailers with inventive minds,
who obtained money through threats
of Kissing at performances and prom
ises of applause.
, Three-quarters of an hour was cut
from the time between New York and
:, Queenstown for the east-bound voyage
by the Mauretania, which reached the
Irish port after crossing the ocean in
= four days, 13 hours and Al minutes.
: The second biennial convention of
i the National Women's Trade Union
league opened in Chicago with about
: so delegates present, including several
from Europe.
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