Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-02
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS BOILED DOWN
TO LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY READERS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of Legitimate Interest to
All the People.
Washington

Washington
President Wilson sent to the senate
at Washington the following nomina-
tions for postmaster in Illinois: Rob-
ert T. Ross, Palmyra; George H.
Franzen, Fairbury; Earnest L. Benson,
Galva; David NJ. Flynn, Geneva; f. b.
Pock, Gerard; Robert D. Bolen, Marca.
Eddie NJ. Chenoweth, Piskilwa.
Support for President Wilson's legis-
lative program was given by the entire
Missouri delegation in the house,
headed by Speaker Champ Clark. A
letter from the Missouri representa-.
tives expressing loyalty in the strug-
gle you are making to carry out re-
naming platform pledges to the peo-
pie" was presented to Mr.. Wilson at
Washington.
"A new constitution Of freedom for
business" is the object of the admin
istratfon trust legislation program,
President Wilson declared, addre ssing
a party of Virginia edit Jrs at the
White House in Washington. He pre-.
dicted the country wis on the verge of
a great business revival.
President Wilson agreed to receive
on June 80 deputation of 700 woman
sRfragists representing the organized
( clubwomen Of the country, headed by
Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley. They will
press for his support to the suffrage
constitutional amendment.
President Wilson committed the SEN
! fences OF M. j. Hannah, F. X. Painter,
F. ]. Money and w. Shupe, four of the
dynamiters convicted at Indianapolis.
They will be released at once. F. w.
Ryan and II others must serve their
sentences.
Finding the evidence insufficient to
impeach. but severely criticizing the
jurist on number of official acts, the
special committee of the house judici-
airy named to investigate charges
against Judge Emory Speer of the
Southern district OF Georgia, made its
report to the house at Washington.
Authority was given President Will
son by the house at Washington to sell
the two small battleships Idaho and
Mississippi for the total cost of their
construction.
A resolution asking that congress
settle the controversy between Ad-
miral Peary and DR.. Frederick A.
Cooke regarding the discovery Of the
north pole was offered in the house at
Washington by Representative Smith
Of New York
The United States Supreme court at
Washington rendered the following de-
cisions: Ruled for railroads, and
against government in contest over
western oil lands valued at 100000
900; declared unconstitutional Ken
lucky statute legalizing tobacco grow
ers' combine; act placing all inter
state oil pipe lines under interstate
commerce commission regulation
held constitutional. but not applicable
to Uncle Sam Oil company; Spokane
and other intermountain cities won
fight against 16 railroads for reduced
freight rates.
The Turkish government has pro-
tested formally to the United States
against the proposed sale of the bat
tleships Mississippi and Idaho to
Greece.
Domestic
Three men were overcome and res
cued by firemen in fire in the six
story Masonic block at Portsmouth,
N. H. The loss was $5o.0G0.
| A check for $25,70o was received
by the clerk of the state supreme court
of Missouri from the international
Harvester Company Of America In pay
ment of the fine and costs levied
against the company, as result OF
the custer suit brought against It for
violation OF the antitrust law.
Nearly half of Salem. Mass, was de-
stroyed by fire. with loss estimated
at $20,O00.0O0. One thoustnd buildings.
including many of the largest factories
and hundreds of residences, we're
burned Ten thousand Of the city's
As, 900 inhabitants are homeless.
Sam Brown fred into buggy in
which were his wife, his baby and his
father.in-law near Tanning, Kan, kill
ing his father-in-law, Robert Jenkins,
and his child, and probably fatally
wounding his wife. He then killed
himself.
Hurled to death in their automobile
from a 125-foot cliff at Whites Point,
near Los Angeles harbor. In California.
FIVE persons were killed. The dead
/ are: Mrs. Laura Townsend, Miss Laura
Townsend. Miss Myrtle Brandon. Har-
ry Baker and Harry Harms.
AS a result OF hunger strike. be-
gun Is days ago. l.. B. Matthews. I'M
der sentence of ten years in the peni-
tentiary. died in his cell at the county
Jail at Holly Springs, Miss. Matthews
was convicted of cruelty mistreating
q young son In Benton county.
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Five firemen were badly burned and
guests of the Orrington hotel and the
New Manchester house were driven
J out by fire which threatened to de-
stroy the heart q the business section
of Manchester. NJ H. The loss was