Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-08
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Commander Robert e. Peary, Of the
United States navy, has reached north
latitude 81 degrees and six minutes,
which means that he has approached
nearer to the north pole than any 9TH
er arctic explorer. He was within
205 miles of the pole.
tuberculosis has made alarming In
roads upon the personnel of the navy
and marine corps In spite of the
measures taken by medical officers to
check the disease. The annual re-
port of Rear Admiral Rixey, surgeon
general of the navy, shows that In 1905
the number of tuberculosis cases In
the service was 243, or 61 for every
1000 men. In 1905 the ratio was only
80 to every 1000. Practically all the
cases are pulmonary tuberculosis.
Retail trade shows improvement In
nearly all sections, and mecantile col
lections are more prompt.
Returns from the iron and steel I'M
dustry could not easily be brighter,
and footwear factories have abund-
ant orders on hand.
Capt. John Joseph Kennedy, aged
81, a pioneer river engineer, known
among river men from Pittsburg to
the gulf, died at Cincinnati.
Gov. Davidson returned to Madison
Ill with rheumatism as a result of
strenuous automobile campaigning.
Five indictments for peonage
against well-known manufacturers
were returned by the federal grand
jury at Atlanta, Ga. Those indicted
are: F. B. Cole, one bill; Jean Rein
hold, two bills, and H. L. Ziegler, two
bills, all of Newman, Ga.
The strike of machinists on the
Southern railway which was inaugu-
rated recently for an increase in
wages has been settled.
The government at Washington has
taken steps to aid the Japanese in
their fight to secure admission to the
public schools of San Francisco.
The wages of all employees of the
Pennsylvania railroad system on lines
east and west of Pittsburg are to be
increased. Nearly 10000 men will
be affected.
Four Japanese officials visited Rich
mond, Va, for the purpose of buy
ing tobacco for the Japanese gov.
eminent. 1t Is said to be the purpose
in their mission to do away with all
middlemen In the buying Of tobacco
for their government monopoly.
Perley Hale was acquitted by jury
by direction of the judge Of a charge
of soliciting bride of two lots for
favorable sewer legislation when a
councilman-atlarge at Akron, o.
William Schultz, Herman Thristo-
phal and Otto Breitzman, all married
and having families, were drowned
near Milford, Wis, in the Bark river,
while dragging for carp.
An engine in the factory Of the
Standard Candy factory of Nashville,
Tenn, ran away, and big fly wheel
went to pieces. A flying spoke
Drained Harp Crockett, negro fire.
man, and the same piece struck De.
witt Dortchaw, negro Waterman,
cutting his throat and breaking his
neck.
Volume 20 of the official records OF
the union and confederate navies In
the war of the rebellion has been com
pleted, and volumes 10 and 20 dis
tributed during the year, according
to the annual report of Charles w
Stewart, superintendent of library and
naval war records of the navy depart
ment.
Placing a special guard about the
Juneau county Jail at Mansion, Wis.
tie sheriff made his preparations fol-
defense so apparent that mob which
had been organized at New Lisbon
intent on taking the life Of Thomas
Ryan, dispersed.
Returns showing the unexpended
balances In the allowances for salaries
of clerks in city post Offices were re
ceived by First Assistant Postmaster
General Hitchcock and in view of the
amounts reported he is able to au
! thorize 279 promotions and SO add
tional clerkships.
Miss Rosemary Sartoris, grand
daughter Of the late Gen. U. 8. Grant
was married at New York to, George
II. WOOlSUOu Vi GlUSIuid' Il Ia.
J Abe Attell won the decision from
Harry Baker after 20 rounds of fast
fighting before the Pacific Athletic
club at Los Angeles, Cal.
One hundred and twenty-seven boys
Il Of the freshmen and sophomore
classes of Lawrence university, at APP
pleton, Wis, are under suspension
and 1876 girl students have gone Out
on a strike in sympathy and they re
fuse to return to classes until the
boys have been reinstated.
! The Mobile & Ohio railroad granted
an increase of pay to about 800 ma
chinists in its employ.
Capt. ROAD Amundsen, the daring
Arctic explorer, who successfully nav
igated the Northwest passage, was |
guest Of honor at a banquet given hin
by the Minneapolis Commercial club
'. Isaac Lea Nicholson. d. D., bishop
.. of the Milwaukee Episcopal diocese
died at his residence In Milwaukee
after a lingering illness. The emf
came peacefully and was not unex
pected. An ailment of the heart
I together with other complications
was the cause of death.