Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-05-14
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Washington
The annual naval appropriation bill
carrying 3s,65O,334 and providing fol
the entire administration naval con
struction program. was passed by the
house at Washington without roll
call The building program includes
two battleships.
Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson, the
youngest daughter of President and
Mrs. Wilson, was married in the blue
loom of the White House in Washing
ton to Secretary Of the Treasury vii
liam Gibbs McAdoo of New York, by
Rev. sylvester w. Beach of Princeton
N. J.
Mr.. Chamberlain, chairman OF the
senate committee on military affairs
at Washington introduced resolu
ton authorizing the president to In
crease the regular army above the
present statutory Limitation Of 100000
men in time Of war or when war is
imminent, or on other occasions OF
grave national emergency requiring
the use of the regular army"
Frederick William Lehman of St
Louis, former solicitor general, prob
ably will be the representative of the
United States, or one of the represent
atives If more are named, in the medi
alton Of the Mexican dispute.
Congress will adjourn at Washing
ton July 10 whether or not the presi.
dents program for trust legislation
and rural credits has been passed
This was decided upon at confer.
ence at the White House between
President Wilson, Senator Kern OF
Indiana and Senator Hoke Smith OF
Georgia.
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two battleship program for the next
year in the naval appropriation bill
was sustained in the house when the
one battleship proposal was voted
down, 81 to 14s, and motion to strike
out the two battleship provision was
rejected by vote of Al to 152.
Announcement was made at Wash.
ington through Secretary OF State Bry'
an personally in behalf Of the media.
tors that they and the representatives
of the United States and. Mexico would
begin their conference at Niagara
Falls. Canada. May IS.
national prohibition by constitutional
amendment was reported without rec
ommendation by the house judiciary
at Washington.
Personal
l. F. F. Nicodemus, proprietor OF
the Savoy hotel at Denver. who was
shot by Col. James G. Butler, died.
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Percival Van Ness, licensed avia-
tor, was almost instantly killed at
Utica, N. Y. when his new biplane up
set while HIS mother watched.
Hazel Guy of Huntington, Ind, be-
lieved her fiance about to take another
girl for buggy ride and took poison
When the fiance, John Harding, drove
up to Miss Guys home he was in
formed that she was dead.
Domestic
The executive committee of the
United, Mine Workers Of America de.
cided at indianapolis against a gen.
eral strike of 100000 men against con.
ditions In the Colorado coal fields,
where civil war has existed. The
committee declared 1t better for all
miners outside OF Colorado to remain
at work In order that they may better
finance the Colorado strike for one
year or ten years.
One man, a motorman, was killed
four passengers were fatally injured
and % others were seriously injured
in collision of street cars at Detroit
Mich.
1t is reported at London on good
authority that Sir James Barris is en-.
gagged to marry Lady Scott, the widow
of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott. who died
In the antarctic. Barrie was one OF
SCOTS intimate friends and the god
father OF his son Peter.
In a petition for the proving oil
Frederick Weyerhauser's viii filed
with the testament in the office of Pro
bate Judge Bazille an approximate
value Of only $4,000 is put on the es
tate OF the st. Paul Mimi lumber
man. who died at Pasadena. Cal.
The Chicago Record-Herald and the
Chicago Inter Ocean have beer
merged. The consohdated paper VIII
be controlled jointly by James Kelley
general manager of the Chicago Tri
bune, and w. w. Chaplin of San Fran
cisco.
The return Of a captured battle fiae
to delegation OF Ohio Union veterans
featured the first days session of the
United Confederate Veterans twenty
fourth annual reunion at Jacksonville
Fh.
Fire totally destroyed the plant Of
Carroll Bros. Foundry company al
Houghton. Mich. principal industry
with a loss estimated at 100000. In
cluded in the loss was the historic
lathe built by Capt John Erickson te
turn the turret Of the Monitor.