Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-01-09
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Iowa had 92,S29 Spanish influenza
cases in the last three months Of 1913,
the state board of health reports.
The end annual convention OF the
American National Live Stock assOcia-
ton, will be held at Denver, January
a to %.
Another attempt to legalize boxing
In Nebraska will be made by sport
promoters when the state legislature
convenes this month.
The War department announced that
$50 American commissioned officers OF
the air service were killed in action IN
France in 1918.
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Taliaferro field, near Fort Worth,
Texas, said to be one of the biggest
aerial gunnery schools in the world,
has been ordered closed.
Reports reaching the public health
service at Washington show that
Spanish influenza is on the decline
throughout the country.
The Iowa Teachers association has
demanded that use of foreign Ian
guages" as a medium Of instruction
In Iowa schools be prohibited.
With an estimated output OF $751;
100000 tons all records for the produc-
tion of bituminous coal in the United
States were broken during 1918.
Russian refugees at Copenhagen re-
port that Ludendorff has arrived in
Russia and will take over command OF
the soviet army.
Napoleon Lajoie, for twenty years
conceded to be one of the worlds
greatest infielders, has announced his
retirement from professional baseball.
The postoffice department announc-
ed that it had turned back to the war
department about 100 De Haviland
nirplanes, as unsuited for carrying
mail.
President Lunger of the Equitable
Life Insurance company estimates
that influenza has thus far cost life
insurance companies in the United
States $4,000, 900.
The Iowa Teachers association has
appropriated $1,000 to maintain lob
by for teachers pensions during the
1919 session Of the general assembly
ct Des Moines.
A new minimum wage scale Of Sc
4 day, fiat increase of 81 day for
$4,000 employees throughout the coun-
try, was put into effect the first of the
year by the Ford Motor company Of
Detroit.
A total of 27O sailors were drowned
as the result of the loss of the British
steam yacht Iolaire, of Stormoway,
Scotland, January 1. The yacht had
three hundred sailors on board who
were on New Years holiday leave.
A bill is to be presented to the Ida
no legislature providing that all per-
sons over 16 years Of age in the state
who cannot read or write the English
language, shall attend night school for
certain number Of hours each school
year until such knowledge is attained.
Sixty airplanes Of the Fokker type
have arrived in Coblenz by special
train from Berlin. They were the
1lrst OF 200 airplanes which are to be
turned over to the American forces In
CoDlenz IN accordance with the ar
nistics.
Jacques Stern, member of the
French Chamber Of deputies, estimates
that the total war expenses OF France
Mould reach $50, 0OQ, 100000 frames;
thoss q Great Britain zoe, 900 000. 900
and Of Beigiah 20, 900 ooO. 600, Thus,
As AClees, the Giles, could ask from
eerms1y 10000. 600. 900 francs l$e4,-
0o.0o0,0oOJ.
! Secretary q tho Navy Daniels told
the house naval affairs committee that
unlSSs league Of nations OF other
! zabupsl that win make certain the
limitation Of international armament
p established, the United States must
build the greatest navy In the world