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Show Death Rat A mone Old Snldi.ru. How rapidly the death rate among the old soldiers is increasing is shown by the reports now being received at the office of Col. Grav, adjutant of the department depart-ment of Wisconsin, G. A. R. Thus far 160 out of 268 posts have reported, and the death list numbers 134, whereas the total number of deaths reported by Wisconsin Wis-consin posts last year was 129. This made a death rate of 11 per 1,000, but if the 100 posts yet to be heard from show the same proportionate mortality as those that have already reported the rate for 1889 will not be far from 30 per 1,000. Chicago Ledger. |