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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
THE FosBURG MURDER CASE.
by the Prosecution, Creates %
Good Impression.

Pitts6eld, Mass, July 23.-James
Fosburgh was called, Monday, as a
witness for the prosecution in the
trial of his brother. Robert S. Fos-
burgh. for the murder of their sis
ter, May Fosburg. The summons was
a sudden and startling one, delivered
as. it was by District Attorney Ham
mond, who had taken no part in the
examination of witnesses. The young
Yale graduate made an interesting
figure on the stand, and his testimony
was direct and conclusive. 1t APP
parently left no doubt that his ex-
PLANTATION of the reason why he did
not know that burglars had been in
the house and killed his beautiful sis
ter, was truthful and straightforward.
His testimony greatly increased the
faith of the defense in the ultimate
acquittal of his brother. James was
slightly nervous, however, and this
was noticeable when any reference
was made to the death of his sister
or to the scanty attire of the MEM
bers of the family on the night of the
tragedy.
The expected attempt of the govern
ment to delve into the question of
family quarrels did not materialize,
and James Fosburgh's explanation of
his attempt to get a number of doc
tors, his return to the death cham
Der and his mi~nistrations to his
parents, created q favorable impress
sion in the minds of all who listened
to him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
TROPICAL Temperature
The Eervent Heat Seems to Gather
Strength With Each Sue
ceeding Day.
CENTURY MARK AGAIN LEFT BEHIND.
Missouri, Illinois. Iowa. Kansas, Me-
braska, Indiana and Ohio Appear
TO be Covered by the Hot Blanket
Deaths and P~rostratfons Numer-
aus,

ST. Louis, July 23.-Monday will 30
on record as the hottest day in st.
louis up to date.
At IL o'clock the mercury stood at
io2 degrees on top of the federal
building, and was climbing at the rate
of two degrees an hour.
At noon it registered los degrees,
end gradually climbed to lot by the
official thermometer, while street
readings showed as high as no.
The neat belt covers a radius around
st. Louis of 100 miles. St. Louis is
almost the central point.
about three o'clock in the after
noon St. Louisans experienced q
yeritable hot wave, lasting several
minutes. It seemed as though the
doors of the neither regions had been
thrown open and a hot blast emitted
that seemed TO almost blister every
thing it came in contact with. As on
Sunday, night brought little relief,
and sleep was almost out of the qaes-
lion. The protracted hot spell is hav-
ing a depressing effect, and much ILL
ness especially among the aged. is re-
sulting.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
LEWIS MCDOWELL CAPTURED.
svvindler Who Escaped While Being.
Taken to the Missouri Peni-
Tertiary Caught.

Washington, July 21.-Two detec-
tives of the Washington police force,
arrested a young man, Oh Pennsyl-
vania avenue, Saturday evening, after.
a hard struggle, who claimed to be a.
nephew of Senator Marcus A. Hanna,
and through these representatives had
attempted TO ecu jewelry at two,
jewelry torres. At the police station
the man gave the name of John Doe,
but later admitted that his right name
is Lewis Mcdowell, and that he is
wanted in st. Louis, Detroit, Mich;
Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore.
for jewelry swindles. After his ar
rest he made q complete confession
of his operations, and will be sent
back to Missouri, where he has a peni-
Tertiary sentence hanging orer him..
having escaped from the train in com
pany with another convict while en-
route to the ~penitentiary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25


Col. B. f. Sawyer. Journalist. inyen>
tor and soldier, died at Atlanta. Ca,
on the night of the 18th, aged 6S
years. Col. Sawyer served in the Gu
der Lopez, and was colonel of the
Twenty-fourth Alabama in the civil
war.
Heavy rains were reported from
many parts of Texas on the 10Th.
While the rain was not general, near
~ all sections of the state were
reached and a large portion of the
cotton country was well soaked.
Severe as the heat has been in
Great Britain it it surpassed in most
parts of central and northern Europe.
At Getiend Upsala. in Sweden. the
temperature ON the 10th registered
95 degrees and in Stockholm it
reached 81 degrees. Apparently the
only cool place in Scandinavia il
Lapland.
The British transport Rance ar
rived al Hamilton. Bermuda, on the
10Th, from St. Vincent, Cape Verde
islands, with 519 Boer prisoners of
war. They were landed on Burtts' is
land.
Chief-of-Police Wall of Boston re.
ceived a telegram from an officer at
Matean Light, Quebec, OIL the 18th,
saying that Blondin, the alleged wife
murderer, had been arrested there
and that he had confessd.
When the registration booths closed
at FL Reno, Okla, on the 10Th, o.,
$50 homeseekers had been given slips
emitting them TO a chance in th&
drawing. The last days figures fol
Ell Reno were 1O,3S9. making a tota,
of 70,497, while LAT persons regis.
tered at Lawton, bringing the tota
for that place up to 2S. 1O2.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
THE GUNBOAT CONCORD.
satisfactory Reasons for Her Return
without rider Given h
Navy Department..

Washington, July 23.-The report
of acknowledgements Minett, of
the gunboat Concord, as to the cir
cumstances which brought that ship
back from Alaska without orders was
received at the navy department Mon
day. The officer says that Commander
Knox, who vas in command of the
vessel at the time she went north,
vas taken seriously ill, and had to
~relinquish command. There was no
means, of sending him back or of leav-
ing him, in a place where suitable at
tention could be given him. Under
the circumstances it was deemed es-
sential that the ship should carry
the sick officer. The department has
accepted this explanation as sufficient.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
scoRCHING IN KANSAS.
Three Deaths and Ten Prostratfons
Reported mt Topeka.

Three Ill and Ten Prostratfons
Reported at Topeka.
Topeka, kas., July 3.-Three deaths
and ten p-rostrations form Mondays
record of the heat in Topeka. The
thermometer registered log as its
maximum. It has aeen three degrees
higher during the heated season, but
the humid air made the day the most
oppressive of the year. Most OF the
active work was stopped for the day.
The Kansas river is very low, but the
supply of water in the city mains is
as yet plentiful.
At Lawrence, the state university
reported the heat record for Kansas
again broken. with the mercury at
1905 degrees, the highest in "a years.
Al Leayenworth.
Leavenworth, Kas., July 23.-At Fort
Leavenworth, Monday, the weather
bureau thermometer registered los
degrees, as against 1864 on Sunday.
Capt. r. FL. Allen, post adiutant. was
Frustrated by the heat, while at his
desk in the afternoon, and taken to
his home. Five other prostrations
were reported.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
Committee to Supervise the Draw
ings for Indian Landa.

Washington, July 23.-The secretary
of the interior has announced COM
mittee to supervise the drawings for
the lands of the Kiowas and Coz
mianches, as follows: Ex-Gov. Rich
ards, of Wyoming, chairman; ex-Chief
Justice Frank Dale, of Oklahoma, and
ex-United States District Attorney d.
T. Dyer, of st. Louis. This committee
has been instructed to report at Ell
Keno not later than the 26th instant
to arrange details for the drawing
TO begin on the goth inst.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
All Previous records Eclipsed.

Cincinnati, July 23.-All previous
heat records here We're eclipsed, Mon
day, when the official government
thermometer at the Office of the local
weather bureau reached LOG degrees
at 2:30 in the afternoon, and re-
manned there for about an hour. For
tunately the humidity at that time
registered only 26, and there
but few prostrations
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
ALL RECoRDs BROKEN.

Springfield. III. Showed 1O7. the
Highest Ever Recorded There.
Springfield, ILL.,, July 23-All heat
records in Springfield were broken,
Monday, when. for three hours, the
mercury in the government thermom-
eter stood at 107, the highest yer re-
corded. Thermometers on the street
level registered as high as 10 in the
shade. There yer several prostra-
tions. Director Guthrie of the local
weather bureau states that reports
from all over the state indicate hat
the corn is withstanding the heat and
drought remarkably well.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
INDIANA CATCHING TT.
Indianapolis Has the Hottest Day ON
Record There.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 23.-Monday
was the hottest day on record in In
dianapolis. The official record was
106 at two o'clock in the afternoon.
At the same hour Thermometers along
the business streets recorded 11n and
liz. There were W. deaths and three
prostrations from heat.
At the camp of the Indiana national
guard all drills were suspended. Six
ty men were overcome during the day,
but all rapidly recovered, with the ex-
ception of seven, who are in the bril-
gade hospital. Many animals were
stricken, and livery men are refusing
to hire horses.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

Carl Johnson and Della Dreamer
we're drowned in Spring river, near
Carthage. The girl, aged IL, got be-
yond her depth, and the boy, aged Is,
went to her rescue. The girl chung
to him frantically, hampering his
movements, they both went down.
The boy was a good swimmer, and
would have saved the girl but for her
fright.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

Keokuk, Ia, July 23.-The weather
bureau recorded los degrees of heat
here Monday, it being the sixth day
of temperatures above 100 and the
thirty-second of above 90. All reports
indicate that corn is being seriously
damaged.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
ne. DIsLIKEs TO RETURN.
Mcdowell Refuses to Return to Mis-
souRi without the Formal
fty of ReQuisftion.

Washington, July 23.-Sheriff Jo-
seph F. Dickman and Detective John
w. Cardell, of st. Louis, arrived here
TO take charge of John Mcdowell, who
was arrested here Saturday after at
tempting to obtain jewelry from two
local places on the pretense of being
Senator Hanna's son. Mcdowell, how
ever, refused to go to ST.. Louis With
out a requisition.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
Clark.s Russian Copper y.n..n

st.Petershurg July21.-United States
Senator w. A. Clark, according to the
Vreyma. has joined with Kieff
capitalists in establishing a copper
company having a capital of Ii. ooo. zoo
roubles. Mr.. Clark supplying 12,ooO.-
600 roubles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

John Eyerly, of Warsaw, was adj
mitted to bail by Judge Graves. of
the circuit court, his bond being fixed
at $4,000. Eyerly will be tried at
the August term of court for the ale
legged murder of his brother-in-law,
George Hunter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

Adjt-Gen. Corbin explains his visit
to the Philippines as designed to place
him in better touch with the details
of the situation and to further the
desire OF the administration for
greater economy in the army in h
PhilinnineS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

Third Assistant Postmaster Genera
Madden has issued a circular notice
to all postmasters calling special at
tention to the order promulgated
making radical changes in the kind
of publications allowed admission as
second class mail matter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
Charged with Misrepre.ent.t,on.

Denver, COL. July 22.-E. w. Gray
was arrested ut the rooms of the
Young Mems Christian association in
this city, Sunday, on the charge of
obtaining possession of 300 worth OF
diamonds from an Omaha jeweler by
Misrepresentation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
Death at the Crossing.

At Brunswick Will Fletcher and Jo-
seph Ferguson, farmers, were driving
home, when their wagon was struck
by a Wabash train. Ferguson is dead,
and Fletcher was dying at last re-
ports.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
Captured by a St. Louis girl.

Springfield, O., July Elm a con-
test at trapshooting Miss Nellie King.
of st. Louis, captured the press med.
al and the championship of America
from Mrs. Meyers, of Springfield.
Miss King broke 40 and Mrs. Movers
40 out of a possible so targets.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
A Draft From Pat Grove.
Fine Residence Burned.

The handsome country home OF
John Rollins, IL miles from Richland,
was destroyed by fire, with all its
contents. The ou~tbuildings, the fenc-
ing around 500 acres, eight haystacl.s
and other property was destroyed.
The leaves contributed much to the
burning of the hay and fencing by
sparks falling among them. The loss
10 placed at $4,000; no insurance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
strike Of sweat SHOP worl.r.

New York, July 22.-The tailors in
she sweat shops all over the east s,da
were called out on strike, Sunday. in
~accordanc with the decision Of IA
Garment Workers trade council
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

The Reindische bank, in Muehlhaus-
en-on-the-Ruhr, Germany is in diff
culties, and the Berlin banks held a
netting. on the 10th, t o arrange to
support it. The capital of the institu-
ton is $1,000, 900 marks.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

Postmaster-General Smith, on the
18th, signed three orders covering the
contemplated reforms in s~econd-class
mail matter. No legitimate publica-
ton is barred, but the fakes will have
to mend their or quit.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

The German military authorities at
Pekin have arranged for the with
drawal of all German troops in Pekin.
except the permanent establishment,
early in August.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

A New Orleans dispatch of the 10Th
saws. 1.-The fact was developed to-day
that it is the intention OF. the united
States Steel corporation to break the
strike of steel workers in h Pitts
burgh district by the employment OF
southern negroes"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
HOE TIMES, IN. IOWA
Des MOines Has tine Highest Temper.
AZURE i'm It's History.

ature i'm It's History.
Des Moines,, 1a.y July 23.-The, gov
eminent Thermometer registered 100
degrees here at $3.50 Monday after
noon, the highest official record in the
history of Des Moines. Two deaths
from the heat and numerous prostra-
tions were reported
According to reports to Director
Sage. of the crop bureau, and to local
grain men, the past few laws have
been disastrous to iowa corn, except
il, localities which, have had rain re-
gently.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

The sultan of Turkey has issued an
trade prohibiting Turkish children
from attending foreign schools, h
employment of Christian teachers in
Turkish households or the appear
ance of Turkish ladies in public ae'
companied by Christian women COM
panions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
Ne signs OF Ahatement.

Sylvan Grove, Kas., July 23.-The
heat, Sunday, was the most terrific of
the season. The thermometer regis
tered and maintained III from ten
until four o'clock. Monday morning,
at eight o'clock it registered 1o2. The
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
Secret Society Disturbance..

London, July alt is officially re-
ported here, says the Shanghai CORE
spondent of the Standard, that seri-
Gus secret society disturbances have
broken out in the Hsing-Hwa district
OF b province OF Fo-Kien."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

mnnster nrayer meeting, led by
pev y Merton Smith. the English
evangelist. was held in one OF the
e-an rori.s al. Omaha. Neb., on the
evening of the 10th, at which devout
supplications were made for ram TO
avert business humiliation in the
corn belt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

Great Britain has had no such
weather in many years as was eXpe-
rieneed on the 18th. The tempera-
ture reached 9S in the shade at some
points. Numerous deaths and SUM-
strokes, and some suicides resulted
from the intense heat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

When the Epworth League conven-
ton opened at San Francisco, on b
18th, there were 10000 delegates in
attendance, $4,000 hailing from polnts
east of the Rocky mountains.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
whftecotton Buying Corn.

Speaker Whitecotton was in St
Louis the other day to purchase corn.
There is a drought in Monroe county,
and Mr. Whitecotton is feeding cattle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

The state department is figuring
out a plan whereby the valuable serv-
ices of CcnsuI-(.eneral Stowe, at Cape
Town, may be retained while at the
same time affordinS him an oPportun-
ity to make living wages.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
Blue and Gray Reunion.

The, next annual reunion of the
blue and the gray of southwest Mis-
souri, will be held at MountaNn Grove,
Wright county, August 20.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

The report OF Pension Commission
err H. Clay Evans shows that in the
last fiscal year, ending with June 30,
the deaths among pensioners num-
bered 3s,Os2, or 2,275 more than in the
previous wear.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

The Rothschilds notified NJ. Coque-
lin, on the 10th, that they held the
number winning the 100000 francs in
the lottery in aid of the Dramatic
Artists association ofParis, and would
donate the prize to the association.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

The international Epworth League
convention began at San Francisco
or the 18th, with a record-breaking
attendance. Every hour of the day
was filed with interesting services.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

Vernon Newton and Miss Grace Da-
Wis testified, at Kansas City, Mo-, on
the nth, that the story they told of
the alleged assault and outrage was
untrue; and two negroes came near
being lynched on the strength of the
allegations.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
Death-DealIng Wind storm.

Naples. Tex, July 23.-A severe
wind torn wrought much damage
here early Monday. Several small
buildings were blown down. Henry
Bryant was crushed to death.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
woke I'm the Wrong Man,

John Mccall and Edward Lee went
to the farm house of a Mr.. Barnes, in
Butler county, at night, and demand
ed admittance. Some one fred killing
Lee and w%ounding Mccall.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

Two historic buildings at Fort
Leavenworth, Kas., known as Thomas
and Mcpherson halls, and which were
built IS years ago, were sold at auc-
ton, on the 10th, for SIS each. They
to be torn down to make room for
modern buildings.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

After three months trial of a pro
yincia form of government in the ISL
ands of Cepu and Bohol and the Prov
ince of Batangas, Luzon, control or
those districts, owing to their incom-
plete ~pacification, has been returned
to the military authorities.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

Northeastern Missouri stock ra1sers
are arranging to ship their stock by
the train load in the grass district OF
northern Wisconsin in preference to
rushing them to a summer market at
m loss.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
At sioux CITY.

Sioux City,. Ia, July 23.-The maxi
mum temperature here, Monday. was
los, three degrees below Sundays
maximum.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
Remarkable wheat Yields.

Near Charleston E.. L.. Brown
threshed 500 bushels of wheat FROM 16
acres, A. Connings 229 bushels from
4 acres, and J.. c.. Moore's 160-acFe
farm averaged As bushels per acre.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

Mrs. Fillmore Fetrow, living Oh
Round island, FOUR miles below Lam
sing, Ia, found, on the 18th, a pearl
weighing 1891 grains of the size and
shape of q chocolate drop.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

r. G. DUN & Co. report business fall
ures for the week ended the 19th,, as
le3 in the United States, against 231
for the corresponding week last year,
and 80 in Canada, against % last year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25

London is suffering intensely from
unusual heat. The city has not been
rain-washed for weeks. Sunstrokes,
apoplexy and heat prostrations are of
frequent occurrence, and the hos
pitfalls are kept busy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-25
drought still continues, with no signs
OF abatement.
UNCOMFORTABLE AT OMAHA.
Eight Deaths and Four Prostratfons
the Days Record

Omaha, Neb., July 23-The weather
conditions, Monday, continued of the
NEST uncomfortable nature. The
temperature at Z a. m. registered S.
and at noon the 100mark vas reached,
with 1o4 at 4 p. m. only eight-tenths
of q degree below Sundays high rec
ord of the day. At 5 p. m. a refresh
ing breeze came up and afforded some
slight measure of relief.
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AT r
The Hottest Weather Ever known
Nine Fatalities Reported.

Kansas City, Mo-, July ga verita-
BILE hot blast literally scorched this
city Monday, breaking all heat rec
er bureau. Sunday, Kansas Cityans
experienced the hottest weather ever
known here, the government Their
momter reaching 104 and remaining
above the 100 mark for seven con-
secutive hours. Two dozen prostra-
tions, nine fatally, was the result.
Monday, at $3.50 o'clock the bureau
thermometer at the highest point in
the city, showed LOG degrees, while
thermometers in the business district
IN the streets reached as high as 12S.
The thermometer, at s a. M, regis
tered 80, was 101 at noon, and at 3
p. m. broke the record at 104.6. Hard
ly a breath of air stirred. The suf-
fering was intense, especially among
persons compelled to work out doors
and in the poor districts in the bot
toms. Seven deaths from prosrra-
tons were reported during the day
in Kansas City, Mo-, and Kansas City,
Kas., and over thirty people, over
come by the heat, were treated. This
makes a total dead for the two days
of Ii. Most of the victims were elder
~ people.
The highest previous temperature
in history of the Kansas City weather
bureau a 103, in August, 1896, but it
only remained a hat point for one
day. Monday was the t~hirty-second
in succession on which the temoera-
ture has averaged above 80 degrees,
and the fifteenth in that time that
the thermometer has gone above 100.