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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
A WHITE HOUSE SENSATION
A Former st. Louis Woman FOrcib1y
Elected From the White House
by Police.


Washington. Jan. 5.-Mrs. Minor
Morris, wife of a Washington physi-
clan, f6rmely the wife of a Mr.. High
leyman, and mother of two grown sons,
Locke T. and Wilbur H. Higleyman, of
st. Louis, was forcibly elected from the
executive offices at the White House
Thursday afternoon, causing a sensa-
tional scene.
After being refused permission to see
President Roosevelt in the executive
offices and declining orders to leave,
Mrs. Morris was forcibly elected from
the building. dragged roughly over a
muddy driveway and finally placed in
a cab in which she was taken to a
police station and thence to the house
of detention. She was shortly released
from arrest ca a deposit of collateral.
Mrs. Morris said her object in going
to The White House was to see the pres
ident personally in the hope of securing
the reinstatement of her husband, who
had been dismissed from the surgeon
generals office, at the instance of her
brother, Representative Hull, of Iowa,
| There is evidently some some family
trouble at the bottom of the affair.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
RECOGNITION OF r o
Survivors Of the Bennington Disas-
ter Awarded Medals of Honor
and a Gratuity.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Recognition Of
the extraordinary heroism displayed by
the officers and crew of the U. S. S.
Bennington, when her boilers exploded
on July q last, is contained in a gen.
eral order issued at the navy depart
ment by Secretary Bonaparte.
Each of eleven members of the
crew has been awarded a medal of hon
Or and 500 gratuity. They are: John
J. Clausey, chief gunner's mate; George
F. Brock, carpenters mate, second
class; Edward Beers, seaman; Willie
Cronan, boatswain's mate, third class;
Raymond E. Davis. quartermaster.
third class; Emil Fredericksen, water
tender; Rade Gribitch, seaman; VIM. G.
Shacklette, hospital steward; Oscar e.
Nelson, machinist's mate, first class;
Otto D. Schmidt, seaman; Frank T..
Hill, ships cook, first class.
The general order calls attention to
the extraordinary heroism" displayed
by the officers and crew of the U. s.
S. Bennington at the time of the la
mentable disaster which overlook that
vessel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
MAY BE A GIGANTIC FRAUD
The Norfolk & Western stock Forg-
cry Probably One of the Most
Gigantic Swindles.

New York, Jan. 9.-The Norfolk &
Western stock forgery, which on Sat-
urday was supposed to be a piece of or.
binary crookedness in the financial
world, has developed into what prob
ably is one OF the most gigantic swim
dies of the age. The immensely of the
fraud became known despite the most
stringent efforts to conceal it, and Wall
street stood aghast at the knowledge Of
a crime that in all probability has net
ted its perpetrator millions of dollars,
and that has worked false paper into
the strong boxes of nobody knows how
many banks and trust companies that
even now do not know that the "securi-
ties" on which they advanced money
are forgeries.
Instead of there being only a few
hundred shares of the counterfeit stock
afoat, it is likely to run into many
thousands, and a systematic search will
be begun at ono to discover, if possible,
the extent of the bogus paper.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
FIRE IN ST. LOUIS LIBRARY
Two Firemen Injured and about q
Thousand Volumes Burned and
As Many More Damaged.

st. Louis, Jan. 5.-Fire was discov-
cred in the public library, board of edu-
cational building. Ninth and Locust
streets. at one o'clock this morning.
But n alarm was turned in for the
blaze, which, for a time, looked as
though it might prove serious.
The fire originated in the northeast
corner of the sixth floor and spread
rapidly on that floor until it reached
the southwest corner. After the fire.
men reached the scene there was a de-
lay of fully ten minutes before water
could be raised to the level of the fire.
As soon as an adequate supply of water
was thrown into the sixth-story win
dows the flames were subdued.
Chief Swingley says that about 1000
books were burned, and that probably
an equal number were damaged by wa
ter. The furniture is also badly dam
aged.
Fireman John Clark was thrown
from a hose wagon and suffered serious
injuries, and Fireman A. Juleg was
badly cut by breaking glass during the
fire
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
CABELL BRECKENRIDGE
SON OF FORMER vIcE-PREsI.
DENT IS DEAD.
He served In the Confederate Army,
Attaining the Rank of Brevet
Major for Gallantry.


New York, Jan. al, Cabell Breck-
inridge, son the late John c. Breckin-
ridge, who was vice-presiGent Of the
United States in the administration of
James Buchanan from 1857 to 1861,
died, Monday, at the home Of his SON.
in-law, John c. Ten Eyck, at Yonkers.
N. Y. He was 81 years of age.
Mr.. Breckenridge came north a few
days ago In the hope that a change Of
climate would improve his health. He
declined steadily, however.
Mr.. Breckenridge was born in Lex
ington, KY, and when the civil war
broke out enlisted as a private in the
confederate infantry. He was promot-
I'd for g~allantry on the field until be
became a brevet major. After the fall Of
Richmond, Maj. Breckenridge went to
Arkansas and later to st. Louis, where
he engaged in business. He was ap-
pointed surveyor general of the terri
tory of Washington by President Cleve-
lard in 1885, serving through Mr.. Cleve-
lands term.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

D. o. McCahey, well-known physi-
clan of st. Louis, has discovered a
mechanical process by which air can
he extracted from water beneath the
surface. Not only can he, or any n
else for that matter, extract the suba-
queous air from the surrounding wa
ter, but he can store it beneath the
surface. The possibilities of the dis.
~coveries are patent, In its applica-
ton, which is entirely practical, it will
solve the question of submarine navi-
CATION; that is, supply submarine
boats with air without the trouble OF
the coming to the surface for it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
EXPRESS COMPANIES ALSO
They Fall Into Line With the Rail-
roads in Cutting OF All Free
Business.

New York, Jan. 6.--The express COM
panies have decided to join with the
railroads in refusing to issue passes for
the carrying of business free of charge.
Announcement to this effect was made
at the Office Of the Adams Express Co.
in the following statement:
1.-THE action of the railroads in cut
ting off free business has made it prac-
tically necessary for the express COM
panies to do likewise. Accordingly, all
the leading expresses have issued or
ders that on and after January Is they
| will not carry any business free OF
charge as a personal courtesy to mer-
chants or other patrons or for any rea-
sons.
They will continue to exchange an
nual passes with each other and with
railroad lines"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
THREE Persisted IN A FIRE
EN- Ii Tried to Save Caught
In a Death Trap.

st. Louis, Jan. 8.-To save Mrs. PAU
line Hermann, a helpless invalid, from
death in a fire in a boarding house, Sat
urday evening, Miss Jewel Reed, IL
years OLD, after reaching the street in
safety and giving the alarm, ran back
through a barrier Of flame and smoke
and, with Mrs. Laura Pulvermacher,
sister of the bedridden woman, attempt
ed to carry Mrs. Hermann from the
building, when all three persisted in a
bathroom, in which they were forced
to take refuge when the fire cut off
their escape.
Mrs. Emma Hilger, aged 38, another
sister of Mrs. Hermann, frenzied with
fear and the pain of burnt face and
hands, leaped from a ear window of
the second floor to a paved yard and
was seriously injured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
Loafers Must shovel snow.

Macon-Police Judge Dysart has Is
sued a strict order to the police de-
partment to arrest every man or boy
found lettering around town. and pre-
fer a charge Of vagrancy. On convic-
tion, the defendant will be put to work
shoyeling snow from walks surround
ing municipal property. mo degree OF
standing is exempted. The boy Of
wealthy parents will be arrested az
quickly as the professional tramp" re-
marked Judge Dysart, III he fails to
show habits of industry"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
UNREASONABLE WEATHER
1t Adversely Affects Retail Trade
But is Keeping Outdoor Activi-
ties Booming.

New York, Jan. 6.-Bradstreet's
weekly review says:
While unreasonable weather adversely
affects retail trade and recorders from
wholesalers, it at the same time highly
favors the leading industrials and out
door activities anG facilitates railway
transport. Spring trade really shows
rather more than usual life, requests
for prompt shipments being in evidence
earlier than usual. Clearance sales are
a feature Of retail lines, and the sea-
son as a whole in heavy wearing ap-
parel has been, SO far, Disappointing.
Collections north and west feel this in
tiuence likewise. Bank c%learings break
all records for a holiday period, reflect
ing heavy end-of-the-year disbursements
and stock speculation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
SHlvERED WHEN COLD CAME
Earthquake Shocks Felt in West
ern Missouri, Eastern ans
and Southern Nebraska.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 8.-A distinct
earthquake shock, with a motion from
north to south, lasting from twenty
three seconds to one minute in dura-
ton, was felt in western Missouri,
eastern Kansas and southern Nebraska
at about GIT o'clock Sunday evening.
The territory affected extends from Ne
braska, on the north, nearly to the Ok
lahoma and Indian territory line IN the
south, and from Salina, Kas., on the
west, to Kansas City, st. Joseph and
Joplin, Mo-, on the east. With the ex-
ception of knocking plaster from the
walls at some points in Kansas, no
damage was reported, although persons
ran to the streets at some places in
fear that their houses would tumble
in.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
THREE TRAINMEN KILLED
Collisions, During q Blizzard, East of
Cory, Past. Louis Wholesale
Merchant Injured.

Cory, Pa, Jan. 8.-Philadelphia and
Erie train No. 4, running As miles an
hour, collided with a light engine at
Horns Siding, ten miles east of here,
Saturday night, in a blizzard, and three
trainmen were killed and 81 persons in
jured. When the crash came the smok-
err and day coach, which were filled
with passengers, were telescoped, and
women and children were buried under
wreckage in the cars. Conductor Morgan
and brakemen worked heroically, and
with axes cut several injured from tho
wreckage
Among the injured was Samuel Ep-
stein, of st. Louis, a member OF the
wholesale dry goods firm Of Epstein &
Whiser, who left st. Louis for the east
last week on a business trip.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

By the treaty of Portsmouth Japan
was virtually granted a free hand in
Korea, and she has taken advantage of
this power by practically transferring
the seat of Korea's government from
Seoul to Toxic. Thus, a country which
has had a Theoretical or actual indie
~pendence for nearly thirty centuries is
stricken from the map of nations.
Japan's conquests, social or political,
or both, which are permitted in Man
churia under the Portsmouth conven-
ton, may turn out to be UNNECESSARILY
more important, for Manchuria is a
far richer country than Korea.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
CHILD DEAD, MOTHER DYING
Sad Tragedy at Louisville, Ky.-A
Mother Kills Her Child and Fa-
tally Wounds Herself.

Louisville, KY, Jan. 5.-After kiss
ing her husband good-by, Mrs. Sallie
Blancagniel Pollard, member of a
prominent family, shot and fatally
wounded her three-year-old son and
then attempted suicide by shooting her.
self in the head Thursday afternoon, in
the apartments of her brother, DR.. w.
N. Blancagniel.
81 felt that I was losing my mind. I
did not wish to become a burden on
any one else, and | could not bear the
thought of leaving my child to others
Mrs. Pollard gave this reason for heI
deed.
The child died at an inirmary. The
mother Is not expected to live.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
RETURNED -PREsENTMENTs
The Grand Jury at baltimore, Nd,
Indicts Former Oficinls Of the
Maryland Trust Co.

Baltimore, Md, JAM 4.-The grand
jury which has been Investigating the
affairs of the Maryland Trust Co., under
the old regime, returned presentments
against three of the former officials. One
of them, Henry ]. Bowdoin, who was
the v~ice-president and in active charge
at the time of the suspension, was ar
rested on a capias from the criminal
court and released under bond of $10.-
900. The other two have not been ar
rested.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
LOSS TO THE EMPIRE STATE
The State Normal College at Al
bnny, n. ", Partially Destroyed
by Fire-LOss, $500 200.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 4.-Fire broke
out monday night in the north build
ing of the State normal college on Will
lett street, north of Madison avenue,
and at 1890 had entirely destroyed the
north building. 1t spread to the resi-
dence of President William ]. Milne,
and threatened to spread still further
under the sweep of a stiff northwest
wind. The other buildings were saved
with the utmost difficulty.
One fireman was seriously injured by
falling debris, The loss, it is believed,
will reach or exceed $500, 900, against
which there is an insurance of $4,000,
permitted by a special act Of the legis-
lature.
An immense stained glass memorial
window, given to the college by the
students and alumni, was destroyed. I
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

The launching of the Liberal regime
In Britain, under Premier Sir Henry
Campbell annerman, has brought to
the foreground t. brilliant young wife
Of Right Honorable Herbert Henry
Asquith. The latter has been ap-
pointed chancellor Of the exchequer.
Though Zimmerman is the head, it ID
an open secret that Asquith ID the pow.
er behind the throne. In fact, thu
Asquiths have ruled the Liberal part.
for the last decade. It Is said TO be
mainly due to Mrs. Asquith that her
husband has gaiaed the high position
hs occpsies.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
FIFTEEN PERSONS PERISH
Terrible. Results Of n Landslide Mt
Haverstraw, N. r., Which De-
stroyed o. Dozen Homes.

New York, Jan. Sat least fifteen
persons are believed to have been killed
in a landslide which tore off the edge
of a street Of Haverstraw for two
blocks late last might and carried with
it a dozen houses to a pit 100 feet
beneath. The houses were wooden, and
all caught fire Immediately after the
land gave way. The work Of extih-
gushing the flames was made impossi-
BILE, for the reason that the landslide
broke the water mains and shut off the
supply of water.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
TO RECEIVE A REPRIMAND
mander Lucien Young of the
Gunboat Bennington.

Washington, Jan. 3.--Secretary Bona
parte has acted on the proceedings Of
the court-martiaI in the case Of Com
mander Lucien Young, of the Benning-
ton, who was tried IN charges con-
neeted with the fatal explosion on that
vessel at San Diego last summer. The
court found Commander Young guilty
Of a part of the specifications, alleging
negligence of. duty, and sentenced him
to receive a letter of reprimand, which
sentence will be carried out.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

The principle of municipal owner
ship has been carried to an extreme
limit in London, where a Turkish bath,
the first to be established under mu-
nicipal control, has just been opened
up. The charge of admission to the
bath, which is admirably fitted up, is
two shillings, and theasuperfntendent
declares that he expects to make a
goou profit for the city. There is also
a Russian vapor bath, two large swim
m%ing-baths, warm baths for men and
ONE and a public Westinghouse.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT
Jent to Save the Life OF
Mrs. TOlla.

H~ackensack, N. j., Jan. .8.-An appeal
to save Mrs. Antoinette Tolla from be-
ing hanged on January IL is said to
have been sent to President Roosevelt
by the Susan B. Anthony club of Gin
cinnati. In this appeal the following
question was asked: Can a woman be
hanged in New Jersey for defending
her honor in her own homer"
Mrs. Tolla, who is a young woman,
shot an Italian who, she said, at
tempted to attack her in her own
home. A jury found her guilty Of
murder. Mrs. Tolla still entertains
hope that the United States supreme
court will intervene and grant a stay
of execution in her case.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
Confederate Home Omcers.

Higginsville-At the annual meeting
of the board of managers of the CON
federate home of Missouri, held here,
officers were elected as follows: w. s
McClintic, Monroe City, president, vice
Maj. James Bannerman, st. Louis, who
recently resigned; Maj. G.. H. Van
diver, ~Higginsville, vice-president; w
H. KEENAN,, Mexico, secretary; B. F.
Merdock, Platte City, treasurer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

We certainly have no reason to be
proud of the record we are making in
a matter SO vital as that of railroad ac-
cidents. The list of killed and in
iured due to casualties Of this sort, as
presented in the recent annual report
of the interstate commerce commits
sion, reads like the returns from a
Manchurian battlefield. According to
this showing 537 passengers were
killed on the railroads during the tis-
cal year ending June LIST, and i0,040
injured, while the number Of railway
employees killed reached the enormous
total Of 3,261 and the injured 45,426.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
ELEVEN CLERKS RESIGNED
Missouri Pacific Clerks Object to
Wording From Sixteen to Tween
ty Hours n Day.

Nevada. Mo-, Jan. 9.-Eleven clerks
Kansas City and Joplin division, have
resigned because they we're Obliged to
work every day from 16 to 20 hours
under Superintendent Stapp, with no
overtime.
They assert that they worked all
night on January A, and until six
O'Clock the next morning, SO that the
monthly reports might be forwarded to
General Superintendent De Bernard.
The men are satisfied with their sal
aries. but not with their hours, and re-
signed to better their conditions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

Hunters and woodsmen report q
great increase of bobcats in the Maine
woods. These animals a few years
ago were met rarely, but are now nu.
merous in some parts of the state.
They r getting big and savage, too.
The cats are reported in the greatest
numbers in Washington county.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

The material of which imitation
stones are made is known as "strass.
This is made according to different
recipes, but usually includes red lead.
rock crystal, potassium carbonate,
Iborax and white arsenic. The greater
the amount of lead used in the produc-
7tion of the paste the greater will be
the brilliancy and play of prismatic
colors in the finished stone, and at the
same time the higher will be it's spe'
cifc gravity. On the other hand. the
stone loses in hardness what it gains
In brilliance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
Killed.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Jan. 5.-Chsrles
Rethwich, aged rs, a brakeman, was
killed on the Illinois, Indiana & Iowa
at Kankakee. He leaped from an en-
CINE on which he was riding directly
in front of a passenger train on an ad-
Joining track, t
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

During the year 1904 Riverside coun-
ty, California, received $5,377,495 for
oranges, S1,O55,1 Jas for lemons, $4,000
900 for grain $40S,5S1 for dairy prod
ucts, $92,335 for honey, s117,139 for
poultry, $4,000 00 for manufactured ar
ticles, s147,O0O for various fruits, such
as grapes, almonds and strawberries,
and S45 900 for vegetables.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

The campaign for pure food prod
ucts has gained a powerful ally in the
wholesale grocery interests, which are
proposing to combine in the detection
and prosecution of all manufacturers
guilty of imposing unwholesome and
poisonous authorizations upon the mar
ket. The wholesale grocerymen are
in a position to do more effective serv-
ice in this line than any other class.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

A professor in Northwestern univer-
sity has laid 1t down as an imperative
rule for the students in his classes
that they shall read the newspapers
every day and thus %acquaint them
selves with current events. Il shall
consider this" he told them, fully as
important as the daily lessons as.
signed from the textbooks"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

The annual report of Herbert Put
nam, librarian of congress, shows that
the library contains 1,344,61S books,
S2,744 maps and charts, 1S3,724 ar
tistic prints and 410,352 pieces of mu-
sic. The manuscripts, which form d
valuable collection, have not been emu
merated pending their grouping into
volumes. Many Of these are of great
interest and of permanent value.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
asanho, ~ barred.

Springfield, Mass, Jan. 5.-Mayor
Dickinson has prohibited the perform
ance of 'Sapho' by Olga Nethersole.
in this city, next Monday evening. Miss
Nethersole will substitute "Msgda" for
the prescribed play.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
Duelists Horribly Cut,

Lawton, Okla, Jan. 9.--After a long
and desperate fight over crops, in which
a knife and other instruments were
freely used, between Cicero Roach, q
farmer neal Cloud Chief, and a renter
whose name has not been learned, both
were horribly cut and may die.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 6.-vaughn,
Ryan and Raymond, the convicts in
dicted for f~irst-degrae murder for kill
ing guards at the pe~nitentiary, entered
a plea of not guilty before Judge Mar
tin, and February S was set as the date
for the trial.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

Richmond, Va, Jan. 4.-On account
of recent heavy rains a. landslide oc-
Cured, Wednesday, on the South &
Western railroad, in process of con-
struction near Pine Ridge, N. c., kill
ing three men and fatally lnjuring two
others .
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
Mon.ter Parade 81 Hebrews.

New York, Jan. Heterogeneous
have been made for a parade Of more
than lO0, 900 Hebrews through the
streets Of the east side or January 20
in honor Of the memory Of those killed
during the riots in st. Petersburg q
year ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
Convicted Of Fraud.

Salem, Ore, Jan. 5.-A, T. Kelliher,,
a Chicago capitalist, on trial for forgery
in procuring the fraudulent signing Of
certificates for the purchase of state
lands, was convicted. The case will be
appealed to the supreme court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

St. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. 4.-Dr. j. G.
Howes. Of Omaha, who was arrested for
sending obscene letters through the
United States mails to his young wife
at Maysville, Mo-, attempted suicide by
taking morphine. He will receiver