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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
STRUCK BY TORNADO
NEW ORLEANS VISITED BY vlO-
LENT STORM.
PROPERTY DAMAGE $500, 600
Four Persons Are Reported Killed at
PontchatouIa, Fifty Miles
From New Orleans.

New Orleans, LA tornado pass
ing through five miles of the resi-
dence and factory section of New Or
leans, Friday, injured at least a score
of persons and did fully $780, 600 dam
age.
There were at least three separate
tornadoes in the vicinity of New Or
leans, including that which struck the
city.
Half an hour after the tornado had
left the city, travelling in a n%ortherly
direction, a telegram from Hammond,
La, SO miles north of here, OF the IL
linois Central railroad, said that four
persons had been killed in a tornado
at Pontchatoula, a nearby town. Great
property damage at Pontchatoula was
also reported.
A report was brought in from the
neighborhood of Lake Pontchartrain,
outside the city limits, that many
lives had been lost there.
Although several deaths were re-
ported in New Orleans Immediately
after the storm, Investigation showed
that probably not a life was lost
here.
Most of the injured persons were
caught by the storm near Roberts
street and the river front, where the
Columbia oil mill and the Jefferson
saw mill we're badly damaged.
A woman and child were injured
when a house was blown down at
First and Magnolia streets, and a ne
gro in Douglas parish was reported
to have been picked up bodily by the
wind and carried several feet. He was
badly bruised,
The tornado entered the city near
Audubon park, having crossed the
Mississippi river from the farming
country opposite that point. The wind
was accompanied by a low-hangine
cloud and a heavy rumble.
1t Travelled northwest until ii
reached the best residence portion OF
the city in the vicinity of st. Charles
and NAPOLEON venues Here the dam
age was the highest done in any par
of the tornado's course. From st
Charles the wind proceeded straight
ahead to Marriage and Carondele'
streets, where it veered sharply tt
the nortward, and in this direction
passed out of the city.
The path of the tornado through thu
city was from 80 to so feet wide. Thi'
narrow zone was strewn with bricks
from demolished chimneys, detached
boards, uprooted trees, fallen tele
graph poles and an occasional roof
1t was the falling of these objects
which caused most of the injuries. '
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
MILLIONS IN RAILROAD BONDS.
Wabash viii Expend $130,ooo,o 900 in
Extensive improvements.

Chicago, Ill.-A special meeting
of the stockholders of the Wabash
railway will be held III Chicago Oct.
%, at which it is proposed to author
ize a bond issue of 5000, 000, 900. About
$40, 900, 900 of this sum will be used
to retire bonds now in existence. Tho
rest will be expended in making ex-
tensive improvements in the system,
the bonds being sold and the money
realized as it is required. One of the
chief improvements planned is the
completion of the double tracking of
the line between Chicago and st.
Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
rvnI noInM IAI cUnlulV
EArLUSlUN In 0UDWHi
SIX KILLED AND TWELVE IN
iuRED IN PHILADELPHIA.
MANY BURIEU UNDER DEBRIS
Three Others Believed Buried Under
Wreckage in Rapid Transit
Company Subway.

PHILADELPHIA terrific explosion
of Illuminating gas in the subway
of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Co. under construction at Sixth and
Market streets Friday resulted in the
death of six men, the injuring of a
dozen others and caused property
damage that will run into thousands
of dollars. o.,
Besides the six men that are known
to be dead, it is said that at least three
others are buried under tons of earth
in the wrecked sunday. Extraordinary
efforts are being made to clear the
excavation, but it will be late in the
day before this can be done.
The explosion occurred shortly be-
| fore 7 o'clock, and in consequence OF
| the early hour but a few workmen
had gathered. The explosion was
caused by a leak in a city gas main
that had been improperly repaired the
night before. The escaping gas formed
in a pocket in the subway, and 1t is
believed that a workman carrying a
lamp into the great hole ignited the
gas.
The corner of Sixth and Market
streets is one of the busy sections OF
the city, but there was, fortunately
little traffic there when the explosion
occurred. About a dozen workmer
were gathered near a large derrick
and five men are believed to have
been in the subway.
The force of the explosion wrecked
the subway for half a block, and al
the heavy timbering and other struc
tural work, including tons of earth
fell into the excavation. A heavy rail-
during the night had slightly weak
ened the walls of the excavation, ant
added to the damage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

The Scientific American shows that
England has lost $50 square miles by
sea erosion since the conquest. At
this rate England will last only about
10000 years. A parliamentary COM
mission has been appointed to look
into the matter, don't you know. 1t
will probably take up at the same time
the alarming reports that the heat of
the sun will last but a million years
more, and that the coal supply will
peter out in 600 years. Governments
cannot be too careful about the future.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
A CHIEF OF POLICE ARRESTED.
Scotchman McWhirter on a Hunt for
His Ten Thousand.

Salt Lake City, Utah-Chief of
Police George Sheets has been ar
rested on a complaint by William Nc
Whirter, charging him with compound
ing a felony. McWhirter is the Scotch
mar who had $4,000 taken from him
by bogus officers, during a raid on a
fraudulent poker game. McWhirter
forced one of the alleged officers to
accompany him to the police station,
where he was given back $1,000, the
amount being raised by the bogus Of
flcers, and paid through the chief.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

How thick is the earth's crust? r.
j. Strut, son of Lord Rayleigh, after
q long series Of experiments, estimates
1T as As miles. This deduction coin
cides more or less closely with that
of Prof. Milne, the s~eismologist. Mr..
Strut believes that at the depth of
As miles the internal heat of the earth
reaches $500 degrees centigrade (2,732
degrees F~ahrenheit). The moor is
not dead" according to the same sci
enlist, but continues to possess vol.
canic energy. He believes, too, that
the internal heat Of the moon is great.
er than that Of the earth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
Fire at Cane MAY Point.

Cape May Point, N. J.-Fire,
which originated in the Packham cot
tage, destroyed $4,000 worth of pop
erty. The flames spread quickly from
the Packham cottage to the Cape
house, and thence to a number Of cot
tages, and thence to the public school
building, which, however, was only
slightly damaged.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
IRISH LEAGUE MEETS.
O'Donovan Rosa, T. p. o'Connor,
John Redmond Attend.

Philadelphia, Pa.-1he annual
convention of the United Irish League
of America was opened in Wither-
spoon hall here, with about 700 dele
gates in attendance. Many prominent
natives of Ireland are attending the
convention, among them being O'Don-
ovan Rosa, T. P. o'Connor and John
Redmond.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
FREIGHT STEAMER FOUNDERED.
Went Down With Her Crew in Gulf
During the Hurricane.

New Orleans, La.-Reports have
reached here that a freight steamer
foundered in the gulf of Mexico during
the hurricane.
The report was made by members
of the crew of the barkentine Jennie
H%urlburt, who said that they could
not make out the freighter's name,
nor what was the matter with her,
but that the crew went down with the
steamer.
The Jennie Hurlburt was wrecked.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
Woman Shoots Herself.

Rolla-Mrs. Charles Turner ended
her life at her home, about four miles
from Rolla, by shooting in the head
with a shotgun. Her husband was
cutting wood near the house and her
children, two boys, one IL and the
other 8, were outside when the trag
edy happened. The cause is supposed
to be dependency.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
Secretary Root Hears the News.

Secretary Root Hears the News.
Washington-The news that the
modus vivendi had finally been signed
was conveyed to Secretary Root in
a cablegram from Ambassador Reid,
announcing that the British govern
ment had accepted terms of the modus
vivendi relating to the New Found
land fisheries.
No information has been received
a. the state department concerning
the proposed resignation of the Off
Gals of the New Foundland govern
ment on account of the new agree
ment.
Some facts in relation to the New
Foundland government and the fish
cries were stated, in which it appears
that the British government has been
very much embarrassed in the negoti-
atoms on account Of .le demands Of
New Foundland. The New Foundland
government Is under the control Of
the merchant fishermen of the island,
those who buy, cure and sell the fish
ing products. They oppose any Amer
lean fishing rights, including those
guaranteed by the treaty of 1918, and
are dissatisfied with any arrangement
that the British government makes
to carry out the terms of that treaty.
The real fishermen of the island are
not in harmony with their restrictions
Of the New Foundland government,
such as denying the privilege of sell.
ing, and of allowing the fishermen to
take employment on the American
fishing vessels. The New Foundland
government has no real responsibility
in the way of carrying out obligations
1t devolves upon the British govern
ment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
St. Louis Unveils Statue.

st. Louis-Thousands upon thou
sands of st. Louisans gathered at the
Worlds Fair site to witness the un.
yelling of the STATUE of st. Louis, pre-
scented to the city by the board Of
directors of the exposition company.
The vast mass of peple were gath
cred directly to the north of the A
palace, where the statue rests upon
an immense base of granite.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

The evidence before the British
army stores commissioners as to graft
during the Boer war shows that there
was only one regiment the contractors
were unable to cheat. That proud dis
tinction belongs to the Seventh Hus'
sars. They weighed everything and
checked the quality of everything sup
piled them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
At the Missouri state Fair.

Sedalia-"In point of buildings
and equipment" said w. R. Mellor,
secretary Of the Nebraska state fair
board, Missouri outclasses us to such
a degree that our buildings are poor
by comparison" Then T. H. Ridge,
chairman of the board of managers OF
the Nebraska fair, chimed in with:
agThat's all true, and then some. But
our people are more appreciative, as
is shown by the attendance. We have
104,0 paid admissions"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
Ordered UnmuzzIed Dogs Shot.

Notwithstanding that a coach
dog which he had shut up in a cage
"a hours before, was the victim OF
h%ydrophobia, DR.. H. H. Wolf, deputy
state veterinarian, shot the animal
1t is believed to have bitten a num-
Der of other dogs while being cap
tured, and Mayor w. H. Toterdale
has, therefore, issued a proclamation
ordering all unmuzzled dogs to be
shot at once.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
Missouri Bankers Meet.

Hannibal-The members of group
one, Missouri Bankers association,
met in eleventh annual session here,
representing ten counties and 1872
banks and a capital of 1 1000, 900. 1t
was n Of the most interesting and
instructive meetings eve held by tho
group
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
TRANSPORT THOMAS ON FIRE.
The Only Hope Of Saving the Vessel
Is in Sinking Her.

Manila, P. l. The transport
Thomas is on fire. The fire originated
in the hold, where there are $500
bales of hay. The flames have spread
to the bunkers. The hold of the yes
sci has been flooded. 1t is thought
that the only hope of saving the ves-
sci Is in sinking her. The water at
her dock Is shallow.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
A LAWYER Who Didn't Know the Law

SpringfielG-James E. Dodson, a
prominent lawyer and politician, was
fined $500 by Judge Philips in the
federal court here for making a false
affidavit in cash entering government
land. Judge Philips said that the
fine was made light because of the
lawyers misunderstanding of the
law, and because the land in ques.
ton had not been lost to the govern
ment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

The servant girl problem has at
tracted the attention of the California
promotion committee, which has sent
instructions to its eastern bureaus at
New York to visit Ellis Island and
have the incoming women from Euro
pean countries told of the advantages
of California. They will be given an
idea of the wages paid out here, the
class of work and other necessary in
formation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
convicts With Counterfeit Quarters.

Jefferson City-Offcers of the Mis-.
Souri, penitentiary here assert they
are on the track of a counterfeiter'a
plant, supposed to be in operation
within the prison walls. Counterfeit
quarters have been found in circula-
ton among the convicts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
SAMOAN VOLCANO IN ERUPTION
Savaii's Lava Moving Down Forests
Like Wheat Before a Scythe.

Tutuila, Samoa (via San Fran
cisco)-The eruptions of the volcano
on the island of Savaii have been in
creasing, and further destruction has
been wrought. The lava streams are
flowing from places which were
thought to be safe, and the forests are
being moved down like wheat before
a scythe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
Finds Herself in Jail.

Burlington, Ia.-Miss Hyrmal ia
cobs has been arrested at Gales
burg, Ill, under the name of
Mary Burns, charged with passing a
forged check for 1000. The girl was
a student some years at Iowa Wes-
leyan university, Mount Pleasant, la.
She went to Monmouth, ILL.,, Saturday,
and in the guise Of a college student
attempted to pass a check for $4,000,
but failed. At Galesburg she succeed
ed with the 1000 check.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
Passenger Train Hurled from Tnack.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-In a wreck
on the Western & Atlantic rail
road, two miles north Of Dalton, the
north-bound passenger train was
hurled from the track by a broken
axle on the engine. Fireman Will A.
Hughes, of Atlanta, was killed, and
Engineer G. A. Bennett, of Atlanta,
was badly injured. The passengers
were shaken up, but none of them was
hurt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
A East NIGHT Express Wrecked.

Louisville, Ky.-Three persons were
injured when the fast night ex-
press of the Louisville & Nashville
railroad, running from Cincinnati to
Louisville, jumped the track at Lin
den, KY, u miles east of this city.
The engine and mail car went into
the ditch. Most of the injured, who
are trainmen, was seriously hurt, while
the passengers escaped with a fright
and shaking up.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
There MAY Be a Jar.

Boston, Mass.-What jar there may
be in the machinery of the republican
state convention today, when Gov.
Curtis Guild, Jr., Of Boston, will be
nominated for a second term, is looked
for in the direction Of an effort to III
sert a tariff reform plank in the plat
form,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
viii suiId Canal bv Contract.

Westinghouse has been finally de-
cided that the Panama canal will be
completed by contract. In a few days
the commission will make public a
statement setting forth it's reasons
for favoring the contract system, and
at that time a form Of contract will
also probably be published.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
Sailed with Troops for Cuba,

Newport News, Va.-With two
squadrons, headquarters and. band
Of the Fifteenth cavalry aboard, the
amy transport Panama sailed for Ha-
vana The transport Monterey and
Niagara will also get out of port to-
day with two battalions of the Seven.
teenth and the first battalion of the
Twenty-E Eighth infantry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
Robs Lillian Russell.

Springfield, O.--Lillian Russell, the
actress, was robbed OF a satchel con
tanning $1,000 in money and diamonds
on a Big Four train. Miss Russell was
sitting in the Pullman at Dayton, when
an unidentified man picked up the
satchel while the actress was looking
out of the window.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

1t is spelled pillow on the prairies
where it glides through a foot or two
of the rich, black mould, but in New
England, where it hits a few thou
sand stones per acre, it is more nat
ural to make hard work of it, thus,
"p-l-o-u-g-h."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
President Intends to Visit Panama.

Washington, D. G. President
Roosevelt still intends to visit the
isthmus this fall, and unless there be
some change for the worse ia the
Cuban situation, will probably leave
for Colon a short Time after election.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
Horse Show Judge Drops Dead.

Horse Show Judge Drops Dead.
Cedar Rapids Ia.-At the carnival
horse show, Just as the first class was
through in the ring, Jake Fisher, one
of the judges, dropped dead of apo
plexy. Mr.. Fisher lived In West Lib
erty, and was one Of the best-known
horgemen in the west.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
He Was With Shelby.

st. Joseph-John Barry, one of the
Oldest members of the police force,
died suddenly. He was GIL and for IS
years had been assigned to duty at
the Union passenger station. He was
with Gen. Shelby's bridage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
A Bold Robbery in Missouri

Huntsville, Mo.-Two masked men,
armed with pistols, entered the
railroad station in broad daylight,
and after locking the operator
and other employees in a freight
car, blew open the safe. securing 5000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
The Railway FREIGHT Problem.

New York-Railroad officials re-
port growing difficulties in taking
are of the freight offering for
transportation, and a certain prospect
of freight congestion if any obstruc-
ton occurs from bad weather.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

Marie Corelli says that she loathes
America because the people are after
the dollar. Now that attention is
called to it, seems If we had noticed a
movement in the dollars direction.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
Great Wine Plant Burned.

st. Catharines, Ont.-The On
tario Grapegrowing and Wine Man
ufacturing Co.'s plant, two miles west
Of here, was destroyed by fire. The
vat contained 10000 gallons Of wine.
The loss ID s125. 1000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
cirl,s Head Blown on.

Little Rock, Ark.-Lois Grayson,
aged eight, was found in bed at
her home neal Huntington with her
head blown off. "a discharged shotgun
was on the bed, and It is believed To
have been accidentally fired.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

Findlay, O.--On Tuesday the hear
ing in the a s Of the Standard OIL
Co., charged with violation of the Val
entine antitrust laws, will be begun
IN the probate court here. This is the
proceeding in which John d. Rookie
Teller has been summoned to appear.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
Record Prices for copper.

New York-In the stock market
industrials connected with the copper
industry have all been affected by
the extraordinary market for the
metal, which touched record prices
both in London and New York.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

The picture Of Gladys Vanderbilt
milking a COW is creating considerable
amusement. The artist has put her
on the wrong side of the animal.
Never mind, she belongs to the creme
de la creme of society and can stand
a.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
ROOTS SOUTH AMERICAN TRIP.
The Secretary of State viii Make a
Statement at St. Louis.'

Washington, d. C.-Secretary Root
will not make any public statement
concerning his recent South Ameri-
can trip until next month, when he
will deliver an address in st. Louis be-
fore an organization interested in
commercial affairs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

Little Rock, Ark.--Judge R. j.
Lea, Of the Pulaski county circuit
court, told the grand jury that every
member of the mob who lynched the
negro in Argenta was a murderer,
and should be punished.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
Railroad Fire al Globe, Ariz.

Globe, Ariz.-The ella Valley,
Globe & Northern machine shops,
and the roundhouse in which we're
housed four engines, an oil a srd a
car OF sugar, were destroyed b fire;
loss, estimated, 500, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
Was Prominent at cleburne, Tex.

Cleburne, Tex.-Capt. Phil T. Al
lin, father of Mayor Phil w. Allin,
died at his home in this city. He came
to this county So years ago from Ken
lucky, and was instrumental in build
ing up this section of the state. He
was II.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

a Baltimore priest has invented a
buckle that will keep a man from
the need Of swearing. Great Scott
Does this mean that men are to have
their collars buckled on them like
dogs?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

In 1905 there were S3,376 fewer in
surance policies written by the New
York companies than in the preceding
year. That means that both the COM
panies and the public are taking few
er risks.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11
A BACKDOWN
FISHERIES AGREEMENT
NEW FoUNDLANDERs CHARGE
BRITISH MINISTRY GAVE IN
TO THE UNITED STATES.
Ambassador Reid Cables Secretary
Root That British Government
Accept Modus vivendi ReIat-
ina to Fisheries.

st. Johns, N. Popular anger
against the modus vivendi arranged
by the United States and British gov
ernments, relating to the New Found
land herring fisheries, is growing.
There is a general feeling tnat the
compromise arrived at was a back
down on the part of the British min
istry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

Washington-Charles M. Schwab, Of
Bethlehem Steel Co, was one Of Pres
ident R~oosevelt's callers. His call was
brief, and Mr.. Schwab said related to
personal matters, Of which he was not
at liberty to speak.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

Prominent Cotton Broker Kills Self.
New Orleans, La.-Peter Willard,
prominent cotton broker. and formerly
purchasing agent Of the New Orleans
& Northwestern railroad, committed
suicide at his residence. Park Home,
by opium poisoning.