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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
REPORTS VERY FAVORABLE
GOOd-SeasonabIe Weather Has
Stimulated Business.

New York, Feb. 10.-Bradstreet's
weekly review says:
Reports is to spring jobbing trade
are very favorable, and the more
seasonable weather has stimulated
some lines OF trade. Shipments Of
finished products of manufacture are
of enormous volume and mills arc still
pushed to fill orders previously booked.
Railroad earning returns indicate that
January was the most active ever ex-
perienced by the companies, gross re-
ceipts showing a gain of 20 per cent.
over January last year, a very active
period likewise. Reports as to winter
wheat r satisfactory as a whole.
Against these favorable features are
to be cited the disquieting influences
of predictions and preparations for a
general coal strike, possibly involving
100000 men. 1t is to be noted that the
mild weather has CAUSED an
lation in retail stocks Of heavy clothing,
shoes and kindred products and elimi-
mated recorder business from jobbing
hands, though western reports speak
of possible ~carried-over stocks being
quite well reduced, considering wealth
er conditions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
ST. LOUISANS REST AGAIN
WOMEN NO LONGER AFRAID TO
LOOK OUT AT NIGHT.
John Lawrence Brady, "Jack, the
stabber,' Betrayed iy a Wom-
an and COnscsses.

st. Louis, Feb. 12.-With Jack, the
Stabber," behind the bars, the women
of st. Louis are breathing easier after
three weeks of uncertainty as to wheth-
er Or not they would be stabbed If per-
chance they ventured out after dark.
Following the arrest and confession
of John Lawrence Brady, Saturday,
that it was he who stabbed IA women
on the downtown streets of st. Louis
on the night of January % last, and
that he also stabbed Miss Adele Flaher-
ty at Ninth and Washington avenue a
week before, his mother declared that
his crime was the result of a prenatal
influence.
Il am positive that an attack | suf-
fered affected my 10 and caused him to
stab these women said Mrs. Brady.
Brady is an unemployed restaurant
worker, % years old. His confession
was made to Chief Desmond after a Sc
we're cross-examination. But he could
give no reason why he should attack
women with a knife.
81 was seized with an impulse" said
Brady, Il couldn't help it, and l don't
know why did it,"
Three employees of the Richard Han
lon Millinery Co., who had previously
captured and released Brady, and a half
dozen victims. identified the prisoner
as the man who did the stabbing.
These identifcations, however, were
unnecessary, for after Brady had talked
privately for five minutes to Chief Des-
mond he made a full and free confession,
which was taken down in shorthand,
and, when transcribed, was signed by
Brady as being correct.
Brady's boast to Mrs. Lesia Gray, a
woman he visited occasionally, that he
had escaped from his captors, on the
night of January %, led to his arrest
when he visited Mrs. Gray's house early
Saturday.
The woman notified the police and
they took him. There was 500 reward
offered for information leading to his
arrest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
DISGUSTED WITH CHICAGO
Mexican Consular Representative
Declares No One Is SAFE In
Tha savage Town."

Chicago, Feb. 13.-"My daughter was
killed by the vice of Chicago. She was
as pure as any other girl. We thought
her safe, but no n is safe in this
savage town"
Felipe ~Berriozabal. Mexican consular
representative in Chicago, thus COM
planned of civilized American while tell
Ing Of the death of his favorite daugh-
ter, Mercedes, aged 15, who died after
an operation. He is preparing to send
his family to Mexico.
81 can not allow my family to stay
In Chicago longer" he said sadly. aft
er this thing the quiet and compare
tive crudity Of the Mexican schools ap-
peal to me a thousand times more
strongly than does an American edu-
cation, with its danger to life and hon.
or"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
uYNcHED AT GADSDEN, ALA.
Bunkie Richardson, One of Four Ne
groes Charged With Assault
and Murder, Lynched.

Gadsden, Ala, Feb. 12.-Bunkie
Richardson. a negro, charged with the
assault and murder of Mrs. Sarah
Smith here, July Is last, was forcibly
taken from the Jail here at al early
hour Sunday morning and hanged to a
bridge of the Louisville & Nashville
railroad across Coosa river. Twenty
four masked men went to the Jail, over
powered the sheriff and jailer and made
short work Of the prisoner. Four ne
groes were charged with the crime
against Mrs. Smith, n of the most
fiendish ever committed in the state,
two of whom have been legally exc
cuted. The third, VIII Johnson, was
recently convicted and sentenced to
death, but last week Gov. Jelks, be-
lieving there was strong doubt of the
prisoners guilt, committed the negroes
sentence to life Imprisonment.
Richardson, the man lynched, had not
been indicted, but was in jail awaiting
the action of the grand Jury.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
H HOcH TO HANG
N Supreme Court Denies Him
a Rehearing-TO BE Hanged
February 20.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 9.-The supreme
court, Thursday morning, denied a re-
hearing in the case Of Johann Hoch,
sentenced to be hanged in Chicago Feb
ruary %, for wife murder.
Hoch, according to the Chicago po-
lice, is the most remarkable Grim
inal of his kind in the city's history
since the days when Holmes operated
his house of secret death at Sixty-third
street and Stewart avenue. He is said
to have had fully sixty wives, and to
have murdered IA of them.
Hoch was convicted Of the murder
of Mrs. Emily Walker-Hoch, one of his
wives, who died suddenly on January
10, 1905. The %coroner's physician found
a large quantity of arsenic in her stom-
ach. and the authorities had little diff
fieulty in establishing the case against
him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
THE WHITE HOUSE WEDDING
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Ask
Consideration of Friends Whom
1t is ImpracticabIe to Invite.

Washington, Feb. 1~O.-President
Roosevelt authorized the following
statement which was given out at the
White House Friday:
"The president and Mrs. Roosevelt
ask the kind consideration of many
friends who would, under ordinary cir
cumstances, have received invitations
to Miss Roosevelt's wedding. The ca
pacity of the White House requires
that under existing circumstances invi-
tations be limited to the closest kins-
folk, the personal friends of Miss
Roosevelt and Mr.. Longworth and GER
tain classes of officials in Washington.
No friends of the president or Mrs.
Roosevelt are being asked, unless they
also come within one of these classes;
and even with these limitations the
number Of guests threatens to overtax
the capacity CT the White House"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
UNAccOUNTABLE OUTRAGE
Two American Girls, Touring
Abroad, Seized and r Into
Prison in COnstantinopIe.

Washington, Feb. 8.-Selzed by SOL
diers of the sultan of Turkey as they
landed from a steamer at Constantine
pie, thrown into prison as the COM
panions of criminals and political con-
spirators, and held without cause or
explanation, was the remarkable treat
ment accorded Misses Anna Snyder, Of
Cedar Rapids, Ia, and Miss Elsie
S .ern, of Buffalo, N. Y, Wellesley col
lege graduates, who were touring
abroad.
The young ladies were detained in
the sultan's Jail until, by bribery, they
obtained a transfer to cleaner quar-
ters, where they remained prisoners
Tor two days. They were released
without explanation.
The matter has been formally placed
before the state department here and
is now being considered by Secretary
Root. 1t is not possible to predict
what action, if any, wiz be taken by
the United States government.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
MISS HELEN KELLER Is ILL
Gives Way Under Strain of Studies
and Her Efforts In Behalf of
Deaf, Dumb and Blind.

Boston, Feb. 10.-Miss Helen KEEL
Ter, deaf, dumb and blind girl, whose
career has been watched for a decade
all over the civilized world, has broken
down under the severe strain Of her
studies and her efforts since leaving
school in behalf of the deaf, dumb and
blind, and is seriously i'll at the home
of John A. Macy, Wentham, Mass,
where she resides. Miss Keller is con-
fined to her bed in a state of almost
complete physical collapse. Doctors
say it will probably be months before
she will be able to again undertake her
work she has mapped out for herself
in behalf of the suffering from similar
affections.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
NO LIEUTENANT GENERAL
The Effect of Jumping Gen. Bell
Over Seyera Officers of SUI
periOr Rank.

Washington, Feb. S.-Congress is
ready to adopt the view that the rank
of acknowledgement Of the army is
made useless by the action Of the pres
ident in deciding to appoint a major
general of Junior rank as chief of staff
and place him at the head of the army
establishment. 1t was decided by the
house committee on appropriations that
the pay of lieutenant general would not
be provided in the coming appropriation
bill.
This action is the direct outgrowth
of the decision to promote Gen. j.
Franklin Bell to the head Of the gen.
eral staff, where five major generals
and a lieutenant general, all senior to
him. will report to him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
MORE THAN SUFFICIENT
Mrs. Ethel Benttie Well Satisfied
with Her share of tbs Mar
shall Field Estate.

Chicago, Feb. Mrs. Ethel Beatt.e
has arrived to look after her in
terest IN the estate of her father, the
late Marshall Field. She was accom-
panied by her husband and drove from
the train to the Field home. Mrs.
Beattie was left Sc, 900, 900 by her ia
Tiers will and the purpose of her visit
is to arrange with the executors for a
plan of taking owe the beQuest in her
own name.
"I never said that I thought I was
poor with $4,000, OOo," said Mrs. Beat
tie. ain fact, I have not that amount,
for my interest is only 5000, 600, but
that is more than sufficient"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
FEARED TO FACE CHARGES
Attempted Suicide of Rev. Justin q.
Wade, Charged With Improper
Use of the Nails.

st. Louis, Feb. "a few hours be-
fore he was to have been a%rraigned,
Thursday, on a charge of sending i'm
proper letters to a boy through the
mail, Rev. Justin Goodson Wade, a
year ago business manager and one Of
the proprietors of a weekly paper in st.
Louis. tried to end his life by leaping
in front Of a rapidly moving train at
Waukegan. ILL.,, a Chicago suburb, on
the Chicago G Northwestern railroad.
He was thrown to one side of the track
and seriously injured.
Rev. Mr.. Wade left this city several
months ago and went to Waukegan,
where he became pastor Of First Con-
gregational church, a position he still
holds. He was at one time pastor of
Second Congregational c$Grch at Sc
dalia, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
ORDERED TO BE EXECUTED
The Viceroy Of Foo Chow, China, Or
dered to Execute the Lender Of
the C~hanghpu Mob.

Pekin, Feb. 13.-The imperial gov
Chow to execute, Immediately, the
leader of the Changhpu mob and to
punish severely the others concerned in
that affair.
The viceroy reports that the trouble
at Changhpu arose over the detention
of a Chinaman by the Catholic mission
there. The populace destroyed the mis-
sion and then the an~ti-foreign element
arose and wrecked the English mission.
Troops, which we're sent as soon as pos
sible, fired on the mob and killed IL Of
the sisters.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
OF RARE VALUE AND BEAUTY
Miss Roosevelt Receives q Beauti-
full Table OF Italian Mosaic r
the King of Italy.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Of rar value
and beauty is the gift of the king of
Italy to Miss Roosevelt on the occa-
sion of her marriage. It is a table of
Italian mosaic work showing scenes
from Italian cities and towns. The ia
BILE was made in Florence, and was per-
sonally selected by the king.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

II plans Of the Friede Globe Tower
Co. are carried out. Coney Island will
soon present to the world It's browning
wonder in the shape Of an amusement
tower seven hundred feet high, to con-
tain at various attitudes a roof garden,
hippodrome, dance hall, revolving
cafe, observatory, palm garden and
other amusement features hundreds
of feet in the air. 1t will have a d.
ameter of 300 feet and contain 0 10000
square feet Of floor space. The hippo
drome will be $50 feet above the
ground, the cafe and dance hall 300
feet, the palm garden 400 feet.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
NOT DEAD, ONLY TAINTED
Thomas Nolan, Believing He Killed
Mrs. Jane Mccarthy, in Chicago,
Committed Suicide.

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Thomas Nolan, be-
lieving that he had carried out his in
tention of taking the life of Mrs. Jane
Mccarthy, turned his revolver on him
self and committed suicide.
Nolan ran into the woman's house at
Thirty-fifth street and Auburn avenue,
with the revolver in his hand. She fled
through the house with Nolan in close
pursuit. He fired one shot and the
woman tainted through fright. Nolan
thinking her dead, shot himself The
woman was not injured. I
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 12.-North-
bound passenger train No. rs. known as
the Chicago & Nashville limited of the
Illinois Central railroad, was derailed
"a miles from here, near Chapmans-
boro, Sunday night. Two passengers
we're seriously hurt and six received
minor injuries. Conductor s. A. Cher
ry and Engineer MCGEE, both Of Nash
vile, were also hurt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

The long and unusual career OF
General Theodore H. Goodman, the re.
firing general passenger and ticket
agent of the Southern Pacific rail.
road, exemplities the idea that the
most successful man is he who. with.
out failing in his duty to himself, ia
most widely useful to his fellows.
For 81 consecutive years Gen. Good.
man was at the head of the passenger
department of the railroad which he
served. 1t is the longest term in that
office ever held by an official of an
American railroad.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

About 100000 ounces Of quinine is
used in the United States per year,
which is more than 100 tons. The
whole value is toward ST. 900. The
cheapness of the stuff puts it within
the reach of all ague victims and vest
pocket nibblers. 1t is contained in
patent preparations, sold as liquid at
soda water fountains and dispensed in
pills, powders and candies. The cali
saya cocktail is a favorite form.
Some years ago a league of American
quinine fiends prevented a revolution
in South America, fearing that it
might cut off their supply of the drug.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

The crop of 1904 amounted to 2.
467,4SO,994 bushels, which, at AL
cents a bushel. had a value to the
farmer of $1,0S7, 461 ,440. Official fig
ures of the department of agriculture
show that there were sown in corn
last spring 94,011,000 acres, an in.
crease of 2,0S0,000 acres, or 2.3 per
cent. over last years acreage
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

The emperor of Russia, long before
the present crisis developed, laid up
in store against the time to come.
If he was driven from his dominions
to-day he would not go unfedged into
the world. What his gross income
actually is no man dare say. The
semi-official "Almanach Hachette,"
which credited him with over $780,
900 sterling per year, was confiscated,
The figure is pretty near the mark, ap.
parently, for the Russian Journal Of
Financial Statistics shows his revenu e
from his million square miles of prop
critics to be many millions of roubles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
The Next General Convention of the
Society, in 1907, Will BE Held
in Seattle, Wash.

New York, Feb. Sat a meeting,
Wednesday of the trustees of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor,
Seattle, Wash, was unanimously de-
cided upon as the place of the next
general convention in 1907. Four cit
les were in race, Los Angeles, Mime
apolis, Kansas City, Mo. and Seattle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

For the first time in the history OF
Mexican railways Mexico has a SEIZED.
ule of passenger rates from points in
Canada and the United States that are
on a par with the rates offered to
California and other Pacific coast
points. and it is now preparing for q
rush of tourists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

To purchase Sarasota Key, a trop-
ical island, ten miles long by a mile
in width, about three miles off the
westey- coast Of Florida, Just below
Tampa bay, and there set up a huge
menagerie for the breeding and pre-
pairing for the geological market Of
wild animals Is the latest plan Of a
group Of circus owners headed by
James A. Bailey. Their purpose is TO
underbid the foreign animal dealers
to whom the prospective purchasers
have to go now for their wild animas7
and who thus have practically a MD
nopoly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
FOUR TRAlNMEN KILLED
Accident On the Southern Railway
at Greensboro, N C.-The Pas
Shaken Uup.

Greensboro, N. c., Feb. 12.-At an
early hour Sunday morning train No.
"a, north-bound on the Southern rail-
way, ran into an open switch in the
new railway yard just north of Pomona
and crashed into a switch engine. both
locomotives being thrown from the
track. Four trainmen we're killed.
1t was said that none of the passen-
gere were killed, though all were badly
shaken up and j.. B. Wilkie, of Column
bia, S. c., among others, had his lip
badly cut by flying glass.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

On the isthmus of Tehuantepec is a
flower called the botanical clock"
which changes its color three times q
day. In the morning it is white, at
noon red, and at night blue. 1t is
claimed that time can be taken with
some accuracy from the tint of the
flower.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

b. f. Armstrong, of Brownsville, a
professional snake and wild ANNA
collector, has more than a ton of rat.
tlesnakes at his camp, situated neal
Corpus Christi, Tex. He sells his
snakes by weight instead of by mum.
Der. He is preparing to make a bic
shipment to northern and eastern
points. He also supplies large guam.
titles OF rattlesnakes for a snake oil
factory that is in operation at Corpus
Christi Tex.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
RESIGNS ~TRusTEEsHIP
william j. Bryan Cuts Loose from
Illinois College Because 1t Takes
Trust Magnates' Money.

Jacksonville, ILL.,, Feb. 13.-William
], Bryan. writing from Hong Kong, has
sent his resignation as trustee of the
Illinois college, and at length declared
that he would not serve a school where
the board of trustees was in favor of ac-
cepting funds from Carnegie or other
trust m%agnates, who are attempting to
substitute the colleges of America to
prevent the teaching Of economic truth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
CASTELLANES' TROUBLES
Attempt to- Obtain Countess Assent
to judicial Separation without
Absolute Divorce in Vain.

Paris, Feb. S.-Strong efforts con-
tinue to be made in behalf of the Cas-
tellane family to bring about the aban-
donment of the divorce suit begun by
the Countess Boni de CasteIIane (f0r-
merly Miss Anna Could, but up to the
present the desired result has mot been
achieved
An attempt made to- obtain the
countess assent to a judicial separa-
,tion without an absolute divorce has
also been unsuccessful.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Recluse Found Dead.

Grand Island, Neb., Feb. 12.-William
Heycard, hermit and r~ecluse, was found
dead in a hut on a farm in this county
Sunday. He was a man Of some means,
but there was no food in the shack and
he had evidently been frozen to death.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Saved Ten Lives.

New York, Feb. "a human bridge
formed by firemen and policemen saved
ten persons from almost certain death
in a fire which destroyed a fashionable
five-story apartment house at 297 Ry-
erson street, Brooklyn, Thursday morn
ing. The house was the home of 18
families, comprising about 100 persons.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

Argentina's exports of wheat for the
calendar year 1905 exceed 113. 700, OOC
bushels, compared with about $1,000.
600 bushels in 1904, which up to that
time exceeded all previous records.
The new crop, which is about to be
harvested, is expected to prove much
larger than the last, and exports for
the coming year may reach 1870, 900, 0OC
bushels or so. Evidently that country
is undergoing a rapid DEVELOPMENT.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Men Say 1t Means Service.

San Francisco, Feb. f0.-An order
has been issued for the physical exam
nation Of the employees of the quarter
masters department, and this is taken
by the men to indicate that the gov
eminent is preparing for some con
tingency in sending the quartermaster's
men to China. The examination is out
Of the routine order, and is unexpected
by the men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Panic and Gas In skating Rink.

GAINESVILLE, o., Feb. 1O.-Escaping
fumes from a gas stove in a roller skst-
ing rink here caused a panic among
several hundred people. At least 25
skaters we're SO affected by the fumes
that they dropped to the floor unccn-
scious and had to be carried out.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

Kansas City-Peter McArdle, Of
Dover, N. H., a civil engineer and gen.
eral railroad contractor, known all over
the United States, died here
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Convicted Of Manslaughter.

Carlinville, ILL.,, Feb. 10.-Nic Polo
vic, of Mount Olive, who killed John
Ear, of Staunton, at a dance following
a wedding, was convicted Of man
slaugter and given an indeterminate
sentence in the ~penitentiary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
ESTABLISHED NEW RECORD
From st. Louis to Austin, Tex, in
T~wenty-One Hours and Fiji
teen Minutes.

Austin, Tex, Feb. 13.-In its race
against time to get the mails into Texas
ahead of competitors, the train of the
Iron Mountain system operating in Tex
as over the International G Great
Northern road, reached this city Mon
day morning, making the RUIZ from St
Louis TO Austin in q hours and is
minutes, a hitherto unknown record in
this section for a 1000 mile continuous
RIM
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

Paris, Feb. 13.-Conservative esti-
mates place the Indebtedness of Count
Boni de Castellane at $4,000, 900 francs,
Of which 5000, 900 are said to be due
to jewelers.. He is also heavily in
debted to 0 lenders.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Insurance Verdict For Mrs. BIair,

st. Louis, Feb. 13.--Mrs. James L..
Blair was awarded a verdict in the cir
cult court against the Provident Saw
ings & Loan Assurance Co. of New York
for $27, S54.16. The suit was one Of the
several brought by Mrs. Blair to collect
the insurance on the life of her hus-
band, the late James l.. Blair.