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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

New York, Feb. 8.--After a midnight
drive of go blocks, Charles Weeks,
driver OF a big milk truck, with four
horses, toppled from his seat at Third
-A-cana and One Hundred and Thirty
ninth street. frozen .".gid.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Cuba,s Gift "a Collar of Pearls.

Havana, Feb. S.-Dr. Ferrer, the Gu.
ban minister to Paris, has reported to
President Palma that he had pur-
chased a collar of pearls as Cuba's
wedding gift for Miss Alice Roosevelt,
and that the gift will be forwarded to
Mr.. Quesada, the Cuban minister at
WASHINGTON.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
mother and Children Cremated.

Missouri Valley, Ia, Feb. 12.-Mrs.
Edward Lett and her three children
were burned to death in a fire which
destroyed their home here. The Oldest
child was but four years old. 1t is not
known how the fire started.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
National Park Of wilson's Creek.

Washington, Feb. 8.-Representative
Welborn introduced a bill to establish
Wilson's Creek national military park in
Missouri, the bill carrying an approprl-
alton Of $4,000. The land described
comprises about 300 acres in Christian
and Greene counties.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
RockcfeIIer's Granddaughter Ill.

New York, Feb. 8.-John D. Rookie
feller's little granddaughter, Muriel
Mccormick, it is learned, was attacked
by appendicitis about a week ago and
Is now recovering from an operation
performed in a private sanitarium in
this city.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Despondent Girl Kills Herself.

Chicago, Feb. 9.-Mary Bunk, IT
years old, whose parents are said to
be wealthy residents Of Grand Island,
Neb., committed suicide, Thursday, in
the Garfield sanitarium by swallowing
carbolic acid. She was Respondent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Most of the South American Latin

Most of the South American Latin
countries have entered upon a new
stage of development and progress
both governmentally and commercials
ly, and if not interrupted we may ex.
pect the South American continent to
take before long the place she is capa
Bile of filling alongside her northern
sister. The faster and more stable
her progress the better for us, if we
are awake to our opportunities.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Young womnn's Dramatic Suicide.

New York, Feb. 10.-In the presence
Of Capt. Lantry and half a dozen police
men, Miss Ida M. Meunner, aged "a,
who had confessed to having stolen
$500 worth Of laces, thrust a revolver
into her mouth and almost blew off
the back of her head.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Bix Fire ut Independence.

Independence-At an early hour the
three-story brick building on the north
side of the city square, occupied by the
Mize Hardware Co, was destroyed by
fire, causing a loss Of $75, 900. The n
tire business district of the city was
threatened for a time, and three hose
companies and an engine from Kansas
City assisted in getting the fire under
control.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Lockout of Granite Workers.

Quincy, Mass, Feb. 12.-The Granite
Manufacturers association, by a ma
jority vote, decided to suspend work in
the 120 shops represented in tie ssso-
citation Tuesday. The lockout will d.
rectly affect 1,50O granite cutters.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

The American Bible society, which
does not pretend to print its Bible
in all languages, issues either the
whole Bible or portions of it in 242
languages and dialects.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Kansas City Merchant Dead.

Kansas City-George c. Smith, n
Of the most prominent merchants In
this city, died at his residence here,
after an illness of five months, aged 3D.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Maybe the Fine WIN Help Him

HJHyUS 7" " "
Chicago, Feb. 12.-George Glazier,
president of a lyceum bureau, was fined
5000 for annoying his stenographer,
Mamie Truesdale, 10, and pretty. He
said to. the court: II just can't help
loving that girl"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Europe Expect. : Runture,

London, Feb. 13.-Telegrams from
continental capitals and editorials in the
London newspapers reflect the renewal
Of u%neasiness ove the anticipated fail
ure of the Algeciras conference on Mo-
rocco.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. S.-The SUI
preme court Wednesday morning re-
fused to permit the filing of a petition
for mandamus to compel the mayor Of
Chicago to close the saloons On Sun
day and at midnight.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Chicago Carpenters Get Inc

Chicago Carpenters Get Increase.
Chicago, FEB. 12.-The union carpen-
tiers secured an increase in wages ag-
gregating more than $1,000, 900 a year
through a three-year agreement with
the Carpenters and Builders associa-
ton. About 10000 members of the
union are benefited.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Student, In Reseuing, browns

Kansas City-L u. Wagena, a Park
college student, WAS drowned while
rescuing other students who had
broken through the ice while skating.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

London, Feb. 9.-Sir James L. An
grische, aged SO, has been married to
Miss Gooch, aged 40, daughter of Sir
Daniel Gooch. The wedding has caused
a sensation in English and Irish So
ciety.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

Abyssinia produces the finest ostrich
feathers, the price there being $1.44
to 1921 a dozen for the best white,
sc cents TO S1.9S a dozen for the black,
and half as much for gray feathers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
spices Burned IN New YORK.,

New York, Feb. 1O.-Fire greatly
damaged the warehouse Of Harrington
& Whitney. spice importers. Crowds
we're forced back from thu building by
the suffocating odor Of Burning spi9es
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
"Bossie" Mulhan May Not Recover.

st. Louis, Feb. 8.-Col. Zach Mulhall
wired from his ranch at Mulhall, Okla,
late Wednesday night, that his daugh-
ter Agnes, better known as "Bossie,"
was in a critical condition and it was
feared she would not recover.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

The death of Brig. Gen. John Camp
bell, recently, leaves only is American
officers on lie retired list of the army
who served in the Mexican war.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Deficiency in Criminal Costs.

Jefferson City-There will evidently
be a deficiency of $1O0, 900 in criminal
costs in Missouri for the biennial period
to expire December 3, 1906.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

London's lord mayors have. during
the past decade. collected more than
500. 000.0 900 for charitable and benevo-
lent purposes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

Rich Hill-Farmers in the Carbon
Center neighborhood, southeast Of here,
have been losing a great many hogs
during the past month by cholera.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Railway President Die. Suddenly.

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 13.-Maj. John
w. Thomas, president of the Nashville,
Chattanooga & st. Louis Railway Co.,
died at his home in this city Monday
morning of heart failure.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Hung Herself with FishIine.

San Angelo, Tex, Feb. 11.-Mrs.
l. H. Verfeuth committed suicide by
hanging herself with a fishline.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

Warrensburg-Mrs. Mary Anna Tap
scott, aged II, died at her home here.
Mrs. Tapscott was a sister of former
Senator f. M. Cockrell.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

Chicago, Feb. Git is admitted that
a determined fight will be made to pre-
vent Mrs. Yerkes-Mizner from break
ing the will Of Charles T. Yerkes and
securing her dover right.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
state Secretary of I.

State Secretary of 1. O.. o. #. Dead.
st. Louis-Ewing M. Sloan, for 30
years grand secretary Of the 1. o. o. F.
of Missouri, died suddenly at his home.
5O37 Washington avenue.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

Fire Fatal to Second in Family.
Kansas City-Miss Katherine Brink,
man died, the result of inhaling smoke
from a fire in which her mother, Mrs.
Alice Brinkman, persisted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

Farmington-The assessment lists
filed with the county court total So
SCI, 1888, an increase Of 1861, 5S1 " o
the lists of the previous year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Plans for New Electric Lines.

Tipton-Over 300 farmers, business
men and others held a meeting at Prai-
RE Home, Cooper county, to conslaer
plans for an electric road from Sedalia
to Lupus, on the Missouri river IN
Moniteau county, ard from Boonville
to California. Either or both OF these
lines will pass through the very best
part of Cooper county. Committees
were appointed to meet with represent
alive people and make report.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Hunted Wolves in Vain.

Marsha.I-Over 400 farmers, business
men and others gathered at the Httle
village Of Shaekleford, five miles west
of this city, determined to rid that por-
ton of Saline county of the destructive
gray wholves which had lately visited
he homes of the different farmers, de-
stroying their pigs, lambs, chickens and
calves. Though they hunted diligently,
they did not get sight Of a wolf. Plans
have already been made for another
meeting at an early date, which Will
he followed by q barbecue
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

st. Lonis-Under a new ruling In the
circuit clerks office, all applicants for
naturalization must be able to sign
their names in English.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Fnvors FIFTY Fer Cent TAX.

Mexico-The State Association of
County Assessors adopted a resolution
favorlng a tax rate Of 50 per cent. on
the actual valuation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

Rolla Has Immigration Branch.
Rolla-The Phelps county Lewiston
Of the Missouri immigration associu
ton has been organized here.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15

Rich Hlll-By the bursting Of a
frozen water pipe in the Tribune office,
the Ames furnishing goods store suf-
fered q loss of $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-23
MANHAssEr BAY OFFICERS.
r. NJ. Mcclellan VIII Retire From Score
tsPyship at Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting OF the Manhasset Bay
Yacht Club will be heidi at the Hotel Aston on
"wednesday. January 2. at $50 O'Clock. The
election Of officers will take place and an
amendment 60 the constitution approved by
the board Of trustees will be voted on. The
regular day for meeting Is the first Tuesday
in January, but this year that comes on New
Years Day, and TO avoid this happening again
the constitution In TO be amended to read as
follows:
The annual meeting of the club shall be held at
the clubhouse or such other place a. the club shall
elect on the second Tuesday of January.
Some changes are ~ be made In the officers
next year. Y. NJ. Mcclellan. who has for
eight wears been the secretary and who has
worked hard for the club through times when
Il was a new and weak organization. has been
forced 70 retire because OF business engage
ments which will take most OF his time. His
place Ia 70 be taken by Col. Frederick A. Hill,
who has been treasurer. and James \. Leid-
law will be- the new treasurer. Harry L., MAJ
we'll Is to be v-ice-commodOre and Charles N.
Gould rear commodore. Conn ldOre A: n.
Alker Is TO be reelected. The full ticket Is a.
follows:
Observation-Disclosures II. AIksr, steamer
Vice CJmmodore-Hsnry L. Maxwell, slOop
ReSr oommodore-Charles N. Gould power
SecretAry-Frederick A. Hin.
Tressurer-yames L. Laidiaw.
Acasnrur-WIliam GsrdnqT.
Trnslsos-Case Of 20, Gafenna ~. noboins.
class Of Os. Payne Whitnsy, Ashton O. clArkson-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-23
". Y. A. @. ELECTION FIGHT ON.
stow Named I'm Opposition for President
when Ticket IL Posted.

Election affairs in the New York A.. G.
reached an interesting stage yesterday. for
the regular ticket was pinned to the bulletin
board and in a very short time the opposition
ticket was slung UP beside II. IL was quick
work for the opposition party and they we're
bound to allow no start TO the regulars Only
one man so far composes the opposition. but
he is for the ofice OF president. and in this
centres the great prospective contest. The
man is William l.. STOW, the Stock Exchange
candidate. as he has been termed for II Is
understood he will get the Wall Street element
in the club to do his fighting. All this has
been foreshadowed In THE SUN for some
time.
In regular order underneath Mr.. Slows
name Ia the regular ticket, except that Of
president, 80 that Just now the battle royal
appears to be for that ofioe alone. Perhaps
before the time for opposition expires. which
Ia December 20. other names on the ticket
a arayyn2 thepc Inbhcuse that some Of the regular
The regular ticket printed in THE Sun OF
I is'T made ns0f for placing S0i T. y, fH%ssuboiSd 'V as the
candidate for captain. The names posted
are:
President-Georse W. Kuhlks, regular: william
ylcs :prssidSRI.H 7. !; Williams
ffss.arsr.sHsT |: Paine.
cuPTan' Robert q. KammersI +. X. Gone. Jr.;
MorHiI% .%m slsH0P S;o SIlssn s. T Eay and D. }. S Sorsas
Jones.
stow ia No. 1888 on the clubs roster. and
his election has a recent date. only going
back to 1901. 50 far as a recently elected
member running for an important Office
goes. Slows case beats all records. Here
tofore all the men who rar for ONCE were
veterans more or less. With Wall Street
sort on a battle. There have been some famous
contests for election in, the New York A. &.
in 1890 Walter g. Schuyler had a warm tussle
handy. although having 20 fght against
great Influence. Cox was the regular nom
tlon. Another memorable contest was that
OF barlow s. Weeks and Schuyler in 1902.
and Weeks won. On that occasion the vote
ton. THAT was the last OF the big fights.
ali the succeeding presidents going in with
out OppOsitiOn,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-23
COLUMBIA WINs AT CHESS.
Local Players Beat Record With Meye'
(.nntes Won.

Columbia. as expected. won the inter-
collegiate chesS tournament OF 1919. and. more
over. won IL In record style. with a total OF
NJ won kamcs.
I The pairing IN the nnai round yesterday
lined up Columbia against Princeton and
Harvard against Yale. the schedule and
openings being AS follows:
First Board -CapahIanca, Columbia vs.. Ward.
Princeton Siclllan defence.
Second Board-Stephens Princeton W. Woln.
Columbia Queens pawn opening.
Third hoard Blumberg. Columbia Va. Williams,
Prlnceton--Petrofs defence.
Fourth acknowledgements. Princeton vs.. Brown.
Columbia Rug Lopez.
Fifth BOARD Burgess. Yale VS.. Bracket. Har-
vard--Queen's gambit declined.
Sixth Bosrd-McCure. Harvard vs.. Rlmbsll, Yale
Kings bishops opening.
Seventh Board-Kelsey, Yale vs.. Gruening. Har-
vard-Queen's gambit declined.
Eighth Board-Johnson, Harvard vs.. Rosenn,
Yale. The latter forfeited 10 johnson.
The New York boys repeated their feat Of
the day bafore by making a clean sweep,
although they were somewhat favored by
luck; especially was this the case in Capa-
blanca game with Ward. wherein the Prince
tonian had ~outoombined his adversary, re-
naming an exchange ahead. with an easy
winning position. However. he wasted some
valuable time by moving aimlessly his king.
dIlu uuurE stIcoN VI tNClbrinFiib W.
lected a losing continuation. Capablanca
scoring after sixty-four moves.
Wolf, too. was fortunate, for he had lost
a piece In the opening, which he only re-
gained at the cost OF two pawns stephens.
however, managed to fritter away his adj
vantage. lost a piece in the end game stage
and the game after hfty-three moves.
On the other band Blumberg's victory
over Williams was well deserved. The New
Yorker drove Will iams's king out In the
open and forced the winning Of a piece at
the twenty-third move. Williams. who tried
hard to avoid defeat, had to surrender after
forty-eixht moves.
Brown had an easy. win against McDermott.
the latter having lost a piece by an oversight
at an early stage Of the game. He continued
up to the forty-third move, when he resigned.
Harvard also scored four straight against
Yale, three of them actually played. Burgess
lost a pawn In the opening, and after an ex-
change Of pieces Bracket was enabled to
queen a passed pawn. whereupOn BURGESS
resigned. Forty moves had been registered.
Mcclure, profting by a blunder on the part
OF Kimball, won a piece on the tWenty-third
move, whereupon Kimball resigned.
Gruenlng succeeded In winning a pawn
from Kelsey in a position much simpliied by
previous exchanges and had no difficulty In
making good his advantage. winning after
hfty-three moves.
The nnal record;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-23
BOYS RACE CRoss-COUNrRY.
High School Of Commerce. Team wins by
. small MarHin.

TIA
Iue ina"sutaI uS'ure CoWeru tne es.sOlnsn
menu OF a naelonal cross.eountry ennIhploh-
7n'p y scnooiooys ZOOS p.sce yes'erusy
vn u parIne srounos a. rrospect rsrk,
Brooklyn. 1t was a race on the fiat about
three miles, tina. Is three times round the
o. sne ruonc schools Atnletlc LEAGUE.
should eScircls a good s psrt of fA Prospect sps Park
and include some knobs. ponds and fences
real hill and dale Goins-but i was stated
men. r.e,s.d ~. O.nr,I.S ~ sSd ~ hnr.
had to be contented with the circuit which
thew traversed
49, -. 49, - -.
,u. "e w% = heaNy oIlz Ele on sho .ne
TURF was soIt, but one or two old timers VINO
were on hand said Il was the real weather
for a oross-conn,rv want Had thers hesn
q rev onsh hurdles erected here and there
on the course 10 would have set IL on immensely
and given IL the color of a real oross-country
oOS1es.' AZ y was; u wa. highly in1ersstlns
.nu Ine ooys could De seen Testing cacn other :
schools were represented, bat only three
Boys HiRh. High school of Commerce and
Townsend Hsrris HaT~Nhsa n,II team. a.
i've boys. while Erasmus Hall and Com
mercial High had two boys each. This
made nineteen starters in all. and they all
nnisneu IN gooo shape, q lacc wnlch SPEAKS
Wen LOT the iuea OIL crohs-country work among
the schoolb0ys and for their practice work
during the earlier mart of the winter and fall
TndiyidraI $780, n,ara or.raa 30 ,ha a.,
n.ruNue. p,,.ee Mee oneiou - ne.
ave nome ana there was a SUP 20 the school
vas carried away by the HIGH school q
Sonnerce, whose puilqing II IN Sixty-tniId
street. q htfie west on broadway IL VIII be
remefnpered thaI the poys ~ tnis school
nave been running since last TAI 10 the neighs
pornooo OF Centrai PARK and the reward OF
tnelr CONSISTENT enorts was the team honors
OF yesteruay. close on tneir heels ana only
separated by three points were the Boys
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-23
JOHN BODEN, JR., rs DEAD.
Secretary Of Brighton Beach Track Passes
Away After q Long Illness.

Turfmen learned with regret yesterday
of the death of John Boden. Jr., secretary
of the Brighton Beach Racing Association,
who passed away at Saranac Lake Friday
night after a long illness. Mr.. Boden was
q sufferer from tuberculosis. He was stricken
with the disease two years ago, but last sum
mer he came here to attend the race meeting
at the Beach in o much improved condition.
He WAS we'll known for many years as a bril-
liant writer on turf and sporting topics, ana
had a host OF friends. His brother, James
Boden, is a well known trainer. while his
cousin. John Boden, Sr Ia secretary OF the
state Racing Commission and racing secre-
tary Of the Los Angeles track. He leaves n
widow and several children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-23
AMERICAN HENLEY NAY "a.
Informal Discussion nj Meetin< on ExclU-
sion OF Our OarsTnen Abroad.

The American Amateur Rowing AssHcia-
tion, whose purpose is thP establishment Of
an American Henley. held its ana1al meet
ing In this city yea 'rday at the University
Club. Members OF the press were not ad-
mitted. but II was understood that the recent
action Of the English Henley Royal Ragatts
in debarrIng Americans came In for inSrna
can alsociatiOn might take some at and toward
th" policy Of the ERglishmen, but II apHrprs
nothing happened beyond a discu ssiOn Il tho
case. al the old officers werc reelected. thus,
President. ". \. Ven DuEsr; vice president
Hugh Talbot; secretary. Clement y. Wood; treasurer,
W. lnncs Forbes
The annual regatta Of the association for
1907 will take place on the Schuylkill River at
PhIIadelphia. 10 was decided that the date
be Monday. Ma. D. A lIst q eyents similar