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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
WITH EIGHTEEN GOLD TEETH
WHO KNOWS OF A MISSING MAN
WHO HAD THEM.
Louis That Points to a Murder
During the Worlds Fair.

st. Louis, Feb. 17.-Thursday even
ing, while clearing away some under
brush on the Clecburg place, three
miles west of Bonfls. st. Louis coun-
ty, Frederick Schroeder discovered
the skeleton of a man partially i'm
bedded in silt that had been deposited
by the overflow of the Missouri river.
The skeleton was that of a man about
5 feet Z inches in height, and appeared
to have been dressed in clothes of
good quality. The fact that the hat
was still upon the head and that the
underground was dense indicated that
the body had not been washed in there
by the flood.
A good prospect of identification is
afforded in the fact that the skeleton
has IS gold teeth, four gold-capped on
a bridge in the front of the upper jaw
and at each end of the bridge a solid
gold tooth, four capped with gold on
the upper left side and two capped
with gold on the upper right side.
There we're three of solid gold in the
lower front and two on the left lower
side of solid gold, and n capped.
That he could afford to spend on
dentistry as much as the gold teeth
must have cost indicates that his cir
cumstances were probably such as tc
offer inducements to the criminals
who operated in st. Louis county dur
ing the Worlds fair to kill lin for his
money.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
IN HONOR OF AMERICANS
Ceremonies Attending the Unveil
ing of the Monument to American
Dead at Ell Caney, Cuba.

Santiago De Cuba, Feb. 15.-Cuban
gratitude. American cordially and Of
fetal dignity marked the celebration of
the unwilling, Wednesday afternoon, of
the monument at Ell Caney in honor of
the Americans who lost their lives dur
ing the siege of Santiago. Many thou
sands of people witnessed the cere-
monies.
Lieut.. Gen. S. B. M. Young, repre-
senting President Roosevelt, greeted the
Cuban officials and people. Gen. An
drada, representing President Palma,
responded and eloquently expressed the
national gratitude to the United States
and the desire of Cuba to cooperate
with the United States in every respect.
He said in an emergency America can
depend upon Cuba as a military or a
commercial ally.
Rear-Admiral Higginson, Brig Gen.
w. H. Bisbee, Brig.-Gen. A. L. Mills,
Capt. H. c. Clark and Col. A. G. Sharpe,
Americans, and Gen. Garcia Valez, Gu
ban, made patriotic speeches. Both the
Cuban and the United States artillery
fred a salute, and Col. Webb c. Hayes
unveiled the monument amid great en-
thusiasm. Lleut.-Gen. Chaffee, who
presided, spoke eloquently of the
achievements of the army and compli-
mented Cuba upon her efficient gov
eminent,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
THREE BLOWN TO PIECES
Terrible Accident At the ButtOh-
wood Mine About Two Miles
From WilIkesbRrre, Pa.

WiIkesbarre, Pa, Feb. 19.-Four men
were killed by an explosion that &C.
Cured Sunday morning in the Button
wood mine, operated by the Parish Coal
Co, about two miles from this city.
The explosion occurred in a small
structure known as a timberman's
shanty located along the gangway a
short distance from the foot of the
shaft. In this shanty was stored a
lot of giant powder. A number Of
company hands had been at work DUR
ing the night in the mine, and 1t Is
thought they went to the shanty to
get warm and eat their lunch. The
supposition is that the heat from the
steam pipes ignited the powder and ex-
ploded it.
Three of the men were blown to
pieces.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
DEATH OF JOHN A. M'cALL
The Former President of the New
York Life Passed Away mt
Lakewood, n. J.

New York, Feb. 19.-John A. Mccall,
until recently president of the New
York Life Insurance Co., died at 5:35
Sunday afternoon at the Laurel house,
in Lakewood, N. j., where he had been
taken, three weeks ago, in the hope that
the change might benefit his health,
which had suffered a breakdown two
months ago.
tonn A. Mccall was born in Albany,
N. Y, March 2, 1S49. He entered the
insurance business early in life, and in
1885 was appointed state insurance
commissioner by Grover Cleveland, who
was then governor of New York. He
~relinquished that position to become
comptroller of the Equitable Life AS
surance society, which position he held
until he became president of the New
York Life Insurance Co. in 1892.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
MONT PELEE is sELcHINo
The Famous Volcano Again In
Flames-Earthqunke In st. Vim
cent Causing Terror.

-Castries, st. Lucia, B. w. l., Feb. II.
The United States cruiser Denver,
Commander J. c. Colwell, arrived here
to-day from the island of Martinique.
She reportes that Mount Pelee was ac-
tive when the Denver left Martinique.
Terror On st. Vincent.
Kingstown, st. Vincent, B. W. l.,
Feb. 19.-The severest and most pro-
tracted shock of earthquake that has
been experienced in. this island since
1902 was felt at lao p. m. last Friday.
Buildings of every description we're
rocked violently, and the people rushed
from them to the streets. So far as
has been ascertaired, no serious dam
age resulted, beyond the cracking of
walls Of houses here, at Georgetown
and elsewhere.
The cable between St. Vincent and
st. Lucia is broken, and the transmits
sion of messages to the United States
and elsewhere is delayed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22

RELEASE FROM LIABILITY
Action Taken by the School lnspec-
ton With DOugherty Shortage.

Peoria, H., Feb. 15.-After an ex-
c~eedingly stormy session the school in
spectors of Peoria, Wednesday night,
adopted a resolution, the clauses of
which release from liability for the
shortage caused by the forgery and en-
bezzlement of N. c. Dougherty, all the
treasurers and bondsmen for the past
IS years, the Peoria national bank and
other banks which have handled school
funds in IS years since DGugherty be-
came secretary of the school board as
we'll as superintendent. and calls for the
immediate possession of means neces-
sary to collect from the estate OF
Dougherty in so far as that estate goes.
The supporters of the resolution based
their argument upon sympathy for the
widows and orphans who would suffer
from the prosecution of the bank, and
for the bondsmen who would be ruined
by the pressing of suits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
A BAD YEARS RECORD
Great Increase I'm Casualties ON
Railroads i'm Illinois For
the Year sos.

Springfield, H., Feb. 19.-There was
a great increase in casualties to pas
sengers carried during 1905 by the rail-
roads of Illinois, according to the an
nual report of the state board of rail-
road and warehouse commissioners.
During 1905, &C passengers were killed
on Illinois railroads, an increase of Al
over 1904, while 297 employees were
killed. Seven hundred and seven pas
sengers were injured, as compared with
245 in 1904, and 3,270 employees were in
jured. The total mileage of steam rail-
roads in the state is 1855 miles, not
including Ais miles of Industrial tracks.
Increase in main lines during 1905 Is
LOT miles,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22

Now comes Prof. DR.. Emil Fischer,
the celebrated chemist of the Berlin
university, announcing that he has
succeeded in connecting an albumen
as pure and wholesome as that con-
tanned in the egg. In a learned lee
tyre before a large audience of savants
he demonstrated a protest, and he
promises to give to the world the re-
suit of his experiment in a carefully
prepared treatise. Coming from such
a source the announcement may be
taken as a solution of the problem, fol
which the civilized world has waited
SO long.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
FRANCES NEW PRESIDENT
To the Thunder of Artillery Salutes
From Every Garrison President
FaIIieres Assumes the Reins.

Paris, Feb. 19.-Clement Armand
Fallieres, Sunday assumed the duties Of
President of France, while former
President Loubet passed into private
life. The ceremony of the transmits
sion of Office took place in the Elysee
palace at four o'clock in the afternoon,
while the crowds massed in the sur
rounding streets shouted long live the
president and 'lcng live Fallieres,"
and every military garrison in France
| Numbered a salute of 81 guns.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
IMMIGRANTS IN A WRECK
One Killed, Five Seriously Hurt and
Others Receive Minor Injuries
Leaving Boston.

Boston, Feb. 16.-The Pacific express
train on the Boston g. Albany division
of the New York Central system, which
left the South Union station for Chica-
go and other western points via Buffalo
at eight o'clock Thursday night, was
wrecked in the Huntington avenue yard,
about a mile from the terminal. Melke
Johassen, IA years old, of Stockholm,
Sweden, was killed, five were seriously
hurt and several others sustained minor
injuries,
The express was making good head
way when it collided side-on with a
moving string of empty coaches. The
majority of the injured were immi'
grants going to the western states.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
RAILROADS STRIKE BACK
No Moro Cut Rates For Amy One In
Ohio-Nothing But the legal
TwO-Cent Fare.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-AlI forms of trans
portation except the regular two cent
rate provided by law, will be cut off
by the railroads in Ohio. The decision
was reached at a conference, here Of
passenger representatives of all rail-
roads with lines in that state. 1t was
agreed that by eliminating everything
except two cent fares the roads could
in a measure recompense themselves for
the loss caused by the new rate law.
The action contemplated will deprive
Ohioans of all reduced transportation
for conventions; of the 1,000-mile book;
of all charity business, and Of all round
trip rates and c~lergyman's rates.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
is ADVERSE TO MISSOURI
DECISION RENDERED IN THE
ILLINOIS SEWAGE CASE.
Supreme Court of United states Is OF
the Unanimous Opinion That MIS-
souri, Has Not Proved ITS Case.

Washington, Feb. 20.-The famous
case of the State of Missouri VS.. the
State of Illinois. involving the right
of Chicago to divert its sewage through
the drainage canal and the Illinois
river, was decided by the United States
supreme court Monday in favor OF the
state of Illinois.
Justice Holmes delivered the opin-
lon of the court. which was that Mis-
souri, did not prove its case. There was
no dissension.
In this case of the state of Missouri
and the city of st. Louis attempted
to close the Chicago drainage canal
SO as to prevent Chicago from sending
its sewage down the Mississippi river
instead of into Lake Michigan, its nat
ural drain.
For half a decade previous to the
opening of the canal Chicago had been
digging the big ditch. 1t started from
the headwaters of the Chicago river,
which empties into Lake Michigan,
connects the Chicago river with the
| Desplaines river, which empties into
the Illinois river and thence into the
Mississippi.
The work consisted in cutting through
the high ground which formed the sep
aration between the watershed OF the
lakes and the watershed of the Missis-
sippi. 1t cost up to the time of the
onening of the canal $11, 000, 900. The
plea constantly made by Chicago was
that the ditch was a ship canal, not a
sewage canal, and Chicago mas been
working to make the ditch a true ship
canal by deepening it from Lockport to
the Mississippi river.
Since the suit was first filed both
Chicago and st. Louis has been TAX
ing observations and making chemical
and archaeological examinations OF the
water. These examinations were care
fully compiled and submitted to the
United States supreme court.
The latest argument in the case was
made before the supreme court on Jan
uary 4 last by Atty-Gen. Hadley Of
Missouri, and the final point made IL
his argument was that If n human
life had been sacrificed by divertfnl
Chicago's sewage into the Mississippi
then Missouri was entitled to a judg
ment in her suit.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
BAD WRECK ON THE WABASH
Tventy-One Persons Injured In IL
Wreck On the Wabash, Ten Miles
From Columbia, Mo.

Sturgeon, Mo-, Feb T.-Twenty
one persons were injured in the wreck
ing of the Wabash accommodation
train ten miles out from Columbia at
five O'Clock Friday afternoon. There
were "a passengers on board, most
of them from Columbia and points on
the branch line to Centralia, only
three of whom escaped injury. The
injured were taken to the company's
hospital at Moberly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
he DECLINES THE HONOR
P%resident Mitchell of the Mime
Workers Declines n Democratic
Nomination for Congress-.

New York, Feb. 20.-Iohn Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, received a telegram from
Peoria, ILL.,, Monday, in which he was
offered the democratic nomination. for
congress to represent that district. Mr..
Mitchell Immediately replied to the
convention, then in session in Peoria,
declining the nomination He stated
that he would not accept any political
Office while head Of the mine workers.
Mr.. Mitchell lives at Spring Valley, I'll.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22

Speaker Cannon once paid a tribute
to the young man on my right" mir.
Cannon made reference to Asher G.
Kinds, whose modest title Is that OF
clerk at the speakers desk He
knows more parliamentary law than
any member of the house, and is IA
miliar with all the rules and prece-
dents. No speaker could have the
knowledge he possesses, and in a whirl
of parliamentary motions, when quick
decisions are necessary, MIR. Kinds
stands near the speaker and prompts
him at every turn. The speaker re
lies upon him absolutely.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22

1t is estimated that 10000 Russians
of all ages and ranks have taken
refuge in Switzerland during the past
year as a result of the unsettled state
of affairs in their own country.
Among these are members of the Rus
sian aristocracy, who have lost their
fortunes during the strikes, and are
now obliged to work for their living.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
He RETlREs IN GOOD DOOR
President LOubet of France bids
Council of Ministers
Adieu.

Paris, Feb. 17.-President Loubet,
Friday, presided at the last meeting of
the council of ministers before his re-
tirement from his position Saturday.
Loubet babe adieu to all ministers.
thanking them for all their services in
the past, and expressing the hope that
they will remain in Office, with Premier
Rouvier at the head of the cabinet,
for the good of the nation. Rouvier
replied, and assured the president he
carries with him the affections of all
F~renchmen and the esteem Of all for
eign governments.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
A BIG DEAL I'M ELEVATORS
1t VIII Have the Effect OF Diverting
Grain From Kansas City to
Omaha.

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 17.-The an
nouncement is made that the Updyke
Grain Co. has purchased the w. H.
Fonguson line of elevators, rs in
number, all on the lines of the Bur-
lington road, and all in Nebraska, ex-
cept the one at Fort Morgan, Col.
These elevators are said to have been
handling about 10000, 900 bushels of
grain, which has practically all gone
to the Kansas City market heretofore.
It will all now come to Omaha. The
Urdyke company previously operated
80 elevators, four Of which were in
South Dakota and the rest in Nebraska.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
HER SENTENCE COMMITTED
Ollie Roberts has Returned to st.
Louis to Testify in Cases of
Police Grating

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 20.-Gov.
Folk has committed the sentence Of
Ollie Roberts, Of st. Louis, serving a
sentence of Is years or conviction Of
murder in the second degree, that she
may be used as a witness in the prose-
luton of charges of graft in the st,
Louis police department. She has de-
parted for St. Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
The amount Of small peculation and

The amount Of small peculation and
larger stealings by bank clerks and
others in positions Of the kind, due to
gambling, is much greater than Is
usually known. The fact is evident
from the recent report of a Philadel-
phia guarantee company, which re-
ports that in 10 years it had insured
the honesty Of about 100000 officials,
Of whom over 1000 had defaulted.
The report Of the company places the
blame on the prevalence OF gambling,
and states that most Of the defalca.
tons were made under sudden tempta.
tion and for small sums.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22

The vitality and the influence of the
Jews are one of the marvels Of the
modern age. Prosecuted almost ev-
erywhere, except in England and the
United States, they still keep up thsir
Identity all over the world and in
crease in numbers. Without a govern
ment Of any sort, and without a sin
gle person to speak for them, col
lectively and officially, they WELD a
powerful influence in nearly every
government. Even Russia, through
the car and Premier White, is obliged
to defer to the views of the Jewish
bankers and merchants.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22

1t is admitted in the military world
that Turkeys army is gradually as
Stunning strength and efficiency to such
an extent that, as an ally to one of
the larger powers, or Independently,
she will soon prove a formidable foe.
Turkeys military progress is mainly
due to German influence.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
GREAT EIREATR RUTLAND, VT.
Three Quarters of a Million Dollars
Worth of Business Prop
erty Destroyed.

Rutland, VT, Feb. 19.-Six large
blocks in the business section of the
city, occupied by nearly a score OF firms
and many smaller tenants, were de-
stroyed by fire Sunday. The loss is es-
timated at three-quarters of a million
dollars. The fire got beyond the con-
troll of the local department and help
was summoned from Whitehall, N. Y,
and other places.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22

No South American country has
made such strides in every respect in
recent years Is the Argentine repub-
tic. For the first nine months of 1905
imports were $155,65 81 AGO and exports
$247,110,133, showing an increase OF
imports of $16,8S9,197 and of exports
of $43,9 ,214, over the same period
for the previous year. This enormous
export trade was substantially all ag.
ricultural and pastoral, while the i'm,
ports were miscellaneous.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
Mississippi Child Labor Law Killed

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 15.-After de-
bate lasting nearly two days, the Mis-
sissippi senate killed the child labor
law, proposed by the code commission
ers. 1t made the age limit IL years,
but permitted children as young as 10
to work in factories six months in the
veal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
MADE LlBERAL RESPONSE
Tho Christian Herald, of New York,
Sends Ten Thousand Dollars For
Starving Japanese

Washington, Feb. 15.-The Red Cross
has received from the Christian Herald,
of New York, $40, 900 for the relief of
the famine-stricken Japanese as the re-
suit of the appeal issued by President
Roosevelt.
The Japanese embassy here has re-
ceived a cablegram from the Japanese
government expressing it's appreciation
and thanks for the presidents appeal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
The County pays the Cssts.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 17.-Thomas B.
Scandrett, director of the Allegheny
department of safety, who was charged
with extortion in connection with the
recent reform crusade in that city, was
acquitted. The jury placed the costs
of prosecution on Allegheny county.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
OMAHA WOMEN INDIGNANT
They ADOPT Resolutions Protesting
Against the Verdict Acquit-
ting Pat Crowe.

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 20.-More than
400 of the most prominent women in
Omaha, at a meeting, Monday after
noon, adopted resolutions protesting
against the verdict in the case of Pat
Grove, who was, last week, acquitted
of the charge of robbing E. A, Cudahy
OF $4,000 through the kidnapping of the
latter's son, five years ago. This is
said to be the preliminary to a general
mass meeting of citizens to take sim
liar action.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22

Independence, Mo-, Feb, 16.-Fire
Thursday destroyed the Clinton block,
on the public square here, occupied by
seven firms. Loss, $65, 900. George w.
Clinton, owner of the building, may die
from excitement and o~verexertion in
trying to save some of his property.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
Another Cardinal For America.

Rome, Italy, Feb. 16.-one of the
most prominent members of the sa-
cred college says he considers it GER
tain the pope will create an American
archbishop a cardinal at the consistory
in March.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22

Frederick de Martens, who was one
of the Russian commissioners at Ports
mouth, has just resigned the professor
ship of international law in the Uni.
versity of st. Petersburg, which he
has held for many years. Prof. de
Martens is a member of The Hague
court, is one of the most eminent
authorities on international law, and
has served as an arbitrator in the set.
Element of a large number of import.
ant controversies. .
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
Stabher Is "Up Aswinst It.r

st. Louis-Twelve to twenty years in
the penitentiary is the punishment on
which Circuit Attorney Sager will in
sist for John Brady ("Jack the Stab
I ber'), who has been declared sane and
responsible by a commission of alien
lists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22
shipwrecked Sailors Rescued.

Honolulu, Feb. I9.-The United States
transport Buford arrived from Manila
with 81 Japanese, who were picked up
from the wreck Of the barkentine Tuna
motto, February Z. When the Buford
met the Tunamoto she was dismasted
and without provisions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22

The island on which Bddystone
lighthouse stands is the smallest in
habited island in the world. At low
water it is only 80 feet in diameter
and at high water the base of the
lighthouse, which has a diameter Of
only a little over 20 feet, completely
covered by water.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22

Out of 4,217 arrivals of all classes
of vessels from foreign ports at New
York last year the American flag flew
over 100 ships. According to figures
given out at the barge Office recently,
ATS of the 100 vessels were steam pow
cred, six briggs and 246 schooners
among the sailing vessels. In this
time there were 2,S44 steamships In
der foreign flags entered at the custom
house, of which 1856 were British
and 521 German.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22

Among the wedding presents sent to
Miss Alice Roosevelt was n from
Abilene, Kan. Charles Parker made a
tiny merry-go-round of the latest de-
sign, and decorated in white and gold,
with a little gold-plated engine to pro-
pei the machinery. The horses are
only two inches long, but are perfect
in every particular, and faxen-haired
dolls are the passengers. The toy will
run as smoothly as any carry-usall or
carnival features, and was sent to
Miss Alice with Mr.. Parker's compli,
ments.