Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
the following day. Believed TO have been

Receiving = majority OF Du- Ol1 NJNCs L1CI
election be ng contested
l. Death OF Prof. c. A T. Sene, agsd 80.
8. Death OF NJ J. Higgins
Anna Mes er. child burned to death il No
:. John Ittner aged so suicides by SNORING
s. Lieut.. Charles Keller called TO Charleston
c, for harbo- torpedo duty.
Death OF Mr.. Louis A Schreier, of Rural
TO- President Samuel Gompers, of the Ameri
can FEEDER -tion OF Labor addresses tri-ciIJ
II. Night saift put on at the Rock Island ar
Senal dditional money being appropriaiec
for toe manufacture, war ma rial
Death OF MRS Rebecca Ro>enfield OF Moline
Death of Mrs o B. Antcham, at -Clarens
~ Death Of Frank Eckhart. aged g.
IS. pea of rs q. L, Mssiaster, aged 26.
81 Mev.n Carlson, aged ears and o months
20 penins OF the Western Baseball Cham
Laying of the cornerstone of the MOderr
WoOdmen head Office building Hon w
G. Bryan axes the principal address.
Company "A, l. N c. Uepart for the front.
MAY.
3. Death OF Mrs Thomas Murdoch aged6L
o. Medical and surgical stan OF St anthony
hospital resign.
70. Death OF Andrew Gingles, of South Rock
II. Death Of James Mcdonald. of Rural, aged
u. lea OF Hugh warnock. aged 30
Is. r oman Rifles ordered 10 Washington.
Is. Death of Lieut. Col William h King, O. s.
a, aged 81
II. John no>e suicides by jumping from Ro K
% Island bridge.
q. Private squire L Bledsoe dies Ut Camp al
ger. Falls Church. Va
-. Charles b. Durham. sged 10. dies at Cam
bridge. Mass.
% Varney Anderson resigns Us manager OF
Roc Islands baseball club, AID is sue
Gee ded by Ha ~ Sage
p. Charles 4, BlIrr, aged A. dies at Harp6 r
house.
Republican county convention.
%. Democratic county convention
Private 5. l. bledSoe ried at the National
cemete. Y with military honors.
JUNE.
. b r Duncan killed by lightning al Sou h
TO- Marvin Tnomas, aged I6. of Rapids City,
drowned
IS. Gus Anderson, aged 20 browns in the Mis-
SiSs ppi.
II. IN odore Busch, aged 49, commits suici5e
TO- Death of John j Mu hern aged GO
2L Eugene trederi K dempsey murdered at
%. Death Of Mrs. Mark Ashdown, of Port By
30. Ferry Augusta damaged sl,5Oo by fire
jolly.
/. Louis Peterson killed by i Burlington train
.. Death OF ID vid Brown. aged IS
!. Henry Muel er aged drowned ut Moline.
Emf Lar on, aged %, Hi led by street car in
Moline.
O. Sixth regiment including Company A
sails Tor Cuba Porto Rico
10. en- ,rles Kuthe suicides by jumping from
the Rock Island bridge.
IS. Ieath of Oliver stephenson. aged 81
-. DeaIh o Mrs JohannGh byrneS, aged 81.
30. arrie Opai Reed. aged p, commits sui
eide in Drury township.
AUGUST.
l. 81 Joseph's R,mtn Catholic parish dt
vided and Rev. J. H Locsn-y assigned to
new parish. which named sacred Heart.
the Un'on We Grams Union and Woman 5
Veteran Relief Union begun i-days ses-
John Sundqutst of Moliae aged S., commits
Sllci lie
Il Employees OF Rock Island Shoe company
strike for a raise in wages anu recognition
Of their union.
10. r red Str updieS ut Lacon, Ill, from the
enec a boxing match
Dea of Robert Graham aged -, and Jacob
Adams aged 10 both of Milan.
Is. Heavy rain and thunderstorm, 215 inches
OF water falli =.
I6 pea OF sister Mary N~rcisSa Miss Mary
Beecher) Ut Dubuque. aged 10
John A. Larson. aged - of Moline, kills him
self with Il shotgun.
Mr.. Sadie Duncan. Anamosa Iowa, dies
Suddenly AT the hock IslI d h use
% Ernest Wood, aged Is, killed 10 IA runaway
% Shoe ia tory employes' strike settled.
81 First annual picnic of the Tenth Congress
sloaal l. strict Woodmen's Picn associa
SEPTEMBER.
r. Death of Paul WurZel, member of the 5Oth
Iowa rcgim-nt banI. ut Jacksonville, Fla
5. William Gesler, age1 Il. Il cdentally shot
and killed in south Rock Island.
6. 4Sd annual meeting of the Illinois Homno
pathic Medical association.
D. Ift-City Labor day celebration ia Rock
Island
= Company A sails from Porto Rico
8. Death OF Frederick Wendell, OF Hampto1
10. Naval RESERVES come home.
James McClade drowned in the Mississippi.
IL. Death of Charles Titterngton. ST.. OG Edg'
ington, aged 7s.
10. Company A arrives NJ weenauAen. n. j.,
IF, IN Porto kico.
James Lindsey, OF Coal Valley. killed
10. Company a arrives at Springfield.
Mrs, Ma Z. Spohn, Of Moline, browns her
self.
% Company A arrives home and Is given an
enthusia tic welcome.
%. Death OF Jeremiah LeQuatte, OF Drury.
30 mock lslaLd FEEL c~mpany wa,e house
Punis reception bang let to Company a and
sailors.
3. Death of Mrs Richard Hill. of HiIlsdale.
4. Fri City hallway company bought by Rock
Island. Davenport ana dUIiue capitalists.
&. Grand Jury returns - indictments largest
batch Tor single term known in history OF
j. prank oaTkey fireman on the rock Islam 1
roaJ. killed in IA wreck near Iowa city.
.. Me NeWcomb acquitted of stealing - eco
from Dan .osJ, aIter "a sensation trial.
10. Mrs Lena Schneider, dies at Moline, aged
Contract for imp. oveme at of Rock Island
ieVee leL by city council
Death NJ ) NJ. <. frick aged 60
L. Moulders at Rock Island Pow works walk
IL hoe Island Club reorganized.
Is Society gives Nauoev lie entertainment
tosraise FUNDS for an ambulance
10 Co.. .,etson a. Niles visits Rock Island
arsenal
Dea OF Andrew Donaldson. of Rural, aged
o.
Is Death OF Mrs NJ. c. Henderson. aged II.
Organization OF the Trt-CiGy Press club per
iectcd-
10 Mo.ders strike at Pillow works settled
Rev. h r. Gee, or riniIy church Gale to
The past rate OF Grace church, GAlesourg
Mrs o u Horney wins "Uman's handicap
70 1eath Of Mrs C. D. Gordon, aged 81
II Gen ID. w F1agier, chief vi ordnance.
visits Rock Island arsenal
-. Season nrst SOW.
-. a rI-O'ity ia, at Omaha expositi IN
-. hush A4euicai college defeats State Uni
yersty of iowa al iootbsH - 10 IA.
November.
1. John Van Pattvn. of Davenport wins Rock