Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

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Death of Mrs. Cassie r. Searle, aged
6S
Death of Myron S. Bachelor, aged
G5
3-Death of Daniel Nelson. aged Sc.
Edward Wyman, Moline, killed by
negro holdup men.
4-State convention of rman-Amer-
lean Alliance meets at Illinois thea
tire; 200 delegates in attendance.
Death of Rev. Thomas Doney, Mo
line, aged 60.
5-Annual celebration of Labor day.
Huge parade with 1000 in line.
6-Fall tern of public schools com
mences with enrolment of 2,677.
Death of Mrs Nellie Feverin, Daven-
port, aged Is, from drinking of
carbolic acid.
City council decides upon new and
modern fire alarm system for the
city.
death Of Mrs. Charlotte Fulsinger,
Moline, aged Il.
S-Death of Mrs. Catherine Otto, aged
70.
1O-Death of Sister Bernadina at the
11-Frank Dunbar. aged 10, killed by
gang of boys who lured him from
his home and then shot him.
12-Third annual Rock Island exposi-
ton opens.
James Kirkman, Silvis, aged Is, sui
cides because of i'll health.
14-Death of Edward D. Sweeney, aged
II.
Aviator E. E. Ely makes first ST. =
cessful aeroplane flight in Rock Is
land from exposition grounds.
15-Primary elections held.
17-Death of Mrs. Anna Marie Mabel,
aged II.
1S-Three-Eye league season closes, /
with Springfield first and Rock Is
land second.
20-Death of Amos Lage. aged Sc.
21-Cornelius Sparks, Chicago. color
ed, killed in railroad yards.
Charles DeClerk, Moline, aged so,
killed by Rock Island train.
23-Joseph Dheere, aged 40 dies in
Jail as result of delirium tremens. |
26-Death of William Mcconnell. aged
IS.
21-Dr w. r. Wiley, superintendent OF
Rock Island Methodist district. sent
to Peoria to become superintend-
ent of DeaConess' Home and Hos
pital. Rev. Alexander Smith sent
here to take DR.. Wiley's place
Rev. r. B. Williams of First Meth |
Odist church sent to Pontiac dis |
trict as superintendent there. Rev. /
Thomas F. Newland called here TO !
succeed him.
29-Death of Samuel W. Heath Of Nj.
Ian aged "a
51-Miss Emma Ball aged 81 and
Mrs. John Guessford. aged 40.
both of Moline. jump from interur-
ban car at cry of fire" Miss Ball /
was killed and Mrs. Guessford sus-
tanned fatal injuries.
OCTOBER.
death of Mrs. Lena Kleyla of Pre-
emption, aged G5
3-Death of Henry L. Kinner. aged
81.
w H. Dilworth, former Rock Is .
land newspaper man, suicides at
home in Enterprise, Ore, after
brooding over death of two sons.
S-Death of rs. Frederick Frehse !
aged q.
12-Andrew Klingberg of Moline dies
from injuries received in collision
with an automobile
1S-Miss Amelia Siemons. aged 81,
suicides because of i'll health.
1T-Death of Mrs. Mary Hay. aged 81. /
1S-Death of Mrs. Rosma Hetter, aged
SO.
Death of Thomas O'Conner, aged IS. |
Illinois State Federation of Labor
holds 2Sth annual convention in
this city with over 200 delegates
in attendance.
23-Death of James D. Culton, aged 70. !
3O-Death of Daniel T. Barrett of Port
Byron, aged 80.
NOVEMBER.
Annual convention of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary So
ciety.
5-Filing of petition containing
1,SS9 names asking that COM
munity vote on proposition for
commission form of govern
ment.
ernest Thomas. aged %. killed
while at work for Northwestern
railroad at Tama, Iowa.
Death of Michael Welke. aged 70.
death of Mrs. H. w. Cooper, Mo-
line aged SO. Founder of Mo-
line kindergarten system.
S-Toll on Rock river bridges abol-
ished.
Fall elections held. Republicans
generally successful in this dis
trict.
9-Death of Charles White of Coe.
aged rs.