Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31
LOCAL EVENTS FOR Pr
YEAR GIVEN DAY BiAY

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life by drinking chlorofornd
William E. Haalk is electroch at
the corner of Sixth aventand
Second street on the eve his
wedding day; Miss Laura Snidt
was 10 have been the bride
%. Major G. NJ. Hoffman returfom
nrst inspection of the uppkIis-
sissippi river.
Commissioners buy seven-ac1tact
of land On upper hill secd for
site of tuberculosis sanatof.
Alfons Vens arrives in this to
await trial in circuit court the
charge OF the murder oftasil
Martens.
Ernest Daasch, Davenport. ishIed
by Rock Island switch engit
80. Conrad Speidel, veteran dIaist,
retires from business by diSing
of his interest in drug store A.
]. Reiss.
Judge Graves quashes an INDECENT
against Sheriff o. l. Brun on
the charge of escape.
Seventy-five grocers and THEM Ives
enjoy annual banquet al the itch
Tower.
81. J. S. Freeman. former seGary
of the Rock Island Y. NJ. A,
dies at Danville.
NOVEMBER.
1. Thomas ]. Mills, 1928 Thieth
street, receives Carnegie Zero
medal for saving life of Anew
Boges in a mine near CantqII.,
in 1909.
4. Judge Graves holds that l in
dictments against Sheriff L.
Bruner are faulty.
6. Negro thugs hold up slon
George, a Streator business an,
on First avenue and secure 800.
James Thomas, Mil street, al Is
years, dies.
q. John B. Schoessel. 2s2s Senth
avenue, murdered in front chis
home, by unknown persons he
was returning from choir -ac-
tice at the German Lutiran
church.
S. James Porter. colored. sent iced
from one year TO life for nfder
OF Louis Rodriguez.
10. Eight members of Missitppi
river commission depart rom
this city On semi-annual ibec-
tion of the waterway.
II. Mrs. Mary Krahl, aged, As iars,
dies.
I3. Toledo. Ohio, is chosen as cad
camp meeting place for 1914 on
vention of Woodmen by lead
council.
"A. y climax to the cry of ''clea I'D
the city" which had been SHIFTED
on all SIDES since the murdt of
John Schoessel, comes wht a
representative body of CITIZENS
demand that vice be wiped Tom
Rock Island
:. over 200 women, members ofhe
Civic department of Wofn's
club. appear at commissioSsrs'
meeting and protest against ice
conditions. I
ed when he sustains a broken bck !
as result of auto plunging Der
deep embankment near Edslg-
ton.
8. Police put stop to all gambling
within city.
School children commemorate 9Th /
anniversary of Gettysburg speech. |
Secretary of State Harry Wods |
visits Rock Island in interest of |
enforcement OF auto license sat |
ute.
}. Judge Henry Neil of Chicagolfa- |
Their of the mothers pension Jill, |
is here il interests of the bdst-
ing scheme to aid mothers.
}. Opening event of the new YIN. |
c. A. building is in form of re- |
ception to members of the chm
mittee OF 200 who worked to be- |
cure $4,000 with which tc ef,ct |
the structure.
Rev. Father John F. Lockneyl of |
Sacred Heart Catholic chutch /
transferred to Champaign.
!. Hundreds of people attend khe /
public reception at the y. Nj c. |
A. building.
. Rev. ". s. Marquis gives firstiad-
dress at new Y. NJ c. A.
Fourth degree Knights of Columbus
organize.
. County Superintendent of Schools
s. ]. Ferguson. aged IS years, dies
at his home following an illness
OF three months.
. Licenses of six saloons are held
up by commissioners for investi-
CATION, the remaining proprietors,
however, being given permits.
First annual show of Mississippi
Valley Fanciers' association opens
at Trevor & Snyder garage with
large list OF entries.
Five hundred new members have
Joined the Y NJ c. A
Rock Island high school football
team closes season with victory
over Peoria Manual training high
by a score of So TO H.
Foster Coyne for AZ Years foreman