Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31
FE BRUARY.

3 Sporting: Willie Hoppe maintained
his title Cor the 1s-2 balk line billiard
championship by a score OF 500 10 -
IN II innings. defeating George Sutton.
ar Hotel Astor. New YORK.
Fire. Fire destroyed Sl.0C0O0O worth OF
cotton at Clinton. Tex
Mexico United States embargo on
shipment OF q rms and munitions OF
war 10 Mexico lifted by executive
order
4 Peru. Peruvian revolutionists depos-
ed President Guiilermo BHiinghurst.
il an attack on the palace Prime Min
lister Narela was killed
Il Obituary Elizabeth O'Brien Brown
low. widow OF 'ParsOn" Brownlow.
noted civil war character. at Knox
Vile. Tenn: aged -.
= Cold Wave First extensive cold wave
OF the season in the east; zero wealth
er iu New York city: 20 below at Big
Moose. y. Y.
u Obituary. Alphonse BeriIlon. orisi-
rator Of system Of criminal identified
zion. at Paris. aged o.
Il Obituary. Augustus Octavius Bacon.
United states senator from Georgia.
in Washington: aged ..
Storm = blizzard Of sIeet and snow In
% mile gale swept the eastern
states. hlockading traffic generally
e Obituary Viscount Aoki. noted JaPa-
nesc statesman. formerly ambassador
20 the United States. in Tokyo: aged
l.. Obituary Mrs. Robert Louis Steven
son widow OF the noted author. IN
Aionteclto. Cal.
= Flood: elimination OF floods in south
ern California, accompanied by sew
ersl deaths and a property loss OF
ss5c10o0
Obituary. Former United States Sena-
tor Henry NJ Teller OF Colorado. at
Denver. aged s.
- Judicial. New York court OF appeals !
granted a new trial TO Becker. police |
lieutenant convicted for the murder OF |
gambler Herman Roseuthal
MARCH.
s Obituary: George W. Vanderbilt. NIL I
liona!re. in Washington: aged 81
2. Fire Disaster: In q IRE which de- |
stroyed the Missouri Athletic club /
house, 81, Louis; % persons persisted
Obituary: Edward II. Butler. noted ed 1
itOr. proprietor Of the Buffalo News. |
IN Buffalo: aged g.
II. Obituary: George inghouse. in i
ventor or the railway air brake and |
other devices. in New York city: aged /
u Fire: LOSS OF nearly 100000 by the
burning Of the Columbia docks at
Portland. Ore
Sporting: Willie Richie. world light
weight champion. defeated Ad VOL
CAST In ten rounds at milwaukee,.
Is Naval: New drsadnought. compan-
ion ship OF the mammoth battleship
Pennsylvania. launched at New York.
r. Shipwreck: 50 persons drowned AT
Venice. Italy. by the sinking Of pas
senger steamer In collision with
torpedo boat
b. Sporting: Champion Willie Hoppe de-
fsated George Sutton In Isl inch
billiard championship match in New
YORK
Obituary: Marie Jansen. formerly noted
comic opera singer. at Aedford. Mass.
a. Mexico: Mexican rebels. led by Gen
Francisco VIVA. attacked the federais
a. TOrToon-
a fire: Loss OF $4,000 by the burn
Ing OF tobacco plant at Durham.
N.
Mexico: Rebel forces checked in attack
on Torreon by federal garrison.
= Obituary Frederic Mistral. French !
Provencsi poet. winner OF a Nobel
prize. az Maniane. France: aged s.
q Obituary: u. =. keith. vaudeville pEo-
nesF. AZ Palm Beach. Fla
z. Anniversary: New York city began
a series Of celebrations 70 cornD4zno-
rate the aooth anniversary OF 80 com
nerve
B. Political: House % Representative
voted f0r the Panama canal tolls re-
peal. ~ 70 la
o5itaary. Sir Hubert Won Herkomer,
famous German artist. a resident os
she Cnifed States IN the mites. IN
London: eyed 6.
APRIL.
. Fire: n 81 Augustine. ia. court
house and several hotels and resi-
cences Destroyed. loss. 5000 20 fEa.- 1
Obituary Pail H-yse. author ana
c-lr1atls, awarded Nobel prize Ia
i--lj. Ia NuE4cE: aged a
-tcI.e1- Mexican rebels captured Tor
rrcn aftcr battle OF eleven days dU-
Ilt4cl ard loss Of zOnD killed and ,
ICElcef
l. ForeiEn Relations: Treaty between
-rited States and Colombia signed nt
EoggtH.
b Sporting Opening % baseball season
Of lsIL
Ctl-unry; George Alfred yowuserd
Cain. nsNEuaper and maH,czfas writ
e. ~ Ee1 YORK city: aged "a