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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
DOMESTIC


Ian IL Danish West Indies passedtuu-
der sovereignty of United States,
Jan q. Eslue sky laws Of ONO. Micni,
gan and South Dakota held coHstltutlonaa
by T. s. Supreme court.
Jan O. Women Of North Dakota grant
ed limited suffrage.
Jan. aa-Presideft Wisoa vetoed the
Immigration bill because OF iifeEacy tes,;
Feb. House passed immigration bill
over presidents veto.
Feb Indiana and Alaska prohiplfio55
bills passed and governors Of Oregon ana
Tennessee signed dry bills,
Feb. 5.-~Serate passed Immigration p4l4
over presidents veto,
Feb s.utah's prohibition bill signed
Feb 14.~ohio senate passed woman sut-
frage bill. -. ~,
signed by Gov. Lister
Feb. % Senate passed drastic espion-
age bills
South Dakota prohibition bill passed .
Feb 21-House passed senate measure
prohibiting importation Of liquor into pro-
hibition states
Prohibition bill for Kansas passed;
Feb. 29--House passed army lb}it Wltnout
larger general staff and universal train
Feb. IS House passed senate bill max
ing city Of Washington dry
Senate passed administration revenue
March Senate passed s5l7,eeo0oo navy
March 4.-sixty- fourth congress expired:
Twelve senators by fiiibuster preventeta
/ passage of ship arining bill ana fnucl
! other important legislation.
| Woodrow Wilson took oath of office tn
March wilson and Marshall inaugu-
/ March 6.-Federal grand jury at New
/ York indicted 1853 eastern fuel dealers for
! criminal conspiracy to raise coal prices,
! March a-President Wilson called extra
/ session Of congress for April l6.
March sl-President Wilson advanced
/ date for extra session OF congress q
! April .
April 2-Congress met in special session
| amid great patriotic enthusiasm,
Apr;1 e-suprene court upheld woman 3
! minimum wage law oe Oregon. and de
clare6 Illegal price fixing rest rlcloa5 os
means of '1icenses" for public use Of
patented articles.
tended presidential suffrage . women
June 5-Serious revolt IN Joliet, Ill, pen
itentiarv quelled by military.
June 27,-ffouse passed rivers and mar
bors bill appropriatinE SGT Goo ESQ.
Senate passed daylight saving bill
July Race riot In East s.. Louis If
! which more than 60 negroes and two white
men we're killed and heavy property los:
July 26-senate passed rivers and har
bors bill.
Aug. SENATE passed Sheppard resolu
tion for national prohibition amendmsn
10 the constitution.
Aug. 23-Solders OF Twentyfourth u
s. Infantry tcolored) started race riot a
Houston Tex. killing Is whites.
Sept 222-Gov. J. Z. Ferguson Of Texal
found guilty of accepting Illegal proflti
and impeached.
Nov. s-Hylan elected mayor Of New
York. Socialists there and In Chicago
Overwhelmingly defeated woman suffragl
won in New York state.
Nov. 2s.-Ten policemen and a woman
killed by bomb III Milwaukee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
MAY st-ersat fire in Atlanta. Ga; loss

May 2l.-Great fire in Atlanta. Ga; loss
Ma s5.-Thirty lives lost and great
damage done by storm In Kansas.
Nav 2s-Tornadoes in central limos
killed about $50 and did millions OF dol
lars worth of damage.
MAY ea-Tornadoes In southern Illinois
Kentucky Tennessee. Alabama and Ar
kansas killed many persons
June 7-San Salvador. capital of Sal
sador, and a number of surrounding towns
F destroyed by volcanic eruption. eaftn-
quake and fire.
June a-More than $50 men persisted In
blazing mine at Butte. Mont.
June 59.-Water tank fell on WhaIeback
Christopher Columbus at Milwaukee. kill
ing l3 and hurting many.
July Niagara Gorge trolley car
plunged into rapids; rs killed
& July 25.-Afine explosion at New Water
ford Cape Breton. killed g..
4 Aug mime explosion at Gay, NY,
Killed 81
Aug 1e.-British steamer City Of Athens
carrying missionaries to Africa, sunk BY
floating mine: 70 lost.
I Aug fs-Eighteen Killed In trolley car
I collision near North Bradford Conn
/ Aug. fs.-Large part Of Saloniki. Greece.
destroyed by fire.
Oct. 2-Typhoon and flood at Toxic
oct. a-Million dollar fire in Guayaquil-
Ecuador.
Oct. 2-Great foods in Natal, South Al
RIGA. thousand drowned.
! Oct. 3a-Million dollar fire on r. 4 O
docks at Baltimore. seven persons kliied
Dec e-Explosion of French ammunition
ship in Halifax harbor killed 4.oeo and
wrecked much Of the city and suburbs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
FOREIGN

Jan. a7-President Gonzales Of Costa
Rca deposed BY military and citizens.
March f-Chinese premier resigned be-
President Ii YUan-HGng refused TO
break relations with Germany.
March S.--AueriCan marines were land
ed OF Santiago de Cuba and restored or
der Rebels abandoned the city,
March l6-Czar Nicholas OF Russia abb
dicated.
March Republican government for
Russia installed.
June 17.-Irish Sim Fein rebel prison
June 30.~HsGan Tung. Manchu empa-
ror, announced his succession to the throne
OF China.
.Iuly 5.-Civl war broke out in China.
Jaly i0.-Manehu restoration in China
collapsed
July l3.-Chang Hsun's army surren-
dered after battle al Picking.
July 25.-Convention to draft home rule
constitution for Ireland met in London
Oct, l0-Prince 0hmed Fuad made sui
tan OF Egypt.
Dec s-Revolution in Portugal; Sidonic
Paes made provision president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
NEUROLOGY

Jan 10.-William F. Cody buffalo BID
Jan. 11-sebastian schlesinger. com
Wayne Macveagh. former y. S. attor-
ney general at Washington.
Jan. 14-Beujamin Eiljoen, Boer general.
al La Mesa, n. NJ
Jan. ls--Admiral George Dewey at
Jan. IsNEarl of Elgin and Kinkardine
at London.
Philip Borsau, painter in New York.
Feb. 7.-Cardinal Diomede Falconio al
Feb. 1o.-Ai Hayman, theatrical pro-
FEB. 11.-Duke of Norfolk in London. !.
Feb. T.-Episcopal Bishop S. c. EdsalI
Feb is.-Carolus Duran, painter, a,
web. 1s-Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston
ct San Antonio. Tex
Feb. :5,-Peter Drexelius. founder Of So
cial ord.r Of Moose, in Detroit
Feb js-Gapt. Jack Crawford. poet
scout" and Indian fighter
glewoed, n. ].
March 5-Manuel de Arriaga. former
president of Portugal
March s.-Count Ferdinand Zeppelin. al
G. " Guthrie, American ambassador te
Japan, AT Toxic.
March 1l-Congressman Cyrus Sullowa5
Marcf, i2.HWaiter Clark. American
landscape painter. in New York.
April 2.-Gen. Lloyd b.iee. diplomat ant
editor.
April s.-Richard Oiney. former secre
tary of state, at Boston.
April 10-Congressman Henry T. Hedge
sen of North Dakota, at Washington.
April l2.-Mat. J. NJ Burke, NOTED
plainsman, at Washington
Gen E. A. McAipin, hotel man, in New
York
York
April l4.-John G, johnson. corporation
lawyer. in Philadelphia.
April IS--Gen von Kissing German gov
ernor general of Belgium.
April M.-Dave Montgomery. actor, II
! Chicago.
April 2.-w. H. Parry. member fedora
/ trade commission. in Washington
Sir Francis C. Burnard, former editoi
| of Punch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
DISASTERS

Jan. 5.-Earthquake in Formosa killed
jan. .1I-Tremendous explosion wrecked
canadian, Car & Foundry Co plant AT
Kingsland. n. j. at
Jan. l2.--Du Pent Powder Co. plant al.
Haskell n. j.. destroyed by explosions
jar. Is,-Colliery explosion in FusbI,
Manchuria, killed 40 ''-n'
Jan. 1.-TWO million five hundred than.
sand dollar fire in business district ~
Pittsburgh, Pa. VI
Feb. 2.-ExplosIon and fire In Chicago
tenement killed IS 81
Feb. Thirty killed, IA hurt in shin
explosion at AFchangel "'aip
Feb. h.-Four million dollar fire /,
works o. Union Switch company near
Feb. I2.-Great confederation In N.
Piraens. Greece heavy loss of life
Feb 2t.-Bs1tish transport Mendi v,,n,,
IN collision 625 South African Iaborars
March i1.-Tornado in east central I,
diana killed more than 20
March 8;-Thirty-eight persons kff,aa
and so injured when tornado wrarLad
suburbs and part OF city of New Albany
April lo-Explosioas Is ammuni.,a,
plant of Russia near s<-.ster. Pa. kilied
April T.-Exrdoslon In Hastings ,r,r.
near Ludlow. Colo. killed is men,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
SPORTING


April 1t.-Baseball season opened.
May 26-BennY Leonard won worlds
champion lightweight title from Fretdia
Welsh in New York
June s,-University OF Chicago won west
eTn intercollegiate conference meet
University of Michigan re-admitted to
western intercollegiate conference.
Chicago auto derby.
July A-Francis OuIYnet won western
amateur golf Championship at Midlothian.
aug a. H. Larson. Waupaca. Wis,
won Grand American Handicap al rbi.
ago.
Sept. Mrs. F. c. Let's. Chicago won
womeR's western golf championship.
Sept, l5.--JEm Barnes won western omen
golf championship at Chicago.
lean league pennant
Sept 4.-New York Giants won Ma
tlonal league pennant
Oct. j. Chicago White Sox won worlds
championship from New York Giants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
Review OF During Past Year

/, April cs-Bason HenselmuelIer Won Hen
sevar. former Austrian ambassador to
May Ruth MeEnery start. author. IN
i May ie.@Josepa Benson Foraker. form.
{ .r U. S. senator. al Cincinnati,
May 14.-Joseph Il. Choate LAWYER and
/ jipiornat at New York.
t MAY 1z-Sir Charles Brooke. rajah Of
MAY ls-Bela l. Pratt, sculptor. at Bos-
]! Nav rs.-Re-va Lockwood. pioneer sur-
fagist. in Washington.
ii D. W Comstock, congressman from IN
MAY 2e.-Harry Lane. L s senator from
May 25-w. H. Miller. former U. s. at.
tttorrley genral. al indianapolis
June John c. Black. veteran banker
LOT Chicago.
{ June 8.-Mrs. Matilda B. Carse, philan-
ithropist and temperance worker. at PARK
Louis Gathmann. inventor, at Washing
June SD. W. Potter evangelist. at
june i2.-Mn1e. Terese careno. pianist.
June me~ fsGPt. Rev. ]. a. MeFaul. Cath
ollie bishop of Trenton. n J.
J,,ne Hudson c. Clements ir1terstat.
/ commerce commissioner. at Washington.
June 2o.-Dighy Bell. American come.
June 27.-col. Otter Hazard Payne.
fpanciegT; in Me-. New :, Y9 qt,;a.n5 -.
matte critic. at New Brighton. y 7.
! Juiy 1.-Willialu r. Moody former as
/ sociate justice Of Supreme court
/ July 2-sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree,
/ British actor in London.
July 1o-Col. 3. +. Herbert. editor Ma
tional Printer-Jourualist Of Chicago.
Herbert Kelley, actor.
July l5.-Federad Judge F. II. Wright at
kUrbana. Ill
! July is.-Bo Sweeney. assistant secretary
! 1nl , is.NArchibald Mcclellan. Christian
Science editor. at Brootline, Mass.
Iulv 20-Prof. J. B. Carter. director OF
: the American Academy Of Rome
July "A Manton Marble, American pub
licIst in England.
July aB.-Gen. Harrison Gray Otis owner
Los Angeles Times.
Aug i.-Jere J. Cohan, veteran actor. at
Dr. Dr. simeon Gilbert. veteran church Jour
: nal editor. in Chicago :.
p4 Aug s.mRt. Rev, Nicholas Matz. Cath
/ Ole bishop of Denver
Aug r.-Former Z. S. Senator. John ".
Kern Of Indiana at Asheviile: n G.
general Of Canada
Mgr Thomas F Kennedy. rector Of The
: American College in Rome.
Sept 12.-Queen Eleanore Of Bulgaria.
Z Sept 15-Henry E. Legier public Il.
librarian of Chicago.
- Sept Is.-Henry B. Brown. president Of
VALPARAISO university.
r William F. Stone. collector Of the port
of Baltimore.
I Oct e.-Hussein Renal. scltan OF Egypt.
Oct 15.-Don NJ Dickinson. former post
0 master general. at Detroit
/ Oct 20-Rev. Thomas Sturgeon, nat I'd
= london preacher.
OFT 21.-U. s. Senator Paul O. Hustins
n OF Wisconsin.
Oct e2-Robert Fitzsimmons. former
4 heavyweight champion, at Chicago.
Oct Al. Carroll Beckwith. painter. IN
= New York.
/ Oct. 2s.-Prince Christian Of schlewig.
: Holstein in London.
Oct. 2a.-Congressman Charles Martin
q of Chicago.
oct 30.-Dr. f. B. Andrews, educator. Al
2 Tnterlachen, Fla.
Private" Johp Allen. former congress
v man from Missis dppi.
Gen Charles H Grosvenor, former eon-
n gresham from Ohio.
Nov 3.-Rear Admiral Rodgers. Z. s. n
: retired
Nav. s.-W. H Kendall English actor.
n Nov. 1f-Liliuokalani, former queen Of
Hawaii. at Honolulu.
Il Nov l5.-John ". Foster. former seere-
tary Of state. In Washington.
r. Nov 17,-Auguste Rodin, French SOUP
tor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
MEXICO

Jan. 2--U. S Mexico parieys ended,
Carranza refusing to sign protocol
Torreon recaptured by Carranza forces.
Jan. 4-Nilla defeated In big battle at
Jiminez
Jan. I5.-- Mexican American Joint COM
mission formally dissolved
Jan. 4-War department ordered more
than 5000 militia from border
Jan. 21.-President Wilson ordered with
drawal Of American troops from Mexico.
Feb. 5,-Gen. Pershing marched out OF
Mexico
March l1.-Carranza elected president OF
Mexico
April 29.-Villa's main army defeated by
Carranza forces at Babcora
Nov l3,-Eilia troops captured Ojinaga
after hard fight.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-01
GET TO THE CAUSE
Alma People Are Learning the Way.

There is but little peace or com
tort for the man or woman with a
bad back. The distress begins in early
morning-keeps up throughout the
day. It's hard to get out Of bed, it's
torture to stoop or straighten. Plast-
ers and liniments may relieve, but
cannot cure if the cause is inside
the kidneys. When suffering so, use
Doan's Kidney Pills, the tested and
proven kidney renedy, used in kidney
troubles for over 80 years. Doan's
Kidney Pills are recommended by
thousands for just such cases. Proof
OF their effectiveness in the testimony
OF this Alma resident:
Mrs. O'Boyle, l2l Elwell ST., AL
ma, says: 81 was bothered consider
ably by dull pains in my back. | got
box of Doan's Kidney Pills and used
them with the best results. They
drove away the backache and reliev-
cd me of the other kidney ailments.
During the past several years | have
had no further need Of kidney
medicine"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. O'Boyle had. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo. y. Y
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-01

one of the greatest needs of the
city OF Alma today is the improve
ment or paving OF that stretch of road
on West Superior street, west from
the railroad crossing u the college
hill. The board Of trade hes also inter
ssted itself in The matter, and 1t Is
almost certainty that something will
be done in this regard during the com
ing summer.
Every spring this piece OF road is a
mire, through which teams and au-
tomobiles can 20 only with the great
est difficulty. 1t IS common sight
during the wet weather of spring 70
see wagons buried almost TO the hubs
Of the wheels, as the horses strain
their hardest, 70 pull their loads down
this street Often one sees autcmo-
biles stuck in the mud there. This
stretch of couple blocks easily holds
sway as the worst piece Of road
in Alma. and with every heavy rain
It's reputation as the worst piece OF
road, spreads. as strangers find diff
hculty IN getting through it's mud.
Only last fall paper from q small
village near here called attention %
the mud hole in West Alma, and told
how difficult it vas for the editor OF
that paper 10 get through the mite
and mud Tie seemed greatly SUI
pgised that an enterprising little city
like Alra would stand Tor such roads.
The residents Of West Superior
street have petitions our FOR sigma
lures. asking the council TO pave this
niece Of road this summer. The coun-
eli csud no, fud worse piece of road
in Ahra 70 pave nor ono on which u
much hea sior trgffic would BE found
were the road what it should be. Not
cnly that, but paving these few
blocks, would add greatly 20 the beau
~ on the western part Of the city
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-01
SPECIAL NOTICE

February II, 1917.
The undersigned will receive prop
osals up to and including March 10
1917, for the furnishing of suitable
quarters for post office purposes at
Alma. Michigan, under lease for
five or ten years from July /, 1917.
III accordance with the attached blank
form, which, as will be noted, calls
for the furnishing of rent, heat. light,
water, closets. urinals. safe on vault,
and all necessary furniture and
equipment for the proper conduct Of
said Office at stated price per an
mum.
There will be needed in this in
stance:
Not less than 800 square feet Of
floor space.
Good daylight Vocation not too
fan from business center and with
IN eighty rods of railroad depots are
points for general consideration.
Blank proposals and specifications
may be obtained from the postmaster.
The form Of lease may be examined
az the post Office.
Diagrams Of the rooms offered
should be submitted, showing dimen-
sons. windows, etc.
The right is reserved TO rejfct any
or all proposals.
f. A. MACkEY,
Post Office Inspector
Lansing. Mich. (s0-lt-cl
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-01
NJ o. l.. CONTEST

Next Friday, the Michigan inter
collegiate oratorlcal contest j.. to be-
held In Holland, al Hope college.
This. IS expected, will be one Of the
biggest contests ever held 5y the
state, and great preparations are be-
np made by the Hopires Ton the re-
ccption ol eood-sized delegation
from Alma The Hope people came to
Alma two years ago In a big delega-
ton. and made a good impression up
on the people. and Alma needs to do
the same thing down at Hope this
week.
Alma mas good chance for making
places this. year. it is considered. and
W, are looking TO Mr. Wright and
Miss Ballou to bring home some hon
ors. However it is suggested that
ii Will be to their and your advantage
that you are present The trip viii
be well worth the money invested.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-01
THANKS PEOPLE
President II. nj. Crooks Of Alma Col
lege Thanks People for Support.

In the following letter, III. NJ.
Crooks, president of Alma college, ex-
presses his thanks for the support
which was given the Alma college en-
dowment campaign in Alma. He al
so urges that efforts be made for a
larger community spirit in this city.
II is a letter that all should read.
Although individuals have receiv-
ed words of appreciation from the
college, desire to express through
the Record the thanks of Alma college
for the cooperation given US i'm our
recent campaign for $4,000.
Those Of US at the college have had
in mind that $4,000 might be expect
ed from Alma during the campaign. 1t
was rather our expectation that we
would pass $4,000 last week.
I'll appreciate that there have been
"A great many demands made upon the
pocketbooks of the citizens of Alma
within the last year | feel very
grateful that friends of the college
should pledge more than $4,000,
when almost every one has had I'M
usual demands made upon his pocket
book not only by the high cost Of lis
ing, but by his own particular church
during the last year There were
many instances Of very generous co..
operation OF most encouraging sort
May take the liberty at this time
u say that if we at the college felt
small disappointment m not reaching
past $4,000 last week. there might
have been more disappointment at
the number oi givers Perhaps the
word disappointment should not be
used AS comparative newcomer
/ L Alma ! ind myself wondering
y neither the number Of people feeling
responsibility for community affairs
IS not little too small There
unjust be Other community movements
IL Alma in which all the citizens must
unite. Before long public library
should be projected. Other public
actions that cannot Sc taken care OF
by taxation will be proposed Some
how effort should be made. IL seems
70 me, to interest constantly a larger
NNiAoNiN el' * lii tiN~' AbiiiIb tlIiN al
fairs
May ! hope that this mild word
o. criticism may not make me seem
ungratefu 10 the good people Of AL
mia for their loyal support Of the col
lcge and the campaign of week ago
feel quite sure that other friends
OF the college who were out of town
on who for some other good reason did
not subscribe last week, will bring oul
total amount past $4,000 BY com
jmencement time. To be able 10 say
outside OF Alma that at the very be-
ginning OF this campaign We have
raised between $4,000 and $4,000
will make our appeal outside very
much stronger
I'VE have reason 70 be most crate
ful to the newspapers OF Alma and "a
the public spirited citizens who gave
their influence and time as commit
tee members.
Very truly yours.
II NJ CROOKS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-01

When "patra. tho patriotic serial
story. featuring Mrs Vernon Castle
opens at the ldlahcu ON Friday OF
next week, motion picture lovers Of
Alma viii have an opportunity to see
the newest big production ever shown
il the town The first run" release
date on "Patria' IN the large cities
Was January 18th, 50 Alma will see
IL less than two months after il was
first shown i'm New York This will
not only insure the film being in ex-
cellent condition. but will afford the
ladies an opportunity Of studying the
very last word on styles, as Mrs. Cas-
tie is known As the best dressed
woman IN America" and she wears
many beautiful gowns of her own de.
sign. This is entirely apart from
the absorbing interest which will be
felt by both women and men in the
story itself The central theme pre-
paredness, furnishes abundant oppor-
tunity for thrilling adventures and
plenty Of action. "Patria" is the
story of Patria Charming. the last
Of the fighting Channings," heiress 70
millions and the largest munitions
plant in the country. and her fight 70
save America from its enemies
There are still few people who
don't like serials" Yet the majority
of these same people read serial
stories in the Saturday Evening Post.
The Cosmopolitan. or other popular
magazines. and such people will find
"Patria" revelation as to the man
ner IN which really big serial pro-
auctions are made ADV.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-01
TITLE BOUT SATURDAY

The Alma college basket BAH team
VIII play Kalamazoo college at Kala
mazoo on Saturday nigh, Of this
week IN the game which Will decide
the VI. /. A. A. title Ama's chances
oi winning from Kalamazoo at Kala-
mazoo arc about one out Of "a hundred
81 IT rs almost certainty that kala-
mazoo will pose as the coming cham
pion OF the Michigan intercollegiate
with Alma a. the runner up for the
third successive year Kalamazoo
refused 20 come to Alma and play
OF. the game that should have been
played last Friday but which went
by the boards, when the Kalamazoo
team missed it- train in Grand Rap
i'd,