Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31
9l8 Greatest in History of Rock Island

ROCK Island flTeElen JeunGT utLl-
matum to city commission,
threatening 10 strike unless
wage increase recently asked is
granted.
17-Supreme court returns decis-
ion forbiddiug erection OF jail
on court house square.
In annual election Of officers Of
the Rock Island club G.. f..
Shields is elected president
succeeding c. A. FIalIgren.
Home OF John Dittman, 1912
Fourteenth and ouc-half street,
Is burglarized in broad day
light.
Estimate prepared by Commits
city will have $4G0 ,295.32 on
which 70 operate during the
next fiscal year, or sl4 500
less than preceding fiscal year.
Interest high in Rock Island ia
election in East Moline in
which it is voted into the dry
column by a majority Of 255.
1S-Tree planted at Augustana col
lege marking nundredth ami
versary OF state Of Illinois
Mrs. Caroline Long, 53S Twenti-
eth street, sues city for $1,000
damages for injuries sustained
by fall on sidewalk.
19-Is. announced simultaneously
that striking teamsters viii re-
turn TO work with wage in
creases granted and that trans
fer houses Will boost rates for
hauling.
United Spanish War Veterans OF
Siboncy Bay camp hold 20th
annual muster banquet.
20 Rock Island and eight town
ships OF lower end Of county
80 over the top IN the Third
Liberty loan when the mini
mum quota Of $l,3I5, 600 is
subscribed.
Charles Allen fails In attempt 10
commit suicide by cutting his
threat and wrist.
George Frysinger. 2S03 IL Sixth
avenue. sues Pau'sen C0nstuc-
ton company for $4,000 dam
ages for injuries received in
fall while in the employ OF that
firm.
Bengston drug store, Seventeenth
street and Second avenue, is
broken into and 500 taken
from cash register
Residence Of H. Harms. 1403
Fifteenth avenue, is burglaFiz-
ed in broad daylight
Richard Brit, 927 Seventeenth
street. narrowly escapes death
when struck by auto truck at
r-F, .-v-,..
tieth street.
22-Private Carl H. Miller is found
dead on government island
with bullet wound in his head.
24-Two horses perish in flames
which destroy barn belonging
TO J. T. Chambers, 545 Tween
ty-first avenue.
By unanimous vote Of its mem
bers the German-American al
lance Of Rock Island is dis
banded
Of supervisors author
ICES attorney TO carry jail case
10 United States Supreme court
If unable to get decision rem
dered reversed by state su-
preme court.
Fifty girls employed at the Uni
versal Tractor plant strike for
pay equal to that given men for
the same work.
% Great Liberty day" parade is
staged, being more than two
miles long.
20 Senior class of Rock Island I.
high school successfully pre- f.
sents its class play Officer /.
GG6," at high school auditor
ium.
commission votes to hold /
spcCiaT election at which peo- /
pie Will be given opportunity .
TO reject or accept an increas- !
ed tax to supply city with ad- !
ditiOnal revenue, said to have /
been made necessary by loss Of /
saloons.
Six little boys, Paul Potter. aged /
10; Matthias Potter. aged Z. |
Clay Potter, aged 9; Robert /
Ccyne, aged 81 William John |
Ransom, aged 10. and Arthur
Wollenhaupt. aged IG, are
drowned in river at lower end
of city when boat in which
they were riding caDsized.
MAY.
Fines collected by city during
April total 81 1910.
FORTY saloons and 80 wholesale
HquOr houses close doors in ac-
cordance with the vote Of ApriI
,, making Rock Island dry ter
ritOry.
. Pat OBrien Of Momence, Ill,
noted aviator, speaks in city.
4-Froposed gas rate increase is
suspended by public utilities
commission to Nov. >.
7. King ends life by throwing
himself beneath wheel Of train
at Thirty-third street crossing
b-Flnal count shows bonds sales
in third Liberty loan total ST.
SIS, 900.
More than 20 former saloon
Keepers are granted licenses BIZ
CITY commission TO sell soft
drinks"
with the finding Of the BODY Of
Arthur W0llenhaupt, near An
dalusia, the sixth and last OF
the six little boys drowned in
the river at the lower end OF
the city on the night OF April !
30, was recovered
I-Commandant Leroy r. HilIman
issues appeal tG women and
girls OF the tri-citics 10 apply
az the arsenal for work. as
their services are needed in the
shops
city commission provides for
three new precincts, making 4 /
total Of %, the new ones being