davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31
NUMBER OF NEW
CITIZENS LARGE
Certificates Of Naturalization ISSUED
In 1918 Double Total for
Previous Year.
DIVORCES ON THE INCREASE
Many Ask Legal Relief Prom Do
nestle Unhappiness-Fewer In.
dictments Returned.

over double the number OF nat
dralization certificates were issued
in 1918 than were issued in tho
year preceding according to figures
compiled by Circuit Clerk George
W Gamble
During the last y months 29a
final citizenship papers were ISSUED.
while the humber in 1917 was Ile.
This years total also considerably
excess the former high record
made in 1916 when $50 were grant
Cd full privileges as citizens OF t--
United States Of America.
Petitions from native born Ger
mans and other alien enemies were
simply continued. the fact that q
state OF war existed preventing the
granting of citizenship.
In 1918. 405 declared their i'm
tentions Of becoming American sub
iects, as compared with 3g5 iu 1917
Number OF petitions for natuTaliza-
ton this year was doubled, 1913 Gi-
ing during last year as against l5s
in 1917.
Twenty eight more divorce cases
were fled during 1918 than for the
y months preceding. In 1918, poo
cases OF domestic unhappines=
caused divorce proceedings to De
Instituted, while IT, similar bills
were filed during 1917.
Fewer Indictments.
Only 81 indictments were return
ed by the grand jury in 1918, while
157, almost double the 1913 total,
were returned in 1917.
In 1918 the grand jury was in
session only u days, while the
year previous 10 days were spent
cases. In 1916, p days
was the total and there were Is In
Iictments returned.
A comparison of the annual re-
ports of Circuit Clerk G. W. Gam
BILE for the last two years follows;
1917 1918
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31
FOREIGN

April 22-FIve hundred killed 1n
battle between Mexican federal
forces and rebels
April 2S-Dr. Sidonio Paez elect
ed president Of Portugal.
Sept. 6-Hsu Shih Chang elected
president OF China.
Dec. Peru and Chile preparing
FOR war over provinces OF Tacna
and africa.
Dec. 11-Gustave Ador elected
president OF Switzerland.
Dec. l4-Sidonio Paez. president
OF Portugal. assasslnated.
Premier Lloyd George and coaM-
ton cabinet won in British general
election.
Dec. 17--AdmiraI CasXu elected
president OF Portugal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31
DOMESTIC


Jan 5-Charies B. Henderson ap-
pointed senator from Nevada
Jan. mississippi legislature
ratified prohibition constitutional
amendment
Jan. 10-House adopted national
ton.
Jan. 12-Chicago and middle west
paralyzed by terrific blizzard
Feb. 19-Montana legislature rat
flied federal prohibition amendment.
Feb. 25-Wisconsin senate passed
resolution, % to 7, denouncing La
Toilette.
March brig. Gen. Thomas
Cruise, quartermaster' department.
L. S. A, named in charges OF con-
spiracy in furnishing army sup
plies.
March 3-Mfss Anne Martin OF
Reno, New, announced her candi-
dacy for the U. S. senate.
March WISCONSIN assembly
deadlocked all night on joint reso-
luton denouncing La Toilette as
disloyal
March 6-Wisconsin assembly
passes joint resolution denouncing
La Toilette.
Secretary Daniels established
five-mile dry" zone around naval
training stations.
House passed sabotage bill, 219
to o.
March -Conferees agreed on ad-
ministration railroad bill.
Automobile chamber of commerce
announced cut of so per cent in
production of pleasure automobiles
for fiscal year.
Metropolitan magazine for March
excluded from mails for publica-
ton of article, 'Is America Hon
est" by William Hard
March 8-Senate ordered inquiry
into price of food.
March 9-Victor Berger, Milwau-
kee, Adolph Germer, J. Louis Eng
dahl, W. P. Kruse, Irwin st. John
Chicago, indicted under spy
act.
March 11-Senate unanimously
sale of German-owned
can citizens.
March 12-Senate passed urgent
deficiency bill, carrying $1,180,00o,-
600.
Congressman Scott Ferris of Ok
lahoma elected chairman of Demo
cratic congressional committee.
March 13-Senate passed confer
ence report on railroad control bill.
Maryland house of delegates de-
feated woman suffrage bill.
March 14-World's largest rein |
forced concrete ship, launched at a
Pacific port, pronounced complete |
success by experts.
Esther Cleveland, daughter of |
Grover Cleveland, married TO Cap |
tain w. S. b. Bosanquet of Cold |
stream Guards, in London.
March 15-Congress passed day /
light saving bill to take effect March
81.
March 18-Delaware legislature |
ratified prohibition amendment.
April Irvine L. Lenroot, Re |
publican, elected q. S. senator from /
Massachusetts legislature ratified
national prohibition amendment.
April 29-X. p. Whitley appointed
senator from Missouri.
May 15-Air mail route between /
Philadelphia and New
York opened.
Aug. 27-Wa1ter H. Page, Amer
can ambassador to Great Britain,
resigned
Two American soldiers and a
number Of Mexicans killed in battle /
At Nogales.
Sept. 4-Bomb explosion in fed
oral building, Chicago, killed A and |
INJURED 80.
Sept. 1S-John W Davis made
American ambassador to Great
Britain.
Oct. Senate defeated woman
suffrage amen peTt to constitution.
Nov 0-Repubiic,ns gained con-
rol of the senate and the house of :
in general election.
Nov. 20-;lovar-lment assumed
,outroI of all cable lines.
Nov. 22-Secretary OF the Treas
Try McAdoO resigned.
Dec. 16-Carter Glass sworn in
Is secretary of the treasury.
cMRIl AnuRNnE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31

19-Abby Mary Freed, accidental
/ stTangulation.
I 21-Robert Gibson. injured in fac
tory.
/ Patrick H. MaIoney, crushed
( by train
: 6-katherine Nae Fisher, burns;
Gustaf r. Van De Moortel, cholera
/ infantum
S-William j S. Jones, injured. by
fall from ladder.
1O-Julia Q. Barritt, heart dis
Ease.
1S-Mabel Peterson, struck by
automobile.
15-Roger A Thorngren, cerebral
meningitis
! 16-Frederick Mewes, suicide by
shooting.
20-Edward Young, heart disease
25-Gavino Basquez, accidental
gunshot wound at hands of Salient
Rodriguez.
29-Claus l. Lundquist, injured
in factory; Fred H. Ehman, injured
in factory.
30-Nfillie L Murdoch, suicide by
gas: Henry J. Raithel, hemorrhage
Of the brain.
AUGUST
Paul Lulich. cholera infantum.
ROY Brown Williams, automo-
bile accident
6-Jenette II. HILBERT, burns.
9-William Harvey, gunshOt
wound fired with murderous intent
10-Harry Libman, murder.
12-Charles E. Flood, hemor-
rhages.
1$-George E. Treadweu, angina
pectoris.
15-Charles J. Gartman, electro
cuted.
19-AristoIetis D. Phokitis, burns.
21-Amel Enrich, electrocuted.
26-WiIliam c. Brodbeck, drown
ing.
3O-Erma Irene Talbot, heart fall
ure; Andrew Carlson, heart dis
ease.
31-Raynor Larimore. electrocut-
ed; Stella Louise Towndrow, shot
self accidentally; Henry VascOncel-
los, cardiac failure.
SEPTE MBER-
9-Harold h. Campbell, burns.
10-Charles NJ. Taber, killed by
street car.
12-Emma De Baut, trampled to
death by enraged bull.
14-Julian Peres, burns.
17--Olof Pearson, suicide by
hanging.
% Ca-oroo II ua1Jerbaar droxuu
ing.
24-John F. welander, apoplexy
OCTOBER.
+Horace Epps, cardiac INSULT
cheney.
1O-W. A. Sarty. killed by train.
11-Edward NJ Tremann, electro
cuted
18-William F. Howell, killed in
factory elevator shaft.
leila A. BjoTkman, suicide by
drowning.
21-Albert Peal. dropsy.
22-George H. Gilbrant, excessive
use Of whisky; Matilda Streed,
pneumonia
23-WiIliam H Woodland, struck
by automobile
Z4-Sadle Ferguson, premature
childbirth; infant, prematureyQ
born.
26-Lorraine F Jobey, fracture of
the skull.
NOVEMBER.
4-AImon Widen, street car acct
dent; John A. Hughes, street car
accident
John D. Arnold, street car &C
cident; Joseph J. Setarz, street car
accident
1O-Arthur S. Nelson, suicide by
cutting wrist arteries.
I 14-Mrs Blanche z. Hill, Lucille
Vivian Hill and Charles Junior Hill, /
accidental suffocation by gas.
23-HarTy Raymond COyne, run
over by automobile.
24-Sophie Kerofsky, pneumonia. !
25-Rose Dudley, shot by hus-
band.
26-Felix Klein, suicide by hang
ing; Joseph A Dudley, struck by
train
27-ThOmas Rogers, pneumonia /
28-GeOrge Bode, killed by fall; [
Mrs. Ann Baron, apoplexy.
29-Thomas S. Johnston, apo
pleXy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31

Des Moines, Iowa-Dr. John r.
Mott international Y NJ. c. \. sec
rotary. will speak at the Y. NJ. c. A.
convention here Gan, % and "a. ac-
cording 10 W. ISL Parsons. state
AeCretArY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31

Number or declarations
of intentions issued .395 405
Number Of petitions for
naturalization filed ..l3S 33s
Number of certificates Of
naturalization issued 112 293
Circuit court in session
(nuL1ber of days. PTS 222
Grand jury in session
number of days. -. - IL
Indictments returned by
grand juries ........15z 81
New chancery cases
nled ....-....... l43 AN'
Divorce cases filed, in
cluded IN above .....172 200
New law cases filed Ia l79
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31
Monthly Totals
Here are the figures by months
tnr thn La fhrnn Ia Re.

Totals .. .029 1.224 1.O43
Licenses issued Dec. l TO Dec
q, 1918, inclusive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31
ARCHITECTS GIVE
DESCRIPTION OF
u. S. HOUSES

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31

One inque- less was conducted
by Coroner John G. Miller in 1918
than in 1917 and four less than the
number held during 1916, according
20 the annual report submitted by
Coroner John C. Miller.
Only 139 investigations into
deaths we're held during 1918. while
there were 40 in the year preced-
ng and I43 during 1916. Three
murders were investigated in 1918.
Appended is the list Of cases in
7estigated in the county from Dec.
III - ~ 90 o. Q r---.-.-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-09
ELECTION BOARD
BEGINS COUNTING
STATE RETURNS
CONTINUED From Page

ficially canvasScd this morniua hy the
board is as follows:
For governor: Robertson, $50; Muir
ray. 100; Alexander, 254; Gaut, ~;
Durant q; McCollister, l8; Davis 81.
Lieutenant governor: Bowling, III;
Jvcy. 20; Ryan, %; Wright, l28 Trapp,
I6 Secretary of state Todd, o.; Muir
ray, 2j4; Battcnficld, As; Franz, 70
Baldwin, 98; Morris, 2s2. State audi
tor; Frank Carter, 64S; attorney gen
eral, Freezing 642; treasurer, Leecraft,
2T Miller, 22j; Lyon 277. Superin-
tendent OF public instruction: r. II.
Wilson, $40; George Wilson 2S5 I;
Briles, l43 state examiner and inspec-
tor, Parkinson 6O4; commissioner Of
labor, Conslly 6O8, commissioner of
charities and corrections, Sadler 50,
Wilson 76, Bassett l62, Cross III, Nc
Clme 1870, Mathews lS2; commissioner
oi insurance. Samuel 25S, Welch 400
president OF board OF agriculture,
Whitehurst 24s, Wilson j47, Scivally
147; corporation commission, Herod
104, Hardy "a, Walker IA, Field l33
johnson 236; clerk supreme court, Poo
238, Franklin 2S9; chief mine Inspector
Haley 177, Thompson 203, BOYLE 354
United States senator, Owen 65S, Gal
breath ls2.
Governor, Durant 27, McCollister 10
Davis II, Robertson 279 Murray ,l2S
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-09
Spain DEMANDS
| HUN TO EXPLAIN
SINKING SHIPS
New Note Sent After Extraor-
Z dinary Council,
By The Associated Press.

MMADRID, Thursday, Aug. Spain
Ras addressed a new note to Germany
@pnccrnng the torpedoing of Spanish
ships. Foreign Minister Dato made
Mis- announcement late today after the
cabinet had held an extraordinary ses-
sion.
Despite the repeated Spanish pro-
Nsts, Spanish vessels have continued
30 fall victims TO German submarines
A dispatch received in Paris July 80
said that Spanish newspapers asserted
mat the torpedoing OF the Spanish
Steamship Ramon de Larrinaga was the
gravest incident that had yet occurred
between Germany and Spain. Eight
Spaniards peri,hed in the disaster and
the oil which the ship carried was al
most half the supply assured to Spain
under the SpanlSh-Amercan agree
ment
1t was reported from Athens on July
II that a Spanish steamship carrying
the Spanish minister to Greece had
been torpedoed by a German subma-
rine. The ship flew the ministers
flag. The diplomat and his family
were rescued.
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in the crowd. Yet she could not let
the child 20 alone with him. She
pushed her way TO Perrine'S side.
"Mr. Perrine," she began deSper-
a,ely crushing back her nervousness,
Il beg of you-as a fellow country
man, as a gentleman"
He turned upon her.
"My dear madam" he cut in, az fail
to understand this. ! resent your con-
duct You are not Miss, Hurdis's
mother or guardian. Yet | cannot
order you to ID lave if you insist upon
accompanying us. II you choose to do
so unlimited | can only protest and
warn you that it will he in vain"
Sally was frantic She could scarce
" keep back her tears. What to do
Surely she could not now turn back,
knowing Perrine was bound for a
place that kept open in defiance of the
curfew law Marie, she knew, did not
realize the situation She and Perrine
moved off Sally set her teeth and
followed. They threaded many streets,
turned many corners, and at last
brought up before dark and grimy
door.
Perrine raped sharply four times
A moments wait Then the door
opened half way. Perrinc showing
Marie ahead Of him, stepped in sally
would have followed. But the door
was shut smar;ly in her face.
CTO be continued)
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Alexander o., Gault Is; lieutenant
governor, Bowling l53, lvey co. Ryan
loo, Wright 236, Trapp 690 secretary
OF state, Todd 88, Franz 2O4, Murray
40l Battenfcld 81, Baldwin l04, Morris
4O4; state auditor, Carter 1868; attor-
ney general, Freezing 1857 state treas
urer, Leecrait 700, Miller 233, Lyon 4l0 /;
superintendent OF public instruction, X.
H. Wilson 7@, George Wilson 335,
Briles 1877; state examiner and inspec-
tor. Parkinson 967; commissioner OF
labor, Connally 9S2 commissioner of
charities and corrections. Sadler 37,
Wilson l02, BaSsett $40, Cross llo, Nc
Clure los, Mathews 24S; commissioner
Of insurance, Samuel 4O6, WEIGH 8O5 (;
board OF agriculture, Whitehurst 2S5,
Wilson 345, Scivally 694; corporation
commissioner Herod lO2. Hardy go,
Walker $50, Field 10, Johnston 30;
clerk supreme court Pool 5l2, Frank
lin 700; mine inspector, Haley J23
Thompson $50, BOYLE 400; United States
senator, Owen 980 Galbreath j2S.
Seminole County.
Governor, Robertson j8}, Murray SO,
Alexander 479. Gault 81, Durant IS, Nc
Collistcr q, Davis 27; lieutenant
governor, Wright 100, Trapp SAL, Bow
ling 35S, lvey So Ryan l08; secretary
of state, Batteniield "A. Baldwin l5+,
Morris PSI, Franz III, Todd lO5, Muir
ray 40; state auditor, Carter 93S; at
torney general Freezing l,0O6; state
treasurer, Leecraft $50, Miller 296, Lyon
34l superintendent OF public instruc-
tion, r. H. Wilson 7l3, George Wilson
522, BrilcS 1870; state examiner and in
Spcctor, Parkinson 956; commissioner of
labor, Connally 900 commissioner of
charities and corrections, Cross 1871, Nc
Clure 24l, Mathews 200, Sadler l02,
Wilson l2S. Bassett 240; president
board of agriculture, Whitehurst S85,
Wilson 405, Scivally lH; commissioner
OF insurance, Welch 726, Samuel 5j9 ;-cor
poration commissioner, Field 2ll, John
ston 335, Herod 81, Hardy $50, Walker
go; clerk supreme cart, Franklin
l055, Pool 2Sj; chief mine Inspector,
Haley 3js, Thompson 35S, Boyle 434 ,
United States senator, Owen l,03l,
Galhreath 277.
-w.s.s.--
France Has 100000 widows on the
Government pension list.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-09
FLORIDA MAN
SAYS TROUBLES
ALL OVER NOW
Couldn't Remember When He
Had Had a Well Day Un-
+ til He Took Tanlac.

when started on Tanlac | hadn't
been = well day since | can remember,
bat now / feel as well as | did forty
yeate ago" said Samuel Lutz, residing
q M Park Street, Jacksonville, Florida
ny liver and kidneys worried me
los pter forty years" he continued, "and
] a4Ses felt as well and strong as other
peoS1a My back hurt most all the time,
! ~ troubled with indigestion so bad
that my stomach would swell up with
gas and make me dizzy and short Of
breath ! was very bilious and suffered
awlpiIy with Satarrh, so that | could
neyr sleep to do any good.
4 am feeling so fine now, since /
begss taking Tanlac that ! am going
20 ikke a trip to Baltimore, and I'm
voip6 to take my bottle OF Ianlac right
aio1u with me. ] never expected to find
puc6 sbsolute relief in any medicine as
/ )lnd in Tanlac. | am now begin
o3o1 70 gain back my weight and
- -. my kidneys and hyer are all
last. my digestion is good, and
Me . log ! just feel better
lo4s In many years"
- eed in Oklahoma City by
ARysg Co, and leading
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A DOOR CLOSES,

ssXVJHY are you here1 What're
w you here ior2" Marie's greet
w inc as Sally came IN to the
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97s 9%7sL1ttlcMotl,ergf II
ShoCk 3EzSzzzzzazzzA

regard It, ordering the waiter to refill
his own and Mare's glass.
Sally was never so miserable in her
life She felt like the spoil-sport prude
on the stage whom everybody despises
and Kisses when she comes out TO bow.
But she was determined to stick to her
role OF nurse trying to save. What
happened to her was immaterial--ridi-
cule, insult--so long as she rescued
Marie from the peril of mood and op-
portunity. SHE resolved to speak to
her directly
While Perrine paid for the refresh
ment she bent TO Marie, whispering:
Come with me, dear, beg of you.
This man is notorious. You're making
a terrible mistake. | have so much
more TO tell you about-Stephen ! Won't
You Gomez
Marie threw back her head and
laughed.
What an ideaw she gasped. Go
home to some stupid old pension when
Mr.. Perrine has promised to take me
to a quaint little place over by the
Cooks Market Listen, Miss Ormc,
YOU mean well, but | know what I'm
about. I've spent enough of my time
hanging soulfully on the words of-of
certain party we both know. lie
doesn't care a pin about me- He cares
for YOU. Well, all right But Mr. Per
rine here he cares about me, don't you,
Mr.. Perrine~say so anyhow " And
Marie went of into another gale of
laughter. "I'm through heng solemn.
I'm going to have whatever fun there
is in this horrible old smashed
world"
As she spoke, the signal was given
by the Sveng7li man that the closing
hour had come. The people drained
their glasses, reluctantly got up and
shuffled toward the door bored at The
law that said, "Places closed and lights
out at g."
Sally was in despair. Perrine and
Marie were obviously trying to lose her
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-09
BY Cliff Sterret

to appear after he learned that an in
dctment had been returned against
him. Cunningham is alleged TO have
taken $1,000 from the>iwo Greens i'm
mediately after their arrest and placed
it in a bank at Kingiisher. He then
disappeared
The Arrest Of Cunningham brings the
number of men charged with using the
mails to defraud up to six. They are
Ellsworth J. Green, +. II. Green. oil
stock promoters; {. H. Everest. bank
er; H. l. Cochran OF Norman, oil
stock salesman; T. L. FRANKIE, oil stock
salesman; 7. NJ. Gray, Hennessey, at.
torney, and Carl b. Cunningham, King
fisher, oil stock salesman.
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SEXVy are YOU here? Whatre
w you here for| Marie's greet
w ing as Sally came up to the
little table lacked cordality. Amaze
mcnt was its chief note. And after
.amazement distinct annoyance She
made small effort to conceal it, drain
ing from her glass the last drops OF
some sweet, greensh liquer and re-
ardging Sally with drooped eyes.
IL got separated from some friends, "
lied Sally who have gone on home
and left mel saw you and-er.and
Mr-ah--"
"Oh, ycs-Mi" Orme, this is Mr..
Wallace Perrine, famous writer from
the states Prob'ly you've heard OF
him? We're good frien', aren't we,
Mr. Primer"
Sally shuddcred as the girl slurred
her syllabes and missed the edge OF
the table with her elbow Pcrrinc
looked at Sally with a boldly apprais-
ing glance, decided she was beautiful
but "prim," and transferred his atten-
tion back TO Marie without loss OF
time.
The man with the SvcngaH beard
and grease polished frock coat was
announcing something from the stage
at the side of the room. and an ancmic
youth in corduroy clothes, with flow
ing tie and hair proceeded to sing a
ballad of his own composition' accom-
panied by weird sounds on the piano
This ended conversation for the mo-
ment, but when he had finished Marie
spoke again, pointedly ignoring Sally.
"Oh. do order me another of those
cute lii green drinkS-wha' do YOU call
'em? They tasc just like pcrtrum-
perfrum-perfumery."
Perrine turned perfunctorily to Sally,
asking If she would have the same re-
ireshment as Marie Hurdis.
"No, thank you-nothing thanks,
said Sally, looking with clear appeal
into the mans eyes. He chose TO dis
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-09

France Has 100000 widows on the
oycrnment pension list
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Greens Associate
Gives Bond to Face
Charges of Fraud

Carl D. Cunningham who has been
sought by federal officers for several
weeks in connection with the Green
case of using the mails TO dciraud,
surrendered to officers at Guthrie yes
terday and made a 5000 bond for APP
pearance in court
D. X. Cunningham, an attorney of
kingfisher and father Of Carl D. Gun
nngham. il was stated, caused the son
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-09
More Sugar for Canning.

Enough sugar so that Oklahoma
housewives may do their canning as
usual has been obtained from the ma
tional food administration by c. B.
Ames, federal administrator for this
state. This comes in the shape of an
additional allotment not at first al
lowed for Oklahoma.