Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31

conscious from Ammonia IumeB
in his room and died q week
later He was one Of Rock
Islands Oldest Inhabitants.
11-Thomas Pender. general yard
master of the Rock Island lines
was elevated to the Office Of
grand president of the yard
masters association of the
United States.
l2-Robert Cook, convicted slayer
of Cecil Nesbit and Mrs. Ida
Woods, leaped out Of third
! story window in the court
house to his death. He had
been sentenced to hang.
fl3-Sam Vesico, 40, a laborer Graz
ed by drinking, kept up run I
ming revolver fight with Daven- =
port police for several minutes
before he was fatally wounded.
IA municipal bathing beach be-
/ ing planned by the city COM
mission. They have two or
three sites under considera-
tion.
&c. S. Hubbart Of Rock Island
was named secretary OF the
Good Fellowship club Of the
| Illinois and Iowa division OF the
Associated Press.
l7-Prisoners in the county Jail
say that the ghost Of Robert
Cook, murderer and suicide. I
has come back and is haunt
ing It. 1t was later found out
that it was the turnkey who
went through the hall.
lS-virden Hargis suffered a frac-
tured skull when he fell from
delivery truck at Thirty
| fourth street and Seventh ave-
nue..
19-The first appearance OF the
army worm has been found on
the farm Of Howard Moody in
Coe township.
IA tri-city street car strike was
averted by an eleventh hour
agreement of the men and
company to arbitrate.
23-Bentamin 8. Bell Of Moline was
named Republican candidate
for states attorney, defeating
J. Clinton Searle Of Rock Is
land by majority Of $50 votes.
24EThe city commission ordered
fire station No. s at Eighteenth
avenue and Ninth street re-
| opened and q specially design
| ed fire truck to be placed in 1t.
25-1ce men are prepared to go on
a strike II dealers do not meet
their demand of higher wages.
pa final contract was entered
into between the United States
Housing corporation, and the
city of Rock Island, this after
noon in q resolution adopted by
the city commission.
2S-Rock Island will receive the
| largest share of the 100000
appropriation made by congress
to the government housing cor
poration of the quad-cities.
t30-Street railway trainmen voted
| to accept the agreement, the
action of their Ofiicials, and
| the Tri-City Railway company.
| JULY.
| Earl Hull, daring bank robber,
i was arrested by East Moline
/ and Silvis police officials. He
is wanted for robbing bank
at LeClaire, Iowa.
Wilson Renne Of Superior, Wis,
today found his two children.
for whom he had been search
ing in Rock Island.
4-Thousands enjoyed the Inde-
pendence day parade in Rock
Island today.
6-Dealers in ice cream and eggs
will be licensed, it, was an
nounced today by A. r. Lewis.
inspector Illinois department Of
. agriculture, division of foods
II and daifies.
|Teamsters and laborers em-
ployed by the city were given
an increase in wages.
8-The Moline board of local i'm
provements agreed with the
city commission to work in
conjunction with Rock Island
in the completion Of the east
end storm drain.
1.-THE Tri-City Railway company
was denied a boost in the rate
OF fare from 5 to z cents by the
Illinois public utilities commits
sion. 80.
14-Robert Wilson, negro, was shot
and slightly wounded by Will
liam Smith, also negro.
15-Telephone rate increase in
Rock Island was held up by the
state public utilities commits
II sion pending an investigation.
16-All temporary officers at the
arsenal will be discharged, 1t
was announced today.
17-Mayor Schriver gave notice to
the Tri-City Railway company
that it must repair its tracks
on Second avenue within rea-
sonable time or its cars will
be excluded from Second ave-
nue..
1S-Carpenters Of the tri-cities are
going on strike on Aug. !, 1t
was announced today.
l 23-Telephone service was crippled
but not suspended today by .
:. strike Of operators.
IA battle that came pear end
in riot broke out yesterday
:. over the shooting Of q naval
gun on Second avenue.
; 25-The Tri-City Railway company
announced that It would mean
failure at this time to raise the
! wages Of its employees. /.
!, 26-Postmaster Simpson gave out .
revised list Of postal stations
=. in the city today.
/, 2S-Solid SUPPORT Of all labor or
ganixations in the tri-cities was
pledged striking linemen and
telephone operators at a mass
meeting at Induatrfal hall