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Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1914

Page

2

Alumni Defeated In Fast Contest In Rock Island High

Alumni basketball five lost to regulars 30 to 22 in a hard fought game at the city school. Key players included Reeves Morris Rinck Behnaman Chalk Voss Gleason and Behnaman. Alumni girls also lost 11 to 10 as the high school next faces Sterling in a Friday test.

Grads Voss Will Robb Gleason Earl Chelk Reeves James Behnaman Morris Rock Island Five Davenport Moline Rinck Mike” Morris Butler Luitt Hinkley Whistler Chalk Liitt R. Liitt Young McIntyre Steenbure McIintyre High School Alumni Sterling A. G. Hill R. C. Cook Hill

Wood’s diagram compares U S field artillery with other nations

Maj or General Leonard Wood prepared the diagram showing how United States field artillery stacks up against rivals. It accompanied his final report to the secretary of war and ties to President Wilson’s message before Congress. The National Security League discussed expanding defense investigations to major cities.

United States Leonard Wood United States Army Wood Secretary of War Congress Wilson National Security League

Jilted Wife Sues for 10000 in Davenport

Minnie Hagen sues Arthur Dietz guardian for $10000 claiming a promised marriage ended in social loss and mental anguish. The case cites an oral betrothal and alleged paternity of her child. Also filed is a land contract suit for 611 acres in Eddy County at 62.50 per acre with Streeter and Cooling seeking specific performance.

Minnie Hagen Ruymann & Ruymann Arthur Dietz Conrad Dietz G. W. Streeter O. W. Cooling Streeter & Coolling S. I. Porter Carroll Bros Eddy County N. C

Visiting Nurses report highlights November activity and deaths

The Visiting Nurses association held its regular meeting as 437 calls were logged on 53 patients in November. Five patients died, seven discharged, 17 recovered, with 17 remaining under care. Donations and support came from multiple individuals and organizations including Mrs. A McArthur, Auxiliary to Humane society, and Broadway church. Also reported are a missing woman case, a forged embezzlement link, new births, marriages licenses, and obituaries from Davenport and Stuart communities.

Moline A. McArthur D. R. Chamberlain Humane Society Lange Grocery Store C. Lyford Associated Charities Berean Bible Class Broadway Church Robert Wagner Wheelan Roderick Custer W. A. Aldrich Snyder Blunt A. E. Williams S. Ferris Souders Laundry

Local Obituaries Chronicle Several Deaths In Town

Heart failure claimed Mr. Langfeldt at home on West Sixth Street after a sudden stroke during breakfast. Survived by four sons Henry Greenwood Wisconsin Louis Lyon County town Fred and Julius at home and three daughters Augusta Langfeldt Mrs Conrad Wulf Hickory Grove Road and Mrs George Wiese Gary South Dakota. Fred Ladenhoff 63 dies after lingering illness at 150 South Pine Street. Survived by wife Sophie a daughter Milton Ackley two sons Henry and Emil. John Murray dies at St Marys Home at 86 after brief illness.

West Sixth Street Langfeldt Mle Henry Greenwood Wis Louis Lyon County Fred Julius Augusta Langfeldt Conrad Wulf Hickory Groove Road George Wiese Gary, S. D Fred Frederick Ladenhoff South Pine Street Sophie Ladehoff Milton Ackley Henry Ladehoff City Emil Ladehoff Columbus John Murray St. Mary’s

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