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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1901
Page
1
In Salt Lake City on December 18 the body of James I Hay secretary of the Pacific Lumber company was found buried in a shallow trench beside Rio Grande trucks. Police theory holds Hay was robbed of 32900 he was known to carry. The body was hastily buried in a shallow trench.
Claimants from Chicago and firms including Dilineis Central railway and Illinois Steel contend title to vast lake shore lands east of the 1821 U S survey line between Indiana and Wisconsin. North shore supporters cite an ancient revolutionary grant while south shore claimants rely on another grant obtained by Dr. Nine.
New York December 18 Charles Stokes arrested December 10 for possessing about $2000 worth of postage stamps alleged to be stolen from the Chicago post office was indicted today by the federal grand jury. He was committed in default of $5000 bail.
Five Streator aldermen are implicated in a bribery scheme tied to a 1907 Lafayette Bridge contract. John Hull Becker swears he paid officials including John H Shay Joshua Hopper J H Hamilton JM Ramey and John Dawson to secure votes for a $24 000 VerMil ion River bridge. A separate Detroit Hamtramck report notes a dead man found near Grand Trunk tracks identified only as Short working for farmer Kollinger.
A woman near Strasburg Shelby county was found frozen in a rain barrel after night immersion while dipping water. In Alabama, Henry Pratt received five months hard labor for attempted assault on a white girl and James Harris seven years for assaulting a Black woman. Washington reports Mrs Lolaida Bovine restored to eligibles for skilled labor at the government printing office, listed 287, with typical appointment delays expected.
Leaders of labor and capital closed their meeting by agreeing to form a 36 member executive committee with equal labor and capital representation and public members to test the harmonization plan. Oscar S. Strauss and Ralph M. Easley will chair and clerk the committee as it organizes and drafts a working plan.
Tiffin Ohio December 15 a fire destroyed the heating plant of the Catholic Orphans Home. The building houses 500 inmates and temperatures hover near zero with no other heat source available.
The University of Chicago received 1,025,000 in gifts announced at the fortieth convocation. John D. Rockefeller led with 1,000,000 for the general endowment and an additional 250,000 for general needs. An extra 875,000 in gifts was disclosed, donor details not released.
Secretary Root refused Maso party representative Sidel G. Vierra's request to postpone Cuba's presidential election. He argues delaying would extend American occupation and hinder Cuban independence, notes the central board's independence, and asserts no grounds exist to alter the election machinery. The reply dismisses claims of unfair boards and technical errors as unfounded.
Park Benjamin, head of the naval arch commission, says the proposed naval arch and water gate at Battery in New York is temporarily abandoned after pledges fell short. The project faced rising public indifference amid navy criticisms and Sedley controversy.
A Missouri dispatch reports warrants issued and officials arrested including Lieut. Gov. Higgins and his brother the state game warden after plaintiffs accuse them of assault in the third degree following a beating last Sunday night. Booth is hospitalized with a fractured skull.
Chicago workers from the Allis-Chalmers firm faced Justice Prindiville on a conspiracy charge linked to recruiting nonlocal labor to fill strike positions. Four witnesses testified they were told the strike ended and had signed a contract stating they would replace striking workers at any plant the company chose. The defense produced the contract, and it was identified in court.
In Tipton Indiana on December 18 Rev Slands preached to tramps signing a welfare board and gifting his earnings to buy food while urging gospel talks. The report sketches the tramp congregation, ages, dress, and charitable act amid a winter shelter scene.
Mrs Catherine Walsh died and seven others injured when an elevator plummeted from the fourth floor of Schaper Bros department store in St Louis. Cause of the accident is unknown.
Detroit reports the state’s only mining shaft begun in Ecorse marsh about a mile south of River Rouge with John A. Russell and partners aiming to mine salt directly. Preparations and initial work are under way, using a hoisting engine to lift dirt. about ten feet depth achieved so far.
Springfield Hls Dec. 18 The Supreme Court holds it has no jurisdiction in local mandamus proceedings in an opinion issued today. Two men fatally burned Terre Haute Ind Dec 18 Claude Strader aged 40 and Ed Blue aged 24 coal miners were fatally burned Monday when a powder keg exploded as they tried to open it with a pick at the Harris Langford mine one mile west of the city. Democratic Club Schley Indianapolis Dec 18 The Indiana Silver Democratic club of Indianapolis endorses Samuel J Ralston of Lebanon for chairman of the Democratic state committee and condemns the Schley verdict. The club name is changed to Indiana Schley Democratic club. Bay City Shipyards Boom Bay City Mich Dec 18 Work rushes at both Bay City shipyards Two new boats on the stocks at Davidsons and five more are being rebuilt and repaired at this new dry dock.
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