This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1912
Page
2
A fire started under a refrigerator car in the Fifth and Hancock railroad yards, requiring hose lines from station No. 6 to quell the flames. The report notes a botched origin and stresses the quick response by firefighters.
James A. Fowler leads the federal butter price fixing suit in Chicago aimed at dissolving the Elgin board of trade and the American Association of Creamery Butter Manufacturers. The government seeks to bar conspiracies to fix butter prices harming farmers and consumers, amid a separate hospital trauma case.
City inspector J H Wood reported 140 gallons in one tank and 60 gallons in three others at 1522 Sixth Avenue home of C O D Cleaning and Dyeing, exceeding the 50 gallon limit. Tank placement near boiler room deemed dangerous.
Orion rounds up December activities with a Christmas program at the opera house and a cantata titled A Loyal Santa Claus. Community members attend Missionary Society meetings, school holidays, and visits, while Bert Richardson’s troupe promotes A Fool and His Money at the Orion Opera House.
Silvis J W Abrams, a Rock Island conductor, returned to Des Moines after a visit with relatives. Numerous local residents returned from trips or attended events in the area including a Silvis Athletic Club dance at Kahne’s hall and a department club meeting. Several visitors were noted from Coal Valley, Davenport, West Liberty, Anatawan, Decatur, and Burlington with varied family visits and illness updates.
The obituary notes a resident born in the city on June 22, 1911, who passed away leaving behind his parents and a sister, Margaret.
The Orion Commercial club plans a smoker and luncheon on Friday evening December 27 with papers by Edgar C. Love and Dr. J A Gustafson followed by open debate. Also noted are local shoppers Josie Chinberg and Mabel Kerr, and Peter Palmer visiting from Oakland, Nebraska with his mother and relatives.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.