03 Jan 1911
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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1911
Page
1
A daylight attack by anarchists near central London sparked a siege as police troops and machine gun units surrounded a fortified building. Fire engulfed the fortress and six robbers perished in the collapse. Two bodies identified as Peter the Painter and Dutch Fritz were recovered. others likely perished inside.
The entry records a weather forecast for Rock Island Davenport Moline and vicinity with temperatures near zero and no precipitation. It also recounts a siege story where terrorists set a building ablaze in London as police and soldiers fought them, with multiple injuries including a sergeant shot and several civilians hurt.
Mrs Alma Hi Vaughn and Dr James R Hull were freed of murder charges against Prof John T Vaughn after the state declined further continuance. Prosecutor Reiger nolle pressed the case following Judge Shelton's denial of another delay. Applause greeted the decision as friends crowded the courtroom.
Hans Holmer, an American, won the professional marathon at Powderhall grounds in Edinburgh in a record 2 hours 32 minutes 21 seconds defeating 26 runners from Europe and Britain.
Wreckage found in the Bay of Biscay confirms the British steamer Axim, which departed London December 9 for West African ports with a crew of 37 and four passengers, was lost in mid-December storms.
Two masked men held up the Southern Pacific Overland Limited No 1 west of Ogden Utah nine miles west of the city. They boarded the train at Reese and stopped it for the robbery and shot two porters as passengers offered no resistance.
A robbery occurred four miles beyond the scene of the holdup with a reported loss of two thousand to two thousand five hundred dollars among passengers. No further details on suspects or exact location are provided.
Coldest winter spell drapes regions from Duluth to Texas as temperatures drop to 30 below in Minnesota and reach single digits below zero elsewhere. Kansas City and Topeka report 10 below, Oklahoma City 2 below, and Omaha 14 below. Texas records two deaths from freezing amid widespread suffering.
Springfield voters approved a switch to the commission system amid broad discontent with the city council linked to a 37,000 looting scandal. Supporters cited improving governance while liquor interests opposed the change. newspapers split on the reform.
Bandits stopped the Overland Limited at a water station near Reese and robbed passengers and crew. Porter William Davis was killed and A W Taylor fatally wounded after resisting the hold up. An unspecified number of passengers injured. The robbers fled after striking two girls nearby. A pursuing posse reports tracking them across multiple locations.
Washington January fills two vacancies on the United States Supreme Court as Judge Van Devanter of Wyoming and Judge Lamar of Georgia take oath as associate justices and begin duties, restoring a full bench after 19 months.
A major fire in Little Rock Arkansas originated in the Hollenburg Musical Company's building and swept through an entire block of business houses. The estimated loss reaches one million dollars.
Special correspondence notes the 1910 fiscal year cost to fund the United States Senate amounting to 2 012 374 52 dollars. Vice President Sherman drawn 7 410 dollars for a touring car and chauffeurs costs. Guggenheim billed daily papers and telegrams to the government. Lorimer charged telegrams to a Ottawa Illinois contact Browne believed linked to vote buying.
Across Peoria and Michigan towns crowds gathered for the first Postal Savings Bank openings. In Pekin the first depositor was 11 year old Paul Ponaghan with 2 cents, Abie Jocanete the first adult with 5 dollars, and Emma Spickson the first woman with a certificate for 5 dollars. Michigan’s Houghton post office welcomed its first depositor, while Manitowoc Wisconsin reported about a dozen deposits as the new bank opened under Assistant Postmaster Boehringer.
A Puerto Barros dated January 2 reports the revolutionary gunboat Hornet captures Truxillo, Honduras, after a sated garrison at Ruatan surrenders. The vessel aboard 10 men with rifles and machine guns, then sails to Laguna La Graciosa and Bo nac ae, establishing a base and seizing nearby ay Ielands.
Washington Supreme Court today quashed the Panama libel suit against the New York World. The Keokuk midwinter meeting of the Central Association of something is set for January 10, with vacancy arising from the release of Quincy. The announcement was made by President M. Justice.
The Supreme Court of the United States rejected the challenge to state bank depository guaranty laws. The decision upholds state guarantees on bank deposits, affirming the legality of these laws amid the contested framework.
Springfield Jan 3 The Republican speakership race centers on Speaker Shurtleff’s followers. A 3 PM conference noted Shurtleff and allies may skip the caucus, betting the floor vote tomorrow will elect him. Adkins likely chairs the 4:30 caucus in the old supreme court room.
A sensational claim describes a new Benet-Mercier firearm touted as lighter than 60 pounds and capable of firing at a rapid rate while secretishly manufactured at Springfield Armory. The report notes dramatic battlefield implications and rapid deployment in future warfare.
Fragmentary report describes a federal labor dispute ruling in Washington on January 4. The piece mentions government action, enforcement controversy, and the fear of widespread disruption amid claims of coerced labor and related costs at Grantville and surrounding areas.
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