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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1910
Page
2
At a Scott County Bar association meeting J W Bollinger was endorsed to succeed himself as district judge. Delegates chosen to represent Scott County at the district convention include L M Fisher Charles Grilk C M Waterman George W Scott N D Ely and Ruhl Cook Fisher urged delegation for Bollinger. A ballot vote was adopted with competing motions for other candidates.
The 1906 census shows 32,936,445 communicants in continental United States. Protestants total 20,287,742 and Roman Catholics 12,679,142. First class cities hold 27.9 percent Catholic, 7.3 percent Protestant. outside cities Catholics are 47.8 percent, Protestants 80.6 percent.
In Memphis 84.4 percent of communicants belonged to Protestant bodies while church membership reached only 30 percent of the population, highlighting a gap between affiliation and active membership.
Silvis residents report Mr. and Mrs. I B Faulkner transfer to Trenton Missouri after three years in the New Shops office. Mrs Rettick entertained sister Mrs Groddell of Cable. Mrs J McConnell and daughter Ethel return from Idaho. Birthday club hosted by Mrs A C Hampson. Sunday school convention set for Oct 4-5. Epworth league elects officers. watchdog incident with hydrophobia reported, dog shot. Harmful medicines ban noted under pure food and drugs law, Lydia E Pinkham product still sold nationwide.
The Panama Canal Commission recently launched a large reinforced concrete barge weighing 60 000 pounds. It is claimed to float with a heavy load, be more durable and lighter than wood, resist sea worms and marine growth, and be virtually indestructible. Two more concrete barges are planned.
Snapshot portraits note Jacob M Dickinson, secretary of war, dislikes government car rides preferring long walks along Connecticut Avenue to dawn starts. He rejects luxury like a valet, keeps a brisk daily stride, and critiqued a shaving slip with humor. Washington insiders highlight Weston cabinet feats and Tawney’s rising prominence.
The passage traces Tawney from a fifteen year old apprentice in his father's shop to a law student at the University of Wisconsin, then into Minnesota politics by 1890. It contrasts Senator Eugene Hale’s tobacco tensions in Congress, noting smoking signs and etiquette differences between House and Senate areas, and ends with a brief ad for Chamberlains Liniment.
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