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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1915
Page
2
A murky OCR passage discusses whether states may ship liquor to other states, mentioning business interests, wholesalers, and a Kentucky case. The text references a higher court ruling on interstate commerce and implications for local vendors and delivery to consumers.
The document lists numerous names and polling locations for election boards across districts. Entries include station names such as Anderson's store and Turner Firth, with personnel like J. G Powell and C M Flick.
Thousands gathered at the New York yard for the Arizona launch. Champagne bottles burst as the 31,400 ton super-dreadnought slid down the ways. The ship, arranged for 12 fourteen-inch guns in four turrets, will outgun the New York and California with oil fuel and a smaller crew, marking a major advance in naval power.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and places including Petersen FM, Williemece, Court Decree store on Stateenth Street, and individuals Charters Brenstrom Joken W Wynn Jr, Henry Kelting, Moline Webting Co. garage at 6117 Pith averse.
SHERRARD reporting a string of visits and trips. Residents like John Haddick and Fret Foster, Mrs Hob Clark, and Linda Moeller traveled between Rock Island Silvis and Blue Island. Several others including Miss Judith Johnson and Mrs Frask Landquist spent time visiting families in nearby towns.
Davenport police arrested a man after he abducted his six week old child from its mother on West Second Street. The mother called for help and the infant was recovered. the man was charged with disorderly conduct and jailed. The report also covers a boy burned in a powder explosion, a husband accused of assaulting his wife, a potential county overpayment dispute with Clinton County, a mysterious head injury case, and obituaries and local deaths including Henry E Schmidt and several others with funeral plans noted.
A compact brief notes an occasional reference to guidance titled Every Woman Can Use Ee To Use. The item frames practical advice as generalized tips without naming individuals, places, or events. The tone mirrors small local notices, urging readers to consider simple, everyday skills.
Rock Island set four district polling places for a June 29 election to elect one member of the school board. Districts cover north of Eighteenth Avenue and west of Twelfth Street to No 1914 Third Avenue, others at 325 Nineteenth Street, 631 Thirty-eighth Street, and 1101 Twenty-fourth Avenue. Polls open 7 am to 5 pm. Mayor William McConochie signs.
Shaded area indicates precipitation of .01 inch or more as low pressures centered over Alberta Kansas and southeastern Ontario bring showers from the Pacific coast and northern Rockies toward the lake region and mid Atlantic. Rapid City reports 1.98 inches while the northwestern high shifts toward North Dakota bringing cooler conditions in the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys. Showers and cooler weather are expected this afternoon tonight and Sunday due to the southwest low and eastward moving high.
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