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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1915
Page
2
A detailed account of funeral services for Edwin Buck, former head of a veterans group, with processions, church rites, and tributes. The pallbearers, speakers, and attending organizations including GAR and Women’s Relief Corps are listed, along with the Albany trip details and the military honors observed.
A violent clash nearly ended in a riot on Saturday as Golile Woetsen and Golette Letcher attacked a white woman on Eleventh Avenue near Mine Street. The attacker attempted to flee after the incident.
Fragmentary OCR describes a disturbance near Woodenshoe where a crowd gathered and a woman and others were involved. Names and details are garbled, with references to a dispatch, disorder, and costs. The text is insufficient to determine a definite incident or outcome.
Fourteen candidates attempted to rise in practice for Company A at the Watch Tower range with notable scores. Prospects for winning aggregation look bright as team members will be selected to compete for the regimental trophy. The regimental contest date is to be set, followed by state and national shoots. Captain Lenovia has long excelled in state teams and the national team. Siamese tobacco production and royal use noted, with best stock reserved for the king. No dividend on artisary stock. year’s grafts near $457,220 with reserves and prior year comparison.
Es-Congressman Henry Vollmer will address a peace demonstration at Madison Square Garden New York on June 26. The event is organized by United Labor societies of New York City. Nearby items include a Davenport marriage notice and a Bettendorf tax judgment, plus local crime and obituaries.
Four thousand watched yesterday as Miss Estelle DeBar ascended to 3500 feet in a balloon at the Watch Tower. A parachute drop went awry, leaving her stranded in a tree near Sears power house until Tower workers spliced ladders to rescue her. Ferguson's Dixie Jubilee minstrels entertained with plantation and comic numbers, and the Chicago Sunday Evening Club choir drew 400 fans despite rain, under Gordon Erickson with 105 singers and soloists. The club plans a return visit July 9 during a Pan American trip.
Thrift is cited as a cornerstone of manhood by T. D. MacGregor and Henry Ford. The piece urges during school breaks that children work some to earn money, teaching value and saving. A boy selling the Saturday Evening Post is asked by his sister for a loan of 15 cents.
A passage encourages youths to earn money through city or country work and to save it. It highlights examples like newsboys, errands, caddies, and garden care, plus a North Dakota girl earning over 150 dollars from pigs. It cites savings accounts opened by Los Angeles stores for local youngsters and notes YMCA and bankers associations promoting thrift with resources and tips.
Benjamin Constant’s blue ribbon for Queen Victoria's Garter caused her critique yet he persisted. Windsor sent the Order of the Garter in a parcel to test his color sense, but she withheld the honor. Nearby Billings, Montana, boys uncovered eight skeletons in a crevasse, evidence of early Indian victims.
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