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Day in history for December 1, 2000

1875 -- 125 years ago: Gussie Forselius of Geneseo, Martha VanMeter of Moline and Julia Anderson were named vice presidents of the Illinois Soldiers Orphans Home at Normal, Ill.
1900 -- 100 years ago: Rock Island and Moline men signified a willingness to make a twin-city affair of the erection of a permanent football park in Rock Island.
1925 -- 75 years ago: Fire damage totaled $20,000 to stock and the building of the Zimel Fruit Company, 1514-1516 First Ave., Rock Island.
1950 -- 50 years ago: An auto prowler took 110 gloves, valued at $200, from a parked car in downtown Rock Island yesterday but he's in for a headache when he tries to wear or sell his loot. Patrick R. Conaghan, a salesman from Columbus, Ohio, told police the gloves are samples only and all for the left hand. Conaghan said the prowler pried open the trunk of his car while it was parked on 19th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.
1975 -- 25 years ago: High winds damaged a gear in the swing span of the Rock Island Arsenal bridge, closing the span to auto and rail traffic and blocking nine towboats with barges. The bridge was swung open manually, and the river jam began clearing. Arsenal authorities were not sure how long it would take to repair the bridge.

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1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628.
1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.

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