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Day in history for February 1, 2001

1876 -- 125 years ago: New officers of Moline National Bank are S.W. Wheelock, Porter Skinner and Charles F. Hemenway.
1901 -- 100 years ago: A total of 10 1/2 inches of snow tied up Rock Island traffic in a storm which lasted 16 hours.
1926 -- 75 years ago: Fire caused $1,100 damage to the grocery store operated by Samuel Feldbein, Rock Island.
1951 -- 50 years ago: A wary mother hamster was still at large in Denkmann School today, after spurning a baited trap and looting her mate's cage for food instead. H.L. Howes, building custodian, vowed he'll stay all night tomorrow if necessary, to find where the tiny animal has hidden the five babies and nest she dragged from her cage a week ago, after the hinges were weakened when it fell from the desk during the night. The hamster has returned each night for food and water, but has left no trail to help locate her nest.
1976 -- 25 years ago: It would cost an estimated $1 million to change the three-letter code used by the air travel industry to identify the Quad-City Airport, federal officials say. Quad-City Development Group recently began working to change the ``identifier,'' a code used on baggage stubs and in travel agent and airline rate books, saying the current MLI designation fails to identify the area served by the Quad-City Airport.

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1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.

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