Day in history for February 3, 2001

1876 -- 125 years ago

Total gross earnings of the Peoria and Rock Island Railway during December were $27,845, according to H.C. Whitridge, auditor.

1901 -- 100 years ago

The rooms on the first floor of the new Horace Mann School on 14th Ave., Rock Island, were opened.

1926 -- 75 years ago

Miss Lucille Warren of East Moline was named valedictorian and Francis Bowman salutatorian of the graduating class at Augustana College.

1951 -- 50 years ago

Quad-City residents were probably slightly radioactive last night. The atomic energy commission in Chicago has reported that tiny radioactive particles have been carried over Chicago by stratosphere air currents from Nevada where the government has been conducting atomic tests. According to charts at the government weather station at the Quad-City Airport, the same winds blew over the Quad-Cities late yesterday afternoon and last night.

1976 -- 25 years ago

Moline is among cities nationwide trying to reduce the number of false alarms that unnecessarily endanger firefighters and citizens. And the city seems to be winning some battles. Asst. Chief Charles Polchow, of the fire inspection bureau, said false box alarms in the city declined in the last half of 1975. The reduction is a result of changing some alarm box locations to make it harder for vandals to pull without being caught.

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