Day in history for June 1, 2001

1876 -- 125 years ago

Our hotels will be crowded on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, with visitors to the Turner festival in Moline. A large number (over 150) have already engaged accommodations at the Harper House.

1901 -- 100 years ago

McCabe's new store building on Third Avenue, Rock Island, was opened to the public.

1926 -- 75 years ago

More than four hundred alumni, faculty members and friends of Augustana College attended the annual banquet given by the Augustana Alumni Association.

1951 -- 50 years ago

Installation of dial equipment in Moline's new Illinois Bell Telephone Company building at 6th Ave. and 18th St. will be started within the next week or 10 days, according to H.T. Hinchliff, manager of the Moline branch. The work will be done by crews of the Western Electric Company, which manufactures and installs dial equipment.

1976 -- 25 years ago

A crowd estimated at 5,000 people attended the two-day Colonial Craft Fair sponsored by the Moline Bicentennial Commission at Prospect Park. There were five winners in the beard judging contest held in conjunction with the event. The winners included John King, Taylor Ridge, Best Handlebar Mustache; Steve Sibert, Moline, Best Groomed Beard; Calvin Schwarz, Moline, Best Full Beard; Bob Rogers, East Moline, Best Lincoln Beard and Gred Starr, Moline, Most Unusual Beard.

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