Day in history for August 27, 2001

1876 -- 125 years ago

The fire this afternoon was an ice house in the rear of John Goodman's house, just above Keator's lumber yard.

1901 -- 100 years ago

Harry Sage relinquished the management of the Rock Island baseball team and Dominick Mullaney, first baseman and captain, was elected to that position.

1926 -- 75 years ago

Trains bearing Pola Negri, film star and reputed fiancee of the late Rudolph Valentino, eastward, and carrying herself and Valentino's body back to the coast, providing she obtains permission to arrange the burial there, will both pass through Rock Island.

1951 -- 50 years ago

Winning the Quad-City tennis tournament for the fourth consecutive year, Dr. Dick Hainline of Rock Island took permanent possession of the traveling trophy in the feature event of the 3-day meet last night. Miss Betty Hasson of Moline is the new women's champion of the Quad-City Open, which attracted more than a hundred players from a score of tennis centers in Illinois and Iowa.

1976 -- 25 years ago

After more than 50 years at hard labor in the East Moline police station, Eugene Moens, 74, will walk out at the end of this week a free man. During the past few years, Moens has worked at the department as a special officer and general handyman. For most of his half century with the department, Moens directed traffic, checked parking lots and filled in whenever a shift patrol was shorthanded.

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