Day in history for December 6, 2001

1851 -- 150 years ago

Major F. Wilson, Dr. A.G. Brackett, E. Gilmore, Jr., Lieutenant John Buford, James T. Bean, F.S. Nichols and J.W. Drury are on the committee for the fancy dress ball to be held Christmas eve in the city hall.

1876 -- 125 years ago

There were 80 arrivals at the Taylor House, mostly farmers coming in to attend the meeting of the county grange.

1901 -- 100 years ago

William B. Leeds will succeed W.G. Purdy as president of the Rock Island Lines.

1926 -- 75 years ago

Improvements in the Rock Island district of United States Engineers for the coming year were estimated at $2,225,000.

1951 -- 50 years ago

No ``Young Man of the Year'' in Rock Island will be selected this year. It would be unfair to the city's outstanding young men fighting in Korea to select anyone for the honor. It was observed that instead of choosing one man for the annual title, all of Rock Island's servicemen could fall into the ``Young Men of the Year'' category.

1976 -- 25 years ago

At first, the announcement made it sound like the demise of Cambridge's famed nickel cup of coffee. But loyal lunch counter patrons of Swan's store soon learned that the recent price increase to 15 cents applies only to coffee served by a waitress to seated customers. Klatchers still can get a five-cent cup if they help themselves.

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