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Day in history for May 13, 2002

1852 -- 150 years ago: Fears are entertained in Washington County, Texas, that there will be an insurrection among the slaves.
1877 -- 125 years ago: John Goodman, who is fishing at Cordova regularly, came down river today with a boat load of fine fish to supply the market at the foot of 17th Street, Rock Island.
1902 -- 100 years ago: Rock Island took fourth place at the second annual high school athletic meet, held at Galesburg. Twenty-four high schools took part.
1927 -- 75 years ago: Rock Island has been chosen for the 1928 convention of the Illinois Dental Society.
1952 -- 50 years ago: Sheriff Morris E. Muhleman today was seeking a thief with an appreciation for fragrant blossoms after the second raid in two weeks was staged on the Meyer Floral Gardens in Fruitland Addition, Moline. The sheriff said several rare tulips were pulled from the beds at the Meyer Gardens, 4001 12th St., Moline. The gardens, owned by E.H. Meyer, also were raided about 10 days ago, when the thief chose iris.
1977 -- 25 years ago: Namequa Lodge, closed last year after providing a home for hundreds of troubled teenage girls over the years, will reopen soon as New Hope Lodge. The reincarnated facility will provide a home for female alcoholics who are receptive to maintaining sobriety and an alternate lifestyle. It will be operated by the Rock Island County Council on Alcoholism.

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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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