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Day in history for July 28, 2002

1852 -- 150 years ago: The New York papers are filled with news of losses of life and injuries incurred in celebrating the national anniversary.
1877 -- 125 years ago: A Moline Boat Club team defeated the Rock Island Athletic Club in a baseball match, 16 to 14. Dr. Carter made four runs for Rock Island.
1902 -- 100 years ago: A man was arrested in Rock Island for stealing a horse and buggy from Hiersemann And Company of Moline.
1927 -- 75 years ago: A crowd of 6,000 attended the Elks festival in Douglas Park and enjoyed fireworks and vaudeville acts.
1952 -- 50 years ago: Sheryl Craig, 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melville Craig of Rock Island, has won five top honors in baton twirling within the past 30 days. In addition, Sheryl is in the Rock Island VFW band and is also a member of the Moline Moose band. She is slated to appear with the Moose band at the Rock Island Public Schools stadium Thursday night at the annual lantern parade.
1977 -- 25 years ago: An illegally parked swimming pool? Sounds impossible, but that's the problem confronting Moline officials. A local plumbing firm, Bloomer And Frey, Inc., 1710 3rd Ave., Moline, parked a moulded fiberglass pool atop a trailer on the corner of 19th Street and 6th Avenue last month, and it hasn't moved since. The city says it is there illegally but has been unable to get it moved.

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1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628.
1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.

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