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Day in history for February 26, 2003

1853 -- 150 years ago: The ice has broken up in the river, but is not gone out. Probably the river will clear of ice in a few days, when we may expect the boats to commence their regular trips.
1878 -- 125 years ago: P.T. McElherne of the law firm of McElherne And O'Mara announced his intention to move to Chicago and engage in legal practice.
1903 -- 100 years ago: A home-talent vaudeville show was given at the Illinois Theater last night under the auspices of Mrs. Ben T. Cable and a group of women. There was an exhibition by the girls' fencing drill team, songs by a ``Pickininny Chorus'' and a minuet dance scene.
1928 -- 75 years ago: Guy O. Rodgers, until recently head of the Rock Island Rescue Mission, will celebrate his ninth birthday Feb. 29, being one of the few ``Leap Year Babies'' in Rock Island.
1953 -- 50 years ago: Barton Swales and Harry Martin, both of Rock Island, were fined $25 and assessed court costs by Police Magistrate Lester Eckstrom in Milan on charges of snagging fish. The two men were arrested by Harold Knight and Hank Hanna, conservation officers.
1978 -- 25 years ago: The Quad-Cities Chapter of the Administrative Management Society crowned Terri Poell, senior at J.D. Darnall High School, Geneseo, the 1978 AMS Business Show Queen at the chapter's Education Night. She will reign over the AMS Business Show to be held March 28, 29 and 30.

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1863 -- 150 years ago: A large variety of children's wagons and gigs have arrived in thecity and are being sold at war prices.
1888 -- 125 years ago: All Rock Island retail houses, with the exception of a clothingstore and a jewelry store, have agreed to early closing hours during the summer months.The store will be closed at 8 p.m.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Baseball enthusiasts in Rock Island are attempting to raise$20,000 to keep the Island City Park open, despite the fact that the city has no franchise inorganized baseball this year.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The organization of a third rural young people's unit will beundertaken tomorrow night at the Milan Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. Mildred K.Wellman, home advisor, and Robert Smith, county farm adviser in charge.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere & Co. will begin a "big switch" on its telephone systemMonday morning. The extension numbers of all 1,600 telephones on the firm's EastMoline and Moline exchanges will be changed Monday morning.
1988 -- 25 years ago: East Moline's June Jamboree VI -- Nostalgia Days, will seemlike a '60s revival with the appearance of stars like Bobby Vee, Freddie Cannon, PeterNoone, Turtles, The Grass Roots and Lou Christie. This year's festival has beenexpanded to five days, June 22-26, at the Northeast Park complex.

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