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Day in history for November 8, 2003

1853 -- 150 years ago: Few counties in our state are settling up more rapidly at the present time than Henry, and few, if any, present more or greater advantages of soil and other permanent sources of wealth. Two railroads are now in process of construction through the county promising to render it someday as the most wealthy and densely populated.
1878 -- 125 years ago: The G.H. Wilson left here for the south with a good load of freight for St. Louis.
1903 -- 100 years ago: Charles Kell, of Edgington, is mourning the loss of Tommy Raymond, the well-known pacing gelding, that was entered in several races on the Ninth Street track this season.
1928 -- 75 years ago: Orville Rennie has been assigned to the Fort Theater as singing master of ceremonies.
1953 -- 50 years ago: Three portable iron lungs, one each for St. Anthony's, Moline Public, and Moline Lutheran hospitals, will be provided by the United Tavern Owners and Wholesalers of Rock Island County. Lee Mohr, chairman of the board of the group, said the portable iron lungs will be presented to the hospitals in the name of the people of Rock Island County.
1978 -- 25 years ago: Construction work to shore up a collapsed wall along Moline's 16th Street hill above Black Hawk Road should get under way in a couple of weeks. The wall, which crumbled for the second time last spring and has been that way ever since, has been a sore point for area residents.

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1863 -- 150 years ago: Large quantities of ice from LaCrosse and Lake Pepin are beingshipped on ice boats, towed by steamers to St. Louis and points below.
1888 -- 125 years ago: With the Mississippi River at 18 feet above the low water stage,Rock Island is waging a valiant fight to keep the river from flooding the entire city.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Approval has been given by the city commission for paving 45thStreet between 7th and 11th Avenues.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Herndon Wright, of East Moline, has won the discus-throw title, by aheave of more than 140 feet, to set a new high school record at Champaign.
1963 -- 50 years ago: With the Selective Service Law recently extended by Congress forfour more years, Mrs. Hazel Doris reminded young men that they must register withinfive days after attaining their 18th birthday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Over 500 Quad-Cities area retired volunteers were honoredrecently for their community services at a Retired Senior Volunteer Program luncheonat Palmer Auditorium in Davenport. Guest speaker, William Moffitt, director of productengineering of Deere & Co., spoke about leadership and stressed the importance ofcommunity volunteers.

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