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Day in history for March 13, 2004

1854 -- 150 years ago: The Mississippi River is still too low for any but small-class steamboats to navigate.
1879 -- 125 years ago: The Tolulu from Andalusia, Capt. J.C. Bromley, attracted a great deal of attention as it arrived today. It is the first steamboat to tie up here this season.
1904 -- 100 years ago: The Rock Island City Council today went on record as opposed to the mayor's court war with the Tri-City Railway Co.
1929 -- 75 years ago: The controversial proposal of Gov. Louis Emmerson for a tax on gasoline for highway-building purposes won in its first roll-call test in the Illinois House of Representatives.
1954 -- 50 years ago: The three McNallie sisters of Davenport are making a name for themselves in the entertainment field. The trio, Margaret, Gene and Madeline, are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. O.H. McNallie, 2553 Middle Road, Davenport, and they call themselves the Three Slick Chicks from the Sticks. The sisters recently completed a series of club dates in the Chicago area and now are being booked in other leading entertainment spots.
1979 -- 25 years ago: Aldermen in Green Rock adopted a motion Tuesday night to have city workers work day and night, if necessary, to pump water off 5th Street at the north end of town. Water has drained there from melting snow, flooding the street and residents yards.

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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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