Day in history for October 25, 2004

1854 -- 150 years ago

Opponents of slavery posted flaming anti-Nebraska bills about town yesterday, calling a meeting to hear R.S. Blackwell, the Whig candidate for Congress. He had a fair attendance when he spoke today at the courthouse.

1879 -- 125 years ago

Flour has advanced in price twice this month, going up 70 to 80 cents a barrel. The only apparent reason is that the local millers have combined forces.

1904 -- 100 years ago

Fred Brennan, a lad residing on 13th St., fell from a horizontal bar today while he was practicing gymnastics. His left elbow was fractured.

1929 -- 75 years ago

A stock market panic, during which shares fell $10 to $40, appears to be checked. An extra detail of police was assigned to the street to handle crowds attracted by the roar from within the exchange.

1954 -- 50 years ago

A heavy fog which settled in around Chicago early this morning scrambled scheduled incoming and outgoing flights at the Quad-City Airport and furnished extra business for the airport ground crew with a number of unscheduled stops by Chicago-bound aircraft.

1979 -- 25 years ago

The overall crime rate in East Moline was 11 percent higher in 1978 than in 1977, according to the Illinois Uniform Crime report issued today. It was up by 11 percent in Moline, too, but dropped by 8 percent in Rock Island.

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