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GIRLS' STATE TRACK AND FIELD UPDATES

Day in history for November 17, 2004

1854 -- 150 years ago: Leonard Volk, a modest artist who conducts a marble shop in our city, is a genius who is destined to become famous as a sculptor. (Editors note, 1954. He did become famous.)
1879 -- 125 years ago: Davenport is rejoicing over discovery of a rich coal bed only two miles from the city. The find was made by two prospectors, W.H. Gilbert and Ole Olson; they traced the coal bed from Moline and picked it up again on the other side of the river.
1904 -- 100 years ago: The Tri-City Press Club, dining at the Manufacturer's Hotel, Moline, appointed a committee to work for the restoration and preservation of the historic Col. George Davenport home on Rock Island Arsenal island.
1929 -- 75 years ago: The St. Ambrose College football team defeated the Augustana College eleven 13 to 7 in their annual contest.
1954 -- 50 years ago: Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier, East Moline, said today that an accident involving his 1954 state-owned limousine in East Moline last Friday evening is being investigated for possible sabotage.
1979 -- 25 years ago: Friday night's exclusive ``pre-auction VIP open house'' at Rodman Industries' former Rimco Division plant at 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island, attracted about 50 people.

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1863 -- 150 years ago: The Rt. Rev. Harry I. Witherspoon, D.D. Bishop of Illinois, willpreach in Trinity (Episcopal) Church, in this city this evening.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Mississippi River flooded itsbanks at Rock Island, destroying the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber companyand damaging the Lumber Company and arsenal power plant. Total loss isestimated at $100.000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of South Rock Island township are circulating a petitionfavoring the annexation of that area to the city of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Mrs. Thomas Ackles, of Rock Island, has been elected president ofthe Playcrafters for the next season. She succeeds Warren Leonard.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Some 8,000 people filed through the gates of Rock Island Arsenal on Saturday to view a display of a part of the nation's armed strength. The occasion was theannual observance of Armed Forces Day.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Willis Kuschmann, of Moline, who already has won his laurels as oneof the most artistic men in the Quad-Cities area, has a new hobby. He is deeply involvedin miniature railroading. At the age of 88, when many other seniors are dozing in theirchairs or sitting before the television, Mr. Kuschmann is planning and working on hiscollection.

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