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Day in history for March 25, 2005

1855 -- 150 years ago: Suffering has been great among soldiers of the allies in the war with Russia, but something new has come upon the scene: female nurses. One company of English nurses is led by Florence Nightingale, an English heiress.
1880 -- 125 years ago: William Byrnes, bookkeeper at Crampton's Book Store, Rock Island, died at the age of 27. He had recently married.
1905 -- 100 years ago: William Jennings Bryan, former candidate for president, visited Rock Island Arsenal, dined with the Tri-City Press Club, and spoke in First Methodist Church, under auspices of the Rock Island YMCA.
1930 -- 75 years ago: Victory over Davenport gives the Rock Island High School debaters the Quad-Cities championship for this season. The Rock Island teams are composed of Willard Condo, Robert Tracy, Florence Lippens, Harold Grams, Roy Glockhoff and Henry Tallman.
1955 -- 50 years ago: Record-breaking cold, 5 above zero, is forecast for tonight in the Quad-Cities area. If the mercury plunges to 5 above it will be the lowest on record for so late in spring.
1980 -- 25 years ago: Three Rock Island Lines cars derailed at about 3 this morning at the 2300 block of 4th Avenue, Moline, spilling grain and blocking crossing gates between 8th and 23rd Streets until just after dawn.

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1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.

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