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Day in history for June 17, 2005

1855 -- 150 years ago: Patrick Hand, Rock Island, advertised in The Argus that he was available for house painting and wall papering for $2 a day.
1880 -- 125 years ago: A boxcar belonging to the Cincinnati, Hamilton And Dayton Railroad Co. was on exhibit here. The boxcar was 33 feet long, had a carrying capacity of 36,000 pounds, weighed 22,500 pounds and was built in Ohio. At the time it was the largest railroad car ever made.
1905 -- 100 years ago: The California delegation to the head camp of the Modern Woodmen of America, to be held in Milwaukee, arrived here to spend the day. There were 80 persons in the visiting party and a visit was made to the national headquarters.
1930 -- 75 years ago: An entertainment center, designed to utilize the latest development in radio broadcasting and television, was established in Midtown Manhatten by John D. Rockefeller.
1955 -- 50 years ago: Foda Crawford, 12, of Milan, yesterday had her first haircut. She parted with her 40-inch strands of dark chestnut hair in the first step towards her first permanent.
1980 -- 25 years ago: Whiteside County's new jail, now ready to open, has attracted some informal glances as a possible place for Rock Island County to house some of its juvenile inmates.

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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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