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Day in history for July 11, 2005

1855 -- 150 years ago: Eleven Rock Island citizens died from sunstrokes in the same day due to the intense heat.
1880 -- 125 years ago: The Rev. A.B. Allen, rector of the Trinity Episcopal Church, preached on ''The Glad Tidings of the Apocalypse.''
1905 -- 100 years ago: The Eclipse Packet Co. announced a reduction in rates. The round trip fare between Rock Island and Clinton was reduced from 75 to 50 cents.
1930 -- 75 years ago: Improvements which will make the Dr. R.C. Calkins dog and cat hospital, 2204 3rd Ave., Rock Island, one of the most modern in this section of the state, are under way.
1955 -- 50 years ago: Members of the Moline Skin Divers Club were attempting to capture a huge catfish near Lock 24 of the Illinois Mississippi Canal north of Geneseo. The fish, reportedly weighing in excess of 100 pounds, was being sought for display by the Illinois State Conservation Department.
1980 -- 25 years ago: Jason Newton of Wiman Park won top honors in the ''Best Boat'' category of the East Moline Recreation Department Doll and Model Contest at Mitchell Park. Newton was among about 100 youths, ages 5 to 15, from the city's nine supervised parks participating in the event.

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1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.

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