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Day in history for August 23, 2005

1855 -- 150 years ago: The Brigham Ice Company advertised that delivery service was obtainable for homes and stores.
1880 -- 125 years ago: The Democratic congressional convention was slated to meet at Geneseo. The Argus favored the nomination of P.L. Cable for congress and expressed hope that he would allow his name to be used.
1905 -- 100 years ago: Frank G. Allen had many supporters for the Republican congressional nomination at Bushnell. Two pullman cars were chartered for the use of the delegates from this county.
1930 -- 75 years ago: Gene Sarazan shot a 69, giving him a total 54-hole score of 211 and the lead over early finishers at the Western Open Golf Tournament at Orion, Mich.
1955 -- 50 years ago: Moline police announced a new policy in regard to teenagers who ride about the city late at night creating disturbances. They said all teenagers picked up late for being noisy or overcrowding autos will be held in jail until their parents come to arrange for their release.
1980 -- 25 years ago: Hundreds of migrant workers may soon be stranded in the Quad-City area because torrid July temperatures and heavy August rains ruined most of the region's usually bountiful tomato crop.

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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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