Day in history for January 19, 2007

1857 -- 150 years ago

At 6 yesterday morning the mercury was 22 below zero. The past week has been one of unusual severity with the mercury at near zero most of the time.

1882 -- 125 years ago

Simon And Mosenfelder will soon have an electric light in their clothing establishment.

1907 -- 100 years ago

The contract for carrying the mail from the depots to the Rock Island Post Office was awarded to Cornelius Buckley whose bid for the work was $2,500.

1932 -- 75 years ago

Carl H. Sundgren, senior student at Augustana Theological Seminary, last night was extended a unanimous call to the pastorate of the First Lutheran Church of Rock Island at the 61st annual meeting of the congregation.

1957 -- 50 years ago

Rock Island police officials continued their roundup of the largest group of teenage shoplifters in the city's history today, the total number of offenders reaching 33, including 19 girls and 14 boys.

1982 -- 25 years ago

Rock Island officials will ask the federal government for $300,000 to help a Clinton, Iowa firm revive a 69-year-old Rock River power plant and turn it into a local electricity producer. Mitchell White, president of White Hydropower Co., said the Sears plant at the foot of 11th Street could renew generating operations it ceased in 1967 perhaps by late 1983.

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