Day in history for July 7, 2007

1857 -- 150 years ago

We saw a young man lying in the gutter, asleep with his head upon his hat. It was fortunate that no police found him before he was helped up and moved to more comfortable sleeping quarters.

1882 -- 125 years ago

Telephone books have been distributed to all subscribers in the city and hereafter in calling, the number should be asked and not the name.

1907 -- 100 years ago

Trustees of the new factory fund today rejected the demands made by the H.W. Gossard Company of Chicago to move its corset factory to Rock Island, as the factory employs almost all women and very few men.

1932 -- 75 years ago

Louis E. Schnoor, 3912 7th Ave., Rock Island, went fishing yesterday afternoon in Sylvan Slough at the foot of 2nd Street, Moline, but instead of catching fish, he landed a sack of silverware.

1957 -- 50 years ago

Members of Local 1304, UAW-CIO, have voted that none of the members should put in overtime at the East Moline Works International Harvester Co., until present grievances are settled with the company.

1982 -- 25 years ago

The heavy storm dumped 3.55 inches of rain on the Quad-Cities, swamped streets, interrupted telephone service, closed J.I. Case Bettendorf plant and forced Illini Hospital to operate on emergency power for four hours Tuesday night.

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