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Day in history for November 15, 2007

1857 -- 150 years ago: Do not fail to read 'The Bloody Dagger' on our front page today. If you have any tears to shed, prepare to shed them.
1882 -- 125 years ago: Plans are being made to heat the Post Office lobby each evening as soon as the necessary fixtures can be obtained and installed.
1907 -- 100 years ago: A new star was added to the American flag yesterday when President Roosevelt signed the proclamation admitting Oklahoma to the United States.
1932 -- 75 years ago: Dr. Paul H. Douglas, professor of economics at the University of Chicago, and Dr. Frank Bohn, journalist and lecturer of New York City, engaged in a discussion on capitalism last night at the Augustana College chapel before about 400 persons. The topic was 'Can Capitalism Be Saved?'
1957 -- 50 years ago: A barn on the farm of Dr. William Otis, Coaltown Road, southeast of Moline, will be the new home of Playcrafters. The move was announced at a meeting of the little theater group last night in Butterworth Garage.
1982 -- 25 years ago: Judi Nicholson, Park View, Iowa, received the 14th Annual Diana Award and Joe Whitty,Davenport, well-known business man and restaurateur, was presented the Zeus Award. They were presented by the Quad-City Council of Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA) at the Moline American Legion Building.

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1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628.
1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.

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