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Day in history for July 14, 2008

1858 -- 150 years ago: A picnic for Baptist Sunday School students will be held at the bluffs today. A balloon will be sent up in recognition of the occasion.
1883 -- 125 years ago: A tree was placed in the northwest corner of the courthouse yard today.
1908 -- 100 years ago: Motorists of Rock Island told the city council that they would not object to a city wheel tax, provided the fee is not too high.
1933 -- 75 years ago: Rock Island was fifth among Illinois cities in the estimated value of construction begun during June, according to a report of the State Department of Labor. The total estimated value of construction in Rock Island was $95,277. The only cities which topped Rock Island were Chicago, Peoria, Bloomington and Springfield.
1958 -- 50 years ago: A lucky break in the rainy weather brought clear skies and a crowd estimated at over 8,000 to Moline's riverfront yesterday as the second annual water show was held at the boat harbor along River Drive. Featured attractions were the Sid Selhost water skiers and hydroplane boat races. Mayor Arnold Smith gave the opening address. The show lasted about three hours. Officials said some 200 cars were turned away.
1983 -- 25 years ago: Deere Andamp; Co. Chairman Robert Hanson today endorsed the Reagan administration's farm policy.

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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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