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Day in history for September 1, 2008

1858 -- 150 years ago: Last Friday $42 was stolen from a home on the Rock Island levee. The thief entered the bedroom and took the money out of a pair of pantaloons hanging on a chair.1883 -- 125 years ago:
1908 -- 100 years ago: Two saloons in Rock Island were ordered closed today for an indefinite period because of violation of Sunday regulation.1933 -- 75 years ago:
1958 -- 50 years ago: Smoke in the Rialto Theater, 624 9th St., about 10:30 last night resulted in an alarm for Rock Island firemen who found a cleaning rag smoldering in a closet in the building. No damage resulted. The cause was listed as spontaneous combustion.1983 -- 25 years ago:

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1863 -- 150 years ago: The Rt. Rev. Harry I. Witherspoon, D.D. Bishop of Illinois, willpreach in Trinity (Episcopal) Church, in this city this evening.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Mississippi River flooded itsbanks at Rock Island, destroying the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber companyand damaging the Lumber Company and arsenal power plant. Total loss isestimated at $100.000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of South Rock Island township are circulating a petitionfavoring the annexation of that area to the city of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Mrs. Thomas Ackles, of Rock Island, has been elected president ofthe Playcrafters for the next season. She succeeds Warren Leonard.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Some 8,000 people filed through the gates of Rock Island Arsenal on Saturday to view a display of a part of the nation's armed strength. The occasion was theannual observance of Armed Forces Day.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Willis Kuschmann, of Moline, who already has won his laurels as oneof the most artistic men in the Quad-Cities area, has a new hobby. He is deeply involvedin miniature railroading. At the age of 88, when many other seniors are dozing in theirchairs or sitting before the television, Mr. Kuschmann is planning and working on hiscollection.

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