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Day in history for September 30, 2008

1858 -- 150 years ago: Senator Douglas will address the citizens of Rock Island, Henry and Mercer counties on Oct. 29 in this city.1883 -- 125 years ago:
1908 -- 100 years ago: An automobile parade this afternoon heralded the opening of the great Rock Island exposition. Nearly 50 cars participated.1933 -- 75 years ago:
1958 -- 50 years ago: A public auction of surplus industrial machines with an acquisition cost of a $1,000,000 will be conducted at 10 a.m. Oct. 8 at the Rock Island Arsenal. Kinds of machines to be put on the auction block include honing, drilling, chucking and turning, grinding, reaming, boring and facing, lathes, mills, presses, shapers and furnaces.1983 -- 25 years ago:

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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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