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Today in history for Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
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Today is Monday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2013. There are 358 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: The sheriff refuses to permit the Rev. Bassett to enter thecourthouse to lecture this evening on "the philosophy of the political evils which underliethe present war." 1888 -- 125 years ago: Harry H. Cleaveland has returned to Knox College, Galesburg,after spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Cleaveland. 1913 -- 100 years ago: Morris Block last night was elected worshipful master of RockIsland Lodge, No. 658, AF & AM. 1938 -- 75 years ago: Augustana last night defeated Western Illinois State TeachersCollege team, 51 to 44, for the Augie basketball tournament title. 1963 -- 50 years ago: A swim night for skin and scuba divers in the Quad-Cities area andtheir families will be held every Wednesday night during the school year starting thisWednesday at the Moline High School pool from 7:30 until 9. 1988 -- 25 years ago: The average cost of a hospital stay jumped by 19 percent in 1987 –four times the inflation rate – and it was cheaper to be hospitalized in the eastern half ofthe nation, a health insurance company reported. 
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Today is Sunday, May 19, the 139th day of 2013. There are 226 days left in the year.
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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