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Today in history for Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013
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Today is Wednesday, Feb. 27th, the 58th day of 2013. There are 307 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: We are informed that the price of coal will be 10 cents perbushel at the yards or 11 cents per bushel delivered. Coal trains will commence runningimmediately. Coal was selling for 43 to 45 cents per bushel in St. Louis last week. Thestrike among miners was the cause of the high rates. 1888 -- 125 years ago: The city last night was in total darkness for a 2-hour period due tothe failure of the Brush Electric Company's System. 1913 -- 100 years ago: Haircuts at union barber shops in Rock Island will be raised to 35cents on April 1. 1938 -- 75 years ago: Miss Alice Thompson, former Rock Island visiting nurse for 11years; has been engaged to conduct a follow-up survey of former patients of the CountyTuberculosis Sanatorium. 1963 -- 50 years ago: The Rev. Robert O. Williams, pastor of South Park PresbyterianChurch, Rock Island, will address volunteer campaign workers as the Tri-City SymphonyOrchestra Assn. launches it annual spring members drive tomorrow evening. 1988 -- 25 years ago: Pre-game Quad City Thunder jitters about a small crowd for Fridayafternoon's ESPN televised Thunder game proved unfounded. A not quite capacity crowdof 5,687 was on hand and proved the most vocal of the year. 
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Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2013. There are 227 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A large variety of children's wagons and gigs have arrived in thecity and are being sold at war prices.
1888 -- 125 years ago: All Rock Island retail houses, with the exception of a clothingstore and a jewelry store, have agreed to early closing hours during the summer months.The store will be closed at 8 p.m.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Baseball enthusiasts in Rock Island are attempting to raise$20,000 to keep the Island City Park open, despite the fact that the city has no franchise inorganized baseball this year.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The organization of a third rural young people's unit will beundertaken tomorrow night at the Milan Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. Mildred K.Wellman, home advisor, and Robert Smith, county farm adviser in charge.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere & Co. will begin a "big switch" on its telephone systemMonday morning. The extension numbers of all 1,600 telephones on the firm's EastMoline and Moline exchanges will be changed Monday morning.
1988 -- 25 years ago: East Moline's June Jamboree VI -- Nostalgia Days, will seemlike a '60s revival with the appearance of stars like Bobby Vee, Freddie Cannon, PeterNoone, Turtles, The Grass Roots and Lou Christie. This year's festival has beenexpanded to five days, June 22-26, at the Northeast Park complex.
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