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old faded photograph of A baseball game being played at Douglas Park, where the Rock Island Islanders played.
Posted inDaily News Sports

Masquerade to Raise the Coin

Rock Island Ball Club Directors Decide on That Sort of Function Rock Island baseball directors at a special meeting yesterday afternoon decided on two big masquerade balls to be held…
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February 3, 1861 – The South—The Secessionists to be Recognized by England and France

Letters from Charleston, says the Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Press, in this city authorize me to state that the harbor at Charleston is being rapidly cleared of all obstruction,…
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