Gorham, Maine, USA
1855 - VIOLENT TORNADO IN GORHAM, MAINE.
From the Portland Advertiser.
A violent tornado was experienced in Gorham on Sunday night. The dwelling house of MR. NILES, a frame building, one and a half stories in height, was moved from its... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - October 18, 1855
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1855 - VIOLENT TORNADO IN GORHAM, MAINE.
From the Portland Advertiser.
A violent tornado was experienced in Gorham on Sunday night. The dwelling house of MR. NILES, a frame building, one and a half stories in height, was moved from its... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - October 18, 1855
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The Daintiest Maid that ever rode a wheel need not fear to use Dixon's Graphitoleo
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April 1898
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1877 - Musings
An old lady at Newport, Rhode Island, talking of old times, told the following of a former belle of Newport, Miss Sally Champlin: 'She was a great beauty. She had rejected a great many fine offers,... Read MORE...
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Augusta Chronicle - Augusta, Georgia - October 18, 1877
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1877 - Musings
An old lady at Newport, Rhode Island, talking of old times, told the following of a former belle of Newport, Miss Sally Champlin: 'She was a great beauty. She had rejected a great many fine offers,... Read MORE...
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Augusta Chronicle - Augusta, Georgia - October 18, 1877
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Losanteville)
1889 - FATAL TRAIN WRECK Most Appalling Accident of its Kind Ever Known
Cincinnati, Oct. 15. - Ten persons are reported killed by the breaking loose of a car on the Auburn incline plane. The rope broke just as the car reached the top and it went crashing down and ran... Read MORE...
Daily Enquirer - Utah - October 18, 1889
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1889 - FATAL TRAIN WRECK Most Appalling Accident of its Kind Ever Known
Cincinnati, Oct. 15. - Ten persons are reported killed by the breaking loose of a car on the Auburn incline plane. The rope broke just as the car reached the top and it went crashing down and ran... Read MORE...
Daily Enquirer - Utah - October 18, 1889
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Syracuse, New York, USA
1890 - FATAL HOTEL FIRE.
SYRACUSE, Oct. 15. - The Leland hotel, the finest in the city, was totally destroyed by fire last night and it is feared there has been loss of life.
TWENTY-FIVE LIVES LOST.
NEW YORK, OCT. 15. -... Read MORE...
Aspen Weekly Times - Aspen, Colorado - October 18, 1890
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1890 - FATAL HOTEL FIRE.
SYRACUSE, Oct. 15. - The Leland hotel, the finest in the city, was totally destroyed by fire last night and it is feared there has been loss of life.
TWENTY-FIVE LIVES LOST.
NEW YORK, OCT. 15. -... Read MORE...
Aspen Weekly Times - Aspen, Colorado - October 18, 1890
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Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada / Pisiquit, Acadia
1897 - BIG FIRE IN WINDSOR, N.S. - Territory a Mile Square Swept by Flames and Barely Half a Dozen Buildings Left Standing.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT $3,000,000
Practically All the Inhabitants of the Town Homeless - Conflagration Started at 3 o'Clock in the Morning.
WINDSOR, N. S., Oct. 17. - Historic Windsor, one of the... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - October 18, 1897
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1897 - BIG FIRE IN WINDSOR, N.S. - Territory a Mile Square Swept by Flames and Barely Half a Dozen Buildings Left Standing.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT $3,000,000
Practically All the Inhabitants of the Town Homeless - Conflagration Started at 3 o'Clock in the Morning.
WINDSOR, N. S., Oct. 17. - Historic Windsor, one of the... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - October 18, 1897
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Pig"s Foot Cheese - Boil the hocks and feet of equal quantity loose in a pot till the meat...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., March 23, 1881
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Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
1897 - FOREST FIRES IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Bradford, Pa., Oct. 18. - Forest fires are raging all around this city and last night Bradford was enveloped in a cloud of smoke, the woods surrounding the town being in flames. At Rice Brook, in the ... Read MORE...
Evening Herald - Syracuse, New York - October 18, 1897
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1897 - FOREST FIRES IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Bradford, Pa., Oct. 18. - Forest fires are raging all around this city and last night Bradford was enveloped in a cloud of smoke, the woods surrounding the town being in flames. At Rice Brook, in the ... Read MORE...
Evening Herald - Syracuse, New York - October 18, 1897
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Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
1900 - FIRE DESTROYS THE SUMMIT HOUSE ATOP MOUNT TOM.
Holyoke, Mass., Oct. 18 - The Summit House on the peak of Mount Tom, near Holyoke, Mass., was totally destroyed by a blaze that could be seen for many miles throughout the valley.
The loss was... Read MORE...
The News-Democrat - Uhrichsville, Ohio - October 18, 1900
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1900 - FIRE DESTROYS THE SUMMIT HOUSE ATOP MOUNT TOM.
Holyoke, Mass., Oct. 18 - The Summit House on the peak of Mount Tom, near Holyoke, Mass., was totally destroyed by a blaze that could be seen for many miles throughout the valley.
The loss was... Read MORE...
The News-Democrat - Uhrichsville, Ohio - October 18, 1900
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1930 October 18 - A big early season lake effect snowburst on the lee shores of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario produced 47 inches at Gouverneur NY and 48 inches just south of Buffalo.
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1931 October 18 - Thomas Edison dies in West Orange, New Jersey, USA
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1931 October 18 - Thomas Edison dies in West Orange, New Jersey, USA
America - Did you know? 1850 - The continuing debate whether territory gained in the Mexican War should be open to slavery...Read MORE...
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Quebec - Did you know? Behind each habitant"s house was a small addition used as a storeroom. Not far away were the barn...Read MORE...
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Quebec - Did you know? Behind each habitant"s house was a small addition used as a storeroom. Not far away were the barn...Read MORE...
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Visit Bainbridge, New York, USA (Bennettsville)!
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Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
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