Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
1911 - FOUR DIE IN WRECK - EIGHTEEN HOUR FLYER LEAPS OFF RAILS NEAR FORT WAYNE.
30 PERSONS ARE INJURED.
SEVERAL VICTIMS OF CRASH ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SURVIVE.
SPEEDING AT 50 MILES AN HOUR, CHICAGO TO NEW YORK EXPRESS LEAVES TRACK AT SWITCH AND CRASHES INTO FREIGHT... Read MORE...
The Washington Post - Washington, D.C. - August 14, 1911
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1911 - FOUR DIE IN WRECK - EIGHTEEN HOUR FLYER LEAPS OFF RAILS NEAR FORT WAYNE.
30 PERSONS ARE INJURED.
SEVERAL VICTIMS OF CRASH ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SURVIVE.
SPEEDING AT 50 MILES AN HOUR, CHICAGO TO NEW YORK EXPRESS LEAVES TRACK AT SWITCH AND CRASHES INTO FREIGHT... Read MORE...
The Washington Post - Washington, D.C. - August 14, 1911
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Hallowell, Maine, USA
1869 - A resident of Hallowell, Me., died recently, after having been confined to his house over twenty years.
His sickness was caused by painting window blinds in the winter season, using green paint, and keeping them in the room where he worked. He inhaled so much of the poisonous vapor that all efforts to... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - August 14, 1869
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1869 - A resident of Hallowell, Me., died recently, after having been confined to his house over twenty years.
His sickness was caused by painting window blinds in the winter season, using green paint, and keeping them in the room where he worked. He inhaled so much of the poisonous vapor that all efforts to... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - August 14, 1869
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1800s Cooking Tips and RecipesPie Crust Shortened with Beans - Boil white beans until soft, rub through a sieve and mix as ...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., March 29, 1881
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1882 - INSANE ASYLUM BURNS.
Lancaster, Pa., August, 14 - While SAMUEL METZELL'S barn was burning today the County Insane Asylum was discovered to be on fire.
There were 114 inmates all of whom were saved after great... Read MORE...
Syracuse Standard - Syracuse, New York - August 14, 1882
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1882 - INSANE ASYLUM BURNS.
Lancaster, Pa., August, 14 - While SAMUEL METZELL'S barn was burning today the County Insane Asylum was discovered to be on fire.
There were 114 inmates all of whom were saved after great... Read MORE...
Syracuse Standard - Syracuse, New York - August 14, 1882
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Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA (Esopus)
1926 - Seriously Hurt In a Runaway
May Kantrowitz of 92 Broadway Hurled From Wagon as Horse Ran Away on Andrew Street - In Unconscious Condition at Kingston City Hospital.
Max Kantrowitz, 43 years old, a shoemaker located at No. 92 ... Read MORE...
The Kingston Daily Freeman - Kingston, New York - August 14, 1926
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1926 - Seriously Hurt In a Runaway
May Kantrowitz of 92 Broadway Hurled From Wagon as Horse Ran Away on Andrew Street - In Unconscious Condition at Kingston City Hospital.
Max Kantrowitz, 43 years old, a shoemaker located at No. 92 ... Read MORE...
The Kingston Daily Freeman - Kingston, New York - August 14, 1926
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North Branford, Connecticut, USA
1917 - INQUIRY INTO TROLLEY CRASH. 19 PERSONS KILLED AND TWO SCORE INJURED IN COLLISION AT NO. BRANFORD, CONN.
SLEEPY MOTORMAN SAID TO HAVE RUN PAST SWITCH - WORKED 16 HOURS.
New Haven, Conn., Aug. 14. - Inquiry into the collision of trolley cars on the Shore Line electric railway at North Branford late... Read MORE...
Lowell Sun - Lowell, Massachusetts - August 14, 1917
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1917 - INQUIRY INTO TROLLEY CRASH. 19 PERSONS KILLED AND TWO SCORE INJURED IN COLLISION AT NO. BRANFORD, CONN.
SLEEPY MOTORMAN SAID TO HAVE RUN PAST SWITCH - WORKED 16 HOURS.
New Haven, Conn., Aug. 14. - Inquiry into the collision of trolley cars on the Shore Line electric railway at North Branford late... Read MORE...
Lowell Sun - Lowell, Massachusetts - August 14, 1917
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for LadiesDress for Morning Visits — A lady should never receive her morning callers in a wrapper, unless...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness: A Complete Handbook for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society... by Florence Hartley, January 1, 1872
Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
1909 - LENOX. Big Barn Destroyed by Fire.
Fire destroyed the large barn on the Ford farm, owned by Leonard C. Peters and Isaac J. Newton yesterday afternoon. The barn was 50 by 100 feet in size and contained 70 tons of hay. It is thought... Read MORE...
Springfield Daily Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - August 14, 1909
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1909 - LENOX. Big Barn Destroyed by Fire.
Fire destroyed the large barn on the Ford farm, owned by Leonard C. Peters and Isaac J. Newton yesterday afternoon. The barn was 50 by 100 feet in size and contained 70 tons of hay. It is thought... Read MORE...
Springfield Daily Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - August 14, 1909
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1936 August 14 - 1936 Summer Olympics (Berlin): The United States men's national basketball team wins the first Olympic basketball tournament in the final game over Canada, 19–8.
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1869 A Rev. House married a Rev. Noon to a Miss Cook, at the residence of Philo Gates, on June 29, at Waterford, Conn.
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
1869 The law against cruelty to animals is being quite strenuously enforced in Franklin county, Mass. Recently a resident of Northfield was fined $45 and costs, about $60 in all, for excessively driving and whipping a horse.
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1869 A Rev. House married a Rev. Noon to a Miss Cook, at the residence of Philo Gates, on June 29, at Waterford, Conn.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
1869 The law against cruelty to animals is being quite strenuously enforced in Franklin county, Mass. Recently a resident of Northfield was fined $45 and costs, about $60 in all, for excessively driving and whipping a horse.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
1846 August 14 - The Cape Girardeau meteorite, a 2.3 kg chondrite-type meteorite strikes near the town of Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
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America - Did you know? 1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe"s novel, Uncle Tom"s Cabin is published. It becomes one of the most...Read MORE...www.infoplease.com
Quebec - Did you know? In Quebec, it is regarded unlucky to present a gift of 13 flowers. Avoid giving chrysanthemums and...Read MORE...French-Canadian Culture (www.buzzle.com /articles /french-canadiane-culture.html)
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