Greenerpasture Daily News - September 30

Canaan, Connecticut, USA

1858  Accident

At Canaan, Ct., on the 17th, a bright little boy of eight years, son of Edwin Ives, while playing about his father's factory, was caught in a belt, and instantly carried over a shaft revolving with great velocity, horribly mangling his body. He lived but two hours after the accident.

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Sorel, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-de-Sorel)

1875 - PERILS OF THE RAIL
Frightful Casualty in Canada - Eleven Persons Killed and Twenty-five Wounded.

SOREL, Quebec, September 29 - About 7 o'clock last night a train coming from Yamaska run over an obstruction supposed to have been maliciously placed across the track. Six platform cars, upon which there were about seventy laborers, were in front and the engine in the rear and running at a fair speed. Two or three... Read MORE...

The Times -  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -  September 30, 1875
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La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA (LaCrosse)

1897 - BIG BREWERY BURNED.
LaCrosse, Wis., Sept. 21. - Early Thursday morning fire was discovered in the roof of the brew house of the John Gund Brewing company's plant.
The malt house contained several car loads of malt and about 5,000 bushels of barley, which was totally destroyed, and the office building, which stands across the street, was not burned, and a part of the engine-room was also saved. The cold storage... Read MORE...

Iowa State Reporter -  Waterloo, Iowa -  September 30, 1897
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Meriden, Connecticut, USA

1903 - Silver Workers Make Demands
Meriden, Conn., Sept. 30. - A demand for a nine hour day with ten hours' pay has been presented at all the factories of the International Silver company in this city and elsewhere, and it is understood that a similar demand has been made or will be made on every silver shop in the United States and Canada. In addition to the nine hour demand an allowance of "time and a half" for overtime work is... Read MORE...

Pittston Gazette -  Pittston, Pennsylvania -  September 30, 1903
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Melrose, Massachusetts, USA

1904 - KILLED IN TROLLEY CRASH Half a Score Dead and Many More Injured by Explosion.
DYNAMITE CAUSES DISASTER

Car Runs Into Box of High Explosive in Boston Which Had Dropped From a Truck Onto the Track - Concussion Felt at Great Distance - Crowd of Three Thousand Gathers at Spot.

Boston, Mass. - By the explosion of a fifty-pound box of dynamite under a crowded trolley car in Melrose, a suburb of this city, six persons were killed outright - among them a woman and her child... Read MORE...

The Cranbury Press -  New Jersey -  September 30, 1904
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Pensacola, Florida, USA

1906 - DELUGE FOLLOWS FATAL HURRICANE; USE STREET BOATS. THIRTY KNOWN DEAD NEAR PENSACOLA, WITH LOSS OF $8,000,000.
Pensacola, Fla., (via Flomaton, Ala., by courier)
Sept. 29. - Flood followed hurricane wind, and rain this morning, and the city tonight is nearly submerged. Seven and one-half inches of rain fell in a little over three hours and the main streets of the city were turned into veritable rivers by this tremendous downpour. In some instances the water is shoulder deep. First floor cellars and many... Read MORE...

Washington Times -  Washington, D.C. -  September 30, 1906
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1935 - September 30 - Roosevelt Dedicates Boulder Dam (later to be known as Hoover Dam)
Government Spending Is To Be Ended
Private Industry Mus Now Maintain Recovery Pay Says F.R.

by Frederick A. Storm
United Press White House Correspondent

BOULDER DAM, Nev., Sept. 30 (U.P.) - Government spending has created the purchasing power - now it is up to private industry to maintain the recovery pace set by the New Deal, President Roosevelt told the nation today.

The 108,000,000... Read MORE...

The Daily Herald -  Provo, Utah -  September 30, 1935
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1970 - September 30 - A nineteen month drought in southern California came to a climax.
The drought, which made brush and buildings tinder dry, set up the worst fire conditions in California history as hot Santa Anna winds sent the temperature soaring to 105 degrees at Los Angeles, and to 97 degrees at San Diego. During that last week of September whole communities of interior San Diego County were consumed by fire. Half a million acres were burned, and the fires caused fifty... Read MORE...

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September 30, 1970
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1876  Earthquake
A distinct shock of earthquake was felt on the 22d at New Bedford, Fairhaven and Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

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1882  In order to provide electricity to the paper industry, the nation's first hydro-electric central station, the Vulcan Street Plant on the Fox River, began operation on September 30, 1882. (Appleton, Wisconsin)

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Greenerpasture Daily News - September 29

1789 - September 29 - Congress Officially Created the U.S. Military
In its very first session, the United States Congress had a lot of decisions to make. One important topic the first representatives and senators needed to address was establishing the U.S. military. There already was a colonial army - the Continental Army - that had fought the British in the American Revolution and won under General George Washington. But this army was not the official army of... Read MORE...

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Altona, New York, USA

1873 - September 29 - A Sad and Fatal Casualty
A man named John W. Brennan, of Altona, N.Y., a brakeman in the employ of the Central Vermont Railroad for a short time past, was run over by a freight train at East Alburgh, on Friday morning, while uncoupling the engine from the train when in motion. We understand that nineteen cars passed over one of his legs and side, but he survived his terrible injuries about two hours. He leaves a young... Read MORE...

The Rutland Daily Globe -  Rutland, Vermont -  September 29, 1873
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Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

1883 - LOSSES BY FIRE. The Woonsocket Hotel Partly Burned, The Escape of the Guests.
WOONSOCKET, R. I., Sept. 29. - The Woonsocket hotel, owned by Cook, Mason & Co., was damaged to the amount of $10,000 by fire from a defective flue this morning. The night clerk notified the inmates, who escaped. The hotel was insured for $14,180 and the furniture for $5,000. P. W. Houghton loses $1,000, insured for $2,000 in the Union of Philadelphia; Sharon Brothers, dry goods, lose $3,500,... Read MORE...

The New Haven Evening Register -  New Haven, Connecticut -  September 29, 1883
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1888 - Marriage by the Glove.
A marriage by proxy, or as it is called, "marriage by the glove," is prevalent in Holland, and is brought about by the fact that many of the eligible young men, after having finished their education, depart for Dutch India. A friend selects a willing young lady, generally one with a substantial dot and otherwise conforming closely to specifications of the letter. A photograph of the favored one... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  September 29, 1888
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Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

1898 - Big Fire in Weymouth, Mass.
Weymouth, Mass., Sept. 29. - The factory buildings of the Bradley Fertilizer works in North Weymouth were burned shortly before 11 o'clock last night, causing a loss of about $200,000 to the buildings and stock. The loss is practically covered by insurance. The plant was chiefly under one roof and covered much ground, so that when the fire broke out it spread to all parts, making it impossible to ... Read MORE...

Naugatuck Daily News -  Naugatuck, Connecticut -  September 29, 1898
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Madison, Indiana, USA

1898 - FOUND DROWNED. SAD FATE OF JAMES THACKER. Lost His Life In A Shanty Boat.
A day or so ago James THACKER, a well-known young man of the West End, purchased for himself a small shanty-boat, anchored on this side of the river near the foot of Plum Street.

This morning early some one living near by entered the boat and was horrified to find Mr. THACKER lying dead inside.

Coroner Lewis was immediately summoned and an examination was held, resulting in the conclusion... Read MORE...

Madison Courier -  Madison, Indiana -  September 29, 1898
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1927 - The Jazz Singer debuts as first talking film
Al Jolson's Film Debut in "Jazz Singer" Oct. 6

Warner Brothers will present Al Jolson in "The Jazz Singer" at the Warner Theater a week from tonight. The long-awaited presentation of the picturization of Samson Raphaelson's comedy drama, which continues to be a potent attraction on the legitimate stage, will be made a gala event by the Warners and will be attended by Jolson and a number of... Read MORE...

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle -  Brooklyn, New York -  September 29, 1927
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Detroit, Michigan, USA

1930 - 2 KILLED AS FREIGHT ENGINE JUMPS TRACK - Open Switch Causes Wreck at Detroit
DETROIT, Sept 28 (AP) - The brakeman and fireman of a Michigan Central freight train were killed instantly, and the engineer escaped injury by jumping as the engine and four cars left the track and turned over after striking an open switch at the outskirts of Detroit late today.

The dead were William Feilman, brakeman, and Frank McLaughlin, fireman. They were riding in the cab and were... Read MORE...

Boston Herald -  Boston, Massachusetts -  September 29, 1930
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Charleston, South Carolina, USA

1938 - 25 DIE, 340 HURT IN CHARLESTON STORM. MANY FAMOUS OLD LANDMARKS BLOWN DOWN BY TORNADO.
Damage Estimated At $2,000,000 As Tornado Strikes Historic City Unawares; Vast Scenes Of Wreckage; St. Michael's Church Battered; Fine Trees Uprooted in Battery; City Hall Roof Blown Off; Colleges Not Hit.

CHARLESTON, S. C., Sept. 29 - (AP) - A destructive tornado whipped through Charleston early today, killing at least 25 persons, injuring an estimated 340, and doing property damage... Read MORE...

Gastonia Daily Gazette -  North Carolina -  September 29, 1938
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1903  September 29 – Prussia becomes the first locality to require mandatory driver's licenses for operators of motor vehicles.

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1927  September 29 - A tornado (possibly two tornadoes) cut an eight-mile long path across Saint Louis MO, to Granite City IL, killing 79 persons. The damage path at times was a mile and a quarter in width.

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Greenerpasture Daily News - September 27

Port Jervis, New York, USA

1875  Neversink House Fire

The Neversink House, a Summer hotel at Port Jervis Depot, N. Y., owned by F. Mertz caught fire from the explosion of a lamp last evening, and was totally destroyed. The loss is about $10,000; insured for $4,000.

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  September 27, 1875
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Watertown, New York, USA

1875 - Fire
OTHER FIRES.

A fire broke out on Friday night in the paper mill and sack factory of Messrs. Taggath and Davis, in Watertown, N. Y., caused by an explosion of a kerosene lamp, destroying entirely one section of the mill, together with a large amount of stock. The property in the other four sections of the mill was saved, but damaged by smoke and water. The loss is probably $20,000; insured in... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  September 27, 1875
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New Haven, Connecticut, USA

1882 - SILVERWARE FACTORY BURNED. LARGE FIRE IN CONNECTICUT - LOSS, $150,000.
NEW-HAVEN, Sept. 26 - The factory of Maltby, Stevens, Curtis & Co., manufacturers of hollow-ware and German silver spoons, in Shelton, was destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock this morning. The flames started in the casting-room, where there were several furnaces, and, as the floors were oil-soaked and the stock of an extremely combustible nature, spread with great rapidity and defied the efforts of... Read MORE...

New York Times -  New York, New York -  September 27, 1882
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Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Glendale) (Interlaken)

1884 - Cyrus W. Field is the youngest son of a clergyman of Stockbridge, Mass.
His brothers, Dudley, Henry and Stephen, were sent to college, but Cyrus, at an early age, received twenty-five dollars and the paternal blessing. He became a clerk in A. T. Stewart's store at a salary of two dollars a week, and on entering into business for himself as a dealer in paper, his fellow-clerks presented him with a diamond pin. It took him twelve years to make a fortune. Since then he... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  September 27, 1884
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Sterling, Connecticut, USA

1884  A single flash of lightning last summer struck an entire potato field of several acres, belonging to M. J. Wood, of North Sterling, in Windham County, Conn.

The vines turned yellow and sprawled over the ground. When Mr. Wood went to dig them a few days ago he found not a potato in the whole piece. It is the first instance on record in which a growing crop was destroyed by the electric fluid. - Hartford Post.

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  September 27, 1884
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St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

1898 - TORNADO KILLS THREE PEOPLE.
St. Catharine's, Ontario, Sept. 26. - A tornado struck this city shortly before 4 o'clock this afternoon, and death and destruction followed. The regulation funnel-shaped cloud, accompanied by a cloudburst, struck the city on Welland Avenue, between Lake and George Streets, and traveled from that point to the southern limit of the city.

The armory of the local volunteer force was practically... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  September 27, 1898
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Birmingham, Alabama, USA

1902 - OVER ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST IN CHURCH DISASTER
The negro population of Birmingham, Ala., is in mourning, and a gloom has been cast over the entire state as the people begin to realize the immaualty of the appalling disaster at Shiloh Baptist church. The number of dead has reached 110 and ninety of these have been identified. A large majority of the victims of the stampede were residents of Birmingham, and as fast as the undertakers can... Read MORE...

American Eagle -  Murray, Utah -  September 27, 1902
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Great Falls, Montana, USA

1902 - Child Crushed by coach. Three Year Old Girl of Great Falls Ran Over and Killed.
The Lewiston coach ran down and crushed to death GLADYS CHAMBERLAIN, the three year old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Samuel Chamberlain at Great Falls, Mont. The accident occurred directly in front of the little ones home, where she was taken and died half an hour later. The heavy wheels of the coach passed directly over the body of the child. After the accident the coach went on to the stable of the ... Read MORE...

American Eagle -  Murray, Utah -  September 27, 1902
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Lewiston, Maine, USA

1904  Passenger Train Wrecked

Lewiston, Maine, Sept. 27. - Three are dead, nine others seriously injured and some twenty more persons cut and bruised as the result of the wrecking of passenger train No. 24 on the Maine Central railroad, which ran into an open switch, and crashed into a freight train opposite the State fair grounds, two and a half miles east of this city, late yesterday afternoon...

The Charlotte News -  Charlotte, North Carolina -  September 27, 1904
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Omaha, Nebraska, USA

1915 - Icehouse and Cars Destroyed By Fire
(Special to The Star)

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 27 – The recently completed ice house of the Cudahy Packing company was completely destroyed by fire here Sunday. The cause of the fire is unknown. When discovered the flames were shooting from the windows and had gained such headway that with poor water pressure the south side fire battalion was unable to place them under control. So intense was the... Read MORE...

The Lincoln Daily Star -  Lincoln, Nebraska -  September 27, 1915
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Kingston, Massachusetts, USA

1921 - RAILS KILL 4 CHILDREN IN TROLLEY ACCIDENT. FALLING ARM CAUSES FEED WIRE TO CHARGE TRACKS ON MASSACHUSETTS LINE.
Kingston, Mass., Sept. 26. - Four school children were killed here today when a trolley arm fell from a car in which they were going to their homes. The arm broke the feed wire, one end of which fell on the rails, charging them so heavily that when the four children rushed from the car, panic stricken, and stepped on them they were instantly killed. Other children were held in the car, though it... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  September 27, 1921
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Avon Park, Florida, USA

1943 - SIX LOSE LIVES IN CRASH OF BOMBER.
Avon Park, Fla., Sept. 27. - (INS) - Identity of six members of an army bomber crew who were killed last night when their plane crashed during a routine training flight at the Avon Park bombing range was revealed tonight.

Public relations officers listed the dead:
Second Lt. GORDON L. SHAND, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Second Lt. HUGO P. WIEBICKE, Bardonia, N.Y.
Flight Officer JOHN BRUNE, New... Read MORE...

The Derrick -  Oil City, Pennsylvania -  September 27, 1943
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1908  September 27 – Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile.

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Greenerpasture Daily News - September 25

Weston, Connecticut, USA

1827 - Lightning.
The meeting house in Weston was struck with Lightning on the afternoon of the 15th inst. The fluid left the conductor about midway from the top to the ground, and did considerable damage to the interior of the house. The manner in which the conductor was constructed; probably owing to its not extending sufficiently deep in the earth and not communicating with water or some other conducting... Read MORE...

Connecticut Courant -  Hartford, Connecticut -  September 25, 1827
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Pawling, New York, USA

1871 - Circus Riot
The hitherto quiet village of Pawling, New York, has been the recipient of an excitement that had more pain than pleasure. A circus company that was appropriately named O'Brien's menagerie visited the village and announced a performance. Somehow, contrary to all precedent, the amusement did not take. A beggarly account of empty benches rewarded the performer's exertions. Irritated by this neglect ... Read MORE...

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Galveston Tri-Weekly News -  Galveston, Texas -  September 25, 1871
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Derby, Connecticut, USA

1882 - HIGH WATER AT DERBY. The Scene at the Ousatonic Dam - Freshets of Past Years.
BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 25.- The steady down pour of rain during Saturday, both day and night, caused the Ousatonic and Naugatuck rivers to rise to the height of 11 feet 6 ½ inches above low water mark making the third freshet at this season in twenty-five years, the other two having occurred October 4th, 1869, when the water was at the height of 16 feet, and August 19th, 1875, the water rising 11 feet ... Read MORE...

The New Haven Evening Register -  New Haven, Connecticut -  September 25, 1882
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Greenfield, New York, USA

1890  Lamp Catches Woman on Fire

Mrs Elihua Wing, wife of a wealthy farmer of Greenfield, N. Y., and mother of Daniel E. Wing, a prominent Saratoga lawyer, was burned to death, on the 20th, by her clothing catching fire from a lamp.

Muskogee Phoenix -  Muskogee, Oklahoma -  September 25, 1890
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Arcadia, California, USA

1892 - A SPLENDID RESIDENCE BURNED. J. W. McClelland's House at Arcadia Laid in Ashes.
Mrs. McClelland Narrowly Escaped Perishing in the Flames.

One of Her Rescuers Badly Burned - A Gasoline Stove Was the Cause of the Fire - Loss $6000. Partly Insured.

By the Associated Press.
ARCADIA, Cal., Sept. 24. - The fine two story frame building of J. W. McClelland, of this place, was burned to the ground about 2 o'clock this afternoon. It was valued at about $6000; partially... Read MORE...

Los Angeles Herald -  Los Angeles, California -  September 25, 1892
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Missoula County, Montana, USA (Missoula)

1936 - MISSOULA FIRE LOSS MAY BE $400,000; FLORENCE HOTEL IS CONSUMED. ALL IN BIG HOTEL GET AWAY SAFE IN MISSOULA. FLORENCE BLOCK GONE AND LOSS IS TO BE HIGH.
Missoula, Sept. 24. - (AP) - Crumbling, smoking walls and blackened piles of brick are all that remain of the Florence hotel block as weary firemen struggle to speed mopup work on the blaze which early this morning destroyed the block with loss estimated ranging as high as $400,000.

The building, in the heart of the business district, housed Missoula's biggest hostelry and a half score of... Read MORE...

The Helena Independent -  Helena, Montana -  September 25, 1936
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Los Angeles, California, USA

1939  September 25 - A west coast hurricane moved onshore south of Los Angeles bringing unprecedented rains along the southern coast of California.

Nearly five and a half inches of rain drenched Los Angeles during a 24 hour period. The hurricane caused two million dollars damage, mostly to structures along the coast and to crops, and claimed 45 lives at sea. "El Cordonazo" produced 5.66 inches of rain at Los Angeles and 11.6 inches of rain at Mount Wilson, both records for the month of September.

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September 25, 1939
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1879  September 25 – Fire in Deadwood, South Dakota: Two thousand people left homeless; three hundred buildings destroyed. Total loss of property is estimated at $3 million.

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Greenerpasture Daily News - September 24

L'Ange-Gardien, Québec, Canada

1818  Body Floats Ashore

The body of a female, enclosed in a coffin, with a rope twisted three times round it, and caulked, to appearance, with oakum, floated ashore at the Parish of L'Ange Gardien, Lower Canada, on the 1st inst.

Berkshire Star -  Massachusetts -  September 24, 1818
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Buckland, Massachusetts, USA

1866 - A FEROCIOUS MANIAC
[Yes, this sad story was actually in the newspaper in 1866 - unbelievable!]

There is a maniac now living in Buckland, Mass, named Josiah Spaulding, who, the Springfield Republican says, has been confined in an iron cage for over fifty years, and for more than thirty years has not stood erect. He has become so deformed that it is impossible to straighten his limbs by natural force. he refuses... Read MORE...

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Albany Evening Journal -  Albany, New York -  September 24, 1866
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Battle Creek, Michigan, USA

1892  Fire at Battle Creek

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., September 23. - A fire last night in the plant of the union school furniture company, destroyed the factory, office and four other buildings. Loss aggregated $100,000.

The Daily Journal and Tribune -  Knoxville, Tennessee -  September 24, 1892
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Detroit, Michigan, USA

1892 - A Millionaire Killed by a Fall.
DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 23,- J. H. Wicks, a millionaire of New York city, and president of the Wick's Refrigerator Company, with headquarters at Rochester, N. Y., fell out of the second-story window of a house tonight and was instantly killed. He was entirely nude, and it was supposed was intoxicated. He fell sixteen feet to the stone sidewalk, striking on the back of his head, breaking his neck... Read MORE...

The Sun -  Baltimore, Maryland -  September 24, 1892
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Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada*

1895 Buried in a Landslide
Five Members of a Family Swept into the Champlain River

Quebec, Sept. 23. - A report comes from St. Luc, Champlain county, of a disastrous landslide on the Champlain river Saturday night. Zephirim Normandin's house was carried away and five members of the family were buried in the debris. Three children escaped by jumping through windows, one of whom has since become insane as the result of... Read MORE...

Sioux City Journal -  Sioux City, Iowa -  September 24, 1895
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Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA

1904 - ARCHBISHOP IN WRECK.
Special Train Strikes an Engine, but No One Is Injured.

East Brookfield, Mass., Sept 23. - The special train conveying the Archbishop of Canterbury from Bar Harbor, Me., to Washington was wrecked on the Boston and Albany division of the New York Central Railroad near the station here today. The archbishop was not injured, although considerably shaken up. J. Pierpont Morgan, of New York, who... Read MORE...

The Washington Post -  Washington, D.C. -  September 24, 1904
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Oswego, New York, USA

1907 - GIRL STUDENTS ESCAPE FIRE. ONE IN OSWEGO STATE NORMAL SCHOOL LEAPS FROM WINDOW.
Oswego, N. Y., Sept. 23. - Fire in the Welland, a four-story wooden and stone building used as a dormitory by young women students at the Oswego State Normal School, caused 100 girls to flee from their rooms in haste early today. The fire was discovered in the laundry, in the basement of the building. Soon the first and second floors were filled with smoke. The preceptress, MISS ELIZABETH HATMER, ... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  September 24, 1907
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Hampton, New Hampshire, USA

1915 - FIRE SWEEPS COAST RESORT. $200,000 Blaze at Hampton Beach, N. H., Destroys 45 Buildings
Hampton Beach, N. H. Sept 23 - A fire starting in a box of rubbish tonight destroyed 45 buildings and caused a loss estimated at $250,000 in the most crowded part of this summer resort before the flames were checked by dynamite. Five hotels, two theaters, business blocks, and scores of cottages were leveled over a compactly built area of two acres.

The hotels destroyed were the Ashworth House, ... Read MORE...

Washington Post -  Washington, D.C. -  September 24, 1915
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1870  A fox in Randolph, Vt., is credited with taking two hundred and fifty turkeys, twenty goslings, and a number of lambs.


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Saint Joseph, Michigan

1887  Switzerland has recently adopted by popular vote a new law placing the the entire control of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the hands of the government...


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Greenerpasture Daily News - September 23

Racine, Wisconsin, USA

1886 - STORM AT RACINE. HAIL DOES CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE IN THE BELLE CITY
Racine, Wis., Sept. 23. - A heavy hail storm prevailed here yesterday afternoon. Little damage was done, as there was no wind at the time. Some of the hail stones measured an inch and a half in diameter. The glass in the skylight of MRS. HART'S store was badly broken. Sixteen lights of glass were broken out of GUENTHER'S factory on Sixth Street.
Racine, Wis., Sept. 23. - The storm yesterday... Read MORE...

Oshkosh Daily Northwestern -  Oshkosh, Wisconsin -  September 23, 1886
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Ithaca, New York, USA

1913 - ENGINEER, KNOCKED FROM ENGINE, NARROWLY MISSES DEATH UNDER OWN TRAIN.
Ithaca, Sept. 23. - Knocked from the running board of his engine while the train was running through the Lehigh Valley yards at a rate of about twenty miles an hour, DAVID E. WALLACE, engineer on train No. 301, which leaves this city for Auburn at 7:30 A. M., sustained a compound fracture of his left arm and narrowly escaped death under the wheels of his own train.

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The Syracuse Herald -  Syracuse, New York -  September 23, 1913
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Norwich, New York, USA (White Store)

1913 - BOY HIT BY CAKE OF ICE HAS LOCKJAW
Norwich, Sept. 23. - Walter Tansey, aged 17 years, who was almost fatally injured while at work at the W. R. C. Home near his home at Oxford, just below here during the afternoon of July 10th, when he was struck on the head by a 200-pound cake of ice, is now seriously [ineligible] at his home with lock-jaw. His illness is a result of the accident in July, it is said.

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Syracuse Herald -  Syracuse, New York -  September 23, 1913
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Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

1913 - REVIVE GRAND TRUNK WORK. Construction of Southern New England Line to be Resumed.
Special to the New York Times.

SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 22 - Work is to be resumed immediately on the Southern New England Railway, the Grand Trunk subsidiary planned to connect the Canadian system with tidewater at Providence.

The construction stopped ten months ago, and it was charged that this was due to an agreement between C. S. Mellen, then President of the New Haven, and E. J.... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  September 23, 1913
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1815  September 23 - One of the greatest hurricanes to strike New England made landfall at Long Island and crossed Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
It was the worst tempest in nearly two hundred years.
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Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA

1860 - DISASTROUS CONFLAGRATION AT FORT SMITH. LOSS ESTIMATED AT $200,000.
Fort Smith, Ark., Thursday, Sept. 20.
This morning, at about 4 o'clock, a fire broke out in this place, which resulted in the destruction of the City Hotel and the GARRISON block of buildings.

The value of the buildings which were destroyed was about $100,000, and the following additional losses were sustained on merchandise, furniture, &c.:

SUTTON & SPRING, dealers in dry goods,... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  September 22, 1860
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Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)

1889 - KILLED IN A WRECK.
Worcester, Mass., Sept. 21. - An accident occurred on the Boston and Maine Railroad between Lancaster and South Lancaster about 3:30 o'clock this morning. A freight train left Rochester at 6:45 o'clock last evening, and was due here at 4:30 o'clock this morning. A special freight train left here early this morning, and was half-way between Lancaster and South Lancaster when both trains collided.... Read MORE...

The Sunday Inter Ocean -  Chicago, Illinois -  September 22, 1889
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St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

1895  OPERA HOUSE BURNED.

St. Catharine's, Ont., September 21 - The opera house block on Ontario street was totally destroyed by fire this morning. Adjoining buildings were severely damaged. The total loss is about $60,000. The opera house loss is half of this. Bain's hotel loses about $10,000. At onetime the Masonic block, just rebuilt after one fire, was endangered, but the fire was under control at 2 p.m.

Wheeling Register -  Wheeling, West Virginia -  September 22, 1895
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Passaic, New Jersey, USA

1897 - EXCITING FIRE IN PASSAIC. Many Persons Escape By the Roof - Two Rescues by Firemen.
PASSAIC, N. J., Sept. 21. - Eight families were caught in the upper floors of the three-story brick building at Main and Passaic Streets by a fire this morning. The flames started in the cellar and ran up through the stairs. Most of the persons escaped to the building of Assemblyman John King, which adjoins.

Mrs. William Dunham and her daughter were not able to leave their apartments, and Mrs. ... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  September 22, 1897
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Lewiston, Maine, USA

1900 - Wm. Reed's Tragic Death. A Horrible Fatality in a Lewiston Stable Friday Evening.
A Surcharged Incandescent Electric Light Wire Pours Forth Its Fatal Voltage.

The Poor Victim Found in a Pool of Water with the Sparks Playing About Him.

His Hand Burned to a Crisp and His Clothing Ready to Burst into Flame.

William Reed met a sudden and violent death in Lewiston early Friday evening. While attempting to light an incandescent electric lamp in the stable of Thomas McNamara ... Read MORE...

Lewiston Saturday Journal -  Lewiston, Maine -  September 22, 1900
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

1910 - LIGHTNING KILLS SEVEN IN COLORADO
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col., Sept. 22 - As the result of the electrical storms yesterday and last night, seven persons were killed by lightning in the mountains east of here, according to advices today. The victims are six men and one woman, only three of whom have been identified.

MRS. GUS KRATZ, wife of a ranchman living near Elbert, and JAMES BLAND, of Plattsburg, Mo., and CHARLES LOLCAMA, a... Read MORE...

Lincoln Evening News -  Lincoln, Nebraska -  September 22, 1910
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White Plains, New York, USA

1924  RESORT HOTEL BURNS.

White Plains, Sept. 21. - The Gedney farm hotel here was destroyed by fire early today. Losses, including property of the 150 guests, were estimated at more than $1,000,000. The guests escaped unhurt. Two firemen were slightly injured.

Charleston Gazette -  Charleston, West Virginia -  September 22, 1924
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1888  Mrs. Rachel Stillwagon, of Flusing, Long Island, celebrated her one hundred and third birthday on the 19th. She was in good health and expects to live many years yet.


St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan

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Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)

1827 - ACCIDENT.
In Marlborough on Wednesday last, as the workmen were raising the frame of a building designed for an Academy and Masonic Hall, an accident occurred of very painful consequences. When the whole frame except the roof had been raised, there were eleven persons standing on the roof. In this situation, the support of the beam gave way, and the beam broke and fell, precipitating the whole eleven into... Read MORE...

Salem Gazette -  Salem, Massachusetts -  September 21, 1827
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Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

1843 - Giant Cow
Ira Fenton, of Belchertown, Mass., has raised a Durham cow, which is now eight years old, and weighs 1740 pounds. On the 29th of May she brought a calf, and the owner had the curiosity to measure her bag, it was two feet in depth, two feet in length, and eighteen inches in width! The calf was then put upon one side, and 90 pounds of milk taken from the other side at the same time. After the calf... Read MORE...

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Emancipator -  New York -  September 21, 1843
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Auburn, New York, USA

1870 - Boiler Explosion at Auburn - A Building Demolished and One Man Killed
AUBURN, N. Y., Sept. 20. - The steam boiler in T. R. STALKER's planing-mill exploded at 6 o'clock this morning completely demolishing the large brick building in which it was located, and badly damaging other buildings in the immediate vicinity. The foreman having charge of the engine was buried in the ruins, and taken out dead, being scalded from head to foot. His name was JAMES HAMILTON. The... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  September 21, 1870
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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

1878 - A Little Traveler
The passengers by the through Intercolonial train from St. John, N.B. to Montreal, which arrived at Bonaventure Station this morning, was very much interested in a little girl about seven years of age, who was traveling alone, friends having placed her aboard the train at St. John on Tuesday night, and left her to the tender mercies of passengers. She was very neatly dressed, and had a white... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  September 21, 1878
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Utica, New York, USA

1878 - How a Hat Saved a Life
MAJ. RUBE ALLEN, Com. Vanderbilt's favorite veteran engineer of the Central Road, a man of giant stature, with a brave heart, which is as tender as a woman's, had a new hat for one of the freight brakeman of the road when he can find the right man. One day last week he was coming to Utica, drawing an express train. Just as he approached one of the small stations he saw the foreman of a section... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  September 21, 1878
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New Vineyard, Maine, USA

1886  September 21 - Three Deaths at New Vineyard

FARMINGTON, Sept. 20. Capt. Leonard Hackett, eighty-five years old, Hannah Wilcox, sixty-five, and Jonathan Look, jr., aged forty-four, all died Saturday in the neighboring town of New Vineyard, suddenly. The first named was one of the oldest citizens in town and had been a member of the Legislature at one time.

Bangor Daily Whig and Courier -  Bangor, Maine -  September 21, 1886
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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

1893  September 21 - First Gasoline-Powered Automobile

The first successful gasoline-powered automobile was perfected by Charles and Frank Duryea in Springfield. September 21 – Brothers Charles and Frank Duryea drive the first gasoline-powered motorcar in America on public roads in Springfield, Massachusetts.

www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/state-history-timeline/ massachusetts.html
September 21, 1893
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Berlin, New Hampshire, USA (Maynesborough)

1896 - Big Plant is Burned
Berlin, N. H. Sept. 21 - The lumber mills, cabinet factory, grist mills and considerable lumber, owned by the Berlin Manufacturing company, were destroyed by fire Saturday night. The burned buildings covered a large area the railroad depot. A large number of men will be thrown out of employment. The loss is about $50,000, and is partially covered by insurance. The fire caught near the engine... Read MORE...

The Fitchburg Sentinel -  Fitchburg, Massachusetts -  September 21, 1896
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Oswego, New York, USA

1896  Big Blaze at Oswego.

OSWEGO, N. Y., Sept. 21. - At an early hour yesterday morning fire destroyed the entire plants of the Silver Metal company and the Seliger Toothill Novelty company, together with the three-story block of Timoth Donovan and the houses of Patrick Murray and William Grant. The loss will probably aggregate $100,000. Two hundred and fifty hands are thrown out of employment.

North Adams Transcript -  North Adams, Massachusetts -  September 21, 1896
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Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

1896 - Dynamite Exploded in Water-Works Aqueduct at Clinton
FOUR MEN KILLED, ONE BADLY HURT.
Dynamite Exploded in Water-Works Aquaduct at Clinton.

Four men were killed and one was fatally injured by an explosion of dynamite in the tunnel of shaft No. 2. Metropolitan water-works aqueduct, at Clinton, Saturday afternoon. The dead are ANDREW KELLY, 35, of Jersey City; JAMES PERRY, colored, 30, of North Carolina; SPENCER BURDEN, colored, 30, of... Read MORE...

The Fitchburg Sentinel -  Fitchburg, Massachusetts -  September 21, 1896
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Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam)

1897 - September 21 – Francis P. Church responds to a letter to the editor that is known as the famous "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" letter. (wikipedia)
"DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.
"Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
"Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.'
"Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?

"VIRGINIA O'HANLON.
"115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET."

VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They... Read MORE...

The Sun -  New York, New York -  September 21, 1897
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1938 - Sept. 21 - The Great Hurricane brought terror to large parts of New England and Long Island

The Great Hurricane of 1938 - History Channel (www.youtube.com)

A great hurricane smashed into Long Island and bisected New England causing a massive forest blow down and widespread flooding. Winds gusted to 186 mph at Blue Hill MA, and a storm surge of nearly thirty... Read MORE...

WeatherForYou.com
September 21, 1938
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1875  September - Twelve inches of snow fell Friday, at Riviere du Loup, P. Q., doing great damage to fruit and shade trees.


St. Albans Daily Messenger
St. Albans, Vermont

1947  September 17–September 21 – The 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane in southeastern Florida, and also in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana causes widespread damage and kills 51 people.

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Greenerpasture Daily News

Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)

1827 - ACCIDENT.
In Marlborough on Wednesday last, as the workmen were raising the frame of a building designed for an Academy and Masonic Hall, an accident occurred of very painful consequences. When the whole frame except the roof had been raised, there were eleven persons standing on the roof. In this situation, the support of the beam gave way, and the beam broke and fell, precipitating the whole eleven into... Read MORE...

Salem Gazette -  Salem, Massachusetts -  September 21, 1827
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Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

1843 - Giant Cow
Ira Fenton, of Belchertown, Mass., has raised a Durham cow, which is now eight years old, and weighs 1740 pounds. On the 29th of May she brought a calf, and the owner had the curiosity to measure her bag, it was two feet in depth, two feet in length, and eighteen inches in width! The calf was then put upon one side, and 90 pounds of milk taken from the other side at the same time. After the calf... Read MORE...

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Emancipator -  New York -  September 21, 1843
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Auburn, New York, USA

1870 - Boiler Explosion at Auburn - A Building Demolished and One Man Killed
AUBURN, N. Y., Sept. 20. - The steam boiler in T. R. STALKER's planing-mill exploded at 6 o'clock this morning completely demolishing the large brick building in which it was located, and badly damaging other buildings in the immediate vicinity. The foreman having charge of the engine was buried in the ruins, and taken out dead, being scalded from head to foot. His name was JAMES HAMILTON. The... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  September 21, 1870
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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

1878 - A Little Traveler
The passengers by the through Intercolonial train from St. John, N.B. to Montreal, which arrived at Bonaventure Station this morning, was very much interested in a little girl about seven years of age, who was traveling alone, friends having placed her aboard the train at St. John on Tuesday night, and left her to the tender mercies of passengers. She was very neatly dressed, and had a white... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  September 21, 1878
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Utica, New York, USA

1878 - How a Hat Saved a Life
MAJ. RUBE ALLEN, Com. Vanderbilt's favorite veteran engineer of the Central Road, a man of giant stature, with a brave heart, which is as tender as a woman's, had a new hat for one of the freight brakeman of the road when he can find the right man. One day last week he was coming to Utica, drawing an express train. Just as he approached one of the small stations he saw the foreman of a section... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  September 21, 1878
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New Vineyard, Maine, USA

1886  September 21 - Three Deaths at New Vineyard

FARMINGTON, Sept. 20. Capt. Leonard Hackett, eighty-five years old, Hannah Wilcox, sixty-five, and Jonathan Look, jr., aged forty-four, all died Saturday in the neighboring town of New Vineyard, suddenly. The first named was one of the oldest citizens in town and had been a member of the Legislature at one time.

Bangor Daily Whig and Courier -  Bangor, Maine -  September 21, 1886
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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

1893  September 21 - First Gasoline-Powered Automobile

The first successful gasoline-powered automobile was perfected by Charles and Frank Duryea in Springfield. September 21 – Brothers Charles and Frank Duryea drive the first gasoline-powered motorcar in America on public roads in Springfield, Massachusetts.

www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/state-history-timeline/ massachusetts.html
September 21, 1893
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Berlin, New Hampshire, USA (Maynesborough)

1896 - Big Plant is Burned
Berlin, N. H. Sept. 21 - The lumber mills, cabinet factory, grist mills and considerable lumber, owned by the Berlin Manufacturing company, were destroyed by fire Saturday night. The burned buildings covered a large area the railroad depot. A large number of men will be thrown out of employment. The loss is about $50,000, and is partially covered by insurance. The fire caught near the engine... Read MORE...

The Fitchburg Sentinel -  Fitchburg, Massachusetts -  September 21, 1896
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Oswego, New York, USA

1896  Big Blaze at Oswego.

OSWEGO, N. Y., Sept. 21. - At an early hour yesterday morning fire destroyed the entire plants of the Silver Metal company and the Seliger Toothill Novelty company, together with the three-story block of Timoth Donovan and the houses of Patrick Murray and William Grant. The loss will probably aggregate $100,000. Two hundred and fifty hands are thrown out of employment.

North Adams Transcript -  North Adams, Massachusetts -  September 21, 1896
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Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

1896 - Dynamite Exploded in Water-Works Aqueduct at Clinton
FOUR MEN KILLED, ONE BADLY HURT.
Dynamite Exploded in Water-Works Aquaduct at Clinton.

Four men were killed and one was fatally injured by an explosion of dynamite in the tunnel of shaft No. 2. Metropolitan water-works aqueduct, at Clinton, Saturday afternoon. The dead are ANDREW KELLY, 35, of Jersey City; JAMES PERRY, colored, 30, of North Carolina; SPENCER BURDEN, colored, 30, of... Read MORE...

The Fitchburg Sentinel -  Fitchburg, Massachusetts -  September 21, 1896
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Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam)

1897 - September 21 – Francis P. Church responds to a letter to the editor that is known as the famous "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" letter. (wikipedia)
"DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.
"Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
"Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.'
"Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?

"VIRGINIA O'HANLON.
"115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET."

VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They... Read MORE...

The Sun -  New York, New York -  September 21, 1897
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1938 - Sept. 21 - The Great Hurricane brought terror to large parts of New England and Long Island

The Great Hurricane of 1938 - History Channel (www.youtube.com)

A great hurricane smashed into Long Island and bisected New England causing a massive forest blow down and widespread flooding. Winds gusted to 186 mph at Blue Hill MA, and a storm surge of nearly thirty... Read MORE...

WeatherForYou.com
September 21, 1938
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1875  September - Twelve inches of snow fell Friday, at Riviere du Loup, P. Q., doing great damage to fruit and shade trees.


St. Albans Daily Messenger
St. Albans, Vermont

1947  September 17–September 21 – The 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane in southeastern Florida, and also in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana causes widespread damage and kills 51 people.

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Greenerpasture Daily News

Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)

1827 - ACCIDENT.
In Marlborough on Wednesday last, as the workmen were raising the frame of a building designed for an Academy and Masonic Hall, an accident occurred of very painful consequences. When the whole frame except the roof had been raised, there were eleven persons standing on the roof. In this situation, the support of the beam gave way, and the beam broke and fell, precipitating the whole eleven into... Read MORE...

Salem Gazette -  Salem, Massachusetts -  September 21, 1827
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Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

1843 - Giant Cow
Ira Fenton, of Belchertown, Mass., has raised a Durham cow, which is now eight years old, and weighs 1740 pounds. On the 29th of May she brought a calf, and the owner had the curiosity to measure her bag, it was two feet in depth, two feet in length, and eighteen inches in width! The calf was then put upon one side, and 90 pounds of milk taken from the other side at the same time. After the calf... Read MORE...

genealogybank.com
Emancipator -  New York -  September 21, 1843
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Auburn, New York, USA

1870 - Boiler Explosion at Auburn - A Building Demolished and One Man Killed
AUBURN, N. Y., Sept. 20. - The steam boiler in T. R. STALKER's planing-mill exploded at 6 o'clock this morning completely demolishing the large brick building in which it was located, and badly damaging other buildings in the immediate vicinity. The foreman having charge of the engine was buried in the ruins, and taken out dead, being scalded from head to foot. His name was JAMES HAMILTON. The... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  September 21, 1870
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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

1878 - A Little Traveler
The passengers by the through Intercolonial train from St. John, N.B. to Montreal, which arrived at Bonaventure Station this morning, was very much interested in a little girl about seven years of age, who was traveling alone, friends having placed her aboard the train at St. John on Tuesday night, and left her to the tender mercies of passengers. She was very neatly dressed, and had a white... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  September 21, 1878
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Utica, New York, USA

1878 - How a Hat Saved a Life
MAJ. RUBE ALLEN, Com. Vanderbilt's favorite veteran engineer of the Central Road, a man of giant stature, with a brave heart, which is as tender as a woman's, had a new hat for one of the freight brakeman of the road when he can find the right man. One day last week he was coming to Utica, drawing an express train. Just as he approached one of the small stations he saw the foreman of a section... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  September 21, 1878
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New Vineyard, Maine, USA

1886  September 21 - Three Deaths at New Vineyard

FARMINGTON, Sept. 20. Capt. Leonard Hackett, eighty-five years old, Hannah Wilcox, sixty-five, and Jonathan Look, jr., aged forty-four, all died Saturday in the neighboring town of New Vineyard, suddenly. The first named was one of the oldest citizens in town and had been a member of the Legislature at one time.

Bangor Daily Whig and Courier -  Bangor, Maine -  September 21, 1886
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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

1893  September 21 - First Gasoline-Powered Automobile

The first successful gasoline-powered automobile was perfected by Charles and Frank Duryea in Springfield. September 21 – Brothers Charles and Frank Duryea drive the first gasoline-powered motorcar in America on public roads in Springfield, Massachusetts.

www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/state-history-timeline/ massachusetts.html
September 21, 1893
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Berlin, New Hampshire, USA (Maynesborough)

1896 - Big Plant is Burned
Berlin, N. H. Sept. 21 - The lumber mills, cabinet factory, grist mills and considerable lumber, owned by the Berlin Manufacturing company, were destroyed by fire Saturday night. The burned buildings covered a large area the railroad depot. A large number of men will be thrown out of employment. The loss is about $50,000, and is partially covered by insurance. The fire caught near the engine... Read MORE...

The Fitchburg Sentinel -  Fitchburg, Massachusetts -  September 21, 1896
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Oswego, New York, USA

1896  Big Blaze at Oswego.

OSWEGO, N. Y., Sept. 21. - At an early hour yesterday morning fire destroyed the entire plants of the Silver Metal company and the Seliger Toothill Novelty company, together with the three-story block of Timoth Donovan and the houses of Patrick Murray and William Grant. The loss will probably aggregate $100,000. Two hundred and fifty hands are thrown out of employment.

North Adams Transcript -  North Adams, Massachusetts -  September 21, 1896
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Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

1896 - Dynamite Exploded in Water-Works Aqueduct at Clinton
FOUR MEN KILLED, ONE BADLY HURT.
Dynamite Exploded in Water-Works Aquaduct at Clinton.

Four men were killed and one was fatally injured by an explosion of dynamite in the tunnel of shaft No. 2. Metropolitan water-works aqueduct, at Clinton, Saturday afternoon. The dead are ANDREW KELLY, 35, of Jersey City; JAMES PERRY, colored, 30, of North Carolina; SPENCER BURDEN, colored, 30, of... Read MORE...

The Fitchburg Sentinel -  Fitchburg, Massachusetts -  September 21, 1896
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Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam)

1897 - September 21 – Francis P. Church responds to a letter to the editor that is known as the famous "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" letter. (wikipedia)
"DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.
"Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
"Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.'
"Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?

"VIRGINIA O'HANLON.
"115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET."

VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They... Read MORE...

The Sun -  New York, New York -  September 21, 1897
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1938 - Sept. 21 - The Great Hurricane brought terror to large parts of New England and Long Island

The Great Hurricane of 1938 - History Channel (www.youtube.com)

A great hurricane smashed into Long Island and bisected New England causing a massive forest blow down and widespread flooding. Winds gusted to 186 mph at Blue Hill MA, and a storm surge of nearly thirty... Read MORE...

WeatherForYou.com
September 21, 1938
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1875  September - Twelve inches of snow fell Friday, at Riviere du Loup, P. Q., doing great damage to fruit and shade trees.


St. Albans Daily Messenger
St. Albans, Vermont

1947  September 17–September 21 – The 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane in southeastern Florida, and also in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana causes widespread damage and kills 51 people.

www.wikipedia.org

Born September 21

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