1883 - May 30 - Rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12

Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

1858 - STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
MERIDEN, Conn., May 30. - The large three-story frame factory of the Wallingford Wheel Company in Wallingford, Conn., was struck by lightning during a heavy thunderstorm at 3 o'clock this morning and totally destroyed by fire. The entire Fire Department was promptly on hand, but owing to the breaking of a hose its work availed but little. The company was turning out about 100 sets of wheels per... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  May 31, 1858
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The New Game
Conette
Sold Everywhere
Two Styles 25 & 50 Cts.
Milton Bradley Co., Springfield, Mass.

The Ladies' Home Journal
November 1898

London, England

1859 - Big Ben begins keeping time
May 31, 1859: The Great Clock (aka Big Ben) in London officially began keeping time. (On July 11, the Great Bell first struck the hour.) The 315-foot-high tower, part of the Houses of Parliament building, has no elevator; there are 334 steps to the belfry. The four quarter bells, or chimes, ring out every 15 minutes. The Great Bell tolls every hour. The minute hand measures almost 14 feet long.... Read MORE...

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May 31, 1859
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Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush)

1883 - May 30 - Rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12
AGONIZING !!!!!
Details of the Disaster on the Bridge.
Men and Women Crushed and Trampled to Death in the Blockade at New York Anchorage.

THE DEAD, THE INJURED AND THE MISSING.

How the Panic was Aided by a Gang of Ruffians - Scenes of Horror and Heartrending Cries for Help.

The Stairway That Led To Death
What is Said by Eye Witnesses and the Statements Made by Superintendent Martin,... Read MORE...

The Brooklyn Eagle -  Brooklyn, New York -  May 31, 1883
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Long Island City, New York, USA

1893 - RICHARD LAVELLE'S NECK BROKEN. THROWN FROM A MUSTANG PONY AND INSTANTLY KILLED.
Long Island City, May 30. - RICHARD LAVELLE, who, with JOHN O'DONNELL, conducts a Wild West show at North Beach, was thrown from the back of a fiery mustang pony last night and was almost instantly killed, the fall breaking his neck.

Late in the afternoon he rode to Flushing to buy some blankets and other articles for the troop of cowboys and Indians. His partner, O'DONNELL, and a friend... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  May 31, 1893
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Gingerbread - One cup of molasses, one teaspoon of soda, beaten milk and molasses till white; butter, size of an egg, teaspoon ginger, cinnamon, cloves, salt; one-half cup sour milk in it one teaspoon saleratus or soda.

The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., March 9, 1881

Bennington, Vermont, USA

1910 - AUTO AND TROLLEY COLLIDE
Rainstorm Dbscures[sic] Driver's View - One Killed and Two Injured.

BENNINGTON, Vt., May 30. - A driving rainstorm that obscured the view of an automobile driver and an electric car motorman to-day caused a collision, in which Henry L. Knapp, 40 years of age, a local saloon keeper, who was in the automobile, was killed, and his companion, Miss Kate McGuire, 38 years old, a cousin of Knapp, and ... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  May 31, 1910
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Strathmore Deckle Edge Writing Paper

Mittineague Paper Company, Mittineague, Mass.

The Ladies' Home Journal
May 1898

Dallas, Texas, USA

1916 - FOUR KILLED WHEN AWNING COLLAPSES. WERE WATCHING PREPAREDNESS PARADE WHEN HEAVY SHADE GIVES WAY. MANY OTHERS HURT.
IMMENSE CROWD MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR AID TO REACH INJURED AT ONCE.

Dallas, May 30. - Four persons were killed, two of them instantly, when a wooden awning, suspended by chains in front of a store in the heart of the business district, collapsed late this afternoon while an immense crowd was witnessing a demonstration in favor of preparedness.
The dead:
ALBERT CANNON, aged about 40.
MRS. F.... Read MORE...

Tulsa Daily World -  Tulsa, Oklahoma -  May 31, 1916
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Flint, Michigan, USA

Flint, Mich., Train – Automobile Crash, May 1934
Four Killed In Crossing Crash

By The Associated Press

Flint, Mich., May 30. – A Pere Marquette passenger train struck an automobile carrying seven persons on a memorial day trip to a cemetery here today, killing four of the occupants and injuring three others so seriously they are not expected to live.

The dead: Assad RIZIK, 55; his daughter, Josephine, 20; Ronnie GEORGE, 6. All were of... Read MORE...

Abilene Morning News -  Abilene, Texas -  May 31, 1934
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Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

1947 - MAIN BUILDING AT MUHLENBERG COLLEGE BURNED.
Allentown, (INS) - The great stone walls were all that remained today of the 43-year-old administration building of Muhlenberg College which was destroyed by a general alarm fire of undetermined origin.

The fire, discovered last night about 10:30, brought virtually all Allentown equipment to the scene, but raged out of control until early this morning. Two students were overcome by smoke as... Read MORE...

Chester Times -  Chester, Pennsylvania -  May 31, 1947
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

Finger Nails - if they are inclined to be stiff and brittle, should be annointed each night with a little vaseline. This will make them stronger and firmer.

The Ladies" Home Journal, June 1898

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

1971 - FOUR FIREMEN ARE KILLED IN BLAST.
Atlanta, Ga. (AP) - Four firemen were killed when an explosion ripped through a burning downtown restaurant, trapping them in a basement inferno as the floor was blown from under them.

"There were guys in there screaming for help," said a fireman, his face flecked with blood, who was standing at the front of the building when the blast occurred. "We scrambled down in there and got some of... Read MORE...

The Daily Times-News -  Burlington, North Carolina -  May 31, 1971
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1875  Measles
The measles keep eight hundred children out of the public schools of New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Harrisburg Telegraph
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

America - Did you know? Cherry Pit Spitting - Michigan - 2018 will be the 45th year of the International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship, held at the Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm in Michigan. It"s simple – eat the cherry and spit the pip as far as you can. Contestants aren"t allowed to "pop" their cheeks with their hands, and no foreign objects or props are allowed. The record is an impressive 93.5 feet (28.5m); apparently, it is all about curling the tongue.

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Quebec - Did you know? Most of the men in New France were farmers. Life was very hard for the farmer. He was the one who was responsible for producing food. He had to farm and also hunt to get food for his family. Taking care of his farm and family was his number one job.

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"Dueber Grand" Ladies' and Gentlemen's Riding Wheel
The Only Strictly High-Grade Bicycle Made in America
Price, $55.00 Net Cash

The Dueber Watch Works
Canton, Ohio, U.S.A.

The Ladies' Home Journal
February 1898

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1908 - PASSENGERS JUMP FROM RUN AWAY CAR. Panic Among Occupants of Vehicle Returning From Ball Game In Montgomery.

Ballston Spa, New York, USA (Ballston) (Milton)

1849 - Railroad Accident
The Rail Road train for Whitehall ran off the track this morning at a place called Tallmadge's Road, six miles South of Ballston. The train was under full headway. The locomotive ran some six rods up a bank six feet high, when it upset, being smashed in pieces, crushing the engineer, WILLIAM DODGE, and the fireman JOHN FRANK, under it. The baggage tram was thrown up to the opposite bank. The... Read MORE...

Rutland County Herald -  Rutland, Vermont -  May 30, 1849
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A Bit of New England in New York
Prince George Hotel
Fifth Ave. & 28th St.
A. M. Gutterson, Mgr.
1000 Rooms with Bath $3.0 and up
A Home in the Heart of Things

1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Pie Crust Shortened with Beans - Boil white beans until soft, rub through a sieve and mix as much into flour as can be done and preserve sufficient tenacity in the dough. Add a little salt. This crust is used at "water cures," and makes a far better pie crust than one would suppose who had never eaten it.

The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., March 29, 1881

Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA (Housatonic)

1903 - FATAL TROLLEY ACCIDENT
A Motorman Killed, and His Wife and Child and Several Passengers Injured in Vermont.

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass., May 20. - By the derailing of a trolley car on the Berkshire Street Railway at a point three miles north of here this evening Motorman Gladwin was almost instantly killed, his child probably fatally injured, and his wife and five or six other passengers, together with Conductor Ward,... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  May 30, 1903
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Hood's Sarsaparilla
C. I. Hood Co.
Lowell, Mass., U.S.A.

Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

1906 - ALASKA TOWN IS DESTROYED. ONE WOMAN IS BURNED TO DEATH AT FAIRBANKS. Meager Report Leaves It to Be Inferred That Main Business Houses Are in Ashes.
Alameda, Cal. - The Northern Commercial company Wednesday received the following from its agents at Fairbanks: The entire town from Turner to Lacey street and back to Third, except, the Fairbanks Banking company's building and warehouse, has been destroyed. One woman, LOTTA TALBOT, was burned to death.

Fairbanks is situated on the Chena river, a tributary of the Tanana, and, although but three ... Read MORE...

The Grand Rapids Tribune -  Grand Rapids, Wisconsin -  May 30, 1906
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Montgomery, Alabama, USA

1908 - PASSENGERS JUMP FROM RUN AWAY CAR. Panic Among Occupants of Vehicle Returning From Ball Game In Montgomery.
Montgomery, Ala., May 29. - A score or more of persons were injured in a panic late today on a crowded electric car returning from the baseball park, which ran away down a steep incline east of Madison avenue. None of the injured is fatally hurt.

There were 100 or more passengers on the car, which was one of a number bringing the crowd back from today's Southern league baseball game. It is... Read MORE...

The State -  Columbia, South Carolina -  May 30, 1908
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

Finger Nails - if they are inclined to be stiff and brittle, should be annointed each night with a little vaseline. This will make them stronger and firmer.

The Ladies" Home Journal, June 1898

Amarillo, Texas, USA

1934 - Amarilloan Electrocute, Two Others Hurt In Mishap
Transformer Skids Into Live Wire Carrying 13,000 Volts; Eighteen-year-old Boy Killed Instantly.

Amarillo, Texas, May 29. – One man was electrocuted and two others were seriously burned shortly before noon today when a transformer they were trying to load onto a truck skidded into a live wire carrying 18,000 volts.

Howard COY, 18, was killed instantly. His brother, Boyd COY, and W. G.... Read MORE...

Abilene Morning News -  Abilene, Texas -  May 30, 1934
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Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA

1946 - Youth On High School Outing Dies As Canoe Overturns On Lake
Tragedy overtook an outing of 26 Maplewood high school students at McCrossen lake near Waupaca last Saturday morning when one of the party, RICHARD KERSCHER, 17, only son of Mrs. Celia Kerscher, of Maplewood, Door county, was drowned when a canoe overturned.

Sheriff Arthur Hewitt recovered the body about two hours after the accident, in over 50 feet of water. Another boy in the same canoe was... Read MORE...

Clintonville Tribune-Gazette -  Clintonville, Wisconsin -  May 30, 1946
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South Portland, Maine, USA

1949  Carr Hurt When Auto Hits Bridge

South Portland, May 29 - John T. L. Carr, 440 Sawyer Street, suffered facial lacerations when his car struck the Mill Creek Bridge this morning. Hospital attaches said he apparently "blacked out" while crossing the bridge. He was taken to Maine General Hospital and was placed under observation there. His condition was reported "good."

Portland Press Herald -  Portland, Maine -  May 30, 1949
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1868  The man who now pays the largest income tax in Newburyport, Mass., began life by working in the Newburyport Herald office for two dollars and a half a week.


St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan

1879  May 30 – New York City's Gilmore's Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt, and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.

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1885  Two fishermen of Tampa, Fla., lately caputred a sawfish, said to be the largest ever caught in Tampa Bay.
It was sixteen feet three inches long, six feet wide, and weighed five hundred pounds. The saw was over four feet long.

St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan

1899  May 30 – Female outlaw Pearl Hart robs a stage coach 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Globe, Arizona.

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1911  May 30 - 1st Indianapolis 500 auto race is run
The very first Indianapolis 500, won by Ray Harroun at an average speed of 74.59 miles per hour.
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1916  On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14.

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1922  May 30 – In Washington, D.C., the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated.

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1936  May 30 – Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind is first published.

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1937  May 30 - The Chicago Police Department shoot and kill ten unarmed demonstrators in Chicago in what is known as the Memorial Day massacre.

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America - Did you know? When the laconic President Calvin Coolidge died, columnist Dorothy Parker wrote: "How could they tell?"

The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996

Quebec - Did you know? 1840s - As American factories in New England offered good jobs, thousands of French Canadians emigrated to the United States. In the eyes of the Roman Catholic clergy, however, this emigration was equated with losing the faith, and strong efforts were made to keep French Canadians in Canada.

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Palmer's Skin-Success Soap
Made in New York, NY

Found at Old Drugstore, St Augustine, Florida

Died May 30

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1854 - ALARMING ACCIDENT AT HOBOKEN. FALL OF THE BARCLAY STREET FERRY BRIDGE. ONE HUNDRED PERSONS THROWN INTO THE WATER - SEVERAL SUPPOSED DROWNED - MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF HUNDREDS ON THE BRIDGE.

Elastic Stockings

Curtis & Spindell Co.
38 Wyman Block
Lynn, Mass.

The Ladies' Home Journal
April 1898

Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

1854 - ALARMING ACCIDENT AT HOBOKEN. FALL OF THE BARCLAY STREET FERRY BRIDGE. ONE HUNDRED PERSONS THROWN INTO THE WATER - SEVERAL SUPPOSED DROWNED - MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF HUNDREDS ON THE BRIDGE.
An accident of the most painful and alarming nature occurred between 5 and 6 o'clock last evening, at the Hoboken Ferry on the Jersey shore, by which the lives of some five hundred persons, men, women and children, were placed in peril. The ferry bridge, erected for the landing of passengers to and from Barclay street, New York, fell with a loud crash, while upward of 500 persons were standing on ... Read MORE...

The New York Daily-Times -  New York -  May 29, 1854
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Glens Falls, New York, USA

1869  A few days ago, George Frost, of Lansingburg, N. Y., walked to Glens Falls, N. Y. and back, a distance of 104 miles,

in twenty-three hours and forty-five minutes, arriving in Lansingburgh at 12 o'clock noon, not all that tired. He finished the day working at his trade.

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  May 29, 1869
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Rochester, New York, USA

1869  A Mrs. Knight, of Rochester, N.Y., a few days ago, procured a boat and went to the rescue of a man who was struggling in the water about three hundred yards from the shore.

She grasped him by the hair of the head and managed with one hand to paddle the boat ashore. Mrs. Knight is a woman of a slight frame, and the man she saved from drowning weighs nearly 200 pounds.

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  May 29, 1869
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Fried Egg Plant - elect the large purple kind and one which feels firm; cut it crosswise into rather thick slices, pare the skin off and place them to soak for half an hour in strong salt and water; wipe each slice dry, then dip it in well beaten egg and cracker rolled fine. Fry in hot lard until of a nice crisp brown.

The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., October 12, 1881

1869  A young and pretty girl, a little proud of her good looks, had a quarrel with her lover, who reproached her for caring more for beauty than his love.

To prove to him how much she loved him she broke off her four front teeth, and, thus disfigured, cast herself at his feet. It is, perhaps, unnecessary to state that she lost her lover.

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  May 29, 1869
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A College Education
50 Cents a Week
International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, Pa.

Ladies' Home Journal
February 1898

Evansville, Indiana, USA

1885 - EVANSVILLE, IND., FLOODED.
Evansville, Ind., May 29. -- A tremendous rain fall visited this city yesterday afternoon. The centre of the cloud-burst seemed within the territory bounded by Indiana and John Streets and Main Street and Garfield Avenue, and the streets and pavements in that district were covered with water to a depth of six inches. Cellars were flooded and many first floors of stores and residences were flooded ... Read MORE...

Evening Observer -  Dunkirk, New York -  May 29, 1885
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Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1892 - Wreck of the Quadra.
OTTAWA, Ontario, May 28. - The Minister of Marine and Fisheries has received a dispatch from the agent of his department at Victoria, stating that the Government steamer Quadra had been washed off Queen Charlotte Island.

The Quadra left Vancouver ten days ago with Mr. Macown of the Geological Survey on board, bound for the American seal breeding grounds off the Pribilof Islands. Mr. Macown's... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  May 29, 1892
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

Storm Dresses — A lady who is obliged to go out frequently in bad weather, will find it both a convenience and economy to have a storm dress. Both dress and cloak should be made of a woolen material, (varying of course with the season,) which will shed water.

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

Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA (Foxboro)

1900 - STRAW WORKS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Foxboro, Mass., May 29. - The complete destruction of the Union straw works by fire caused a loss to the company of nearly $150,000, and proves a severe blow to the community, as the straw plalting was the only industry of this town. The fire started, probably, from what is known as the slug furnace in the center of the plant. The straw plant was probably the oldest of its kind in the country,... Read MORE...

North Adams Transcript  -  North Adams, Massachusetts -  May 29, 1900
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1914  May 29 – The ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; 1,012 lives are lost.

The Tragedy of RMS Empress of Ireland

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East Hartford, Connecticut, USA

1922  East Hartford Has $50,000 Fire.

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., May 28. - Fire early today badly damaged the Garvan block here, with a loss estimated at $50,000. The building is owned by Crescent and Rebecca Lodges, I. O. O. F. The fire started in the rear of a grocery store. The Hartford Fire Department assisted in fighting the flames. Frank Driscoll, a volunteer fireman, was painfully injured.

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  May 29, 1922
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Elmira, New York, USA

1946 - STATE OF EMERGENCY - Flood Waters Cover Elmira Business Area
ELMIRA (AP). - Flood waters six inches deep swept through Elmira's main business district today and Mayor Emory Strachen declared a state of emergency.

The rain-swollen Chemung River rose 18 feet, more than a foot above flood stage, overnight.

Fire Chief Louis Mosher broadcast an appeal for everyone "who can lift a shovel to get out and work."

NO CASUALTIES were reported. Woodrow W. Ott, ... Read MORE...

Syracuse Herald Journal -  Syracuse, New York -  May 29, 1946
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Jacksonville, Florida, USA

1959 - PILOT KILLED IN JET CRASH ABOARD CARRIER.
Jacksonville, Fla. (AP) - Fire at sea followed the crash of a Navy jet plane aboard the aircraft carrier Essex on Thursday.
The pilot of the plane was killed, and an airman on the carrier deck burned to death.

Three men were critically injured and 18 hospitalized with minor burns or injuries.

It took nearly an hour to put out the flames that spread when the plane cartwheeled across the... Read MORE...

The Index-Journal -  Greenwood, South Carolina -  May 29, 1959
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1733  May 29 - The right of Canadians to keep Indian slaves is upheld at Quebec City.

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1865  May 29 – American Civil War: President of the United States Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation of general amnesty for most citizens of the former Confederacy.

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1886  An old resident of Cromwell, Conn., has taken one hundred and eleven bodies of drowned persons from the Connecticut river in that vicinity.


St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan

America - Did you know? 1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe"s novel, Uncle Tom"s Cabin is published. It becomes one of the most influential works to stir anti-slavery sentiments.

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Quebec - Did you know? In New France, socially, the seigneur and his family did not stand apart from his neighbors. All went to the same church, took part in the same amusements upon days of festival, and not infrequently worked together at the common task of clearing the lands. Sons and daughters of the seigneurs often intermarried with those of habitants in the seigneury or of traders in the towns. There was no social "impasse" such as existed in France among the various elements in a community.

Daily Life in New France (www.chroniclesofamerica.com/ french/ daily_life_in_new_france.htm)

1868 advertisement

Herring & Leyden
Clothing House

The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta, Georgia
July 5, 1868

Died May 29

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1891 - The motion picture camera is invented - LIGHT AND SOUND UNITED EDISON OUTDOES HIMSELF IN THE KINETOGRAPH.

1830 - May 28 – The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
The Indian Removal Act was a law passed by Congress on May 28, 1830, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. It authorized the president to negotiate with Indian tribes in the Southern United States for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands.

The act was strongly supported by non-native people of the South, who were eager to gain... Read MORE...

www.history.com
May 28, 1830
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For Christmas Nothing More Appropriate Than Our Brilliant Cut Glass
S.C. Johnson Manufacturer, Racine Junction, Wis.

The Ladies' Home Journal
December 1898

Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA (Housatonic)

1863 - Drowning
DROWNED.
A son of Mr. George Pinnco, a soldier in the 37th regiment, whose family live in the cottage on the grounds of David Leavitt, Esq., of Gt. Barrington, was drowned in the pond on the same promises, on Saturday afternoon the 16th inst. Mrs. Pinnco had not missed the child five minutes, when it was brought in a corpse. He was discovered by a passer-by, who at first thought some clothes had ... Read MORE...

The Berkshire County Eagle -  Pittsfield, Massachusetts -  May 28, 1863
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Worthington, Massachusetts, USA

1863 - SAD AFFAIR AT WEST WORTHINGTON
Three Young Ladies Drowned
We learn the particulars of a most painful accident at West Worthington, yesterday. It appears that Mr. Duane Beals, his young wife, Miss Cornelia Brown, and a boy of 14 and a girl of 11 years, named Jones, all of Worthington, and Miss Laura Beals of Hinsdale, were rowing in a boat on the pond in Worthington, when it was swamped from being too heavily loaded and the... Read MORE...

The Berkshire County Eagle -  Pittsfield, Massachusetts -  May 28, 1863
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1878  PERSONAL.

Dr. Horatio Robinson, an uncle of Mr. E. N. Robinson of this village, delivered a very interesting address before the Cayuga County Historical Society May 15, on the introduction of homeopathy in Cayuga county. He was the first man to practice homeopathy in that county. He is aged 80 years, and as sprightly as many young men.

The Evening Gazette -  Port Jervis, New York -  May 28, 1878
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Hot Cross Buns - Take two cups of milk, three of sugar, two eggs, half teaspoonful soda, half a cup of yeast, a little nutmeg and flour to make stiff enough to roll; let it stand over night; in the morning roll out small, set them close together in a pan, let them stand and rise again and bake in a moderate oven.

The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., August 25, 1880

1891 - The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
LIGHT AND SOUND UNITED
EDISON OUTDOES HIMSELF IN THE KINETOGRAPH.
It is to Reproduce a Picture of What Passes Before the Mechanical Eye - With the Phonograph the Invention Will Serve to Take the Opera Into the Parlor - A Rapid-Transit Road Under Broadway - General New York News.
NEW YORK, May 27. - (Special.) - From the laboratory of the Wizard of Menlo Park there is coming an invention which... Read MORE...

Chicago Daily Tribune -  Chicago, Illinois -  May 28, 1891
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Swan's Down Prepared Cake Flour
Makes Delicious Angel Food and Other Cakes
Costs only 2 cents a cake

Igleheart Bros.
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The Ladies' Home Journal
June 1898

Dayton, Ohio, USA

1898 - FOUGHT THE FLAMES FOR HOURS.
Twenty Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Property Destroyed in Dayton.
Special to the Plain Dealer.

DAYTON, May 27.—A fire, which was fought for several hours by the firemen last night, was finally put out at 4 o’clock this morning. It was in the large four-story building, owned by Fred Beaver, at the corner of Fourth and St. Clair streets. The building was occupied by the Dayton Machine & Tool Co., ... Read MORE...

Plain Dealer -  Cleveland, Ohio -  May 28, 1898
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

1898 - Struck by a Motor.
Had it not been for the rude action of a horrid, old, Big Consolidated motor Martin Wing of Rhodes avenue would not have been carried to Charity hospital in McGorray’s ambulance last night. There was a sort of ambulance men’s convention on the Superior street viaduct shortly after Wing tried to drive in front of the moving motor in his new spring wagon at about 5:30 p. m.

Pedestrians who saw... Read MORE...

Plain Dealer -  Cleveland, Ohio -  May 28, 1898
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Camden, New Jersey, USA

1904 - 3 DEAD, 9 INJURED BY EXPLOSION. FIREWORKS PLANT AT CAMDEN, N.J., BLOWN TO ATOMS. COMPANY OFFICIALS ARRESTED.
Camden, N.J., May 24. - Three persons were killed and 10 others were injured, two of them probably fatally, by an explosion in the factory of the Independent Fireworks Company, on the outskirts of this city.

The dead are:
SIMON PERADAZZO, aged 18 years.
JOSEPH LOGOLLA, aged 16 years.
ANDRAE ORVILLA, aged 17 years.

Those believed to be fatally injured are MICHAEL SCALONA, aged 52 years,... Read MORE...

Richmond Planet -  Richmond, Virginia -  May 28, 1904
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

Do not make any display of affection for even your dearest friend; kissing in public, or embracing, are in bad taste. Walking with arms encircling waists, or such demonstrative tokens of love, are marks of low breeding.

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

Norton, Massachusetts, USA

1909  $100,000 Fire in Norton, Mass.

NORTON, Mass., May 27. - Three wool storehouses, connected with the George A. Talbot & Sons mill here, were burned to the ground to-day, causing a loss of $100,000. Each storehouse was afire when the flames were discovered, and this fact leads the police to believe that the blaze was of incendiary origin. The wool burned was owned by twenty firms, located in all parts of the country.

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  May 28, 1909
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Bakersfield, California, USA

1929  Man Chokes to Death on Cigar Butt

Bakersfield, Cal. - Steven W. Marshall, 35, chief clerk of a petroleum securities company here, choked to death Sunday night on the butt of a cigar which he was chewing. While bending over a safe, he coughed heavily and fell to the floor gasping. He died a few minutes after reaching a hospital. Physicians removed a two-inch cigar stub from the man's throat.

Dallas Morning News -  Dallas, Texas -  May 28, 1929
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Dayton, Ohio, USA

1945 - OFFICER IS KILLED AT AVIATION SHOW. ARMY PILOTED EXPERIMENTAL PLANE CRASHES ON CIVILIAN AUTO.
Dayton, Ohio, May 27 (AP) - Capt. WILLIAM GLASGOW of Niagara Falls, N.Y., a veteran of 80 combat missions over Germany, was killed and five civilians were injured critically as an experimental plane crashed and struck an automobile today within sight of more than 70,000 persons watching a war bond aviation show at Wright Field here.
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Morning Herald -  Hagerstown, Maryland -  May 28, 1945
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Cortland, New York, USA

1946 - CIRCUS LION ATTACKS TRAINER AT CORTLAND
CORTLAND, (AP). - The lion tamer with the James M. Cole circus was attacked last night during his act by one of his lions.

The tamer, Eugene Christie, was putting five lions through their paces, in a large cage set up in a tent. Suddenly he slipped on the wet grass, and one of the lions leaped on him.

An attendant fired a volley of blanks into the cage. The lion retreated, and other... Read MORE...

Syracuse Herald Journal -  Syracuse, New York -  May 28, 1946
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1863  May 28 – American Civil War – The 54th Massachusetts, the first African-American regiment, leaves Boston to fight for the Union.

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America - Did you know? December 2, 1823: Monroe Doctrine: In his annual address to Congress, President Monroe declares that the American continents are henceforth off-limits for further colonization by European powers.

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Quebec - Did you know? On February 5, 1663, a great earthquake was felt throughout Northeastern North America. No deaths were recorded, but some people got the scare of their lives. For the clergy in New France, the cause was obvious. The earthquake was a sign of devine anger. For a time, this put a stop to the liquor trade between the settlers and the Native people.

History of Quebec for Dummies by Eric Bedard, published by John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd.

Wa-Hoo Blood and Nerve Tonic
Made in Detroit, MI

The label boasts it to be "a positive cure for blood rheumatism, blood disorders, stomach troubles, liver and kidney complaint, sick headache, malaria, indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation, catarrah of the stomach, nervousness, skin diseases, salt rheum, scrofula and neuralgia."

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1903 - Niagara Runs Dry

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
"... The first known bicyclist was the Comte de Sivrac, who was seen riding a two-wheel 'wooden horse' in Paris in 1791, the Smithsonian reports. Among its many drawbacks was that it was impossible to steer.

On had to lift, drag or jump the front wheel to change direction.

Baron von Drais or Sauerbrun, chief forester to the Grand Duke of Baden, solved that problem in 1817 - and added a... Read MORE...

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"1847 Rogers Bros."
The Meriden Britannia Co., Meriden, Conn.

The Ladies' Home Journal
March 1898

Rochester, New York, USA

1858  Breakfast Divorce

A suit for divorce is pending in Rochester, New York, which originated in a dispute between Mr. B. and his wife as to whether they should have beefsteak broiled or some oysters fried for breakfast - the lady, whose tastes are excellent, contended for the latter.

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Alton, Illinois, USA

1885 - DAMAGE BY FIERCE STORM. HOUSES WRECKED, CROPS INJURED, AND LIVES LOST.
Alton, Ill., May 25. - This city was struck last night by a tornado, which burst from the southwest, sweeping across the river with terrific fury. Several large buildings on the river front were damaged, some of them seriously. Among them were the National Mills, the Roller Mills, J. A. RYERIE'S grocery store, HAWLEY'S warehouse, the DRURY - WADE Company's hardware store, the DRUMMOND - RANDALL,... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  May 26, 1885
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Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA

1888 - The Great Jefferson Cheese
When Thomas Jefferson was chosen President Elder John Leland, a Baptist clergyman of Cheshire, Mass., proposed that his flock should celebrate the victory by making for the new Chief Magistrate the biggest cheese the world has ever seen. Every man and woman who owned a cow was to give for this cheese all the milk yielded on a certain day only - no Federal cow must contribute a drop. A huge cider... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  May 26, 1888
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Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

1890 - CAPSIZED IN THE BAY. EIGHT OUT OF TEN BOATERS DROWNED AT FALL RIVER, MASS.
Fall River, Mass., May 26. - A small boat containing a party of pleasure seekers was capsized in the rough water in the bay yesterday and eight persons were drowned.

The names are:
SAMUEL WITTLES, aged 50.
MRS. WITTLES, aged 45.
HENRY WITTLES, aged 10.
SAMUEL WITTLES, JR., aged 12.
LEVINA BUCKLEY, aged 35.
FRED BUCKLEY, aged 3.
WILLIE BUCKLEY, aged 8.
WILLIE TURNER, aged 8.

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Evening Gazette  -  Sterling, Illinois -  May 26, 1890
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Strawberry Sponge Cake - Beat the yolks of six eggs with half a pound of powderes sugar until very light, then fold in carefully the well-beaten whites of six eggs, and add slowly a cup and a half of sifted pastry flour. Bake in three layers. While this is baking, boil together one cup of sugar and a quarter of a cup of water until it spins a thread. Pour the syrup while hot over the well-beaten whites of two eggs, and beat until stiff and cold. When the cakes are cold put one on your serving-dish, cover over with a thick layre of this filling, then cover thickly with strawberries, then another cake, more of the filling, more strawberries, and at last the upper cake. Put a thinner layerer of the soft filling and cover thickly with very large berries.

The Ladies" Home Journal, May 1898

Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam)

1896 - May 26 – Charles Dow's Dow Jones Industrial Average first appears in the Wall Street Journal.
"Charles Henry Dow, born in Sterling, Connecticut on November 5, 1851, was the son of a farmer who died when his son was six years old....

Dow did not have much education or training, but he managed to find work at the age of 21 with the Springfield Daily Republican, in Massachusetts... Dow then moved on to Rhode Island, joining The Providence Star, where he worked for two years as a night... Read MORE...

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May 26, 1896
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1942 advertisement

Reymond's is good Bread
Enriched with Vitamin -B, and other Vitamin B factors

Naugatuck Daily News
Naugatuck, Connecticut
July 2, 1942

Niagara Falls, New York, USA

1903 - Niagara Runs Dry
Telegraphing from Niagara Falls, the "Standard's" correspondent stated that recently pedestrians crossed over the river-bed, where human feet have never before trod. An ice jam near Goat Island had diverted the water to the Canadian side, and almost dried up the American rapids. Even residents thronged to witness a sight that they had never imagined possible. Above the ice jam the water was three ... Read MORE...

West Gippsland Gazette -  Australia -  May 26, 1903
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Hollister, California, USA

1920 - San Benito Couple Hurt in Accident. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Spencer Injured When Motorcycle Brakes Fail to Work.
HOLLISTER, May 25. - Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Spencer of this city met with an accident Sunday, while descending the Quien Saba grade. The brakes on their tandem motorcycle refused to work, throwing both of them off the machine. Mrs. Spencer injured her hand to such and extent that it was necessary to remove her to the Hazel Hawkins hospital, where one of the fingers was amputated. Mr. Spencer escaped... Read MORE...

San Jose Mercury News -  San Jose, California -  May 26, 1920
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

Avoid carefully any allusion to the age or personal defects of your companion, or any one who may be in the room, and be very careful in your language when speaking of a stranger to another person.

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

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

1920 - MANUEL LUCERO IS KILLED AT THE SANTA FE SHOPS
Manuel D. Lucero, a car repair man at the Santa Fe shops, was killed yesterday when a boiler which was being moved by a large wrecking crane, bent the arm of the crane and struck him on the head. He died almost instantly. He leaves a wife and five children, father, mother, three brothers and one sister, besides a host of friends to mourn his death.

Manuel D. Lucero was born thirty-eight years... Read MORE...

Albuquerque Journal -  Albuquerque, New Mexico -  May 26, 1920
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Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA

1922 - EXPLOSION OF FAULTY SHELL - Three Enlisted Men Killed at Camp Bragg, North Carolina.
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C., May 25. - A board of officers have been appointed by Brigadier-General A. J. Bowley, commanding officer at Camp Bragg, to institute a thoroug inquiry into the death today of three enlisted men and the wounding of three men and an officer as a result of the accidental explosion of a shrapnel projectile during artillery practice. Preliminary examination of the gun which figured ... Read MORE...

The Nebraska State Journal -  Lincoln, Nebraska -  May 26, 1922
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1917  May 26 – A tornado strikes Mattoon, Illinois, causing devastation and killing 101 people.

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America - Did you know? December 2, 1823: Monroe Doctrine: In his annual address to Congress, President Monroe declares that the American continents are henceforth off-limits for further colonization by European powers.

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Quebec - Did you know? Most of the men in New France were farmers. Life was very hard for the farmer. He was the one who was responsible for producing food. He had to farm and also hunt to get food for his family. Taking care of his farm and family was his number one job.

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The New Game
Conette
Sold Everywhere
Two Styles 25 & 50 Cts.
Milton Bradley Co., Springfield, Mass.

The Ladies' Home Journal
November 1898

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1849 - May 17 – The St. Louis Fire starts when a steamboat catches fire and nearly burns down the entire city.

1898 Free Fairy Calendar

The Ladies' Home Journal
January 1898

St Louis, Missouri, USA

1849 - May 17 – The St. Louis Fire starts when a steamboat catches fire and nearly burns down the entire city.
From the St. Louis Union.
TREMENDOUS CONFLAGRATION!
23 Steamboats Burned!
SEVERAL SQUARES IN ASHES.
LOSS OF LIFE!!
Five Millions of Property Destroyed!!!

About ten o'clock last night, the steamer White Cloud lying near the head of the levee, was discovered to be on fire. At the time, there was a stiff breeze blowing from the north east, which soon carried the flames across to the Edward... Read MORE...

Liberty Weekly Tribune -  Missouri -  May 25, 1849
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Detroit, Michigan, USA

1864 - THE PROPELLER NILE BLOWN UP. SIX PERSONS KILLED, AND ELEVEN INJURED.
From the Det. Advertiser and Tribune.

Our city was visited Saturday morning by an appalling calamity. The propeller Nile, of Evans & Co.'s line of propellers, from Buffalo to Chicago via Milwaukee, exploded her boiler about half past 7 o'clock, just as the passengers were about to sit down to breakfast. The explosion occurred at Buckley & Co.'s dock where the boat had been lying about an hour. ... Read MORE...

Marshall Statesman -  Michigan -  May 25, 1864
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Butte County, California, USA

1869  The editor of the Butte Cal., Recorder recently was present at a trial of the Locher Steam Plow.

Those present were much pleased with the performance. It plowed a strip twelve feet wide and 400 feet long in three minutes. Of course it is not to be expected that this rate could be maintained all day. It is designed to work the ground to a depth of six or seven inches and thoroughly pulverize it.

The Belvidere Standard -  Belvidere, Illinois -  May 25, 1869
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Fish Cakes - Cold boiled codfish, either fresh or salt, remove the bones and mince the meat; take two-thirds as much warm mashed potatoes as fish, add a little butter and sufficient beaten eggs or milk to make the whole into a smooth paste, season with pepper, make into cakes about an inch thick; sprinkle them with flour and fry brown in butter.

The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., September 2, 1881

Pasadena, California, USA

1878 - A Los Angeles paper states that the genuine Smyrna fig commerce has been introduced at Pasadena, Cal.,

where it is almost perpetually in fruit. Last year it fruited from June to January, and this year has already started fruiting and will probably ripen from May day to Christmas.

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  May 25, 1878
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Knox's Gelatine
C. B. Knox, Johnstown, N.Y.

The Ladies' Home Journal
October 1898

Detroit, Michigan, USA

1883 - Big Explosion at Detroit.
DETROIT, May 21. - About 3 o'clock this afternoon, a terrific boiler explosion occurred at the New Wolverine paper mill, in the eastern part of this city.

The walls of the building were blown down, and the explosion was felt many blocks away.

W. L. THOMPSON, engineer, a one-armed man, was undoubtedly instantly killed. He leaves a young wife. PETER FRANK, fireman, was so badly injured that... Read MORE...

The Bismarck Tribune -  Bismarck, North Dakota -  May 25, 1883
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Omaha, Nebraska, USA

1900 - CRUSHED UNDER LUMBER PILE.
Little 9 year old Johnny Arndt and his brother, while playing upon a pile of lumber Thursday evening under the new Sixteenth street viaduct, met with a painful accident which may prove serious for the former.

Under the weight of the youngsters the pile of lumber was overturned and in the fall two pieces of the timber caught Johnny’s leg in such a manner as to tear the muscles and ligaments... Read MORE...

Omaha World Herald -  Omaha, Nebraska -  May 25, 1900
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Long Beach, California, USA

1913 - 400 FALL AS PIER CRASHES; 33 DIE. CALIFORNIA CROWD PLUNGES FORTY FEET TO GROUND AS BEACH STRUCTURE COLLAPSES. 200 PERSONS ARE INJURED.
THRONG OF 25,000 THROWN INTO WILD PANIC AFTER DISASTER NEAR LOS ANGELES.

MOST OF VICTIMS WOMEN.

Tragedy Occurs at Celebration of "Empire Day" In Honor of Queen Victoria's Anniversary.

Special to The New York Times.
Long Beach, Cal., May 24 - While 10,000 persons were massed on a double-deck pier in front of the City Auditorium to-day, celebrating "British Empire Day," a section of the... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  May 25, 1913
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

Never eat every morsel that is upon your plate; and surely no lady will ever scrape her plate, or pass the bread round it, as if to save the servants the trouble of washing it.

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

La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA (LaCrosse)

1916 - LA CROSSE ELECTRIC PLANT IS DESTROYED
[By Associated Press]
La Crosse, Wis., May 25 — The lightning plant of the Wisconsin & Minnesota Light & Power Company was completely destroyed by fire early today. It was started by a bolt of lightning during last night’s severe electrical storm. The loss is $75,000, covered by insurance.
The storm was the worst in years. Scores of factories and business places dependent on the electric power... Read MORE...

Sheboygan Press -  Sheboygan, Wisconsin -  May 25, 1916
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1720  May 25 - The Ship "Le Grand St Antoine" reaches Marseille, bringing Europe's last major plague outbreak. Kills around 100,000.

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1738  May 25 - A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.

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1935 May 25, 1935: At Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Babe Ruth hit the 714th, and last, home run of his career

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America - Did you know? 1858 - Abraham Lincoln comes to national attention in a series of seven debates with Sen. Stephen A. Douglas during Illinois state election campaign (Aug.–Oct.).

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Quebec - Did you know? Quebec has a rich, distinctive French-Canadian cuisine. Popular dishes include tourtière (a meat pie), and ragoût de boulettes et de pattes do cochon (a stew made from meatballs and pigs" feet). Other favorites include French onion soup, pea soup, and poutine. Quebec is also known for its maple syrup. Children enjoy eating tourquettes, a natural candy made by pouring boiling maple syrup onto fresh snow.

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Kapseals Ambodryl Hydrochloride
Made in Detroit, Michigan

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