San Antonio, Texas, USA
1870 The postmaster at San Antonio, Texas, was not long since puzzled by the receipt of a letter from New Orleans,
directed to "My Mammy, living in the City of San Antonio." One day, however, a small, fierce looking old woman appeared at the post office window, saying, "Mister, have you got any letters there from my Johnny?" The letter addressed to "My Mammy" was at once given her at a venture, and the suspicion that it was intended for her proved correct.
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - June 25, 1870
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1870 The postmaster at San Antonio, Texas, was not long since puzzled by the receipt of a letter from New Orleans,
directed to "My Mammy, living in the City of San Antonio." One day, however, a small, fierce looking old woman appeared at the post office window, saying, "Mister, have you got any letters there from my Johnny?" The letter addressed to "My Mammy" was at once given her at a venture, and the suspicion that it was intended for her proved correct.
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - June 25, 1870
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Horse Radish Sauce - Two teaspoonfuls of made mustard, two of white sugar, half a teaspoonful of salt and a gill of vinegar; mix and pour over grated horse radish. Excellent with beef.
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., October 12, 1881
Horse Radish Sauce - Two teaspoonfuls of made mustard, two of white sugar, half a teaspoonful of salt and a gill of vinegar; mix and pour over grated horse radish. Excellent with beef.
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., October 12, 1881
Washington, DC, USA
1870 4th of July, Christmas, New Year's and Thanksgiving Federal Holidays
WASHINGTON, June 24. - SENATE. - The bill making the 4th of July, Christmas, New Year's and Thanksgiving Days legal holidays in the District of Columbia passed, and goes to the President for his approval.
The Times-Picayune - New Orleans, Louisiana - June 25, 1870
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1870 4th of July, Christmas, New Year's and Thanksgiving Federal Holidays
WASHINGTON, June 24. - SENATE. - The bill making the 4th of July, Christmas, New Year's and Thanksgiving Days legal holidays in the District of Columbia passed, and goes to the President for his approval.
The Times-Picayune - New Orleans, Louisiana - June 25, 1870
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The Lovers and Wearers of "BLACK CAT"
Triple Knee "Leather" Stockings for Boys, 25 cents a pair
Chicago-Rockford Hosiery Company, Kenosha, Wis.
The Ladies' Home Journal
January 1898
New London, Connecticut, USA
1872 - ANOTHER STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION. FEARFUL DISASTER AT NEW LONDON, CONN.
A GOVERNMENT LIGHTER BLOWN UP.
THREE MEN KILLED AND THE OFFICERS ALL INJURED.
New London, Conn., June 24, 1872.
A fearful catastrophe occurred here today, which shades every other calamity at this place since the burning of the steamer City of New London. Terrible as the latter disaster was in most respects, there was at least an opportunity afforded for escape to a number of persons on... Read MORE...
New York Herald - New York, New York - June 25, 1872
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1872 - ANOTHER STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION. FEARFUL DISASTER AT NEW LONDON, CONN.
A GOVERNMENT LIGHTER BLOWN UP.
THREE MEN KILLED AND THE OFFICERS ALL INJURED.
New London, Conn., June 24, 1872.
A fearful catastrophe occurred here today, which shades every other calamity at this place since the burning of the steamer City of New London. Terrible as the latter disaster was in most respects, there was at least an opportunity afforded for escape to a number of persons on... Read MORE...
New York Herald - New York, New York - June 25, 1872
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1876 June 25 – American Indian Wars – Battle of the Little Bighorn:
300 men of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer are wiped out by 5,000 Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
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June 25, 1876
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300 men of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer are wiped out by 5,000 Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
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June 25, 1876
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Mobile, Alabama, USA
1885 - FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Mobile, Ala., June 24. - There was a terrific explosion of the boiler of Mountain & Son's grist mill, on St. Louis, near Water street, this afternoon, caused by defective iron and over pressure. The boiler house was torn to pieces, the brick walls were knocked down, and buried three persons in the ruins.
Fortunately no fire broke out, and the victims were rescued except a fireman of the... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - June 25, 1885
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1885 - FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Mobile, Ala., June 24. - There was a terrific explosion of the boiler of Mountain & Son's grist mill, on St. Louis, near Water street, this afternoon, caused by defective iron and over pressure. The boiler house was torn to pieces, the brick walls were knocked down, and buried three persons in the ruins.
Fortunately no fire broke out, and the victims were rescued except a fireman of the... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - June 25, 1885
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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
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
Laconia, New Hampshire, USA
1900 GUTTED BY FIRE.
Laconia, N. H., June 24. - The Central block on Main street, occupied by a number of firms, was gutted by fire tonight, causing a loss fully $56,000. The insurance on building and contents is about $33,000. The fire caught in a drug store, probably from spontaneous combustion.
Portsmouth Herald - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - June 25, 1900
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1900 GUTTED BY FIRE.
Laconia, N. H., June 24. - The Central block on Main street, occupied by a number of firms, was gutted by fire tonight, causing a loss fully $56,000. The insurance on building and contents is about $33,000. The fire caught in a drug store, probably from spontaneous combustion.
Portsmouth Herald - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - June 25, 1900
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Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
1905 - BOSTON IDEALS BURNED OUT. COMPANY LOSES COSTUMES AND PROPERTIES IN RED BANK THEATRE.
Special to The New York Times.
Red Bank, N. J., June 24. - The Red Bank Opera House was destroyed by fire early this morning. Two hours after the alarm was given nothing was left of the structure but a pile of twisted iron and bricks.
Adjoining the Opera House to the east is the Central House, in which were forty members of the Boston Ideal Opera Company. Those in the hotel knew nothing of the... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - June 25, 1905
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1905 - BOSTON IDEALS BURNED OUT. COMPANY LOSES COSTUMES AND PROPERTIES IN RED BANK THEATRE.
Special to The New York Times.
Red Bank, N. J., June 24. - The Red Bank Opera House was destroyed by fire early this morning. Two hours after the alarm was given nothing was left of the structure but a pile of twisted iron and bricks.
Adjoining the Opera House to the east is the Central House, in which were forty members of the Boston Ideal Opera Company. Those in the hotel knew nothing of the... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - June 25, 1905
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Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA
1907 - Patrick Cooney Killed by Train.
WINDSOR LOCKS.
Patrick K. Cooney, 34, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cooney of Spring street, was killed early Sunday morning on the railroad track south of the passenger depot, and the body was badly mutilated. Nobody seems to know how the accident occurred, of what business the unfortunate man had on the track so early in the morning. It is presumed that he tried to cross the track just after the... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - June 25, 1907
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1907 - Patrick Cooney Killed by Train.
WINDSOR LOCKS.
Patrick K. Cooney, 34, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cooney of Spring street, was killed early Sunday morning on the railroad track south of the passenger depot, and the body was badly mutilated. Nobody seems to know how the accident occurred, of what business the unfortunate man had on the track so early in the morning. It is presumed that he tried to cross the track just after the... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - June 25, 1907
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North Attleborough, Massachusetts, USA (North Attleboro)
1907 - EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. ONE KILLED AND NINE INJURED. Two Trollies Crash in Collision at North Attleboro
One person was fatally and nine others more or less seriously injured at North Attleboro yesterday in a collision between two large open cars, one of them filled with passengers on the Interstate Consolidated street railway company’s lines. The most severely injured was Motorman James Harding, who was taken to the Rhode Island hospital at Providence, suffering from internal injuries and fractures ... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - June 25, 1907
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1907 - EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. ONE KILLED AND NINE INJURED. Two Trollies Crash in Collision at North Attleboro
One person was fatally and nine others more or less seriously injured at North Attleboro yesterday in a collision between two large open cars, one of them filled with passengers on the Interstate Consolidated street railway company’s lines. The most severely injured was Motorman James Harding, who was taken to the Rhode Island hospital at Providence, suffering from internal injuries and fractures ... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - June 25, 1907
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Randolph, Vermont, USA
1908 - Master Henry Baldwin Suffers Injuries.
The following news item will be of interest to St. Albans people as Henry Baldwin is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Baldwin, of Mexico City, who formerly resided here: “Master Henry Baldwin, who is with his mother at their summer place in Randolph, is recovering from injuries received from falling while at play in a neighbor’s barn about a week ago. He was unconscious for some time after the fall... Read MORE...
St. Albans Daily Messenger - St. Albans, Vermont - June 25, 1908
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1908 - Master Henry Baldwin Suffers Injuries.
The following news item will be of interest to St. Albans people as Henry Baldwin is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Baldwin, of Mexico City, who formerly resided here: “Master Henry Baldwin, who is with his mother at their summer place in Randolph, is recovering from injuries received from falling while at play in a neighbor’s barn about a week ago. He was unconscious for some time after the fall... Read MORE...
St. Albans Daily Messenger - St. Albans, Vermont - June 25, 1908
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St Albans, Vermont, USA
1908 Badly Scalded by Steam.
C. R. Smith, of Messenger st., who is employed by the Central Vermont railway as an engineer, was badly scalded about the head and face Friday. While working under the engine, at Randolph, he opened the cylinder cock which allowed the steam to escape upon him. He was brought to his home, in this city and it is expected that he will soon recover from the effects of the accident.
St. Albans Daily Messenger - St. Albans, Vermont - June 25, 1908
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1908 Badly Scalded by Steam.
C. R. Smith, of Messenger st., who is employed by the Central Vermont railway as an engineer, was badly scalded about the head and face Friday. While working under the engine, at Randolph, he opened the cylinder cock which allowed the steam to escape upon him. He was brought to his home, in this city and it is expected that he will soon recover from the effects of the accident.
St. Albans Daily Messenger - St. Albans, Vermont - June 25, 1908
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Lake George, New York, USA (Caldwell)
1909 - LAKE GEORGE RESORT BURNS. Fort William Henry Hotel Is Destroyed with $250,000 Loss.
LAKE GEORGE, N. Y., June 24. - The main building of the Fort William Henry Hotel at Lake George, owned by the Delaware and Hudson Company, was destroyed by fire early this morning, entailing a loss estimated at $250,000, and covered by about $150,000 insurance. Fortunately, there were no guests in the hotel, which was to be opened for the season June 27. The surrounding structures were saved, the ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - June 25, 1909
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1909 - LAKE GEORGE RESORT BURNS. Fort William Henry Hotel Is Destroyed with $250,000 Loss.
LAKE GEORGE, N. Y., June 24. - The main building of the Fort William Henry Hotel at Lake George, owned by the Delaware and Hudson Company, was destroyed by fire early this morning, entailing a loss estimated at $250,000, and covered by about $150,000 insurance. Fortunately, there were no guests in the hotel, which was to be opened for the season June 27. The surrounding structures were saved, the ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - June 25, 1909
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Norton, Kansas, USA
1909 - 8 Tornadoes
Norton, Kas., June 25 - Northwestern Norton county was devastated Thursday afternoon by eight tornadoes, which destroyed farm buildings, injured men working in the fields, killed and carried away live stock, and mowed down trees like grass.
Six tornadoes formed at 4 o'clock, following a sultry day. The nearest one was ten miles from here. The funnel-shaped formation disappeared before the... Read MORE...
The Chillicothe Constitution - Chillicothe, Missouri - June 25, 1909
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1909 - 8 Tornadoes
Norton, Kas., June 25 - Northwestern Norton county was devastated Thursday afternoon by eight tornadoes, which destroyed farm buildings, injured men working in the fields, killed and carried away live stock, and mowed down trees like grass.
Six tornadoes formed at 4 o'clock, following a sultry day. The nearest one was ten miles from here. The funnel-shaped formation disappeared before the... Read MORE...
The Chillicothe Constitution - Chillicothe, Missouri - June 25, 1909
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Michigan City, Indiana, USA
1910 - BOAT HITS BRIDGE. LAKE STEAMER'S UPPER WORKS ARE BADLY DAMAGED. UNITED STATES OF MICHIGAN CITY IN AN ACCIDENT THERE YESTERDAY.
Michigan City, June 25. - The big excursion steamer United States with 1,000 persons, mostly women and children, aboard, crashed into the bascule bridge over the river here yesterday just as the return trip to Chicago had been began.
The bridge collapsed and badly demolished the upper works of the steamer.
The structure fell on the tug Elphicke of Chicago, which was towing the United States ... Read MORE...
The News-Palladium - Benton Harbor, Michigan - June 25, 1910
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1910 - BOAT HITS BRIDGE. LAKE STEAMER'S UPPER WORKS ARE BADLY DAMAGED. UNITED STATES OF MICHIGAN CITY IN AN ACCIDENT THERE YESTERDAY.
Michigan City, June 25. - The big excursion steamer United States with 1,000 persons, mostly women and children, aboard, crashed into the bascule bridge over the river here yesterday just as the return trip to Chicago had been began.
The bridge collapsed and badly demolished the upper works of the steamer.
The structure fell on the tug Elphicke of Chicago, which was towing the United States ... Read MORE...
The News-Palladium - Benton Harbor, Michigan - June 25, 1910
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1915 - HAVOC WROUGHT IN MISSOURI AND KANSAS BY HIGH WINDS AND LIGHTNING. Heavy Fall of Rain Turns Many Streams Into Raging Torrents - Homes Demolished and Bridges Washed Out.
Kansas City, Mo. - Nineteen deaths and many persons injured was the result of the terrific windstorm in Missouri and Kansas on Friday.
A list of deaths from the storm follows:
Richmond, Mo. - MRS. ARTHUR COVEY and small child, killed when their home was demolished by a tornado; MRS. MARY BELL, 60 years old, struck by lightning.
Westmoreland, Kan. - CHARLES MORRIS, his son and JOHN... Read MORE...
Carbon County - Utah - June 25, 1915
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Kansas City, Mo. - Nineteen deaths and many persons injured was the result of the terrific windstorm in Missouri and Kansas on Friday.
A list of deaths from the storm follows:
Richmond, Mo. - MRS. ARTHUR COVEY and small child, killed when their home was demolished by a tornado; MRS. MARY BELL, 60 years old, struck by lightning.
Westmoreland, Kan. - CHARLES MORRIS, his son and JOHN... Read MORE...
Carbon County - Utah - June 25, 1915
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Stockton, California, USA
1935 WAREHOUSE BURNS.
Stockton, Calif., June 25. - Damages estimated in excess of $400,000 was done when flames destroyed the TAYLOR Milling Company plant at Stockton. Portions of the walls fell during the height of the blaze, injuring one fireman by falling bricks. The plant was declared a total loss.
The Modesto Bee And News - Herald - Modesto, California - June 25, 1935
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1935 WAREHOUSE BURNS.
Stockton, Calif., June 25. - Damages estimated in excess of $400,000 was done when flames destroyed the TAYLOR Milling Company plant at Stockton. Portions of the walls fell during the height of the blaze, injuring one fireman by falling bricks. The plant was declared a total loss.
The Modesto Bee And News - Herald - Modesto, California - June 25, 1935
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1950 June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea
Armed forces from communist North Korea smash into South Korea, setting off the Korean War. The United States, acting under the auspices of the United Nations, quickly sprang to the defense of South Korea and fought a bloody and frustrating war for the next three years.
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June 25, 1950
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Armed forces from communist North Korea smash into South Korea, setting off the Korean War. The United States, acting under the auspices of the United Nations, quickly sprang to the defense of South Korea and fought a bloody and frustrating war for the next three years.
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June 25, 1950
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1672 June 25 - 1st recorded monthly Quaker meeting in US held, Sandwich, Mass
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1749 June 25 - A general fast was called on account of drought in Massachusetts. It was the year of the famous dry spring in which fields and villages burned.
WeatherForYou.com
1866 A Bridgeport (Ct.) man has invented a horse-car for hot weather, in which the seats run crosswise, and which has doors at the sides. It will carry sixty passengers.
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Lowell Daily Citizen and News
Lowell, Massachusetts
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1749 June 25 - A general fast was called on account of drought in Massachusetts. It was the year of the famous dry spring in which fields and villages burned.
WeatherForYou.com
1866 A Bridgeport (Ct.) man has invented a horse-car for hot weather, in which the seats run crosswise, and which has doors at the sides. It will carry sixty passengers.
genealogybank.com
Lowell Daily Citizen and News
Lowell, Massachusetts
1870 Nellie Grant, the President's daughter, is attending school at Farmington, Conn.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
1899 June 25 – Three Denver, Colorado newspapers publish a story (later proved to be a fabrication) that the Chinese government under the Guangxu Emperor is going to demolish the Great Wall of China.
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1925 June 25 - The mercury hit 101 degrees at Portland, OR, their earliest 100 degree reading of record.
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St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
1899 June 25 – Three Denver, Colorado newspapers publish a story (later proved to be a fabrication) that the Chinese government under the Guangxu Emperor is going to demolish the Great Wall of China.
www.wikipedia.org
1925 June 25 - The mercury hit 101 degrees at Portland, OR, their earliest 100 degree reading of record.
WeatherForYou.com
1953 June 25 - The temperature at Anchorage soared to 86 degrees, their hottest reading of record.
The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel
America - Did you know? Self-emptying Lake George (Alaska) is the best known curiosity of its kind. A dam of ice forms each winter and the lake backs up behind it. The pressure of the water causes the dam to burst. The lake empties itself, and the process begins all over.
The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996
Quebec - Did you know? Christmas Eve with its atmosphere of wonder offers infinite possibilities to people’s imagination. It was believed, for example, that during this magical night, sand on seashores, rocks on mountains, the oceans and valleys opened up in the light of the moon and the stars to reveal the rich treasures hidden in their depths: this is the revelation of hidden treasures.
www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca
The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996
Quebec - Did you know? Christmas Eve with its atmosphere of wonder offers infinite possibilities to people’s imagination. It was believed, for example, that during this magical night, sand on seashores, rocks on mountains, the oceans and valleys opened up in the light of the moon and the stars to reveal the rich treasures hidden in their depths: this is the revelation of hidden treasures.
www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca