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HARRISVILLE, R.I., Jan. 14. - The large woolen mill owned by William Tinkham and operated by William Tinkham & Son, was destroyed by fire Saturday morning soon after midnight.
The buildings destroyed include the main mill, a 4-story stone structure, 165x40, with a 2-story stone L., 80x40,... Read MORE...
The Lewiston Daily Sun - Lewiston, Maine - January 15, 1894
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1894 - WOOLEN MILL GONE. Harrisville, R.I., Suffers a Loss of $445,000 by Devouring Flames.
HARRISVILLE, R.I., Jan. 14. - The large woolen mill owned by William Tinkham and operated by William Tinkham & Son, was destroyed by fire Saturday morning soon after midnight.
The buildings destroyed include the main mill, a 4-story stone structure, 165x40, with a 2-story stone L., 80x40,... Read MORE...
The Lewiston Daily Sun - Lewiston, Maine - January 15, 1894
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
TAPIOCA JELLY
One cupful of tapioca. Pour over it three cupfuls of cold water and let it stand three hours, then put it in a saucepan set within another pan of boiling water.
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Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
A twelve year old pupil in a school there tried a pair of skates, worth 67 cents, for a day, and liked them so well he offered to buy them, paying Mr. Cooley the six cents then and then the seven in a few days. When he found that 67 cents were not made up that way, the promising student was quite... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - January 15, 1870
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1870 - They reach [sic] astounding arithmetic at North Hadley, Mass., juding from a recent illustration in Postmaster Cooley's store.
A twelve year old pupil in a school there tried a pair of skates, worth 67 cents, for a day, and liked them so well he offered to buy them, paying Mr. Cooley the six cents then and then the seven in a few days. When he found that 67 cents were not made up that way, the promising student was quite... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - January 15, 1870
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St Louis, Missouri, USA
And Shove Those Next to the Carriage Into the Shaft and To a Fatal Fall of Six Stories.
St. Louis, Jan. 13 – A crowd of employes pressing against an elevator gate tonight on the sixth floor of the Brown Shoe company building caused ten persons to plunge down the shaft. Six were taken out dead... Read MORE...
Decatur Herald - Decatur, Illinois - January 15, 1904
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1904 - TEN DROP TO THEIR DEATH - EMPLOYES OF THE BROWN SHOE COMPANY AT ST. LOUIS CROWD AT ELEVATOR. BREAK DOWN THE GUARDS
And Shove Those Next to the Carriage Into the Shaft and To a Fatal Fall of Six Stories.
St. Louis, Jan. 13 – A crowd of employes pressing against an elevator gate tonight on the sixth floor of the Brown Shoe company building caused ten persons to plunge down the shaft. Six were taken out dead... Read MORE...
Decatur Herald - Decatur, Illinois - January 15, 1904
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Russell, Massachusetts, USA
The Irish Catholics at Russell, Mass., have forbidden their children to read the Bible in the schools, and demanded that the teachers shall not oblige them to do so. So the Catholic children merely stand up while the others read (some of them refusing to do that), and the question is referred to... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - January 15, 1870
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1870 - Forbidden to Read Bible
The Irish Catholics at Russell, Mass., have forbidden their children to read the Bible in the schools, and demanded that the teachers shall not oblige them to do so. So the Catholic children merely stand up while the others read (some of them refusing to do that), and the question is referred to... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - January 15, 1870
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Randolph, Massachusetts, USA
RANDOLPH, Mass., Jan. 14. - The boot and shoe factory of William Gibbons on Cottage street, with contents, was totally destroyed by fire at 8 o'clock Saturday morning. The factory was supplied with the latest improved machinery. A quantity of leather had been put in the past week and an increase of ... Read MORE...
The Lewiston Daily Sun - Lewiston, Maine - January 15, 1894
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1894 - FACTORY DESTROYED. Large Boot and Shoe Concern in Randolph Goes Up in Smoke.
RANDOLPH, Mass., Jan. 14. - The boot and shoe factory of William Gibbons on Cottage street, with contents, was totally destroyed by fire at 8 o'clock Saturday morning. The factory was supplied with the latest improved machinery. A quantity of leather had been put in the past week and an increase of ... Read MORE...
The Lewiston Daily Sun - Lewiston, Maine - January 15, 1894
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Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Three Blocks Totally Destroyed and Several Dwellings Burned.
Fire Fighters Suffered From the Bitter Cold - Sparks Carried a Half Mile.
IPSWICH, Mass., Jan. 14. - This town was visited Saturday morning by one of the worst fires in its history. Three business blocks are in ruins and three... Read MORE...
The Lewiston Daily Sun - Lewiston, Maine - January 15, 1894
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1894 - FLAMES FANNED BY THE WIND. Firemen of Ipswich, Mass., Struggle to Save Their Town.
Three Blocks Totally Destroyed and Several Dwellings Burned.
Fire Fighters Suffered From the Bitter Cold - Sparks Carried a Half Mile.
IPSWICH, Mass., Jan. 14. - This town was visited Saturday morning by one of the worst fires in its history. Three business blocks are in ruins and three... Read MORE...
The Lewiston Daily Sun - Lewiston, Maine - January 15, 1894
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Saranac Lake, New York, USA
Saranac Lake - Fire and smoke shot like lightning through the Hotel St. Regis here Tuesday, destroying the five story, brick building and injuring at least 14 persons as guests leaped from windows and clambered down fire ladders.
No one was considered seriously injured, and all 50 guests were... Read MORE...
The Post-Standard - Syracuse, New York - January 15, 1964
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1964 - 14 HURT IN $200,000 HOTEL FIRE AT SARANAC LAKE. GUESTS LEAP, CLIMB DOWN FIRE LADDERS.
Saranac Lake - Fire and smoke shot like lightning through the Hotel St. Regis here Tuesday, destroying the five story, brick building and injuring at least 14 persons as guests leaped from windows and clambered down fire ladders.
No one was considered seriously injured, and all 50 guests were... Read MORE...
The Post-Standard - Syracuse, New York - January 15, 1964
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Jamestown, New York, USA
Jamestown, Jan. 15, (AP) - A bomb planted in a public rest room of the City Hall late yesterday badly damaged the interior of the room and injured two men slightly. There have been seven previous bombings in the city in recent months, this being the eighth.
Edward M. Priest, 56, was cut on the... Read MORE...
Syracuse Herald - Syracuse, New York - January 15, 1929
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1929 - CITY HALL ROCKED BY BOMB BLAST.
Jamestown, Jan. 15, (AP) - A bomb planted in a public rest room of the City Hall late yesterday badly damaged the interior of the room and injured two men slightly. There have been seven previous bombings in the city in recent months, this being the eighth.
Edward M. Priest, 56, was cut on the... Read MORE...
Syracuse Herald - Syracuse, New York - January 15, 1929
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Topeka, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 14 - The body of ISAAC E. LAMBERT, an Emporia attorney and politician, was found to-night in the ruins of the Copeland Hotel, with the head missing. When last seen, LAMBERT stood at an upper window, soon after the fire started at 4 A. M., begging the firemen to save him. Finally... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 15, 1909
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1909 - RESCUE MANY IN HOTEL FIRE. State Senator STEWART Drops Guests from Windows - I. E. LAMBERT Perishes.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 14 - The body of ISAAC E. LAMBERT, an Emporia attorney and politician, was found to-night in the ruins of the Copeland Hotel, with the head missing. When last seen, LAMBERT stood at an upper window, soon after the fire started at 4 A. M., begging the firemen to save him. Finally... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 15, 1909
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Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
In the days of old, someone who lost an eye wore an eye patch. That was replaced by getting a glass eye: now, American Optical of Southbridge, Mass. uses a light-weight plastic eye that can be modified in shape and size so the fit is exact. Here, an artist paints an eye to match the real one its... Read MORE...
The Citizen - Auburn, New York - Tuesday, January 15, 1980
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1980 - Making Eyes
In the days of old, someone who lost an eye wore an eye patch. That was replaced by getting a glass eye: now, American Optical of Southbridge, Mass. uses a light-weight plastic eye that can be modified in shape and size so the fit is exact. Here, an artist paints an eye to match the real one its... Read MORE...
The Citizen - Auburn, New York - Tuesday, January 15, 1980
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1904 Hot From The Wires
By Associated Press. Washington, D.C. - The Windham County National Bank, of Danielsonville, Danielson, Conn., which closed its doors on December 22, to-day was authorized by the Comptroller of the Currency to resume business.
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1943 January 15 - The world's largest office building, The Pentagon, is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.
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1892 January 15 – James Naismith's rules for basketball are published for the first time in the Springfield YMCA International Training School's newspaper, in an article titled "A New Game."
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By Associated Press. Washington, D.C. - The Windham County National Bank, of Danielsonville, Danielson, Conn., which closed its doors on December 22, to-day was authorized by the Comptroller of the Currency to resume business.
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1943 January 15 - The world's largest office building, The Pentagon, is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.
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1892 January 15 – James Naismith's rules for basketball are published for the first time in the Springfield YMCA International Training School's newspaper, in an article titled "A New Game."
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1887 South Hadley Seminary, one of the earliest of the collegiate institutions for women in this country,
and one which has done incalculable service in promoting Christian education, both hear and abroad, by its work, is preparing to hold a semi-centennial next summer. All the graduates of the seminary and their friends are invited to be present. A great tent is to be put up for the exercises, and...
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1870 A worthy farmer in Egremont, Mass., sitting at his fireside the other evening, was disturbed by a heavy, suspicious movement outside, and came to the conclusion it was a bear.
Peering through the darkness he saw a large black object, and he set his dogs on it, but the supposed bear beat them off. Getting his gun he leveled the animal, and found on handling the carcass that he had slaughtered his old and valuable black hog.
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1863 January 15 - 1st US newspaper printed on wood-pulp paper, Boston Morning Journal
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and one which has done incalculable service in promoting Christian education, both hear and abroad, by its work, is preparing to hold a semi-centennial next summer. All the graduates of the seminary and their friends are invited to be present. A great tent is to be put up for the exercises, and...
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1870 A worthy farmer in Egremont, Mass., sitting at his fireside the other evening, was disturbed by a heavy, suspicious movement outside, and came to the conclusion it was a bear.
Peering through the darkness he saw a large black object, and he set his dogs on it, but the supposed bear beat them off. Getting his gun he leveled the animal, and found on handling the carcass that he had slaughtered his old and valuable black hog.
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1863 January 15 - 1st US newspaper printed on wood-pulp paper, Boston Morning Journal
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1882 January 15 - 1st US ski club forms (Berlin NH)
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1894 Sunday Morning Fire
HAVERHILL, Mass., Jan. 14. - The two story double house at North Groveland, occupied by Charles E Brown, was burned with its contents this morning. Loss on house, $2500, furniture, $800; insurance, $2700. The inmates barely escaped with their lives.
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1894 Both Are Now Dead
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 14. - Mrs. John Heard, who was shot by her jealous husband on the night of Jan. 2 at her mother's home in this city, died Friday night. Her husband, who, after shooting his wife, shot himself in the head, died several days ago.
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1894 Sunday Morning Fire
HAVERHILL, Mass., Jan. 14. - The two story double house at North Groveland, occupied by Charles E Brown, was burned with its contents this morning. Loss on house, $2500, furniture, $800; insurance, $2700. The inmates barely escaped with their lives.
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1894 Both Are Now Dead
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 14. - Mrs. John Heard, who was shot by her jealous husband on the night of Jan. 2 at her mother's home in this city, died Friday night. Her husband, who, after shooting his wife, shot himself in the head, died several days ago.
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1894 Digging For a Fortune
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 14. - Dr. J. Kasten, son-in-law of Mrs. Schrum, who was burned to death in the Cream City hotel Friday, put in the entire night digging the charred ruins of her room searching for a fortune. He thinks she had $40,000 in money concealed in the room. Nothing was found however.
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1929 TRUCK DRIVER KILLED BY TRAIN
Batavia, Jan. 15 (AP). - Roy McIntyre 28 of Holly was almost instantly killed and his brother, Albert was seriously injured here today when their truck was struck by a freight train on the West Shore road of the New York Central lines. Albert was taken to a hospital here suffering from internal...
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1909 BIG FIRE STAMPEDES 200 FROM HOTEL. THEATER IN SPRINGFIELD, MO., BURNED AND HOTEL DAMAGED. OPIE REED FORCED TO FLEE. BLAZE STARTING IN OPERA HOUSE SOON AFTER LECTURE DOES $200,000 DAMAGES - FIRE STARTED BY LEAKING GAS.
Springfield, Mo. - One of the most disastrous conflagrations in the history of Springfield, between 1 and 3 o'clock Wednesday morning, destroyed the Baldwin theater building and the Dr. J. H. Dixon building, on St. Louis Street, badly damaging the New Colonial Hotel building and threatening to...
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MILWAUKEE, Jan. 14. - Dr. J. Kasten, son-in-law of Mrs. Schrum, who was burned to death in the Cream City hotel Friday, put in the entire night digging the charred ruins of her room searching for a fortune. He thinks she had $40,000 in money concealed in the room. Nothing was found however.
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1929 TRUCK DRIVER KILLED BY TRAIN
Batavia, Jan. 15 (AP). - Roy McIntyre 28 of Holly was almost instantly killed and his brother, Albert was seriously injured here today when their truck was struck by a freight train on the West Shore road of the New York Central lines. Albert was taken to a hospital here suffering from internal...
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1909 BIG FIRE STAMPEDES 200 FROM HOTEL. THEATER IN SPRINGFIELD, MO., BURNED AND HOTEL DAMAGED. OPIE REED FORCED TO FLEE. BLAZE STARTING IN OPERA HOUSE SOON AFTER LECTURE DOES $200,000 DAMAGES - FIRE STARTED BY LEAKING GAS.
Springfield, Mo. - One of the most disastrous conflagrations in the history of Springfield, between 1 and 3 o'clock Wednesday morning, destroyed the Baldwin theater building and the Dr. J. H. Dixon building, on St. Louis Street, badly damaging the New Colonial Hotel building and threatening to...
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1937 THREE DIE WHEN TRAIN HITS AUTO LEAVING RANCH NEAR MODESTO; CAR IS DEMOLISHED. THIRD VICTIM OF AUTOMOBILE COLLISION SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES.
Modesto, Calif. - FRANK G. BORGES, 45, driver of the car; MIKE SEQUERIA, 47 and MRS. EMILY FRANCIS, about 38, were killed yesterday when a Southern Pacific passenger train struck the automobile as it emerged from the Manuel Sequeria ranch, where the three were employed. The vehicle, dragged...
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Modesto, Calif. - FRANK G. BORGES, 45, driver of the car; MIKE SEQUERIA, 47 and MRS. EMILY FRANCIS, about 38, were killed yesterday when a Southern Pacific passenger train struck the automobile as it emerged from the Manuel Sequeria ranch, where the three were employed. The vehicle, dragged...
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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,...Read MORE...Countries and Their Cultures - French-Canadians (www.everyculture.com)
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