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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated January 23, unearthing stories that resonate with genealogists and history enthusiasts alike.
From local happenings to global events, we'll uncover the stories that shaped the lives of our ancestors, providing valuable insights for those on a quest to discover their roots.
So, grab your magnifying glass and step into the past as we unravel the January 23 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
The story of Prudence Crandall, the abolitionist school teacher of Canterbury, Conn., is one of the most interesting in the history of the movement that resulted in the emancipation of the colored man. It is recalled now by the petition of the people of Canterbury, which was presented to the assembly the other day, parying for an appropriation from the state, under whose laws the noble woman suffered great hardships and indignities, for her relief in old age. It is to the credit of the people... Read MORE...
The New Haven Evening Register - New Haven, Connecticut - January 23, 1886
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1886 - THE CANTERBURY STORY. PRUDENCE CRANDALL AGAIN. Interesting Chapters in the Life of the Quaker School Marm Who Dared to Teach the Daughter of a Negro Half a Century Ago - Late Reparation Probable.
The story of Prudence Crandall, the abolitionist school teacher of Canterbury, Conn., is one of the most interesting in the history of the movement that resulted in the emancipation of the colored man. It is recalled now by the petition of the people of Canterbury, which was presented to the assembly the other day, parying for an appropriation from the state, under whose laws the noble woman suffered great hardships and indignities, for her relief in old age. It is to the credit of the people... Read MORE...
The New Haven Evening Register - New Haven, Connecticut - January 23, 1886
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1964 - January 23 - The 24th Amendment Ended the Poll Tax
"Imagine that you are finally old enough to vote in your first election. But, do you have enough money? Money, to vote? Not long ago, citizens in some states had to pay a fee to vote in a national election. This fee was called a poll tax. On January 23, 1964, the United States ratified the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting any poll tax in elections for federal officials.
Many Southern states adopted a poll tax in the late 1800s. This meant that even though the 15th Amendment... Read MORE...
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Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Allentown, Pa., Jan. 23 - Eleven persons are known to be dead, from five to seven other victims are believed buried in the ruins and fourteen guests were injured, when a fire swept through the five floors of the Lafayette Hotel, a hundred year old structure here, shortly after 2 a.m. today.
Four of the bodies of the dead have been identified. Three were guests and the fourth, MISS ANNA NOVAK, was an employee of the hostelry.
The smoldering ruins were being searched late today for further... Read MORE...
Pittston Gazette - Pittston, Pennsylvania - January 23, 1926
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1926 - ELEVEN DEAD AND 7 MISSING IN HOTEL FIRE AT ALLENTOWN.
Allentown, Pa., Jan. 23 - Eleven persons are known to be dead, from five to seven other victims are believed buried in the ruins and fourteen guests were injured, when a fire swept through the five floors of the Lafayette Hotel, a hundred year old structure here, shortly after 2 a.m. today.
Four of the bodies of the dead have been identified. Three were guests and the fourth, MISS ANNA NOVAK, was an employee of the hostelry.
The smoldering ruins were being searched late today for further... Read MORE...
Pittston Gazette - Pittston, Pennsylvania - January 23, 1926
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Tarte au Sucre: French Canadian Maple Sugar Pie
Ingredients
1 batch of your favorite pie crust pastry or ready-made
1½ cups pure maple syrup
½ cup butter
½ cup whipping cream
2 tsp all-purpose flour
¼ tsp salt
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Portland, Oregon, USA
"By 1843, two New Englanders—Asa Lovejoy of Boston, Massachusetts, and Francis Pettygrove of Portland, Maine—had established a land claim approximately fourteen miles upriver from the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, the farthest site upriver on the Willamette where ocean-going vessels could easily anchor. The new townsite, a small stretch of blocks and streets paralleling the Willamette, was called The Clearing or The Village by early residents and passersby canoeing on the... Read MORE...
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January 23, 1851
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1851 - January 23 – The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in the Oregon Territory is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning.
"By 1843, two New Englanders—Asa Lovejoy of Boston, Massachusetts, and Francis Pettygrove of Portland, Maine—had established a land claim approximately fourteen miles upriver from the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, the farthest site upriver on the Willamette where ocean-going vessels could easily anchor. The new townsite, a small stretch of blocks and streets paralleling the Willamette, was called The Clearing or The Village by early residents and passersby canoeing on the... Read MORE...
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January 23, 1851
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
When in the car if you find the exertion of talking painful, say so frankly; your escort cannot be...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness: A Complete Handbook for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society... by Florence Hartley, January 1, 1872
Hazleton, Pennsylvania, USA
HAZLETON, Pa., Jan. 21. - The Lehigh Valley passenger train, in charge of Engineer MICHAEL LONZER and Conductor GEORGE REESE, was precipitated into the depths of a coal mine near this place. LONZER was wedged between the baggage car and the ground and was crushed to death. The fireman, FREDERICK MEYERS, will probably die.
Several passengers were injured, but all were able to walk to this city. Since the wreck the earth has dropped completely into the mines, which are operated by Linderman &... Read MORE...
The Essex County Republican - New York - January 23, 1896
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1896 - WRECK ON THE LEHIGH. A Passenger Train Precipitated Into the Depths of a Coal Mine.
HAZLETON, Pa., Jan. 21. - The Lehigh Valley passenger train, in charge of Engineer MICHAEL LONZER and Conductor GEORGE REESE, was precipitated into the depths of a coal mine near this place. LONZER was wedged between the baggage car and the ground and was crushed to death. The fireman, FREDERICK MEYERS, will probably die.
Several passengers were injured, but all were able to walk to this city. Since the wreck the earth has dropped completely into the mines, which are operated by Linderman &... Read MORE...
The Essex County Republican - New York - January 23, 1896
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Middletown, New York, USA
HANFORD & HORTON AND A. BUDWIG & CO. ALSO DAMAGED - LOSS FROM $35,000 TO $40,000 - THE ORIGIN OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN - FIREMEN LABOR EFFECTIVELY IN A ZERO ATMOSPHERE - INCIDENTS OF THE DISASTER.
A fire which threatened to sweep away one of the principal blocks in the business section of this city, occurred early this morning, when the clothing store of MORRIS B. WOLF & Bro. and the cigar store and factory of NATHAN D. MILLS, in the building owned by MRS. L. M. VANDERBEEK, at 10 and 12 North... Read MORE...
Middletown Daily Times Press - Middletown, New York - January 23, 1907
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1907 - A FIERY VISITATION EARLY THIS MORNING. MORRIS B. WOLF & BRO. AND N. D. MILLS THE CHIEF SUFFERERS. UNDERFULL HEADWAY WHEN FOUND.
HANFORD & HORTON AND A. BUDWIG & CO. ALSO DAMAGED - LOSS FROM $35,000 TO $40,000 - THE ORIGIN OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN - FIREMEN LABOR EFFECTIVELY IN A ZERO ATMOSPHERE - INCIDENTS OF THE DISASTER.
A fire which threatened to sweep away one of the principal blocks in the business section of this city, occurred early this morning, when the clothing store of MORRIS B. WOLF & Bro. and the cigar store and factory of NATHAN D. MILLS, in the building owned by MRS. L. M. VANDERBEEK, at 10 and 12 North... Read MORE...
Middletown Daily Times Press - Middletown, New York - January 23, 1907
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK., Jan. 18. - The north-bound passenger train on the Frisco line was wrecked half a mile south of Wolsey's Switch this afternoon. The train was running at full speed when the two rear coaches left the track and turned completely over. The wounded were brought to Fayetteville and cared for by the local physicians. The following were hurt:
ERNST COLLINS, of Van Buren, Ark., left leg broken;
JOHN MITCHELL, Salem, Mo., shoulder blade fractured and spine injured;
J. L. HAWKINS,... Read MORE...
Rolla New Era - Missouri - January 23, 1892
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1892 - Wreck on the Frisco in Arkansas.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK., Jan. 18. - The north-bound passenger train on the Frisco line was wrecked half a mile south of Wolsey's Switch this afternoon. The train was running at full speed when the two rear coaches left the track and turned completely over. The wounded were brought to Fayetteville and cared for by the local physicians. The following were hurt:
ERNST COLLINS, of Van Buren, Ark., left leg broken;
JOHN MITCHELL, Salem, Mo., shoulder blade fractured and spine injured;
J. L. HAWKINS,... Read MORE...
Rolla New Era - Missouri - January 23, 1892
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Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)
Serious Accident to J. F. Barry in a Northampton Hotel Last Evening.
J. F. Barry of the firm of J. S. Barry & Son, proprietors of the Hampton hotel at Northampton, fell down an elevator shaft at the hotel at 10 o’clock last evening, sustaining injuries so severe that his condition was critical at an early hour this morning. Mr. Barry stepped into the shaft from the first floor and fell about 15 feet. His head came in contact with a beam at the edge of the pit, in the bottom of the shaft. The ... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - January 23, 1900
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1900 - FELL DOWN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT
Serious Accident to J. F. Barry in a Northampton Hotel Last Evening.
J. F. Barry of the firm of J. S. Barry & Son, proprietors of the Hampton hotel at Northampton, fell down an elevator shaft at the hotel at 10 o’clock last evening, sustaining injuries so severe that his condition was critical at an early hour this morning. Mr. Barry stepped into the shaft from the first floor and fell about 15 feet. His head came in contact with a beam at the edge of the pit, in the bottom of the shaft. The ... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - January 23, 1900
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Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst)
Amherst College, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1857.
Last evening, (Monday), Amherst was the scene of a sadly destructive fire. At twenty minutes past 8, P.M., it was discovered that the room, southeast corner, third story, North College, was on fire. The alarm was immediately given, and forthwith the hall was thronged with students, whose first attempts were to extinguish the fire. But all to no purpose. The flames bursting out through the opened door into the hall, soon set on fire the castings ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 23, 1857
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1857 - AMHERST COLLEGE fire.
Amherst College, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1857.
Last evening, (Monday), Amherst was the scene of a sadly destructive fire. At twenty minutes past 8, P.M., it was discovered that the room, southeast corner, third story, North College, was on fire. The alarm was immediately given, and forthwith the hall was thronged with students, whose first attempts were to extinguish the fire. But all to no purpose. The flames bursting out through the opened door into the hall, soon set on fire the castings ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 23, 1857
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Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)
The paint-shop of M. I. Fuller, on Pine street, at the Falls, was almost totally destroyed by fire about 8:15 o’clock yesterday morning. Mr. Fuller was passing through the shop and stepped on a parlor match, which lay close to some turpentine which had been spilled on the floor. The whole place was ablaze in an instant, Mr. Fuller being obliged to beat a hasty retreat. The fire department responded to the alarm with all possible speed, but it was more than 10 minutes after the alarm was turned... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - January 23, 1900
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1900 - CHICOPEE. PAINT-SHOP BURNED.
The paint-shop of M. I. Fuller, on Pine street, at the Falls, was almost totally destroyed by fire about 8:15 o’clock yesterday morning. Mr. Fuller was passing through the shop and stepped on a parlor match, which lay close to some turpentine which had been spilled on the floor. The whole place was ablaze in an instant, Mr. Fuller being obliged to beat a hasty retreat. The fire department responded to the alarm with all possible speed, but it was more than 10 minutes after the alarm was turned... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - January 23, 1900
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Canfield, Ohio, USA
One Man May Die as Result of Fire at Mahoning Infirmary.
Canfield, O., Jan. 22. - Fire of unknown origin destroyed the men's building of the Mahoning county infirmary here, and 15 of the aged inmates received burns, one being probably fatally injured.
The men were endeavoring to check the fire at the foot of a stairway when a shift in the wind suddenly drove a sheet of flames down upon them. They crawled to safety and were taken to the infirmary hospital. The fire loss will be $20,000.... Read MORE...
The Marion Weekly Star - Marion, Ohio - January 23, 1909
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1909 - TWO INMATES INJURED
One Man May Die as Result of Fire at Mahoning Infirmary.
Canfield, O., Jan. 22. - Fire of unknown origin destroyed the men's building of the Mahoning county infirmary here, and 15 of the aged inmates received burns, one being probably fatally injured.
The men were endeavoring to check the fire at the foot of a stairway when a shift in the wind suddenly drove a sheet of flames down upon them. They crawled to safety and were taken to the infirmary hospital. The fire loss will be $20,000.... Read MORE...
The Marion Weekly Star - Marion, Ohio - January 23, 1909
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Los Angeles, California, USA
The west end of what is known as the Third-street tunnel, which is under construction between Hill and Hope streets, a distance of three blocks, at Los Angeles, Cal., caved in soon after 1 o’clock, yesterday morning and entombed 11 laborers and bricklayers, and fatally injured W. T. Lambie, an inspector in the employ of the street department. Lambie died later. Eight of the entombed men were rescued uninjured. John D. Joe was still entombed at a late hour. He is injured, but it is not known how ... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - January 23, 1900
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1900 - ELEVEN LABORERS ENTOMBED. Tunnel at Los Angeles Caves in - Eight Men Rescued - Inspector Dies of Injuries.
The west end of what is known as the Third-street tunnel, which is under construction between Hill and Hope streets, a distance of three blocks, at Los Angeles, Cal., caved in soon after 1 o’clock, yesterday morning and entombed 11 laborers and bricklayers, and fatally injured W. T. Lambie, an inspector in the employ of the street department. Lambie died later. Eight of the entombed men were rescued uninjured. John D. Joe was still entombed at a late hour. He is injured, but it is not known how ... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - January 23, 1900
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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)
Passengers on 7:16 Train Last Evening Get a Little Shock.
The passengers in the smoking car on the train on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, due in this city at 7:16 last evening, were surprised and shaken up by the sudden crashing of five windows on one side of the car and the sudden stopping of the train, near William street. The accident was due to the opening of one-half of the door of a refrigerator car which was standing on a side track near the street. The passenger... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - January 23, 1900
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1900 - PECULIAR RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Passengers on 7:16 Train Last Evening Get a Little Shock.
The passengers in the smoking car on the train on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, due in this city at 7:16 last evening, were surprised and shaken up by the sudden crashing of five windows on one side of the car and the sudden stopping of the train, near William street. The accident was due to the opening of one-half of the door of a refrigerator car which was standing on a side track near the street. The passenger... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - January 23, 1900
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1911 FIRE DESTROYS DEPOT AND FREIGHT HOUSE. MILWAUKEE ROAD SUFFERS $200,000 LOSS AT ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA.
Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. 23. - Division headquarters and local freight houses and passenger station of the Milwaukee railroad were burned here today. The loss is $200,000.
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1855 January 23 - The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota,
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1849 January 23 – Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Medical Institute of Geneva, New York, thus becoming the United States' first woman doctor.
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Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. 23. - Division headquarters and local freight houses and passenger station of the Milwaukee railroad were burned here today. The loss is $200,000.
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Waterloo, Iowa
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1855 January 23 - The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota,
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1849 January 23 – Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Medical Institute of Geneva, New York, thus becoming the United States' first woman doctor.
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1780 January 23, 1780 - The coldest day of the coldest month of record in the northeastern U.S.
A British Army thermometer in New York City registered a reading of 16 degrees below zero. During that infamous hard winter the harbor was frozen solid for five weeks, and the port was cut off from sea supply.
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1869 A Woonsocket (R.I.) man offers $100 reward for the detection of the poisoner of his three pet kittens.
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1869 An unknown benefactor in Oswego, N. Y., has directed the distribution of 3,000 loaves of bread to the poor.
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
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A British Army thermometer in New York City registered a reading of 16 degrees below zero. During that infamous hard winter the harbor was frozen solid for five weeks, and the port was cut off from sea supply.
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1869 A Woonsocket (R.I.) man offers $100 reward for the detection of the poisoner of his three pet kittens.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1869 An unknown benefactor in Oswego, N. Y., has directed the distribution of 3,000 loaves of bread to the poor.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1869 Salem and South Danvers (Mass.) Oil Company gave each of their seven workmen a New Year's gift of $100.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1872 5 Drowned
New Bedford, Mass., January 22. - A sad accident occurred here yesterday. Five boys, two named Wilkinson, two named Smith and one named Sharplier were drowned. The sad affair casts a gloom over the whole community.
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Sedalia, Missouri
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1846 Fifty factory girls recently went sleighing in North Adams, Massachusetts. Only think of FIFTY emancipated working girls on a spree!
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Baltimore, Maryland
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1872 5 Drowned
New Bedford, Mass., January 22. - A sad accident occurred here yesterday. Five boys, two named Wilkinson, two named Smith and one named Sharplier were drowned. The sad affair casts a gloom over the whole community.
Sedalia Democrat
Sedalia, Missouri
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1846 Fifty factory girls recently went sleighing in North Adams, Massachusetts. Only think of FIFTY emancipated working girls on a spree!
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Baltimore, Maryland
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1891 INJURED IN A RAILROAD COLLISION
PORTLAND, Me., Jan. 22. - The local train leaving Portland at 10:25 this morning for Biddeford on the Western Division of the Boston and Maine Railroad was run into in the rear by a wild engine from Portland at Scarborough Beach station. There was a dense fog, and the engineer of the wild engine saw neither the train nor the signals. Five persons were more or less injured. Those hurt the most are W. H. SWASEY, Baggage-master; FAIRFIELD TUTTLE, Car Inspector, and C. E. FOSTER, fireman of the...
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1900 GREAT BARRINGTON. A SERIOUS RUNAWAY.
A runaway occurred yesterday morning which would have resulted seriously if it had not been for the bravery of the driver, Frank McGraw, who clung to the reins until the wagon was smashed into pieces. The horses were a spirited pair owned by W. W. Norton. They were coming down Castle hill, nearly a mile long, when the pole strap broke, letting part of the neck yoke down, and the wagon on to the heels of the horses. They soon became unmanageable and dashed down the steep hill over the rough...
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Springfield, Massachusetts
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1910 BANK TREASURER NOT FOUND.; Shortage in Southbridge Savings Bank Believed to be About $100,000.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 22. - John A Hall, the Treasurer of the Southbridge Sayings Bank, which was closed yesterday by an injunction after the discovery of discrepancies in its accounts, is still missing to-night. Some of his friends here say that the missing man is a suicide, and the woods near the town were searched to-day, but without revealing any trace of him. There is a warrant against him charging the larceny of $21,000 from the bank's treasury. A description of the man has been sent...
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PORTLAND, Me., Jan. 22. - The local train leaving Portland at 10:25 this morning for Biddeford on the Western Division of the Boston and Maine Railroad was run into in the rear by a wild engine from Portland at Scarborough Beach station. There was a dense fog, and the engineer of the wild engine saw neither the train nor the signals. Five persons were more or less injured. Those hurt the most are W. H. SWASEY, Baggage-master; FAIRFIELD TUTTLE, Car Inspector, and C. E. FOSTER, fireman of the...
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1900 GREAT BARRINGTON. A SERIOUS RUNAWAY.
A runaway occurred yesterday morning which would have resulted seriously if it had not been for the bravery of the driver, Frank McGraw, who clung to the reins until the wagon was smashed into pieces. The horses were a spirited pair owned by W. W. Norton. They were coming down Castle hill, nearly a mile long, when the pole strap broke, letting part of the neck yoke down, and the wagon on to the heels of the horses. They soon became unmanageable and dashed down the steep hill over the rough...
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Springfield, Massachusetts
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1910 BANK TREASURER NOT FOUND.; Shortage in Southbridge Savings Bank Believed to be About $100,000.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 22. - John A Hall, the Treasurer of the Southbridge Sayings Bank, which was closed yesterday by an injunction after the discovery of discrepancies in its accounts, is still missing to-night. Some of his friends here say that the missing man is a suicide, and the woods near the town were searched to-day, but without revealing any trace of him. There is a warrant against him charging the larceny of $21,000 from the bank's treasury. A description of the man has been sent...
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America - Did you know?
What a quack!Sometimes pioneers were so desperate for a cure that they turned to a quacksalver, or quack for short. Quacks claimed to have miracle cures for all sorts of illnesses. Some of these cures contained unhealthy or even dangerous...Read MORE...
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Quebec - Did you know?
In the French-speaking parishes of the Province of Quebec, lutins are considered as mischievous, fun-loving little spirits, which may be protecting or annoying household gods or demons, according to the treatment that they receive from the inmates...Read MORE...The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 5, No. 19, Oct. - Dec., 1892, Lutins in the Province of Quebec
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