Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)
1862 - Brothers Drown
Two young men, brothers, by the name of Wilcox, belonging in Tiverton, while crossing the river in a leaky old boat, from Rhode Island to Tiverton, at a late hour Saturday night, the 26th ult., were... Read MORE...
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Barre Gazette - Barre, Massachusetts - May 16, 1862
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1862 - Brothers Drown
Two young men, brothers, by the name of Wilcox, belonging in Tiverton, while crossing the river in a leaky old boat, from Rhode Island to Tiverton, at a late hour Saturday night, the 26th ult., were... Read MORE...
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Barre Gazette - Barre, Massachusetts - May 16, 1862
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Sendol
For Relief of Distress and Discomfort Due to Simple Aches, Pains and Colds
Sendol Co., Kansas City, Mo.
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Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA (Lackawanna)
1890 - A BLAZE AT SCRANTON About Forty Houses and Factories Destroyed by Fire.
Fire broke out in the works of the BLOOM CARRIAGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, on Eighth street, in Scranton, Penn., at eight o'clock in the evening and spread rapidly to adjoining property and destroyed... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - May 16, 1890
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1890 - A BLAZE AT SCRANTON About Forty Houses and Factories Destroyed by Fire.
Fire broke out in the works of the BLOOM CARRIAGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, on Eighth street, in Scranton, Penn., at eight o'clock in the evening and spread rapidly to adjoining property and destroyed... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - May 16, 1890
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Hornell, New York, USA (Hornellsville)
1895 - FAST FREIGHT WRECKED - Three Men and Ten Valuable Horses Were Killed.
Hornellsville, N. Y., May 13 - A bad wreck took place on the western division of the Erie three miles west of here. Fast freight No. 92 was thrown in the ditch by a broken wheel, and ten cars were... Read MORE...
Ticonderoga Sentinel - New York - May 16, 1895
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1895 - FAST FREIGHT WRECKED - Three Men and Ten Valuable Horses Were Killed.
Hornellsville, N. Y., May 13 - A bad wreck took place on the western division of the Erie three miles west of here. Fast freight No. 92 was thrown in the ditch by a broken wheel, and ten cars were... Read MORE...
Ticonderoga Sentinel - New York - May 16, 1895
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Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1900 - A Millionaire of Worchester, Massachusetts Is Missing.
New York, May 16. - Chas. A Richardson, a millionaire manufacturer of Worcester, Massachusetts has been missing for five weeks. The police have searched for him everywhere without success. The story... Read MORE...
The Marion Star - Marion, Ohio - May 16, 1900
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1900 - A Millionaire of Worchester, Massachusetts Is Missing.
New York, May 16. - Chas. A Richardson, a millionaire manufacturer of Worcester, Massachusetts has been missing for five weeks. The police have searched for him everywhere without success. The story... Read MORE...
The Marion Star - Marion, Ohio - May 16, 1900
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Corry, Pennsylvania, USA
1909 - CIRCUS SEATS FALL. Multitude of People Carried Down at Corry. Tent Catches Fire. A Panic Ensues an Several are Seriously Injured.
Spectators at Cole Brothers' Show Plunged Down When Benches Collapse
Babies and Women Lost in Confusion and List of Casualties May be Very Long
N. Y. Sun-Syracuse Herald - Special
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Syracuse Herald - Syracuse, New York - May 16, 1909
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1909 - CIRCUS SEATS FALL. Multitude of People Carried Down at Corry. Tent Catches Fire. A Panic Ensues an Several are Seriously Injured.
Spectators at Cole Brothers' Show Plunged Down When Benches Collapse
Babies and Women Lost in Confusion and List of Casualties May be Very Long
N. Y. Sun-Syracuse Herald - Special
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Syracuse Herald - Syracuse, New York - May 16, 1909
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1800s Cooking Tips and RecipesDelicious Strawberry Dumplings - Put one pint of flour into a bowl; add to it half a...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Home Journal, May 1898
Placerville, California, USA (Hangtown)
1910 PLACERVILLE, CAL., FIRE.
Placerville, Cal., May 16. - Fire which broke out in a barn in the center of town last night, destroyed the courthouse, and several business houses, entailing a loss of about $100,000.
The Ogden Standard - Ogden, Utah - May 16, 1910
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1910 PLACERVILLE, CAL., FIRE.
Placerville, Cal., May 16. - Fire which broke out in a barn in the center of town last night, destroyed the courthouse, and several business houses, entailing a loss of about $100,000.
The Ogden Standard - Ogden, Utah - May 16, 1910
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Vinco Herb Tablets, A Laxative
Vinco Herb Company, Lafayette, Ind.
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1918 - May 16 - White Mountain National Forest is established as a result of the Weeks Act of 1911.
"Exploration of the White Mountains by Europeans began in the mid-17th century. In the late 18th century, after the Revolutionary War, settlers cleared forests for mixed agriculture and grazing,... Read MORE...
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May 16, 1918
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"Exploration of the White Mountains by Europeans began in the mid-17th century. In the late 18th century, after the Revolutionary War, settlers cleared forests for mixed agriculture and grazing,... Read MORE...
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May 16, 1918
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1929 - Is Blamed For Clinic Tragedy at Cleveland
City Investigating Commission and State Fire Wardens Indicate Disaster Might Have Been Averted if the X-Ray Room Had Been Closed Off
Cleveland, O. - (AP) - The explosion that ripped through... Read MORE...
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - May 16, 1929
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1929 - Is Blamed For Clinic Tragedy at Cleveland
City Investigating Commission and State Fire Wardens Indicate Disaster Might Have Been Averted if the X-Ray Room Had Been Closed Off
Cleveland, O. - (AP) - The explosion that ripped through... Read MORE...
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - May 16, 1929
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Auburn, Maine, USA
1933 - 1500 HOMELESS AT AUBURN; FLAMES DESTROY 248 BUILDINGS IN MAINE CITY
Auburn, Me., May 16. (AP) - Restoration of a gaping hole in its New Auburn section where 248 buildings including the homes of one-twelfth of the city's population were destroyed by fire yesterday... Read MORE...
Portsmouth Herald - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - May 16, 1933
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1933 - 1500 HOMELESS AT AUBURN; FLAMES DESTROY 248 BUILDINGS IN MAINE CITY
Auburn, Me., May 16. (AP) - Restoration of a gaping hole in its New Auburn section where 248 buildings including the homes of one-twelfth of the city's population were destroyed by fire yesterday... Read MORE...
Portsmouth Herald - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - May 16, 1933
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for LadiesAt a funeral, enter the church quietly, and, unless you belong to the mourners, wait until they...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
Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
1934 - SEVEN SAILORS PERISH IN COLLISION OF LINER WITH LIGHTSHIP DURING THICK FOG.
Nantucket, Mass., May 16. - The 43,000-ton liner Olympic, groping its way through a heavy fog, crashed broadside into the Nantucket Lightship Tuesday. Seven of the lightship's crew were either killed ... Read MORE...
Winnipeg Free Press - Winnipeg, Manitoba - May 16, 1934
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1934 - SEVEN SAILORS PERISH IN COLLISION OF LINER WITH LIGHTSHIP DURING THICK FOG.
Nantucket, Mass., May 16. - The 43,000-ton liner Olympic, groping its way through a heavy fog, crashed broadside into the Nantucket Lightship Tuesday. Seven of the lightship's crew were either killed ... Read MORE...
Winnipeg Free Press - Winnipeg, Manitoba - May 16, 1934
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America - Did you know? Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women...Read MORE...www.ourdocuments.gov
Quebec - Did you know? The life of the French-Canadians in Quebec was largely agrarian. It was a system where each...Read MORE...French-Canadian Culture (www.woonsocket.org)
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Mellwood Whisky
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