Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
1892 - NO MORE BARGE OFFICE. Immigrants Will Hereafter Land at Ellis Island.
New York, Jan. 1. - Without any ceremony or formal opening the immigration officials of this city today settled down on Ellis Island in the harbor and the barge office is known to them no more. The... Read MORE...
The Saint Paul Globe - Saint Paul, Minnesota - January 2, 1892
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1892 - NO MORE BARGE OFFICE. Immigrants Will Hereafter Land at Ellis Island.
New York, Jan. 1. - Without any ceremony or formal opening the immigration officials of this city today settled down on Ellis Island in the harbor and the barge office is known to them no more. The... Read MORE...
The Saint Paul Globe - Saint Paul, Minnesota - January 2, 1892
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Huntsville, Alabama, USA
1897 - END OF A QUEER FEUD - Ashford Killed as He Rode Past Brown's Home. IT BEGAN WITH A WOMAN.
Two Men Live on Opposite Sides of a Street and Have Been Watching Each Other for Months.
Huntsville, Ala., January 1. - (Special.) - The killing of Fred Ashford by Felix Brown in Courtland... Read MORE...
The Atlanta Constitution - Atlanta, Georgia - January 2, 1897
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1897 - END OF A QUEER FEUD - Ashford Killed as He Rode Past Brown's Home. IT BEGAN WITH A WOMAN.
Two Men Live on Opposite Sides of a Street and Have Been Watching Each Other for Months.
Huntsville, Ala., January 1. - (Special.) - The killing of Fred Ashford by Felix Brown in Courtland... Read MORE...
The Atlanta Constitution - Atlanta, Georgia - January 2, 1897
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1800s Cooking Tips and RecipesGinger Drops - One half cup of butter, one cup of molasses, one cup of sugar, one cup of...Read MORE...
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Ansonia, Connecticut, USA
1869 "Sharpshooter"
An Ansonia, Conn., "sharpshooter" recently fired at a squirrel that was being pursued by his ferret and a $30 dog, and succeeded in killing both dog and ferret and in scaring the squirrel.
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - January 2, 1869
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1869 "Sharpshooter"
An Ansonia, Conn., "sharpshooter" recently fired at a squirrel that was being pursued by his ferret and a $30 dog, and succeeded in killing both dog and ferret and in scaring the squirrel.
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - January 2, 1869
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1918 - EXPLOSION AT NAVY YARD. TWO KILLED, 7 SCALDED WHEN BOILER LETS GO AT LEAGUE ISLAND.
Philadelphia, Jan. 2. - Two negro firemen were killed and seven other men injured in an explosion at the Philadelphia navy yard.
Report of the accident was made public by the navy department at... Read MORE...
Tyrone Daily Herald - Tyrone, Pennsylvania - January 2, 1918
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1918 - EXPLOSION AT NAVY YARD. TWO KILLED, 7 SCALDED WHEN BOILER LETS GO AT LEAGUE ISLAND.
Philadelphia, Jan. 2. - Two negro firemen were killed and seven other men injured in an explosion at the Philadelphia navy yard.
Report of the accident was made public by the navy department at... Read MORE...
Tyrone Daily Herald - Tyrone, Pennsylvania - January 2, 1918
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
1900 - Blaze at Greensboro, N. C.
Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 1. - Fire at Greensboro, N. C. yesterday caused losses aggregating nearly $100,000, partly covered by insurance. The fire originated in the elevator shaft of the Hague-McCorkle ... Read MORE...
Dallas Morning News - Dallas, Texas - January 2, 1900
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1900 - Blaze at Greensboro, N. C.
Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 1. - Fire at Greensboro, N. C. yesterday caused losses aggregating nearly $100,000, partly covered by insurance. The fire originated in the elevator shaft of the Hague-McCorkle ... Read MORE...
Dallas Morning News - Dallas, Texas - January 2, 1900
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for LadiesAvoid affectation; it is the sure test of a deceitful, vulgar mind. The best cure is to try to have ...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
Exeter, New Hampshire, USA
1899 - BIG FIRE IN EXETER. Goodwin Block on Front Street Entirely Destroyed. The Loss to Owners and Tenants Will Reach $29,000.
Exeter, N. H. Jan. 1 - The Goodwin block on Front street was visited by fire early this morning. Loss $28,000 to block and tenants. The occupants of the upper floor barely escaped with their lives,... Read MORE...
Portsmouth Herald - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - January 2, 1899
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1899 - BIG FIRE IN EXETER. Goodwin Block on Front Street Entirely Destroyed. The Loss to Owners and Tenants Will Reach $29,000.
Exeter, N. H. Jan. 1 - The Goodwin block on Front street was visited by fire early this morning. Loss $28,000 to block and tenants. The occupants of the upper floor barely escaped with their lives,... Read MORE...
Portsmouth Herald - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - January 2, 1899
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1882 The Standard Oil Trust (monopoly) is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates.
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1839 January 2 – First photograph of the Moon taken by photographer Louis Daguerre.
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1871 Count Chorinsky, who poisoned his wife some time back in Munich, for which he was imprisoned in the fortress of Rosenberg, has gone mad, and has to be kept in a strait-jacket.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1839 January 2 – First photograph of the Moon taken by photographer Louis Daguerre.
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1871 Count Chorinsky, who poisoned his wife some time back in Munich, for which he was imprisoned in the fortress of Rosenberg, has gone mad, and has to be kept in a strait-jacket.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
1869 A dog recently followed the stage from North Troy to Newport, N. H., and on the way he entered twelve yards and killed a sheep in each.
He barely seized his victims, but them through the throat, and hurried to keep up with the stage.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
He barely seized his victims, but them through the throat, and hurried to keep up with the stage.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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