Wednesday, February 10, 2021

1910 - FATAL CRASH IN TROLLEY LINE MAY END ITS CAREER. Pittsfield Alderman Order Two Branches Closed. Dalton to Oust It? ALL OF 57 INJURED EXPECTED TO LIVE.

Paterson, New Jersey, USA

1902 - PATERSON LAID WASTE BY FIRE - Business Section and a Hundred Dwellings Burned
LOSS ABOUT $8,000,000
Banks, Churches, Hotels, Municipal Buildings, and Newspaper Offices in Ruins
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED
Police Reinforced by Soldiers and Citizens — No Lives Lost and No... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  February 10, 1902
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Sawyer & Wolf
Easthampton, Mass.

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November 1898

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Missoula County, Montana, USA (Missoula)

1898 - Crushed by Logs
Special to the Miner.
Missoula, Feb. 7. - Howard Murphy was instantly killed last Saturday afternoon at McKeen and McQuarry's camp near Bearmouth by a log falling upon him. His remains were brought... Read MORE...

Butte Weekly Miner -  Butte, Montana -  February 10, 1898
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Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

1910 - AGED WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH AT LYNN
Lynn, Feb. 9. - While working around her kitchen range today the clothing of Mrs. Mary S. Coombs caught fire and before her niece, who heard her cries for help, could extinguish the flames, she had... Read MORE...

The Boston Journal -  Boston, Massachusetts -  February 10, 1910
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Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA (Salisbury Beach)

1896 - FIVE MEN IN THE RIGGING.
DARKNESS SHUT IN ON THE WRECK OF THE SCHOONER FLORIDA.
LIFE CREW WALKED TWELVE MILES IN THE STORM, BUT FAILED TO EFFECT A RESCUE - TWO BODIES CAME IN.

Newburyport, Mass., Feb. 9. - A three-masted ... Read MORE...

The Morning Times  -  Washington, D.C. -  February 10, 1896
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 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Ginger Drops - One half cup of butter, one cup of molasses, one cup of sugar, one cup of...Read MORE...



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Williams' Jersey Cream Toilet Soap
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September 1898

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Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

1910 - FATAL CRASH IN TROLLEY LINE MAY END ITS CAREER. Pittsfield Alderman Order Two Branches Closed. Dalton to Oust It? ALL OF 57 INJURED EXPECTED TO LIVE.
Senator Crane Complained to the State Board of Faulty Service Two Weeks Ago.

Pittsfield, Feb. 9. - A whirlwind of public indignation that has already resulted in summary official action and that... Read MORE...

The Boston Journal -  Boston, Massachusetts -  February 10, 1910
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Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

1881 - Chief Joseph Onaskeurat Dies
Joseph Onaskeurat, chief of the tribe of Oka Indians, who died the other day near the Lachine Rapids, Province of Quebec, was one of the most distinguished red men of the present century, though he... Read MORE...

Cincinnati Daily Gazette -  Cincinnati, Ohio -  February 10, 1881
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Dover, New Hampshire, USA

1893 - A NEW HAMPSHIRE HORROR. FORTY-FOUR PERSONS BURNED IN THE DOVER INSANE ASYLUM.
Dover, N. H., Feb. 10. - The County Insane Asylum, four miles from here, was burned last night and forty-four lives were lost.

When Watchman WILLIAM CHEVEY made his 10 o'clock trip into the insane ... Read MORE...

The New York Times  -  New York, New York -  February 10, 1893
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1959  February 10 - Tornado in St Louis kills 19 & injures 265

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1896 - Joseph Shovenor, 6 years old, was drowned at Cranston, R. I.


North Adams Transcript
North Adams, Massachusetts

 America - Did you know? November 7, 1916 - Jeannette Rankin of Montana is the first woman elected to the U.S. House of...Read MORE...



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 Quebec - Did you know? It is the old custom in French Canada (originating in Europe) to bury the dead in the church...Read MORE...



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Kern Co. High School, Bakersfield, California. (1918)

"Bakersfield High School (BHS) is a high school located in Bakersfield, California, United States.

Institutional names and dates of operation:

Kern County High School 1893–1915
Kern County Union High School 1915–1945
Bakersfield High School 1945–present
Bakersfield Junior College 1913–1956
Bakersfield Adult (Night) School 1917–1985...

The school has been in the same location since its inception, though most of the buildings have been reconstructed. The 1952 Kern County earthquake precipitated a great deal of reconstruction."
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The Olympia Self-Playing Music Box
F. G. Otto & Sons
Jersey City, N.J.

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November 1898

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