Tuesday, June 22, 2021

1914 - MILLIONAIRE CRUSHED BY BOULDER IS DEAD

1882 - Thief
John Timmerman, the Bel Air clerk who absconded recently with about $300, has written from Chicago to his wife and Mr. Kernochan declined to intercept the letter. It comes to light that Timmerman,... Read MORE...

The Berkshire County Eagle -  Pittsfield, Massachusetts -  June 22, 1882
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The Computing Scale Co.
Dayton, Ohio
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Lubbock, Texas, USA

1981 - June 22 - A young woman from Lubbock, TX, was struck by lightning.
The bolt of lightning struck just above her right shoulder near her neck, and passed right to left through her body, tearing her warm-ups, causing her tennis shoes to explode, and lifting her two... Read MORE...

The Weather Channel
June 22, 1981
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA

1898 - SERIOUS ACCIDENT. William Fernald Felled by a Falling Electric Light Pole
The North end was the scene of another terrible accident this morning when William Fernald of Eliot, received injuries that will likely prove fatal.

He was employed on the bridge gang of the... Read MORE...

Portsmouth Herald -  Portsmouth, New Hampshire -  June 22, 1898
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 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

California Cake

One pint of flour, one pint of Indian meal, one pint of milk, two eggs, one...Read MORE...



The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Connecticut, August 18, 1880
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

1932 - CORONER'S JURY PROBES FATAL DAM EXPLOSION
LAS VEGAS, Nev., June 23 - (UP) - A dynamite explosion which claimed the lives of two men and injured three others late Saturday night, near the site of Boulder dam, was scheduled for investigation... Read MORE...

Ogden Standard Examiner -  Ogden, Utah -  June 22, 1931
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The A-86 Ajax Drill Sharpener
T. H. Proske, Denver, Colorado

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San Bernadino, California, USA

1914 - MILLIONAIRE CRUSHED BY BOULDER IS DEAD
San Bernadino June 22. - George A. Ralphs, millionaire grocer of Los Angeles, died here several hours after a three-ton boulder had crushed his leg. The accident occurred in the San Bernadino... Read MORE...

The Evening News -  San Jose, California -  June 22, 1914
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Richford, Vermont, USA

1892 - Disastrous Flood in Vermont.
RICHFORD, Vt., June 21. - The most disastrous flood since 1869 has visited this section. The booms in the Mississquoi River broke early this morning and thousands of logs belonging to the Richford... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  June 22, 1892
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Richmond, Virginia, USA

1910 - KILLED BY LIVE WIRE.
Richmond Lineman Touched 3,000-Voltage Current With Ungloved Hand.

Special to The Washington Post.
Richmond, Va., June 21. - In sight of fellow-workmen Grover C. Weber, 25 years old, a lineman,... Read MORE...

The Washington Post -  Washington, D.C. -  June 22, 1910
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 1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men

Whatever business you have, do it the first moment you can; never by halves, but finish it with out ...Read MORE...



Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

1875 - Burning of French Catholic Church
The sad disaster caused by the burning of the French Catholic church at Holyoke, Massachusetts, still causes great gloom in that part of the country. The deaths number about 80. A considerable number ... Read MORE...

The Times -  London, England -  June 22, 1875
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1918  June 22 – Suspects in the Chicago Restaurant Poisonings are arrested, and more than 100 waiters are taken into custody, for poisoning restaurant customers with a lethal powder called Mickey Finn.

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1870  June 22 - The U.S. Congress creates the United States Department of Justice.

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 America - Did you know? The tomato was put “on trial” on September 25, 1820, in Salem, New Jersey. In front of a...Read MORE...



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 Quebec - Did you know? Quebec contains more than 3% of the world’s fresh water reserves.
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The New City Hall

1888 Colt's Lightning Magazine Rifles
Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Co., Hartford, Connecticut

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Died June 22

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