1861 - November 6 - Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederate States of America
On November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America. He ran unopposed and was elected to serve for a six-year term. Davis had already been serving as the... Read MORE...
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On November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America. He ran unopposed and was elected to serve for a six-year term. Davis had already been serving as the... Read MORE...
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Port Jervis, New York, USA
1869 - Locomotive Explosions
July 18. Explosion of locomotive No. 294, on the Erie Railway, at Port Jervis, New York. The engine house was partly blown down, the dome of the engine weighing several hundred pounds was thrown 200... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - November 6, 1869
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1869 - Locomotive Explosions
July 18. Explosion of locomotive No. 294, on the Erie Railway, at Port Jervis, New York. The engine house was partly blown down, the dome of the engine weighing several hundred pounds was thrown 200... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - November 6, 1869
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Alamonde Beef
Take a round of beef, and stuff it with half pound pork, half pound butter, the...Read MORE...
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Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA (Valley Falls) (Ashton) (Cumberland Hill)
1899 - SERVANT GIRL VANISHES. Apparently Wore Nothing but a Nightrobe and a Picture Hat.
(Special to the World.)
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 5. - Cumberland Hill has a mystery which the town officers and others are trying to unravel. Walter Grant, who has a fine home at Diamond Hill, went to ... Read MORE...
The World - New York, New York - November 6, 1899
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1899 - SERVANT GIRL VANISHES. Apparently Wore Nothing but a Nightrobe and a Picture Hat.
(Special to the World.)
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 5. - Cumberland Hill has a mystery which the town officers and others are trying to unravel. Walter Grant, who has a fine home at Diamond Hill, went to ... Read MORE...
The World - New York, New York - November 6, 1899
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Burpee Farm Annual for 1898
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New Rochelle, New York, USA
1890 - LOSS $375,000. Destructive Fire at New Rochelle, N.Y.
NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y., Nov. 8, A fire this morning destroyed George Ferguson's grocery store, a large, building and other adjoining property in Ferguson's building were stored much furniture and... Read MORE...
Boston Journal - Boston, Massachusetts - November 6, 1890
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1890 - LOSS $375,000. Destructive Fire at New Rochelle, N.Y.
NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y., Nov. 8, A fire this morning destroyed George Ferguson's grocery store, a large, building and other adjoining property in Ferguson's building were stored much furniture and... Read MORE...
Boston Journal - Boston, Massachusetts - November 6, 1890
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1885 - Atlanta, GA Blasting Powder Explosion, Nov 1885. Blown to Atoms.
Atlanta, Ga., November 5. – Two colored men, Wm. KENNEBREAD and Phil JOHNSON, well-diggers, were blown to atoms yesterday by an explosion of blasting powder. Thirty feet down they struck granite, and ... Read MORE...
Galveston Daily News - Galveston, Texas - November 6, 1885
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1885 - Atlanta, GA Blasting Powder Explosion, Nov 1885. Blown to Atoms.
Atlanta, Ga., November 5. – Two colored men, Wm. KENNEBREAD and Phil JOHNSON, well-diggers, were blown to atoms yesterday by an explosion of blasting powder. Thirty feet down they struck granite, and ... Read MORE...
Galveston Daily News - Galveston, Texas - November 6, 1885
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Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
1860 - A Noble Pair of Horses
Mr. Russell Wood, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, had a very narrow and miraculous escape from death last Tuesday. While coming down a mountain with a load of wood, he fell off, and was so paralyzed as to ... Read MORE...
The Wilmington Daily Herald - Wilmington, North Carolina - November 6, 1860
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1860 - A Noble Pair of Horses
Mr. Russell Wood, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, had a very narrow and miraculous escape from death last Tuesday. While coming down a mountain with a load of wood, he fell off, and was so paralyzed as to ... Read MORE...
The Wilmington Daily Herald - Wilmington, North Carolina - November 6, 1860
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If you are ever caught in a shower, and meet a gentleman friend who offers an umbrella, accept it,...Read MORE...
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Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA (South Glastonbury)
1890 - Soap Factories Burned
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 5. Three units belonging to the J. B. Williams Company of Glastonbury, Conn., and used by them in the manufacture of their soap powder and ivorine, were burned to-night. The... Read MORE...
Boston Journal - Boston, Massachusetts - November 6, 1890
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1890 - Soap Factories Burned
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 5. Three units belonging to the J. B. Williams Company of Glastonbury, Conn., and used by them in the manufacture of their soap powder and ivorine, were burned to-night. The... Read MORE...
Boston Journal - Boston, Massachusetts - November 6, 1890
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James Manchester of 137 North Street, an aged man. is recovering from an overdose of coal gas.
The Auburn Argus
Auburn, New York
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1869 Troy, N.Y., is said to be the greatest potato market in this country.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
James Manchester of 137 North Street, an aged man. is recovering from an overdose of coal gas.
The Auburn Argus
Auburn, New York
1947 November 6 – The program Meet the Press makes its television debut on the NBC-TV network in the United States.
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1869 Troy, N.Y., is said to be the greatest potato market in this country.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan


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