Newburgh, New York, USA
1868 - A little boy three years of age, son of Mrs. William Locke, of Newburgh, N. Y.,
while in the garden a few days ago was pursued by a large skunk. The animal fastened itself on the child's arm, and commenced chewing away at its fingers. The mother of the terrified boy, hearing his ... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - December 12, 1868
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1868 - A little boy three years of age, son of Mrs. William Locke, of Newburgh, N. Y.,
while in the garden a few days ago was pursued by a large skunk. The animal fastened itself on the child's arm, and commenced chewing away at its fingers. The mother of the terrified boy, hearing his ... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - December 12, 1868
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Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1904 - SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS - City Ordinance Does Not Appear to Be Effective.
The sidewalks in the city of Providence are beginning to assume the same condition as last winter, many of them being already covered with snow and ice sufficient to make the walking quite a little... Read MORE...
The Evening Telegraph - Providence, Rhode Island - Monday, December 12, 1904
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1904 - SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS - City Ordinance Does Not Appear to Be Effective.
The sidewalks in the city of Providence are beginning to assume the same condition as last winter, many of them being already covered with snow and ice sufficient to make the walking quite a little... Read MORE...
The Evening Telegraph - Providence, Rhode Island - Monday, December 12, 1904
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1800s Cooking Tips and RecipesMilk Soup
Wash, pare, slice and parboil one pound of potatoes; pour away the water; skin and...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Connecticut, March 9, 1881
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
1925 - THEATER RIGGING LOFT COLLAPSES; 12 INJURED. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF CHORUS HURT WHEN PIECES OF MASONRY, SCENERY AND LIGHTS BEGIN TO FALL WITH ROAR LIKE AN EXPLOSION
PANIC AMONG AUDIENCE PROBABLY AVERTED WHEN MEMBER OF CAST APPEARS ON STAGE AND BEGINS TO SING.
Wilmington, Del., Dec. 11. - (AP) - The roof of the rigging loft of the Playhouse here collapsed... Read MORE...
Joplin Globe - Missouri - December 12, 1925
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1925 - THEATER RIGGING LOFT COLLAPSES; 12 INJURED. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF CHORUS HURT WHEN PIECES OF MASONRY, SCENERY AND LIGHTS BEGIN TO FALL WITH ROAR LIKE AN EXPLOSION
PANIC AMONG AUDIENCE PROBABLY AVERTED WHEN MEMBER OF CAST APPEARS ON STAGE AND BEGINS TO SING.
Wilmington, Del., Dec. 11. - (AP) - The roof of the rigging loft of the Playhouse here collapsed... Read MORE...
Joplin Globe - Missouri - December 12, 1925
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Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
1890 - Hanged
William Wallace Blanchard Hanged at Sherbrooke, Quebec
Sherbrooke, Que., Dec. 12. - William Wallace Blanchard was hanged here this morning for the murder of Chas. A. Clakins on the eighteenth of... Read MORE...
Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks, North Dakota - December 12, 1890
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1890 - Hanged
William Wallace Blanchard Hanged at Sherbrooke, Quebec
Sherbrooke, Que., Dec. 12. - William Wallace Blanchard was hanged here this morning for the murder of Chas. A. Clakins on the eighteenth of... Read MORE...
Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks, North Dakota - December 12, 1890
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Burlington, Vermont, USA
1868 - Making Shoe Pegs
The largest manufactory of shoe pegs in this country is said to be at Burlington, Vermont, where one factory is accustomed to transform every day four cords of wood into four hundred bushels of shoe... Read MORE...
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Idaho Statesman - Idaho - December 12, 1868
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1868 - Making Shoe Pegs
The largest manufactory of shoe pegs in this country is said to be at Burlington, Vermont, where one factory is accustomed to transform every day four cords of wood into four hundred bushels of shoe... Read MORE...
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Idaho Statesman - Idaho - December 12, 1868
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Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
1836 - Deacon George Galusha
Deacon George Galusha, says a letter from Shaftsbury, Vermont, dated Nov. 21st, 'in a state of ill health and mental derangement, destroyed himself by hanging.' Mr Galusha was formerly Governor of... Read MORE...
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New Bedford Gazette - New Bedford, Massachusetts - December 12, 1836
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1836 - Deacon George Galusha
Deacon George Galusha, says a letter from Shaftsbury, Vermont, dated Nov. 21st, 'in a state of ill health and mental derangement, destroyed himself by hanging.' Mr Galusha was formerly Governor of... Read MORE...
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New Bedford Gazette - New Bedford, Massachusetts - December 12, 1836
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1914 December 12 – The New York Stock Exchange re-opens, having been closed since August 1 except for bond trading.
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1913 December 12 – Vincenzo Perugia tries to sell the Mona Lisa in Florence and is arrested.
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1885 Daniel Fogg, of Cape Elizabeth, Me., has raised a Hubbard squash which weighs two hundred and twenty pounds.
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1913 December 12 – Vincenzo Perugia tries to sell the Mona Lisa in Florence and is arrested.
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1885 Daniel Fogg, of Cape Elizabeth, Me., has raised a Hubbard squash which weighs two hundred and twenty pounds.
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
America - Did you know? February 3, 1870 - Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, giving blacks the right to...Read MORE...www.infoplease.com
Quebec - Did you know? Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! in Quebec, Canada, is the only town in the world with two exclamation points ...Read MORE...wikipedia
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