1896 - Careless Shooting
A fire arm in the hands of somebody came very near causing trouble on River street Tuesday evening. The family of Henry Feige were in their house when suddenly a report was heard and a shot came... Read MORE...
The Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield, Massachusetts - July 2, 1896
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A fire arm in the hands of somebody came very near causing trouble on River street Tuesday evening. The family of Henry Feige were in their house when suddenly a report was heard and a shot came... Read MORE...
The Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield, Massachusetts - July 2, 1896
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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1896 - MRS. STOWE IS DEAD - Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Passes Away. A VICTIM OF PARALYSIS. Had Been in Feeble Health for Many Years.
Her Master Work Has been Read in Every Language and is Immortal.
Hartford, Conn., July 1. - Special Telegram. - Harriet Beecher Stowe passed away at 12:10 o'clock at her home on Forest street.... Read MORE...
The Inter Ocean - Chicago, Illinois - July 2, 1896
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Her Master Work Has been Read in Every Language and is Immortal.
Hartford, Conn., July 1. - Special Telegram. - Harriet Beecher Stowe passed away at 12:10 o'clock at her home on Forest street.... Read MORE...
The Inter Ocean - Chicago, Illinois - July 2, 1896
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1900 - July 2 - The first zeppelin flight is carried out over Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
The first Zeppelin airship was designed by Ferdinand, Graf von Zeppelin, a retired German army officer, and made its initial flight from a floating hangar on Lake Constance, near Friedrichshafen,... Read MORE...
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July 2, 1900
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The first Zeppelin airship was designed by Ferdinand, Graf von Zeppelin, a retired German army officer, and made its initial flight from a floating hangar on Lake Constance, near Friedrichshafen,... Read MORE...
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Niagara Falls, New York, USA
1917 - 8 PERSONS KILLED IN NIAGARA PLUNGE. MORE THAN A SCORE INJURED AS A CROWDED CAR OVERTURNS INTO WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS. WASHOUT CAUSED DISASTER.
CAR TURNED TURTLE IN 10 FEET OF WATER - MANY PINNED DOWN BY SEATS - REPORT SOME MISSING.
Niagara Falls, N. Y., July 1. - A Belt Line car on the Great Gorge Route left the rails, plunged down a... Read MORE...
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1917 - 8 PERSONS KILLED IN NIAGARA PLUNGE. MORE THAN A SCORE INJURED AS A CROWDED CAR OVERTURNS INTO WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS. WASHOUT CAUSED DISASTER.
CAR TURNED TURTLE IN 10 FEET OF WATER - MANY PINNED DOWN BY SEATS - REPORT SOME MISSING.
Niagara Falls, N. Y., July 1. - A Belt Line car on the Great Gorge Route left the rails, plunged down a... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 2, 1917
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Nampa, Idaho, USA
1937 - PREMATURE FOURTH BLAST KILLS FOUR
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NAMPA, Idaho, July 2. - This town's Fourth of July celebration was ended abruptly today after an explosion of fireworks in a drug store that killed four and injured more than 20... Read MORE...
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1937 - PREMATURE FOURTH BLAST KILLS FOUR
By United Press.
NAMPA, Idaho, July 2. - This town's Fourth of July celebration was ended abruptly today after an explosion of fireworks in a drug store that killed four and injured more than 20... Read MORE...
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Orthography, or spelling well, is so absolutely necessary for a man of letters or a gentleman ,...Read MORE...
Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
Seymour, Connecticut, USA (Humphreysville)
1889 - THE NAUGATUCK BLOCKED WRECK OF A NEW HAVEN FREIGHT.
Eleven Loaded Cars Piled Up End Over End Near Seymour - As Imperfect Wheel Probably the Cause - No One Hurt - Some of the Train Hands Narrowly Escape Injury.
WATERBURY, Conn., July 2. - In... Read MORE...
The New Haven Evening Register - New Haven, Connecticut - July 2, 1889
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1889 - THE NAUGATUCK BLOCKED WRECK OF A NEW HAVEN FREIGHT.
Eleven Loaded Cars Piled Up End Over End Near Seymour - As Imperfect Wheel Probably the Cause - No One Hurt - Some of the Train Hands Narrowly Escape Injury.
WATERBURY, Conn., July 2. - In... Read MORE...
The New Haven Evening Register - New Haven, Connecticut - July 2, 1889
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1939 July 2 – Theodore Roosevelt's head is dedicated at Mount Rushmore.
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1937 July 2 - A guard takes his place at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Washington, D.C.; continuous guard has been maintained there ever since.
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1843 July 2 - An alligator reportedly fell from the sky onto Anson Street in Charleston, SC, during a thunderstorm.
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1937 July 2 - A guard takes his place at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Washington, D.C.; continuous guard has been maintained there ever since.
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1843 July 2 - An alligator reportedly fell from the sky onto Anson Street in Charleston, SC, during a thunderstorm.
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1898 HOTEL AT ROANOKE BURNED.
Roanoke, Va., July 1. -- The Hotel Roanoke was destroyed by fire this afternoon. Loss, $100,000.
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Roanoke, Va., July 1. -- The Hotel Roanoke was destroyed by fire this afternoon. Loss, $100,000.
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September 1898
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