Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
1870 - FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT FRANKLIN! FALL OF THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE. SEVERAL LIVES LOST. DESTRUCTION OF THE MARSHALL HOUSE.
About half past eleven o'clock yesterday morning, a fire broke out in the Marshall House, situated at the Franklin end of the Suspension Bridge at that point, which connects the Allegheny Valley... Read MORE...
The Petroleum Centre Daily Record - Pennsylvania - December 31, 1870
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1870 - FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT FRANKLIN! FALL OF THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE. SEVERAL LIVES LOST. DESTRUCTION OF THE MARSHALL HOUSE.
About half past eleven o'clock yesterday morning, a fire broke out in the Marshall House, situated at the Franklin end of the Suspension Bridge at that point, which connects the Allegheny Valley... Read MORE...
The Petroleum Centre Daily Record - Pennsylvania - December 31, 1870
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Virginia City, Nevada
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Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
1904 - December 31 – In New York City, the first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square.
"In 1904, the New York Times moved from the City Hall are to the triangular piece of land at the intersection of 7th Avenue, Broadway, and 42nd Street. People thought they were crazy for moving so... Read MORE...
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1904 - December 31 – In New York City, the first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square.
"In 1904, the New York Times moved from the City Hall are to the triangular piece of land at the intersection of 7th Avenue, Broadway, and 42nd Street. People thought they were crazy for moving so... Read MORE...
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
1919 - Bonds Are Stolen
Fayetteville, Ark., Dec. 31. - Between $25,000 and $30,000 in liberty bonds were secured by robbers who looted the vault in the Bank of Lincoln, this county, last night, according to information... Read MORE...
Muskogee Times-Democrat - Muskogee, Oklahoma - December 31, 1919
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1919 - Bonds Are Stolen
Fayetteville, Ark., Dec. 31. - Between $25,000 and $30,000 in liberty bonds were secured by robbers who looted the vault in the Bank of Lincoln, this county, last night, according to information... Read MORE...
Muskogee Times-Democrat - Muskogee, Oklahoma - December 31, 1919
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1800s Cooking Tips and RecipesSallie's Biscuits - Three good-sized potatoes, boiled and mashed fine, one tablespoon sugar, ...Read MORE...
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Virginia, Nevada
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Great Falls, Montana, USA
1949 - Man Looking for Gas Leak Finds It by Lighting Match; Fire Extinguished.
Great Falls, Dec. 30 - (AP) - It finally happened.
A gas company employe, checking a report of escaping gas in a Great Falls residence Friday afternoon, went looking for the leak with matches,... Read MORE...
Billings Gazette - Billings, Montana - December 31, 1949
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1949 - Man Looking for Gas Leak Finds It by Lighting Match; Fire Extinguished.
Great Falls, Dec. 30 - (AP) - It finally happened.
A gas company employe, checking a report of escaping gas in a Great Falls residence Friday afternoon, went looking for the leak with matches,... Read MORE...
Billings Gazette - Billings, Montana - December 31, 1949
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Tampa, Florida, USA
1919 - FIRE SWEEPS TAMPA. BLAZE STARTED BY SPARKS FROM SHIPS; DESTROYS TWO BLOCKS.
Tampa, Fla., Dec. 31. - Two blocks in the wholesale district, bounded by the river and by Tampa, Whiting and Washington streets were destroyed by fire late yesterday. Early estimates placed the loss... Read MORE...
San Antonio Light - San Antonio, Texas - December 31, 1919
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1919 - FIRE SWEEPS TAMPA. BLAZE STARTED BY SPARKS FROM SHIPS; DESTROYS TWO BLOCKS.
Tampa, Fla., Dec. 31. - Two blocks in the wholesale district, bounded by the river and by Tampa, Whiting and Washington streets were destroyed by fire late yesterday. Early estimates placed the loss... Read MORE...
San Antonio Light - San Antonio, Texas - December 31, 1919
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for LadiesNever repeat to a person with whom you converse, any unpleasant speech you may have heard...Read MORE...
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Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA (Southport)
1928 - Teens Die at Rail Crossing
30 teens, mostly the children of Kenosha's Social elite. went on a scavenger hunt. There were a total of eight cars in the hunt. 3 of the cars met up at a railroad crossing on 12th avenue and 75th... Read MORE...
Kenosha Evening News - Kenosha, Wisconsin - December 31, 1928
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1928 - Teens Die at Rail Crossing
30 teens, mostly the children of Kenosha's Social elite. went on a scavenger hunt. There were a total of eight cars in the hunt. 3 of the cars met up at a railroad crossing on 12th avenue and 75th... Read MORE...
Kenosha Evening News - Kenosha, Wisconsin - December 31, 1928
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1916 December 31 – The Hampton Terrace Hotel in North Augusta, South Carolina, one of the largest and most luxurious hotels in the nation at the time, burns to the ground.
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1879 December 31 – Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
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1870 The straw in a barn-yard near Santa Clara, California, was set on fire by a piece of meteoric iron which fell there the other day.
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1879 December 31 – Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
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1870 The straw in a barn-yard near Santa Clara, California, was set on fire by a piece of meteoric iron which fell there the other day.
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1892 BUILDING DESTROYED.
Duluth, Minn., Dec. 30. - Flames destroyed the Fargusson building in Duluth, Minn., causing a loss of about $250,000 on building and contents.
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Stevens Point, Wisconsin
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Duluth, Minn., Dec. 30. - Flames destroyed the Fargusson building in Duluth, Minn., causing a loss of about $250,000 on building and contents.
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Stevens Point, Wisconsin
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Quebec - Did you know? Women in New France worked very hard. They had to take care of the house, cook for the family, take ...Read MORE...teacherweb.com/ ON/ LakeheadUniversity/ NewFranceWQ/ wqr6.aspx
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