April 1 News - 1810 - VERMONTERS CAUSED DISASTROUS FLOOD Vision of Great Benefit to Community Back of Strange Occurrence Century Ago.

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Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

1902 - FIRE RAVAGES ATLANTIC CITY - A Dozen Hotels and Over a Score of Small Buildings Gone LOSS MAY EXCEED $1,000,000

Crowd Cut Off by Flames on Pier Rescued by Boats
Firemen and Engines Sent from Philadelphia and Camden — Troops and Police Guard Burned Area — Many Looters Arrested
Special to The New York Times.

ATLANTIC CITY, April 3 — Fire of unknown origin destroyed property estimated at more than $1,000,000 here to-day in the most valuable section of the city. The track of the fire burned all of that portion
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The New York Times -  New York, New York -  April 1, 1902
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1893 - A MINE HORROR. FIFTEEN PERSONS LOSE THEIR LIVES IN A MINE DISASTER AT SHAMOKIN, PA. A MINER'S LAMP CAUSES AN EXPLOSION OF THE DEADLY FIRE.

Shamokin, Pa., April 1. - A miners lamp caused an explosion in the Noilson shaft operated by Langdon & Co. this morning. Many miners were in the mine at the time, and all escaped but twelve or fifteen who will lose their lives. A number of mules were also suffocated. Owing to yesterday being a holiday there were not as many men at work as usual.

Ten of the dead have been recovered as follows:
JOHN ROBLE.
JAMES and MIKE BRENNAN.
JOHN RYAN.
FRED GINTER.
JOHN BURTT.
JOHN GARRY.
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Racine Daily Journal -  Racine, Wisconsin -  April 1, 1893
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Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA

1903 - BAD WRECK ON N. H. ROAD.

TWO KILLED, SIXTEEN INJURED BY HEAD-ON COLLISION NEAR WATERBURY.

Waterbury, Conn., March 31. - Two people were killed and sixteen were injured in a head-on collision on the Naugatuck division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad between a passenger train northbound to this city and a wildcat engine. Both engines were demolished and their boilers blown up, and the baggage car next to the passenger engine was telescoped. The other cars of the train did not leave the rails, but the... Read MORE...

Gouverneur Free Press -  Gouverneur, New York -  April 1, 1903
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Clarksburg, Massachusetts, USA (Briggsville)

1926 - Wind Storm

Gale Plays Havoc with Trees, Wires And Windows, Causing Heavy Damage
Blast of Hurricane Proportions Strikes North Berkshire, Damaging Buildings and Church Spires, Snapping Off Four Trees and Carrying Down Telephone, Light and Trolley Wires - Through Toll Circuits Suffer -Snow Falls in Seventh Consecutive Month.

A terrible wind storm that approached hurricane proportions whipped into Northern Berkshire late yesterday afternoon, falling at least four trees and snapping big limbs from many... Read MORE...

North Adams Transcript -  North Adams, Massachusetts -  April 1, 1926
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1926 1810 - VERMONTERS CAUSED DISASTROUS FLOOD Vision of Great Benefit to Community Back of Strange Occurrence Century Ago.
Barton, Vt., April 1, (AP) - On certain present day maps of Vermont a pond is shown at the southeast corner of the town of Glover with this legend in very fine print: "Long Pond, drained in 1810." Behind this matter-of-fact statement is the story of a devastating flood.

It was neither heavy rains nor deep snow melting on the mountainsides that caused this floor. The residents brought it upon themselves. A vision of great benefit to their communities turned into a reality of...
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April 1, 1926

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1891  April 1 - The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago.

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1912  April 1 - A tornado with incredible velocity ripped into downtown Houston, TX, breaking the water table and giving the city its first natural waterspout.

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1853  April 1 - Cincinnati became 1st US city to pay fire fighters a regular salary

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1778  April 1 - Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" symbol

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1919  AVIATOR KILLED BY FALL.
Riverside, Cal., March 31. - Lieutenant C. M. RIPPERGER of Moline, Ill., was killed today when the airplane in which he was flying over March Field near here fell 1000 feet. Cadet PACKARD of Bakersfield, who was with him in the machine, also was seriously injured. He suffered a broken leg and internal injuries.

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April 1, 1919

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1878  Bank Problems
A Lewiston, Maine, telegram says the Auburn Savings Bank has called a meeting of the depositors to decide what action shall be taken regarding the affairs of the institution, unusually heavy drafts having been made upon it.

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April 1, 1878

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1903  GIVES UP $15,000 SALARY. Because He Belongs to a Church With Strict Laws.
WEBSTER, Mass., April 1. - Agent Messenger, of the Grosvenordale cotton mills at North Grosvenordale, Conn., will today give up his place on account of his religious activity and with it a salary of $15,000. Mr. Messenger is and enthusiastic member of the Holiness sect, and North Grosvenordale people say he has compelled the help under him to espouse the same belief or lose their jobs. The mill owners finally took the matter in hand and demanded the agent's resignation. Grosvenordale people...
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
April 1, 1903

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March 31 News - 1876 - THE MAD WATERS. Giving Way of the Dam at Worcester, Mass. A GRAPHIC SKETCH OF THE SCENE.

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Readsboro, Vermont, USA (Heartwellville)

1897 - SEVERAL VERMONTERS INJURED In Railroad Wreck Near Readsboro This Morning.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass., March 31.---There was an accident this morning on the Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington R. R. a quarter of a mile below Readsboro, Vt. The train was due at hoosac Tunnel at 9:50. Two cars rolled over on their sides and lodged on the brink of a bank 25 feet high.

Several passengers were more or less injured. Those most seriously hurt were:

G. W. Averill of North Adams, cut on face and hands;

Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter, of Whitingham, Vt., bruised on chest and internally... Read MORE...

St Albans Daily Messenger -  St Albans, Vermont -  March 31, 1897
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Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA

1879 - BREWERY BURNED. Total Destruction of Horn & Schwain's Brewery.

About five o'clock Sunday morning the brewery on Duty street just south of 16th street owned by A. Horn and Leonard Schwain estate was totally destroyed by fire. It seems that a fire broke out in the brewery about the boiling kettles early on Saturday evening but was put out entirely as it was thought with pails of water. Evidently, however, some smouldering embers remained unextinguished for about four o'clock the building was discovered by the neighbors in a mass of flames. Two or three of... Read MORE...

Oshkosh Daily Northwestern -  Oshkosh, Wisconsin -  March 31, 1879
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Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA

1845 - DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CARLISLE.

We learn by a slip from the office of the Carlisle Herald, that about one o'clock on Monday morning last, a fire was discovered in the council house of the borough of Carlisle, in the basement story of which, the fire apparatus of the town consisting of three engines with hose carriages was kept; so rapid were the flames that it was impossible to get out more than one of the engines and that in such a condition, that it was unfit for use.

The citizens who rapidly reached the ground, were... Read MORE...

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Independence, Missouri, USA

1860 - EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION AT INDEPENDENCE, MO. HOTELS, STORES, AND DWELLINGS CONSUMED.

Independence, Mo., Friday, March 30 - 2 A.M.
A fire broke out here at about 11 o'clock last night, which thus far has consumed nearly the whole south side of the City, and should the wind continue or increase, it is feared that the west side will also be destroyed. Among the buildings burned are the Independence Hotel, two drug stores, ten or twelve business houses, and several dwellings. The loss thus far cannot be less than $100,000, and the fire is still raging.

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The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 31, 1860
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Lexington, Kentucky, USA

1902 - FIRE AT COLONEL GIBSON'S.

The residence of Colonel Hart Gibson on the Harrodsburg pike was saved from burning by quick work on the part of the fire department early yesterday morning.

The roof was on fire when the chemical engine started, and upon arrival a hole had burnt in the roof. The flames were extinguished before much damage had been done. It is believed that the fire started from a flue.

THANKS TO FIREMEN.
Ingleside.
Our household desires to return thanks to the fire department for its ready response to... Read MORE...

The Morning Herald -  Lexington, Kentucky -  March 31, 1902
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Evansville, Indiana, USA

1890 - Tornado

IN INDIANA.
Later Reports Show the Loss of Life and Property Increasing.

EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 31. - Every hour brings additional news of the dreadful results of the tornado which passed over the Ohio valley on Thursday night, and it seems as if the calamity has neglected no community in its work of destruction to property and life. News from all directions is of the most sickening and harrowing.

In Union township, below the city, the waves dashed against the soft band and carried nine ... Read MORE...

Newark Daily Advocate -  Newark, Ohio -  March 31, 1890
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Cambridge, New York, USA

1873 - SERIOUS ACCIDENT Two Men Killed and Eleven Wounded Near Cambridge, N. Y.

Special Dispatch to the New-York Times.

CAMBRIDGE, N. Y., March 30. - The New York and Montreal express-train, on the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad, consisting of an engine, and express passenger and one of Wagner's sleeping cars ran off the track about two and a half miles north of this village, about 11 o'clock last evening. Two persons were killed and eleven wounded. The accident happened upon a high embankment, and was caused by the track being upheaved by the frost. The engine went... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 31, 1873
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Middletown, Connecticut, USA

1913 - FLOOD FIRE BURNS DEPOT. Connecticut River Wets Lime, Setting Building Ablaze.

Special to The New York Times.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn., March 30--The rising waters of the Connecticut River reached the freight depot of the New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad Company in Water Street to-day and, slaking lime, which was in storage there, set the building on fire. The building was destroyed, firemen being powerless to check the flames, as the only means of getting in reach of the building was by rowboats. The damage was $15,000.

The flood reached its height here to-day,... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 31, 1913
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1900  PENSIONER OF WAR OF 1812 - Death at Plainfield of Miss Emily Bennet at the Age of 88.
Plainfield, March 31 - Emily Bennett, widown of Stephen Bennett, died at her home, Black Hill, yesterday at the age of 88. She had been in feeble health for some time. Mrs. Bennett was the daughter of Stephen Morgan of Lisbon and was the last of this old family. Her children were Stephen N., Loren W., and Olive, who is the only one now living. It is believed that Mrs. Bennett was the last of the widowed survivors entitled to a pension from the War of 1812.

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March 31, 1900

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1736  March 31 - Belleuve Hospital founded in a New York City almshouse - 1st public hospital in the US
Bellevue Hospital is one of the oldest and most well-known hospitals in the United States and has a rich history dating back to its founding in 1736. It was established as an infirmary to care for poor, sick, and mentally ill individuals in New York City. Over the years, it evolved into a prominent general hospital and has played a significant role in public health and medical education. The hospital is situated on First Avenue in Manhattan, adjacent to the East River. Its central location...
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1879  A MADISON BLAZE. One of the Finest Blocks in the City Gutted
Soon after one o'clock this afternoon the third and upper story of the great stone building at the southwest corner of Main and Pinckney streets, and owned the Fairchild estate, was discovered to be a fire. This building is occupied on the street floor by M. S. Rowley & Co, hatters and gentlemen's furnishing goods; Bain [unable to read] and Klauber, furnishings goods and merchant tailoring; McConnell & Smith, stationery and musical instruments; and C. A. Damon, merchant tailor. The entire...
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Oshkosh, Wisconsin
March 31, 1879

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1943  March 31 – Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! opens on Broadway

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1890  March 31 - Saint Louis, MO, received 20 inches of snow in 24 hours.

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1888  In the Blanchard and Sandusky rivers at Findlay and Tiffin, O, high water had on the 27th driven many families from their homes.


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March 31, 1888

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1880  March 31 - Illuminated by Electricity
1880: Wabash, Indiana, became first incorporated community in the world to be completely illuminated by electricity.
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1902  Lightning Destroys a Fine Evansville Church. FINE CHURCH RUINED. Lightning Causes Fire That Destroyed Structure.
Evansville, Ind., March 31 - St. Boniface Catholic church, located in the western suburbs of this city, was struck by lightning at an early hour Sunday morning. The structure took fire, and the interior of the building was a mass of flames before an alarm was turned in. When the department arrived it was too late to do any good. The building is an entire loss. Rev. Father Burkhardt, when he heard of the loss, fainted, and for several hours was unconscious. His residence, to the left of the...
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March 31, 1902

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1876  THE MAD WATERS. Giving Way of the Dam at Worcester, Mass. A GRAPHIC SKETCH OF THE SCENE.
WORCESTER, March 30. - Later advices from the broken dam are of a more assuring character. Large tree trunks, bales of hay and loads of dirt are being thrown into the gap and the rush of water is lessened. Channels to connect the reservoir with a stream to the eastward are being dug with haste. Water in the reservoir is rapidly lowering, and though the gap in the dam is widening, it is thought the main structure will stand. There is less of a panic along the expected path of the flood, but...
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Decatur, Illinois
March 31, 1876

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1899  Socialist Labor Party. E. W. Theinert of Providence Was the Orator of the Evening


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Pawtucket, Rhode Island
March 31, 1899

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March 30 News - 1911 - MET TRAGIC DEATH - 1874 - SHOCKING FERRY-BOAT ACCIDENT.

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Bethel, Vermont, USA

1920 - NEW BETHEL FACTORY. Weston, Mass., Shoe Plant Will Come to Vermont.

Bethel, March 30. - Arrangements have been closed for the transfer to Bethel of the shoe manufacturing business of the Seaver Shoe Co., now located at Stoneham, Mass. A corporation will be organized under the laws of the state of Vermont to carry on and increase the business by Bethel men who will furnish additional capital. The Weston shop has been secured for the business, and work will begin this week fitting the building for occupancy and it is expected that about May 1 Mr. Seaver will move ... Read MORE...

St Albans Daily Messenger -  St Albans, Vermont -  March 30, 1920
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Anchorage, Alaska, USA

1964 - 21 DEAD, 83 MISSING IN FRIDAY'S EARTHQUAKE. PROPERTY DAMAGE ESTIMATE AT OVER $350-MILLION.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - As Alaskans toiled to dig out from the rubble of Friday's great earthquake, Civil Defense officials listed new casualty figures today of 21 known dead and 83 missing and presumed.

Fifty-five were reported to have been injured.

This means if those presumed dead - most were washed to sea by tidal waves following the quake - are indeed dead the toll will be more than 100.

Before this morning's report, an estimated 70 had been listed as dead or presumed so.

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The Daily Sentinel -  Sitka, Alaska -  March 30, 1964
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Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

1879 - FIRE'S DESTRUCTIVE WORK. FIVE PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH. THE TREMONT HOUSE AT CLAREMONT, N. H., DESTROYED - ONE PERSON PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED - THE LOSSES AND INSURANCES.

CLAREMONT, N. H., - March 29. - It was discovered at 1 o'clock this morning that the Tremont House was on fire. The building was leased by F. H. Gibson & Co., with Riley Deming as manager and Frederick Marvin as clerk. The flames were first discovered by Mr. Deming, who, with his family, occupied rooms on the first floor. His wife was awakened by what seemed to be the shattering of a window. She immediately aroused Mr. Deming, who went directly to the office. He detected an indication of fire... Read MORE...

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Point Pleasant, West Virginia, USA

1911 - MET TRAGIC DEATH

Mrs. James GARDNER, Jr., of Pt. Pleasant, Died in Burning of Home
Point Pleasant was the scene Wednesday of the funeral of Mrs. James Gardner, Jr., a young matron of that place who met death in a tragic manner Tuesday morning.

Mrs. Gardner was seated in front of the fire in her home with her ten months old baby in her arms and her six year old daughter, Alice, beside her.

The little girl pushed a chair to the mantel piece and stood on the chair, trying to get something from off the... Read MORE...

Huntington Advertiser -  Huntington, West Virginia -  March 30, 1911
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Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

1874 - SHOCKING FERRY-BOAT ACCIDENT.

A WAGON AND ITS OCCUPANTS BACKED OVERBOARD - A PROMISING YOUTH.
Special Dispatch to the New York Times.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y., March 29. - A terrible accident occurred on the ferry boat at this place this afternoon. MARTIN McCUE and his wife MARY, with her baby, eight months old, drove on board in a wagon; when the boat started the horse commenced backing, and did not stop till all went overboard. MRS. McCUE was undoubtedly struck by the horse, as she did not live three minutes, nor did her... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 30, 1874
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1979 - 17 DIE, 7 INJURED IN PLANE CRASH.

St. Foy, Que. (UPI) - Seventeen people died and seven were seriously injured Thursday night in the fiery crash of a Quebec Air turboprop that plunged into a field and shattered into three pieces minutes after taking off.

The dead included all three crew members and 14 passengers, a Quebec Air spokesman said today. The seven injured were reported out of danger but in serious condition with burns and fractures.
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1889  A unique chair made of the horns of Texas cattle was lately sent from San Antonio to the White House.
It is the gift of a San Antonio banker to President Harrison, and cost its donor $1,500. The horns are riveted with gold, and there are a number of gold plates used in its construction. From one of them glistens a very handsome diamond.

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March 30, 1889

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1889  Henry Paine, a ten-year-old boy of Roanoke, Va., was killed on the 27th by a ball bat in the hands of a young colored companion.


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1889  It was stated by the Governor of Lower California on the 26th that the discoveries at the Santa Clara placers had been exaggerated, and only practical miners were finding gold.


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1867  March 30 – Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million from Alexander II of Russia, about 2 cent per acre, by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. The news media call this "Seward's Folly"
U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward signs a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska for $7 million. Despite the bargain price of roughly two cents an acre, the Alaskan purchase was ridiculed in Congress and in the press as "Seward's folly," "Seward's icebox," and President Andrew Johnson's "polar bear garden."
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1954 March 30, 1954: Official opening of Canada's first subway (Toronto)

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1858 March 30, 1858: H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, patented the first pencil with eraser
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1889  Fire
A church and five business buildings were destroyed by fire at West Haven, Conn., on the 27th.

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March 30, 1889

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1895  Fire
Seven blocks thickly covered with residences and business houses in St. Augustine, Florida, have been destroyed by fire St. Augustine claims to be the oldest city in the United States, a fort having been built there by the Spaniards in 1563 - long before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.

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Reno, Nevada
March 30, 1895

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March 29 News - 1922 - FAMOUS SHRINE IN RUINS. BASCILICA OF STE. ANNE DE BEAUPRE DESTROYED BY FIRE BUT STATUE AND HISTORICAL RELICS ARE SAVED.

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Dr. Raub's Egg White Soap
The Grandest toilet Soap Made
Nothing Else Like It
10 Cents a Cake
$1.00 a Dozen

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The Ladies' Home Journal
December 1898

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Austin, Texas, USA

1897 - GREAT BLOW AT AUSTIN.

Part of the University Buildings Unroofed and Other Damage.

Austin, Tex., March 28. - The northern portion of the city was struck by a small sized cyclone this afternoon at 3 o'clock, which resulted in considerable damage to property, but fortunately no lives were lost.

The wind got in its most damaging work on the state university. The roof of Brackinridge hall was lifted off and carried across the street, falling on a dwelling house occupied by Mrs. Shepherd. The cottage was smashed,... Read MORE...

Dallas Morning News -  Dallas, Texas -  March 29, 1897
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Toledo, Ohio, USA

1920 - Eight Known Dead.

(By Associated Press.)
TOLEDO, Mar. 29. - Eight persons are known to be dead and nearly 100 injured, some so seriously that their death is expected, in a storm of cyclonic intensity that struck Toledo and nearby villages in this section last night.

Raab's Corners, fifteen miles west of Toledo, and Genoa, eighteen miles southeast, were hard hit, the property damages running into hundreds of thousands of dollars.

About twenty-five homes in Genoa were demolished. Many of the occupants had... Read MORE...

The Fort Wayne News and Sentinel -  Fort Wayne, Indiana -  March 29, 1920
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Beef Olives

Cut slices from a fat rump of beef six inches long and half an inch thick, beat them well with a pestle, make a forcemeat of bread crumbs, fat bacon chopped, parsley a little onion, some shred suet, pounded mace, pepper and salt; mix...Read MORE...



Mary Randolph, The Virginia Housewife, 1824

500,000 Ladies are using The Rushforth Hair Curling Pins
The Rushforth Pin Co., Lawrence, Mass.

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November 1898

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Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

1948 - TWO ARE KILLED AS BUILDING FALLS.

Jersey City, N.J., March 28. - (AP) - A three-story brick building suddenly crumbled Sunday and two persons were crushed to death in the wreckage. Three others were injured.

The building is in the factory section of Jersey City. It took police and firemen more than two hours before they could remove the bodies of DANIEL LAGALPA, 64, and his wife, JOSEPHINE, 54.

The rescuers pulled out the LAGALPAS' children, JOSEPH, 24, ANNA, 16, and JOAN, 14. The two girls were taken to Jersey City... Read MORE...

Billings Gazette -  Billings, Montana -  March 29, 1948
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

If muscles and nerves are over-strained, learn to shirk, somewhat judiciously, but surely. Let reason come to your aid, and compel yourself to take a rest, even in a change of work. The acquiescence and approval of the mind is necessary to rest...Read MORE...



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Elgin, Illinois, USA

1920 - EIGHT KILLED, 100 HURT AT ELGIN IN STORM CAUSING $4,000,000 LOSS. TORNADO WRECKS BUSINESS SECTION AND DAMAGES VIRTUALLY EVERY HOME - WORSHIPPERS CRUSHED IN CHURCH - CITY PARALYZED - NOW UNDER MARTIAL LAW.

Special to The New York Times.

Elgin, Ill., March 28. - Eight people are known to have been killed and a hundred were injured when a tornado swept over this city shortly after noon today. The financial loss is estimated to be upward of $4,000,000. Virtually every building in Elgin was struck by the storm.
Late this afternoon a rumor came to Elgin that six persons thought to have been Chicagoans, who were motoring at the time the cyclone passed, were killed on a country road three miles east ... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 29, 1920
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Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)

1888 - A BAD RAILROAD ACCIDENT. BOTH THE ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION.

Hartford, Conn., March 28. - There was a bad accident on the New York and New England Railroad near Manchester at 8 o'clock this morning by which the engineer and fireman of a passenger train were killed. The train was an accommodation between Willimantic and Hartford. The crew was composed of CHARLES A. GRANT, conductor; JAMES E. KELSO, engineer, and THOMAS BOYLE, fireman. It left Manchester with three cars loaded with commuters bound for Hartford. Half a mile west of the station is a high... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 29, 1888
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Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

1922 - FAMOUS SHRINE IN RUINS. BASCILICA OF STE. ANNE DE BEAUPRE DESTROYED BY FIRE BUT STATUE AND HISTORICAL RELICS ARE SAVED.

DAMAGE SET AT $1,200,000

FLAMES BREAK OUT IN SACRISTY, SPREAD TO MONASTERY AND THEN TO BASILICA.

Apparatus Rushed From Quebec Able to Do Little to Check the Blaze -- Brothers Rush Into Blazing Structure to Save Famous Relics -- Scene of Fire Most Famous Mecca of Religious Pilgrims in North America.

Quebec, March 29. -- Fire today destroyed the Basilica of Ste. Anne de Beaupre, famous for its shrine, but the statue of Ste. Anne, with the historical relics to which miraculous cures have... Read MORE...

Lowell Sun  -  Lowell, Massachusetts -  March 29, 1922
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1973  March 29 – The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam.


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1945  March 29 - Providence, RI, hit 90 degrees to establish a March record for the New England area.

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March 29, 1945

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1848  March 29 - Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam

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1902  BLIZZARD VICTIM FOUND
STEELE, N. D., March 28. - The body of C. R. Stewart, one of the two sheep herders who were lost in the blizzard at the Chicago ranch, was found two miles from the ranch last night and was buried today at Dawson. The search for McLachlan continues. Stewart was twenty-seven years old and came from Iowa.

The Nebraska State Journal
Lincoln, Nebraska
March 29, 1902

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1920  MICHIGAN TOWN FLOODED. Manistique River Breaks Bounds; 50 Families Are Homeless.
MANISTIQUE, Mich. (AP) - Approximately 50 families were driven from their homes early Sunday when the Manistique river broke its bounds. Nearly a half mile of the residential and business sections were flooded by water ranging in depth from two to six feet.

The Idaho Daily Statesman
Boise, Idaho
March 29,1920

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1920  Tornado
John Denver, of Joliet, Ill., was injured when his automobile was turned upside down by the wind. More than a score of barns in the neighborhood of Plainfield were demolished.

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 29, 1920

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1920 RIDGE SWEPT AWAY, ONE MAN DROWNED - Flood Carries Iron Structure Down Stream at Brattleboro, Vt.
BRATTLEBORO, Vt., March 28. - The iron suspension bridge crossing the Connecticut River in this town was swept away by the swift current tonight. Cornelius Flanagan, an aged resident of the town, who was crossing, went down with the bridge. The structure was about 300 feet in length.

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 29, 1920

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America - Did you know?

 June 15, 1846 - Oregon Treaty fixes U.S.-Canadian border at 49th parallel; U.S. acquires Oregon territory.

 

Quebec - Did you know?

 Every winter, Quebec City builds an ice castle and often uses it to imprison people who are judged too glum for the holiday season.

 

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Omo Dress Shield
The Omo Mfg. Co., Middletown, Ct.

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October 1898

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March 28 News - 1904 - Moved Over State Line - Eben Stevens Merely Walks Across Room to Avoid Taxes

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1861 ad

For President and Vice-President
For President: Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi
For Vice-President: Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia

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Raleigh, North Carolina
September 18, 1861

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1882 - LONGFELLOW DEAD. The Much-Beloved Poet Passes Away Peacefully at His Home in Cambridge Friday Afternoon - A Brief Sketch of the Man and His Works.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet, died at his residence in Cambridge, on Friday afternoon, at the age of 75 years and 25 days. His illness was short ant not very painful, and his life ended as it had passed, quietly and serenely. Within a half an hour the solemn tolling of the alarm bells let Cambridge know that her greatest and best citizen was no more. The seventy-five awe-inspiring peals reminded the startled city of the time of rejoicing but so short a time ago, only a few weeks, when... Read MORE...

The Boston Weekly Globe -  Boston, Massachusetts -  March 28, 1882
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Richford, Vermont, USA

1900 - FIRE AT RICHFORD.

David Grant's House Nearly Destroyed This Forenoon.
(Special to the Messenger.)

Richford, March 28 - David Grant's house north of the elevator caught fire at 9:40 o'clock this forenoon and was nearly destroyed. Will Wright and Frank Puffer gave the alarm and both hose companies responded. The nearest hydrant was over 50 rods away, but good work was done.

The main part of the house was gutted and the ell part badly damaged. The goods were saved in a damaged condition.

The buildings and ... Read MORE...

St. Albans Daily Messenger -  St. Albans, Vermont -  March 28, 1900
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Moonshine

This dessert combines a pretty appearance with palatable flavor, and is a good substitute for ice cream. Beat the white of six eggs in a broad plate to a very stiff froth, then add gradually six tablespoons of powdered sugar, beating...Read MORE...



The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Connecticut, July 26, 1882

Ansonia, Connecticut, USA

1882 - TWO MEN BURNED TO DEATH A DISASTROUS FIRE IN ANSONIA, CONN.

THREE HOUSES DESTROYED AND TWO LIVES LOST - NARROW ESCAPE OF SOME OF THE OTHER INMATES.

New-Haven, March 27. - Fire broke out at 8:45 o'clock this morning in George Hall's meat market, at Maple and High streets, West Ansonia. It was fully half an hour later before the firemen arrived and got to work. The three frame buildings just west of the Ansonia upper bridge were then in flames. The ground floor of the first building was occupied by Ying Lee, a Chinese laundryman; that of the second by... Read MORE...

New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 28, 1882
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Higgins Celebrated Ice Cream
Rates one of the Highest in the State
Exeter, N.H.

Kensington, New Hampshire, sketches and reminiscences by Mace, Ida M Published 1909

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Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate)

1834 - Attempted Bank Robbery

A daring attempt,as we learn from the Providence Journal, was made on the morning of the 21st inst before daylight, to rob the Citizens Union Bank of Scituate, in Rhode Island. The apartment of the dwelling-house in which the cashier and his wife lodging in the second story was entered at the window by means of a ladder, and the pocket book of the Cashier containing $266, was taken from his coat. The cashier's wife awoke and discovering some person in the room, enquired what was wanted? She was ... Read MORE...

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New-Bedford Mercury -  New Bedford, Massachusetts -  March 28, 1834
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1904  Moved Over State Line - Eben Stevens Merely Walks Across Room to Avoid Taxes

The Pittsburgh Press
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 28, 1904

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1928  March 28 - In California, the St. Francis Dam north of Los Angeles fails, killing 600.

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March 28, 1928

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1920  March 28 - The worst tornado disaster of record occurred in Chicago IL as a tornado killed 28 persons and caused three million dollars damage.

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March 28, 1920

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America - Did you know?

 Self-emptying Lake George (Alaska) is the best known curiosity of its kind. A dam of ice forms each winter and the lake backs up behind it. The pressure of the water causes the dam to burst. The lake empties itself, and the process begins all over.

 

Quebec - Did you know?

 Quebec has a rich, distinctive French-Canadian cuisine. Popular dishes include tourtière (a meat pie), and ragoût de boulettes et de pattes do cochon (a stew made from meatballs and pigs' feet). Other favorites include French onion soup, pea soup,...Read MORE...



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1942 advertisement

Reymond's is good Bread
Enriched with Vitamin -B, and other Vitamin B factors

Naugatuck Daily News
Naugatuck, Connecticut
July 2, 1942

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March 27 News - 1910 - Comet Halley is visible from Earth. It won't be seen again until 1986.

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1910 - Comet Halley is visible from Earth. It won't be seen again until 1986.

WHEN THE EARTH BORES A HOLE THROUGH THE TAIL OF HALLEY'S COMET
May 18, 1910 Will Be the Biggest Day in Astronomical History, When for the First Time the Coming Celestial Stranger's Eccentric Orbit Will Cause Its Meteoric Appendage to Fan the Surface of the Globe. All Scientists Admit There Will Be a Collision, and Camille Fammarion Says There May Be Disaster, but the Astronomers at Yerkes Observatory Tell The Sunday Tribune Readers That No Serious Harm Can Come to the Inhabitants of This... Read MORE...

Chicago Daily Tribune -  Chicago, Illinois -  March 27, 1910
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Carpets by Mail
The Russell Carpet Co.
Chicago, Ill.

The Ladies' Home Journal
March 1898

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Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1906 - PERRAULT M.L.A. DREW HIS GUN - Scene at Longueuil Council

MAYOR ORDERED MEMBER TO STOP SPEAKING.
Order was Disregarded and Police Defied at the Point of a Revolver.

Montreal, March 27. - An exciting scene took place in the Longueuil council last night when Maurice Perrault, M.L.A. for Chambly, in the Quebec House of Assembly, held the chief of police at bay with a revolver and defied the mayor and council in his determination to discuss the tramway, which the council was considering.

It is claimed the member had no right to speak in the council ... Read MORE...

The Ottawa Journal -  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -  March 27, 1906
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Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

1887 - FIRE IN A NEW-HAMPSHIRE TOWN.

CLAREMONT, N. H., March 26. - Early this morning fire was discovered in Brown's Block. The building was owned by Oscar J. Brown, and was very largely occupied by business firms, to a greater extent than any other in this State. The Post Office, telegraph office, Central Telephone Exchange, and express office were all in the building, while numerous rooms were occupied by Masonic and other lodges. The loss will reach $50,000, with an insurance of $28,000. When the fire was discovered the whole... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 27, 1887
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Mock Duck Take a pound of beefsteak; salt and pepper; prepare a dressing as for turkey; lay in the steak; sew up; lay two or three slices of fat pork upon it and roast; baste often and you cannot tell it from duck.

Hardwood Floors
Smooth as Glass
"Old English" Floor Wax
Barron, Boyle & Co., Cincinnati, O.

The Ladies' Home Journal
January 1898

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Sioux City, Iowa, USA

1912 - Fire Destroys Lindholm Store.

Sioux City, Iowa - Like so much tinder, the stock ad building occupied by the Lindholm Furniture company at the southwest corner of Fifth ad Douglas streets was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday evening. Only the heroic and efficient work of the fire department saved the other buildings in the quarter block - The Journal office and the building occupied by the W. C. Davenport company, cleaners and renovators of clothes - and the Lerch block across the alley to the west of the doomed structure.... Read MORE...

The Iowa Recorder -  Greene, Iowa -  March 27, 1912
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Greeley, Colorado, USA

1937 - SECOND MAN DIES IN REFINERY BLAST. R. HOUSEWEART, 22, SUCCUMBS TO HIS BURNS. BODIES OF BOTH MEN ARE SENT TO KINDERHOOK, ILL., FOR BURIAL; GARD COLEMAN, 25, OTHER VICTIM OF SOUTH GREELEY EXPLOSION.

RAY (DOC) HOUSEWEART, 22, of Eaton and Kinderhook, Ill., died at 1:09 a.m. Saturday, slightly more than 24 hours after he had been burned in the explosion and fire which wrecked the Harry Osborn Oil Refinery on South Eighth Avenue, Greeley early Friday.

HOUSEWEART was the second victim of the flames. GARD COLEMAN, still-tender, had lived slightly more than five hours.

Though some hope was held for HOUSEWEART'S recovery when he was first brought to the Greeley Hospital, this hope faded... Read MORE...

Greeley Daily Tribune -  Greeley, Colorado -  March 27, 1937
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1851  March 27 – The first white men reportedly see Yosemite Valley.

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1890  March 27 - A tornado strikes Louisville, Kentucky
The Louisville, Ky Outbreak - March 27, 1890 - At least 125 people were killed in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky, and 76 people were killed in the city of Louisville, Ky., alone - 44 of those in one building.
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1898  Fire
BERLIN, N. H., March 26. - A fire which started in Cote's block on Main Street, about 1 o'clock this morning, partially destroyed the building, entailing a loss of $20,000; insurance, $17,000.

The New York Times
New York, New York
March 27, 1898

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1883  Diptheria is prevalent at Nicolet, near Quebec.


New York Herald
New York, New York
March 27, 1883

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America - Did you know?

 December 2, 1823: Monroe Doctrine: In his annual address to Congress, President Monroe declares that the American continents are henceforth off-limits for further colonization by European powers.

 

Quebec - Did you know?

 Throughout 17th century Quebec, it was not uncommon to see older men marrying young girls. Such unions were auhtorized because women were, for a long time, far less numerous than men in the colony.

 

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