More news from the past. THE BROCKPORT REBUBLIC Thurs. March 5, 1914 BIGGEST STORM SINCE 1888 Brockport streets were never in more impassable condition than on Monday morning after the heavy storm on Sunday night had piled them high with drifts in some places so high that entrance to buildings was impossible until three or …
More news from the past. THE MONROE COUNTY MAIL Thurs. February 26, 1914 Autoist Guilty of Manslaughter George H. Williamson, secretary of the Oswego Auto club was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree by a jury in Justice Hubb’s court in Oswego. A previous jury disagreed. Williamson was charged with running down Mrs. Theresa …
More news from the past. THE FAIRPORT HERALD, Wed., February 19, 1914 EDISON AT 67, JUST LIKE A BOY Ten Ounces of Food Fill Him For Fifteen Hour Work Day. DON’T OVEREAT, HIS ADVICE Thomas A. Edison, beginning his sixty-eighth year brimful of health and vigor, says that people eat too much and that’s why …
More news from the past. THE BROCKPORT REPUBLIC, Thurs., February 12, 1914 Local and Vicinity Notes Among the cash prizes offered to rural schools for the sale of Red Cross Seals the first prize of $5 to the grade in a Union Free School went to Brockport Grammar School, Miss Gladys M. Smith, teacher Twenty-eight …
More news from the past. You will need to know that a standard barrel of apples in those days is approximately equal to 3 bushels. THE FAIRPORT HERALD, Wed., February 4, 1914 Big Prices for Apples Wayne county apples, known the world over for their superior quality, are losing none of their popularity, Record sales …
I recent found this interesting old newspaper article while searching for something else. THE FAIRPORT HERALD, Wed., January 31, 1917 WOLVES IN VICTOR Resident Has Thrilling Experience Getting Away From Pack Packs of wolves have been causing no small amount of consternation and fear to the vicinity of Victor recently, as well as in other …
Amelia Earhart, the famous woman aviator, visited Rochester 80 years ago, today (Nov. 22). She was going to give a talk on flying at the Lyceum Theater that evening but first she visited radio station WHEC and talked with Al Sigl. The following article is from the Rochester Times-Union on Nov. 22. – – – – …
This article on Amelia Earhart appeared in the Rochester Times-Union on Nov. 21, 1932. That was the day before her visit. She was in Rochester to promote her book; The Fun of It. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – - Thrills of …
Amelia Earhart will be coming to talk at the Lyceum Theater on Nov. 22, (1932). This ad was among the theater ads in the Nov. 12, 1832 issue of the Rochester Times-Union. Come back the next 2 days for more articles on Amelia’s visit.
It was 80 years ago that the stock market crash of 1929 pushed a fragile economy over the edge. On Oct 28th the stock market dropped a little less than 13% and then the next day (called Black Tuesday) it dropped another 12%. Why was that a problem? Many people were buying stocks by borrowing …