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06-19-25
135 YEARS AGO: Illegal Fishing—Last week, suits were commenced by one of the Game Protectors of the State against about 40 persons living on or near Otsego Lake, who are charged with illegal fishing in its waters. Some of these parties emphatically deny the allegation, and say no evidence can be given against them that any court of law will regard. Against others the Game Protector claims to have conclusive evidence as he and several assistants spent some time on…
90 YEARS AGO: The final plea for the life of Mrs. Eva Coo, buxom keeper of Woodbine Inn on the Oneonta-Maryland road, awaiting execution in Sing Sing’s death house next week will be made to Governor Herbert H. Lehman today. Mrs. Coo, who observed her 43rd birthday Sunday in her death cell, was found guilty of plotting the death of Harry Wright, her handyman, by felling him with a mallet and then having an automobile run back and forth over…
JUNETEENTH—1-5 p.m. Celebration featuring Yak’s Youth Center, Carbals Caribbean Store, Blendos, Freestyle Confections and more. Includes performances by Devon LaBoy, King Konye and others. Presented by Otsego Pride Alliance, DOSHA and others. Free. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080 or https://www.facebook.com/events/695840309801744/?rdid=Qm3l91P1GWAYdFZn&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F16JszY522L%2F#…
