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160 YEARS AGO
A Short Run—Peterson, whose escape from jail was noticed last week, had but a short run. He was captured by Mr. Loveland, hotel keeper at Otego, on Thursday of last week, in that town. Peterson had procured a six-shooter, which he had loaded in order to meet emergencies, and which he attempted to draw on Mr. L. But that gentleman was a little too quick and strong for him, and took the pistol into his own possession.…
70 YEARS AGO: Hundreds of persons flocked to the Gas Avenue crossing of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad yesterday to see the results of a wreck that blocked both mainline tracks for six hours and 17 minutes. Three empty freight cars in the middle of an 11-car train went off the track at 8:50 a.m. One demolished the watchman’s cabin, ramming it into the millrace. Another tipped over onto the southbound main tracks and the third stopped upright against the…
185 YEARS AGO: Newspapers—The man who takes no newspaper cannot reasonably expect to occupy a very high station in society. How can he expect to know what is passing in the world, what mankind is about, and what he ought to occupy himself about, unless he has access to those chronicles of the times...…
70 YEARS AGO: Oneonta has passed the 120 mark in the Friendly Town campaign to give hearty summertime vacations to as many deserving underprivileged New York City Fresh Air children as possible. Chairman Jack Bresee called the appeal to date “heartwarming.”…
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…
185 YEARS AGO: The following are excerpts from a speech delivered to the Young Men’s Republican Convention at Cooperstown in late May by Dr. H.S. Harper. In 1840 members of the Democratic Party were often referred to as Republicans. “…in all ages and nations, there has existed, and still exists, an unconquerable desire in a certain few to rule over the many—assuming to themselves the competency to govern mankind, and denying the ability of the People to govern themselves. These…
135 YEARS AGO: The Local News—A serious runaway occurred at the Junction Wednesday morning. The horse of a gentleman named Webster became frightened by a passing train and ran into the wagon of Dr. Parish. Webster was thrown out and badly cut and bruised about the head. F.M. Fox, who was in the wagon with Webster, had his shoulder dislocated.…
135 YEARS AGO: Summary News—A sewer is to be laid through Church Street from River to Fair Street, and down Fair to Main Street – the expense of which is borne by Christ Church, Alfred C. Clark and James Bunyan, whose property flanks the sewer on each side the whole distance.…
110 YEARS AGO: Many persons are very fond of frogs’ legs as an occasional article of diet, and are willing to pay a good price for them in season. In consequence of the demand for them many men and boys devote their attention to catching frogs and selling the legs, especially during the summer months. For the information of those who catch frogs as well as those who eat the legs, attention is called to the fact that they cannot…