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Elizabeth Daily Journal in Elizabeth, New Jersey

31 Jul 1908

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Elizabeth Daily Journal

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Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1908

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3

Mystery of River Rise Evokes Niagara Flood Theories

A Brooklyn Eagle report describes unprecedented high water along the St Lawrence between Kingston and Montreal and Lake Erie and Huron levels rising. Experts debate whether underground channels or Niagara’s outlets could drive the surge, threatening Thousand Islands villas and potential canal impacts.

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St. Lawrence “River Jalay Brooklyn Eagle St. Lawrence Kingston Montreal Thousand Islands Aber Gwen Stresins Ontario Niagara Erle Huron Canada Buffalo Lake Erie
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Fingy Connors and the origin of his nickname

Numerous dockside tales recount how young Fingy Connors earned his nickname during a boastful contest over nerve and a chopping blade. The incident, told in Buffalo lore, centers on a mischief of fingers, a bloody stub, and a notorious street drama that followed him through the Ward and into Buffalo society.

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Conners Jimmy Conners Buffalo Goodyear House Tubaibe Connors Delaware Pawel William J. Conbatt Buffalo Courier William J. Coneahy Connery Connera
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