Fifty Years Ago in The Palladium Times June 2 1912
A brief retrospective notes events from fifty years past as recorded by the Palladium Times. It highlights happenings, names, and places of that date in 1862 and surrounding years, preserving era tone and reference points for readers.
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Palladium- Times
Side show performers form union to guard against managers
The bearded lady and the living skeleton plan to address the upcoming convention as part of a union formed by side show performers to protect themselves from unscrupulous managers. May weather is noted as poor. In Oswego, many children will work this summer in local industries and must obtain working papers from Col. E A Cooke, with requirements of age 14, health, and 130 days of schooling.
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Oswego
Col. E. A. Cooke
Richardson, Rowan Stars Open Season With Win
The Richardson and Rowan Stars opened their season with a 5 to 1 victory over the Fulton Independents. The game was fast and clean, finishing in one hour and five minutes.
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Oswego Preserving Co
Diamond Match Co
Standard B&x Co
Fred Follette
Richardson
Rowan Stars
Fulton Independents
Oswego Nets to Play First Night Game of Season
Oswego prepares for the season opener Thursday hosting Knotty Lee's Odgensburg Colts at home. Homer by Oren Baker notes Oswego pitcher Harold J. Tyler narrowly escaped injury in a near miss with a passing car after a windshield intrusion near Albany Street. Governor Lehman vetoes a 15000 dollar bill for Baylis Tract purchase for Oswego Normal School use. Italian warships blockade eastern Spain to stop Russian vessels carrying war supplies to the Madrid Valencia government.
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Spain
Madrid Valencia
Lehman
Baylis Tract
Oswego Normal School
Harold J. Tyler
E. Albany St
Oswego Nets
Knotty
Unusual bridge convention leads to down one in four hearts bid
East dealer Jay Teeter discusses bidding simplicity and warns against gadgets. The column analyzes a North South hand where a four hearts jump signaled hearts shortage, the four spades bid, and how West's defense and diamond discards beat the contract, highlighting endplay ideas and declarer distribution.
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North
South
West
Declarer
DAILY CROSSWORD AND CRYPTOQUOTE PUZZLE FEATURING CLUES
Crossword grid clues list across and down with typical puzzle entries and a daily cryptogram quotation puzzle. Includes example answers and instruction to decode using substitution cipher. presents a prior day quote by Booth and a sample cryptogram.
Understanding atoms and molecules in science class
In the lesson teacher Mr Thomas explains atoms the nucleus electrons and how hydrogen forms water. The chemical name for water is H20 and the quiz winner Gregory Cahill of Portsmouth New Hampshire earns $10 for the question.
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Mr. Thomas
Joe
Thomas
Gregory Cahill
Portsmouth
N. H
Nets Edge Rome 5-3 to Lead Can-Am League
The Nets defeated Rome 5-3 to stay atop the Can-Am League standings. In a separate decision, National League President Ford Frick suspended St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Dizzy Dean for derogatory remarks about league officials.
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Nets
Rome
Ford Frick
National League
Dizzy Dean
St. Lows
Supreme Court rules steel seizure unconstitutional in 1952
Ten years ago on June 2 1952 the Supreme Court ruled six to three that President Truman's seizure of the steel industry was unconstitutional. The CIO president Murray called a nationwide strike of 650000 steelworkers. The Army said Eisenhower could retire from service and enter politics. Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity leased a McDowell residence on Washington Blvd. George W. Joy resigned as city chief assessor effective dates not shown.
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Supreme Court
Truman
CIO
Murray
Army
Gen
Eisenhower
Phi Sigma Epsilon Fraternity
McDowell
Washington Blvd
George W. Joy
Death notice of James H. Walker at 91
James H. Walker, 91, retired real estate dealer, died July 1. He resided at 146 East Mohawk Street.
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James H. Walker
E. Mohawk St
Industry union meeting aims at steel strike settlement
Industry union officials plan a meeting within 48 hours to seek a settlement on the steel strike. Other items note a British assault on a Russian radio station in Berlin, Mrs. Leo T. Cribben as grand regent, and local graduations at Hill Preparatory School Pottstown Niagara University. Alice McCarty elected Kappa Epsilon sorority president. Eugene Siember commissioned and assigned to Company M as second lieutenant.
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Besige
Berlin
Leo T. Cribben
Bishop Cunningham Court
CDA
John J. Downey, Jr
Hill Preparatory School
Pottstown
John L. Fitzgerald
Charles M. Looney
Niagara University
Alice McCarty
Kappa Epsilon Sorority
Eugene Thomas Siember
Company M
Warriner elected commander of Fifth District Council
Charles Warriner chosen as commander of the Fifth District Council OFW. Donald G Leslie named Oswego plant manager for Fitzgibbons Boiler Co.
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108Th National Guard
Charles Warriner
Fifth District Council
OFW
Donald G. Leslie
Oswego
Fitzgibbons Boiler Co
Red Creek Boys Selected for New York Boys State
Two Red Creek Central Junior Boys will attend Boys State at Colgate University during the week of June 25. William Forsythe, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Forsythe, is sponsored by Peterson Hall Post 436 Red Creek. David Benwell.
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Red Creek
Red Creek Central
Boys State
Colgate University
American Legion
New York State
William Forsythe
Alfred Forsythe
Peterson Hall Post
David Benwell
Local Boy Named For Ingersoll Post Sponsorship
Son of Mrs Olga Benwell of Sterling will be sponsored by the George E Ingersoll Post 658 Fair Haven. Bill has been in the band since freshman year and belongs to the Science and Industrial Arts Club and the varsity track team. Dave Benwell is active in sports playing soccer baseball and basketball for three years. He is the pitching mainstay on Red Creek Central's fine baseball team.
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Olga Benwell
Sterling
George E. Ingersoll
Fair Haven
Bill
Science and
Dave Benwell
Dave
Red Creek Central
Bird on Sign Gives Town Its Unique Name
A small Pennsylvania Dutch community in Lancaster County named Bird in Hand grew from an old hotel tavern sign showing a bird and the motto A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
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UPI
Lancaster County
Rose Princess Candidate Selected for Red Creek School
On May 22 at M. W. Cuyler School, Cindy Neal was chosen from 30 first and second grade girls as Red Creek Central School’s Rose Princess candidate. Judges Mrs. Drake and Mrs. Tebo announced the result and rehearsals will be held in Newark at Jackson Perkins Rose Gardens ahead of the final selection on June 17 at 2 30 p m at the Rose Gardens.
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Red Creek
M. W. Cuyler School
Red Creek Central School
Drake
Tebo
Cindy Neal
Norman Neal
Wolcott St
Cindy
Newark
Jackson-Perkins Rose Gardens
Rose Gardens
Jim Thorp Memorial Mausoleum Advances in Carbon County
Pa local history notes Jim Thorp named as the merged town’s namesake after Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk joined in 1954. The county seat bears his memorial, with a 20 ton mausoleum marking the grave.
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Jim Thorp
UPI
Carbon County
Mauch Chunk
East Mauch Chunk
Thorpe
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