Flag Altercation Aboard Stephen Girard Reflects Patriot War Tensions
An April 22 1839 incident at Gravelly Bay Lake Erie aboard the Stephen Girard saw six Canadian militiamen throwing rocks at the American flag and trying to detain the vessel by closing the lock gates. After failed attempts to haul down the flag, an apology and funds were sent to Captain Hugunin. Col Baldwin arrested the militiamen, noting the episode stemmed from overindulgence in liquor and Patriot War tensions.
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Stephen Girard
Oswego
Cleveland
Gravelly Bay
Lake Erie
Welland Canal
John C. Hugunin
Hugunin
Buffalo
Col. Baldwin
Port Colborne
J.C. Hugunin
Welland Canal Company
J. Black
Welland Canal Co
Meth suspects appear in county court in Oswego
Two meth cases appeared before Judge Walter Hafner in Oswego County Court on Friday but no disposition was made. Patricia Grass, 48, Altmar, arrested April 18 on third degree unlawful manufacture of meth, faces possible indictment. Erica Pinzer, 28, Amboy, returned after ineligibility for Drug Treatment Court. both cases involve equipment to cook meth and related charges.
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Oswego
Walter Hafner
Patricia Grass
Altmar
Oswego County
Grass
Todd
Erica Pinzer
Pinzer
Pinter
Derrick Smith
Harry Bryant
Amboy
James Metcalf
FAA probes near miss of Delta 747 and Shuttle America jet
The FAA investigates why a Delta Air Lines Boeing 747 arriving at JFK and a Shuttle America Embraer 170 departing from LaGuardia came within about half a mile horizontally and 200 feet vertically on June 13. Controllers and pilots acted professionally as winds created unusual conditions. Both aircraft landed safely and Delta did not release passenger counts pending the probe.
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New York
Federal Aviation Administration
New York City
Delta Air Lines
John F. Kennedy International
LaGuardia
FAA
Delta
Shuttle America
Delta Connection
Jason Rabinowitz
NYC Aviation
Associated Press
Police: Stripper busted with heroin
Springfield police report a 20 year old Albany woman Tiffany Evans a passenger in a car that ran a red light tried to conceal heroin after exiting the vehicle. Officers observed 47 packets of heroin fall to the ground during the stop she was charged with possession with intent to distribute and slated for arraignment later Friday.
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Springfield
Mass
Tiffany Evans
Albany
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Chaumont
Sackets Harbor
John Clark Hugunin
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Syracuse
Great Lakes
Eagle Newspapers
New York Canal Times
Inland Seas
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Sarah McCrobie
West First Street Pier
Reuel Todd
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