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The General Slocum Disaster
What do a  ship disaster  and the Orange County Library System have in common? The steamship General Slocum burned on 15 June 1904 off North Brother Island, New York. Newspaper articles about the tragedy which took the lives of over 1000 persons...
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James G. Blaine's Body Guard
From the autobiographical notes of Captain Charles Albertson regarding his career in the New York City Police Department and his travels and adventures during retirement beginning in January 1905. JAMES G. BLAINE'S BODY GUARD Late in October [1884], the...
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The Ulmore Case
From the autobiographical notes of Captain Charles Albertson regarding his career in the New York City Police Department and his travels and adventures during retirement beginning in January 1905. THE ULMORE CASE About 5 A.M. one morning in the summer of...
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The Charles Deutsch Case
From the autobiographical notes of Captain Charles Albertson  regarding his career in the New York City Police Department and his travels and adventures during retirement beginning in January 1905. THE CHARLES DEUTSCH CASE One warm Sunday morning in the...