Day: January 30, 2016
Events
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...
Events
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...
Events
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...
