January 3, 1913 – The January 1913 Atlantic coast storm was a strong extra-tropical cyclone that affected the eastern coast of the United States on January 3, 1913. It resulted in heavy damage due to the high winds and produced record low pressure readings. The lowest confirmed barometric pressure reading, 955.0 mb (28.20 inHg), for …
SANTA RQSAN ABOARD WHALER FROZEN IN THE ARCTIC ICE Henry High Writes to Relatives Here January 2, 1906 – Mr. and Mrs. R. H. High of this city, received a New Year’s gift on Monday in the shape of a letter from their son, Henry Hazleton High, which meant more to them than any …
A Pacific Coast Industry Which Shows a Steady Increase. TWO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS Spent on Vessels During 1887—Four Million Dollars’ Worth of Work for the New Year. January 1, 1888 – With a seaboard of 1810 miles, indented by some of the finest harbors in the world; with large forests of pine, spruce, hemlock …
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THE YACHT JESSIE SOLD. She Will, at Once Be Turned Into a Columbia River Pilot Boat. HER OWNER TIRED OF HER. Commodore Macdonough Accepted Less Than a Fourth of What the Yacht Cost. December 31, 1895 – The yacht Jessie has been sold, and no more will she fly the house flag of Commodore …
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The USS Constitution under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captures the HMS Java off the coast of Brazil after a three-hour battle Journal of Commodore William Bainbridge Extract from Commodore Bainbridge’s Journal Kept on board the U. S. Frigate Constitution Tuesday 29th December 1812, At 9 AM, discovered two Strange Sails on …
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