70 YEARS AGO
Violet Marie Bradshaw’s long masquerade as a man exploded dramatically in a criminal court in Columbus, Ohio after a judge sentenced her to the penitentiary for embezzlement. Arrested last summer as Vernon Bradshaw, 35, of Kenova, West Virginia, on a charge of embezzling $2,000 from an ice cream company, Violet served three days in a county jail before release on $1,500 bond. After sentencing at her trial on February 10, a man who identified himself as Patrick Bradshaw,…
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Beekeepers take up the activity for various reasons. Most want their own sustainably-sourced honey. Some expect to make money from it.…
With each of New York’s staggering missteps in decarbonization efforts, we reflect on the mess we’re in. ORES itself has stalled out in efforts to site intermittent resources.…
News from the Noteworthy from Tobacco Free Communities: Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie Local Govt’s Can Ban Menthol Cigarette Sales Our nation is on the precipice of banning sales of menthol-flavored cigarettes and flavored cigars—or not. After years of fits and starts, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed the ban in 2022 and sent its rules to the White House Office of Management and Budget in October 2023 for final review, the last regulatory step. The OMB was expected to…
Then I came of age. Absolutely terrified of driving, I clung to the steering wheel next to my white-knuckled Mom who gasped and shrieked with every move.…
110 YEARS AGO
Last week The Freeman’s Journal published an article which previously appeared in the Schenevus Monitor, stating that Billy Mills, a former well-known baseball player in this vicinity, was dying of consumption in the Alms House at Rome. Billy received a copy of the paper containing his death notice and he was very much pleased with the sympathy which was being wasted upon him. In a denial published in the Rome Sentinel he claims to be very much alive…
110 Years Ago
Local News—“Pop” Snyder, the one, the only, and the original auctioneer, concluded his sale of the “once was” goods of Meyer Tanner Saturday morning. As was the case with the previous sales a large multitude were present and bids and witticisms alike filled the air in a never-ending stream till all the goods were sold. Just what certain unmarried gentlemen are going to do with certain articles of feminine apparel is a mystery for the sleuths of the…
A Voters Guide to Elections from the League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area Voting: The Time To Prepare Is Now On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, New Yorkers will be voting for president, vice president, senator, members of congress, and state legislators. November 5 may be 10 months away, but the 2024 election season begins now. “How can that be?” you might wonder. The answer is related to how New York runs its primary elections. Primary elections are used…
I cannot stress this point strongly enough: We can no longer assume that there is any “safe” drug supply on the streets, social media, or the Internet (licensed online pharmacies and regulated dispensaries excepted).…
While I was taking care of the horses, Runty was racing through the building like The Road Runner. A few minutes later he stopped short and jumped up on my leg for a pat on the head.…