Oct. 28, 1943: League bowling in Watertown today faces its first threat of curtailment or dissolution in years as police moved to end employment of pin boys under 16 years of age. Police visited the four local alleys Thursday night to warn proprietors that the hiring of boys under 16 was a violation of the penal law.

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We sit down with the former Watertown Daily Times managing editor, Perry White, during his last week of work before retirement to ask him what he thought of his career, journalism in general, the north country and more.

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Oct. 31, 1918: Shortly after Watertown entered the dry column, those who believed that they could not get along without their usual stimulants turned their eyes toward Carthage, and night after night, Watertown consumers took on their load at that village. However, when the board of health ordered the saloons closed because of the influenza epidemic, the thirsty ones have wended their way toward Depauville and Clayton.

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Oct. 18, 1868: This evening Laura Keene, whose name has become a household word, appears in her favorite part in “The American Cousin,” the play that was on the stage of Ford’s theater when President Lincoln was assassinated. Laura Keene was on the stage when Booth jumped onto it, and she held the head of the murdered President in her lap.

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Watertown Daily Times Writer Chris Brock sits down for an interview to discuss his recent article on "A Fan's Notes" by Frederick Exley.

Read Chris Brock's article, "A Fan's Note at 50" at the Watertown Daily Times website, as well as here and here for more.

Oct. 12, 1918: Thirty-nine flu-stricken men were being cared for in the Elk’s emergency hospital at noon today and only two beds were vacant. All the women being treated at the hospital were removed to the Masonic Lodge emergency hospital Friday afternoon and all men who were taken ill with influenza during the epidemic and have no home in which they may be treated, will be cared for in the Masonic hospital.

What happened in Massena, N.Y., in 2008 to garner international attention?  Find out as we discuss the controversy of -- and the peaceful conclusion to -- the yoga debate at Massena High School.

Oct. 7, 2008: Debate over the Massena High School’s suspended classroom yoga program is putting the town on the map. The story has gained attention across the globe, from Syracuse to New Delhi, India. After the program was presented last month at a Massena Central School District Board of Education meeting, outraged parents complained, saying yoga is Hindu indoctrination and violates separation of church and state.

He's been called the Stephen Colbert of the Civil War. He's also been compared to an awkward ox (by a friend) and "abominably nasty" by others. He was admired by President Lincoln and friends with Mark Twain. 

When a friend claimed that he had never met a man drunker than Locke, the inebriated comedian replied, “Get somebody to introduce you to me in an hour.” David R. Locke was quite a character in and out of his "Petroleum V. Nasby" character. Join us as we discuss.

Sept. 29, 1868: Our citizens will bear in mind that Petroleum V. Nasby, the greatest living humorist, will lecture at Washington Hall, next Friday night. His subject Cursed be Canaan is suggestive of his best qualities.

New York Times blog referenced: https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/the-stephen-colbert-of-the-civil-war-2/

 More photos at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ross_Locke

Sept. 20, 1893: The cave on River street used by S. R. Ryan for a beer cellar was entered Saturday night. The front of the cave was boarded up. The entrance was effected by tearing the boards away. A barrel of beer was taken. The burglars, however, did not go far with it, for it was found in the road near the Baron block corner.

Further references ...
Craig Fox story: For 16 years, local man’s wallet was buried in one of Watertown’s caves
NNY Living magazine: Shining some light underground: North country’s vast network of caverns

Interview with the Watertown Daily Times’ archivist: Learn more about Kelly Burdick, one of the hosts of Second Look. 

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