The Historians

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From the Archives-Episode 366-Harold Schechter is author of “Maniac: the Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer.”

Harold Schechter, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Hell’s Princess, unearths a nearly forgotten true crime of obsession and revenge, and one of the first - and worst - mass murders in American history.

In 1927, while the majority of the township of Bath, Michigan, was celebrating a new primary school - one of the most modern in the Midwest - Andrew P. Kehoe had other plans. The local farmer and school board treasurer was educated, respected, and an accommodating neighbor and friend.

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Tomorrow, Thursday, April 7, 2022

From the Archives of the Daily Gazette-Bijou Carpet in Amsterdam. 

Mohawk Carpet Mills and Bigelow-Sanford made Amsterdam’s reputation as the Carpet City.  There were other carpet mills.  One factory that had a brief existence was Bijou Rug and Carpet.  The word “bijou” is of French origin and means an intricately wrought trinket.

Podcast edit is complete, New this Friday, April 8, 2022

Episode 417-Bryan Jackson is author of Why the Titanic Was Doomed. 

Titanic, the most magnificent ocean liner of her time, was destined for disaster before she left the docks at Southampton according to Jackson--doomed by her owner, designers and the men who sailed her.

Everybody loves a Parade

Saturday, April 9, 2022- Focus on History in the Daily Gazette and Amsterdam Recorder-John Philip Sousa’s friendship with Jessie Zoller from St. Johnsville.

Amsterdam and Mohawk Valley Weather, Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. East wind 6 to 13 mph.
Tonight
Showers, mainly after 2am. Low around 42. East wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain. High near 46. East wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
 
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Wednesday, April 6, 2022
 
Daily Gazette
“Never in a million years”: First responder remembers bridge collapse
“What did you say?” Richard Emery, now a colonel working at Saratoga County Jail, remembers his father then-Montgomery County Sheriff…

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Amsterdam Recorder 
Annual Mohawk Valley cleanup campaign looking for helping hands
GLOVERSVILLE – Several years ago, Lynne Delesky and her husband, John, decided they’d gather fellow Caroga Lake community members to…

https://www.recordernews.com/

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