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2021 Volume 32 #1&2
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover Photo: Lieut. John Adams. Daguerreotype taken on his 100th birthday in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. For more information on Lieut. John Adams see page 27.
A Letter From the Curator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 03
Sure! Today is “Library Day” Conscience Tells Us to Give All We Can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 04
The Kitchen Cupboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 05 & 60
The Bells: Are We in Danger of Losing a Charming Historic Custom? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 06
The O’Connor Clan: A Catholic Family Saga in Susquehanna County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 07
Attempt Murder With Dynamite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 17
Mrs. Rose Found Guilty of Using Bombs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 19
Eastern State Penitentiary Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 22
Mrs. Clara Rose to be Pardoned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 24
Lieut. John Adams, Centenarian, Soldier of the Amer. Rev. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 27
Binghamton Clothing Company Factory Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 32
A Sequel on the O’Connor Clan: The Story of a Binghamton Heroine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 33
Big Death List in Binghamton Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 37
Binghamton’s Terrible Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 39
Boxes, Bags, & Papers Near Where Fire Started . . . . . . . . . . Pg 41
Hogg Surprised at Fire’s Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 43
Sulzer Blames Murphy for Fire in Binghamton . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 46
Officials Join in Pension Request for Family of Dimmock . . Pg 48
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Asked to Award Pensions to Those Dependent Upon Miss Nellie Connor & Sidney Dimmock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 49
Fire Victims Laid to Rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 51
Hat Belonging to Oliver Harper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 53
Temperance: Love For Drink Abnormal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 55
A Trip To Grandmother Carmalt’s From Lakeside to Phila. . . Pg 56
The Year 1836 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 57
Notes From the Historical Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 62
Lanesboro’s Pride With Her Starrucca Viaduct . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 75
Lieut. John Adams, Centenarian, Soldier of the American Revolution Pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 77
Items For Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 79