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Lawyer Samuel W. Gibson (abt 1859-1919) and the United Colored Republican Club

Samuel W. Gibson, admitted to the bar in Troy, Friday, is the first colored lawyer in Rensselaer county. “State News.” Watertown Daily Times. January 30, 1882: 2 col 3. Among the strangers who have been in our midst, […] Samuel… Continue Reading →

Thanksgiving Day turkey shoot (1900)

—A live bird shoot will be given Thanksgiving Day by Highway Commissioner W. G. P. Campbell at his farm in North Lansingburgh. There will be fifty wild turkeys, 500 English sparrows and 500 pigeons. Mr. Campbell has issued invitations to… Continue Reading →

Lansingburgh denied a referendum vote on annexation (1900)

[March 5, 1900] The [New York State Assembly] bill (No. 1214) entitled “An act to annex to the city of Troy certain portions of the towns of North Greenbush, Brunswick and Lansingburgh, including the village of Lansingburgh, and to increase… Continue Reading →

“Größer Troy” (1900)

Größer Troy. — Das größere Troy ist zur Thatsache geworden. Gouverneur Roosevelt hat die Vorlage am Mittwoch unterzeichnet und dadurch zum Gesetz erhoben, nach dem er den Bürgern jede Gelegenheit gegeben sich auszusprechen und die dafür und dagegen vorgebrachten Argumente… Continue Reading →

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