This day in history: November 5
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Date(s) - 05/11/2023
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1874
The Chronkhite Opera House opened with a concert.
1897
The Little Falls fire companies were well known throughout the State for their expertise in fire drill competitions. They did not do as well in foot ball. The local Erina Chemicals team met the Herkimer Field Club at the county fairgrounds and came out on the short end of the contest. Little Falls lost 56 to 0.
1919
Rame Rovazzi (the unofficial mayor of the south side) led the Italian Citizens Band to the home of Nelson R. Gilbert to publicly congratulate him on being elected mayor of Little Falls. Gilbert’s motto had been “Fairness to All.”
1952
“More Than 99 Per Cent of Registered Voters visited the Polls Here” “Although it is still too early to know how this city stood in relation to the rest of the country, as far as the number of voters is concerned, it is evident that it stands very high and there is a strong possibility that Little Falls has produced the highest percentage on voters of any city in the country.”
Of interest are the two short telegrams exchanged by Eisenhower and Stevenson following the election:
Congratulations/ concession from Adlai Stevenson: “The people have made their choice and I congratulate you. That you may be the servant and guardian of peace and make the vale of trouble a door of hope is my earnest prayer.” .
Eisenhower’s reply: “I thank you for your courteous and generous message. Recognizing the intensity of the difficulties that lie ahead, it is clearly necessary that men and women of goodwill of both parties forget the political strife through which we have passed and devote themselves to the single purpose of a better future. This I believe they will do.”