On This Day: November 7 — Century Dispatch

150 Dead in New England Floods—and a Mayor Just Arrived With a Brass Band to Talk About It

Evening star (Washington, D.C.)

When Notre Dame's 'Red' Smith dominated & car thieves made promises they couldn't keep

South Bend news-times (South Bend, Ind.)

1906: Hawaii Voters Shock Republicans, Sheriff's Race Too Close to Call

The Hawaiian star (Honolulu [Oahu])

The Day Money Came Out of Hiding: McKinley's Victory Unlocks Millions (Nov. 7, 1896)

Waterbury Democrat (Waterbury, Conn.)

London Readies for Class Warfare as Henry George Terrifies British Elites

The sun (New York [N.Y.])

A Widow Alone: How One Frontier Woman Held Off 20 Warriors with Two Shotguns (1876)

Oxford Democrat (Paris, Me.)

Election Night 1866: Republicans Win Big—and Maximilian Flees Mexico for His Life

The Evansville journal (Evansville, Ind.)

1865: When ancient plagues met post-Civil War politics (and Democrats couldn't figure out what they stood for)

Worcester daily spy (Worcester [Mass.])

Hooker's Stunning Mountain Victory Breaks Chattanooga Siege—Union War Machine Awakens

Springfield weekly Republican (Springfield, Mass.)

Union Cavalry Finally Beats Stuart—And Sterling Price Wants Out

New-York daily tribune (New-York [N.Y.])

War Comes Home: New Orleans Militia Mobilizes (Nov. 7, 1861)

New Orleans daily crescent ([New Orleans, La.])

Election Day 1856: The South's Last Great Building Spree (Before Everything Fell Apart)

The daily union (Washington [D.C.])

Swedish Leeches, Congressional Secrets & Piano Lessons for $12: Inside Washington's 1846 Marketplace

The Columbian fountain (Washington, D.C.)

How Americans Got From Baltimore to North Carolina in 26 Hours (1836)

Daily national intelligencer (Washington City [D.C.])