That was The Marietta Register headline reporting the explosion of the Marietta Torpedo Company nitroglycerine plant on September 6, 1900. The factory was destroyed. “Trees were entirely denuded of leaves, the nearby orchard was stripped naked of fruit...The shock of the explosion was ...
If a team of master mechanics told you that your brakes are severely worn and that if you continue to drive without making the necessary repairs you run a serious risk of brake failure and a resulting accident, would you instead agree with the one or two percent, who work for the brake rotor company that benefits from replacing rotors that have been destroyed by worn out brake pads, and take your family for a drive through the mountains? Would you instead accuse your mechanics of being conspiracy theorists? Would you insist that the mechanics do not know what they are talking about, that ...
Disasters were common during the sternwheel era that saw hundreds of wood boats making their way up and down the Ohio River. The Tell City was one such craft that met a tragic end. The name may be familiar because part of it, the pilot house, is now part of the Ohio River Museum. The ...
Joseph Buell’s journal at Fort Harmar gives a first hand account of life at the fort. Springtime was welcome then as now after months of cold, limited activity, and boredom. His reports of daily activities are interspersed with evidence of better weather and morale. Quotes, spelling, and ...
The March 12, 2025 edition the Marietta Times ran a front-page story on reports touting the importance of natural gas and oil to the region. It was noted in these reports that Mahoning and Trumbull counties were tops in natural gas production in the state. In its subsequent edition (March 13) the Times rightly pointed out that these shiny proclamations have had no discernible effect on the economies of this region of Appalachia. Mahoning County, the home of Congressman Michael Rulli, still has a poverty rate of 17.6% and an employment rate of 6.6% (figures for the U.S. as a whole are ...
Is today, April 5 an important day? It really depends on how you look at it. Years ago, I worked on a project where we featured a front page from The Times for each day of the year. At times there were multiple big events, causing some important stories to be left out. When you view history on a wider timeline than the last century or, so it is easy to find events that added to our story as Americans. Take for instance, today, April 5, the following things happened: 1614 — Native American Pocahontas married John Rolfe, an English colonist. Her life was cut short when she died ...
