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John Taylor Cuddy

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Crime/Disasters	In Canada, an earthquake across Quebec causes excitement but only mild damage and no reported deaths	10/17/1860
US/the World	Prince Albert visits Boston and meets the last living survivor of the Battle of Bunker Hill	10/17/1860 to 10/19/1860
Education/Culture	Willie Park, Sr. wins the first British Open by shooting 174 over 36 holes	10/17/1860

Newspaper	Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Attack on the Wide Awakes of Wheeling, Va.,” October 17, 1860	10/17/1860
Letter	Ham & Eggs to William Still, October 17, 1860	10/17/1860