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Business Insider
20-05-2025
- Business Insider
20 vintage photos show what life was like in America's small towns 100 years ago
Oatman, Arizona, started as a mining town after gold was found nearby in the early 1900s. Between the early 1900s and the 1940s, Oatman and nearby Gold Road were Arizona's biggest gold producers, and the town used to be a bustling center with over 10,000 inhabitants. During the 2023 census, it had a population of just 102 people. Today, the "lively ghost town" is defined by its streets of historic buildings, burros on the streets, and people wearing old-timey clothing and gunfighter costumes, as reported by Legends of America. The main street in Manning, Iowa, was a dirt road until it was paved in 1915. The town was founded in 1881 and was named for O.H. Manning, a politician. The town of 1,500 is about 2 miles long and 2 miles wide, and its Main Street was paved in 1915, as reported by a community website. In Eastman, Wisconsin, in 1920, the town's power plant was a small building that looked like it could be someone's home. Eastman was established in 1855 and was named for Ben C. Eastman, a member of Congress from the district. Today, the town has a population of 350, according to 2020 census data. The state bank in Normal, Nebraska, is pictured in the early 1900s. In 1927, the town of Hermosa, South Dakota — 84 people — gathered to meet President Coolidge. In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge went on a "working vacation" to South Dakota's Black Hills, where he would get a break from the hectic politics of Washington, DC, and win over rural populations, as reported by The Rapid City Journal. The president's visit was supported by the expansion of the air mail service, which helped communications from the small, remote town, as reported by Vermont Public. A town baseball game can be seen in this image of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, in 1910. The town of Boothbay Harbor was incorporated in 1889 and became a trading and shipbuilding center. Today, the coastal town's main industries are boat manufacturing, fishing, and tourism, according to the Boothbay Harbor Chamber of Commerce. Pictured in Cordell, Oklahoma, in 1920, two people pose by a sign that discourages speeding. The town was established on land taken from the Cheyenne and Arapaho people. According to the Oklahoma Historical Society, at the end of the 19th century, a general merchandise store with a post office was established nearby. The name of the town honors a postal employee, Wayne W. Cordell. In the early 1900s, Manhattan, Nevada, attracted settlers after gold was found nearby. Bannack, Montana, also began as a mining town after gold was discovered in a nearby creek. Though the town enjoyed decades of prosperity for the resources provided by Grasshopper Creek, by the 1930s, few residents remained. In the following decade, the local school had to close down due to a lack of students, effectively turning the once-prosperous town into a ghost town, per Legends of America. The now-abandoned town where gold was first discovered in the state is now part of a state park where dilapidated buildings are preserved. Bonners Ferry, Idaho, pictured below in 1926, was another bustling mining community. In 1925, Dayton, Tennessee, became famous for the Scopes Trial. In 1925, a Dayton high school science teacher, John T. Scopes, was tried and found guilty for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in what became known as the Scopes Trial. Hugo High School, pictured below in 1926, was a school in Hugo, Oregon, from 1892 to 1967. Fleischmanns, New York, was a vacation town for those looking to escape the New York City heat. Farmers discovered they could make money from people leaving the city, and hotels and guest houses popped up throughout the town. Today, the town houses around 205 people, according to 2023 census estimates. Provincetown, Massachusetts, began as a fishing and whaling community. In 1914, the Provincetown Art Association and Museum was founded by a group of prominent local artists. They worked with local businesses to create an art collection and educate the public in the arts. The town is known for being the 1620 landing site of the Mayflower. Lumber operations are pictured in Crossett, Arkansas, in the 1920s. The town was named after Edward S. Crossett, a lumber entrepreneur. Stillwater, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1854 and also began as a lumbering town. The town "had all the ingredients for a lumbering town," as reported by the Washington County Historical Society. The town features rivers connecting the small community to the pine forests of northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, and still waters that allowed for the raft assembly industry to flourish locally. In 2011, Forbes named it as one of . Holy City, California, was established by a cult leader and white supremacist, William E. Riker, in 1919. Holy City was created not as a religious oasis, as the name would indicate, but instead as "a commune and tourist trap created in the 1920s by a white-supremacist huckster," the San Francisco Chronicle wrote. The Chronicle also reported that Holy City was reduced to "a few derelict buildings" after facing fire, neglect, and a new freeway that cut off the compound from major roads. Mercury News reported in 2016 that the town was purchased after a decade on the market by Robert and Trish Duggan, billionaire Scientologists. Taos, New Mexico, was established as early as 1000 AD by the Taos Pueblo people. Historians estimate that the ancestors of Taos Pueblo people built their living structures, as well as pottery and ceremonial buildings, as far back as 1000 AD, according to Wrangell, Alaska, pictured below in the early to mid-1900s, was discovered by the Tlingit tribe. The Native Alaskan populations remained isolated until the early 1800s, per Wrangell's website. Lt. Dionysius Zarembo, a Russian-American ship commander, landed on present-day Wrangell in 1833. It is the only city in Alaska to be ruled by four nations and under three flags — Tlingit, Russia, England, and the United States — according to the town's website. South Pass City, Wyoming, was founded as a gold mining town. It was later abandoned.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Vermont Public CEO says Trump cuts to federal funding threaten ‘essential services'
President Donald Trump signed an executive order late last week aimed at slashing public subsidies to NPR and PBS, alleging 'bias' in the broadcasters' reporting. Trump's order is calling on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private nonprofit created by Congress in 1967, to stop funding NPR and PBS. The CPB's budget this fiscal year, which was allocated by Congress, is about $535 million, which is doled out to local, independent stations across the country, including Vermont Public, the joint NPR and PBS affiliate in Colchester. Vermont Public receives about 10 percent of its revenue, about $2 million, from the CPB, according to the station. Most of its budget is made up of donations from its 40,000 members, Vermont Public says. The federal funding also helps Vermont Public buy national programming and maintain broadcast infrastructure, the station says. It also contributes to Vermont Public's partnership with the New England News Collaborative, which serves the Northeast. 'The network effect of the local-national partnership, all of these things are part of the beauty of public media,' said Vermont Public CEO Vijay Singh in an interview with the Associated Press. Singh says that, along with providing NPR and PBS to Vermonters, Vermont Public has a local newsroom and produces local content. And taking away even a small amount of its federal funding will 'harm our ability to make democracy in America healthier.' The Associated Press contributed to this report Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC22 & FOX44.
CBC
25-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Quebecers and Vermonters talk cross-border tensions on joint radio show
CBC Quebec's Radio Noon and Vermont Public's Vermont Edition joined forces for a conversation ahead of the Canadian election. Callers weighed in on what they'd like to say to their neighbours.
The Independent
02-03-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Ukraine war latest: Starmer pledges £2bn weapons loan to Zelensky and tells him: ‘you have UK's full backing'
Sir Keir Starmer has a £2.26billion weapons package to Ukraine following his 'meaningful and warm' meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky. Sir Keir told the Ukrainian president he has 'full backing across the United Kingdom' as the men met at No 10. Mr Zelensky told the prime minister 'we count on your support'. The Ukrainian president's meeting comes a day after his explosive White House clash with US president Donald Trump. In contrast with the terse exchange in the Oval Office, the meeting between Sir Keir and the Ukrainian president appeared warm. Mr Zelensky hailed a "meaningful and warm meeting" with Sir Keir Starmer. He said the UK and Ukraine signed a loan agreement to enhance Ukraine's defense capabilities, with repayment coming from revenues from frozen Russian assets that will fund weapons production in Ukraine. Ukraine's finance minister said the loan was valued at £2.26bn. Mr Zelensky will also meet with King Charles on Sunday ahead of a defence summit with European leaders in London. The US president claimed Mr Zelensky was 'gambling with World War Three' in a series of heated exchanges on Friday which were broadcast around the world. Russia amps up drone strikes as it faces record vehicle losses Russia launched a record number of drone strikes across Ukraine last week, including a series of UAV strikes on Friday night and into Saturday morning. Moscow sent 154 Shahed and decoy drones from the directions of Russian cities including Oryol, Kursk, Bryansk, and Millerovo, according to the ISW, which warned that Putin continues to rely on Iranian drones. Ukraine's air force said it shot down over 100 out of 208 drones launched by Russia overnight on Friday. The intensified drone warfare comes as Ukrainian forces destroyed the largest number of Russian vehicles since the start of the full-scale invasion in February. Despite being the shortest month of the year, Ukraine destroyed 3,472 vehicles and fuel tanks, as well as 596 armoured combat vehicles and 331 tanks, the Ukrainian defence ministry said. Russia is also facing significant manpower losses as its army lost 36,570 people in February, the ministry said. Vishwam Sankaran2 March 2025 07:00 Vance confronted by angry pro-Ukraine protesters during family trip Following Friday's White House showdown with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, the US vice president JD Vance was confronted by angry pro-Ukraine protesters on his way to a weekend family trip to Vermont. Protesters booed Mr Vance, telling him to 'go ski in Russia". A protester told local news that the US vice president "crossed the line" on Friday. "After the meeting yesterday with Zelensky, I mean I feel like all of America should be out here protesting," another told Vermont Public. Vishwam Sankaran2 March 2025 06:30 Ukraine's attacks in Russia have killed over 650 civilians, Moscow claims Kyiv's attacks on Russian regions on and near the border with Ukraine have killed 652 civilians so far, according to the head of Russia's investigative committee. The dead include 23 children, according to the committee's head Alexander Bastrykin, who said the number of injured could be nearly 3,000. Thousands of civilians have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, the vast majority of them Ukrainian. Vishwam Sankaran2 March 2025 06:15 At least 5 killed and dozens injured across Ukraine over last day Russian attacks across Ukraine have killed at least five civilians and injured over 25 in the last day, regional authorities say. The overnight attacks on Friday were mainly carried out using drones, Ukraine's air force said. The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia launched 154 drones from the directions of Russian towns Oryol, Kursk, Bryansk, and Millerovo. Over 100 drones were shot down over the course of day, according to the air force. Another 50 drones were "lost" likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference, it said. Four people were killed and six injured in Donetsk Oblast, and one man was killed in Odesa, the regions' governors said. Ukraine said the drones also damaged houses and civilian infrastructure in Chernihiv, Odesa, and Cherkasy oblasts and Kyiv and Kharkiv cities. Russian forces continued operations in Kursk Oblast yesterday but did not make confirmed advances, according to the Washington-based think tank the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Russian troops also continued ground attacks northeast of Kharkiv City, but did not make any confirmed progress, ISW said. Vishwam Sankaran2 March 2025 06:00 Vance confronted Zelensky after finding his demeanour 'provocative' – report Sources claim US vice president JD Vance did not have a pre-determined strategy to confront the Ukrainian president during the intense 45-minute exchange at the Oval Office on Friday. The conversation took a heated turn as Mr Vance asserted that "America engaging in diplomacy" was the way forward to peace and prosperity in Ukraine. Mr Zelensky then took permission to address the US vice president directly, highlighting that all attempts by Ukraine for diplomatic agreements with Russia were violated. "What kind of diplomacy, JD [Vance], you are speaking about ?," Zelensky asked. Mr Vance immediately shot back that it was "disrespectful" for the Ukrainian president to "come to the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media". The US vice president felt compelled to confront Mr Zelensky after finding his demeanour needlessly provocative, NBC News reported, citing a source familiar with the planning of the meeting. Vishwam Sankaran2 March 2025 05:45 Trump administration seeks public apology from Zelensky to fix ties – report The Trump administration is reportedly seeking a public apology from the Ukrainian president following Friday's heated exchange at the Oval Office. Following the diplomatic clash at the White House, Fox News host Bret Baier pressed Mr Zelensky on whether he thought he owed the US president an apology. 'No,' the Ukrainian president responded. 'I respect president. And I respect American people. And if – I don't know if – I think that we have to be very open and very honest. And I'm not sure that we did something bad," he said. Mr Zelensky is now under pressure from the US to apologise for questioning the value of a ceasefire with Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg News reported, citing European officials privy to the matter. Vishwam Sankaran2 March 2025 05:30 Can withstand Russia even if US stops aid, Ukrainian MP says Ukrainian MP Vadym Halaichuk said the country can withstand Russia's onslaught even if the US stops sending monetary and military aid to Kyiv. Even if the supplies from the US dropped, it "will not mean that we are incapable of getting supplies from some other countries," Mr Halaichuk said. He also stressed Kyiv's focus on self-sufficiency in manufacturing drones and weapons. "A year before, we had a pretty sad experience of a certain break in supplies from the US for six months. There were no deliveries, and that affected Ukraine's ability to withstand Russian pressure on the frontlines. It also caused us to be more serious and independent in terms of weapon supplies to have a greater variety of those supplies," the MP told Indian news agency ANI. Vishwam Sankaran2 March 2025 05:15 Discussions planned at Starmer's Sunday summit The leaders of France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Czechia and Romania will join UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday for a summit on Ukraine. Representatives from Turkey, Nato and the EU will also be present at the summit to discuss strong security guarantees, ongoing military support to Ukraine, as well as measures to put increased economic pressure on Russia. The leaders will also discuss the need for a strong lasting deal for peace in Ukraine to help Kyiv deter and defend against any future Russian attack, the prime minister's office said in a statement. "In partnership with our allies, we must intensify our preparations for the European element of security guarantees, alongside continued discussions with the US," Mr Starmer said. "Now is the time for us to unite in order to guarantee the best outcome for Ukraine, protect European security, and secure our collective future," he said. Vishwam Sankaran2 March 2025 05:00 Russia could be launching new narrative 'claiming victory', analysts say Ukraine's military intelligence directorate warned that Russia is preparing to declare "victory" over Ukraine with the Kremlin ordering its state-sponsored media personalities to propagate narratives to discredit Kyiv among Western allies. This strategy of depicting an inevitable Russian victory over Ukraine is aimed at deterring further Western military assistance, analysts say. Karin Kneissl, former Austrian foreign minister and current head of Russian think tank GORKI, said in an interview with TASS yesterday that "Russia has won in the sense that it was not defeated". "The [Russian] population supports the government" and "no one expected Russia to be so stable" after years of war, the think tank head said. Vishwam Sankaran2 March 2025 04:45 Cutting aid could prevent Trump's own aim of achieving peace: ISW The Washington Post has reported – citing senior Trump administration officials – that the US may cut all aid to Ukraine. However, doing so may undermine the US president's stated goal of achieving sustainable peace in Ukraine and encourage Russian president Vladimir Putin to continue increasing his demands and get him closer to total victory through war, analysts say. The Washington-based think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said that without continued and timely Western military assistance to Ukraine, Russia could seize more territory in Ukraine and may exhaust European support. It could also strengthen Putin's belief he can seize and control other former Soviet countries, including current Nato member states, the ISW warned. 2 March 2025 04:30
