Looking Backward

The north

10 years ago

Nov. 3, 1999:St. Lawrence County Undersheriff Gary J. Jarvis has been preparing for two decades for the chance to succeed his boss. His dream came true Tuesday when he crushed his two opponents to take over for retiring Sheriff Keith K. Knowlton.

25 years ago

Nov. 3, 1984:With the official opening of a multimillion-dollar manufacturing and assembly plant in Kingston, Ontario, New York Air Brake Co. can continue expansion into the Canadian rail and mass transit air brake markets.

50 years ago

Nov. 3, 1959:Sunny weather coupled with some interesting local and county races, as well as the community college proposal, was apparently sending large numbers of voters to Watertown polling places today.

75 years ago

Nov. 3, 1934:The price war on gasoline that started two weeks ago in New Jersey and spread through Pennsylvania and New York reached the southern end of Lewis County and Lowville today with the result that at one station the price was as low as 15 cents a gallon for regular gasoline. Prior to the drop it sold for 18 cents.

100 years ago

Nov. 3, 1909:The Prohibitionists made big gains throughout the county. There are 15 towns on the dry side as a result of the election. Antwerp, Cape Vincent, Clayton, Ellisburg, Hounsfield and Philadelphia were all wet towns last year. This year they all switched to the dry side with the exception of Cape Vincent and Philadelphia.

125 years ago

Nov. 3, 1884:The report that Dr. Deane's horse and carriage were the first to cross the new Court Street bridge is a mistake, as Baron's delivery wagon crossed several hours previous. Several men are also of the opinion that they were first to cross, but they are mistaken.

The world

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 3,the 307th day of 2009. There are 58 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Nov. 3, 1900, the first major U.S. automobile show opened at New York's Madison Square Garden under the auspices of the Automobile Club of America.

Thought for Today:"In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion." — James Reston, American journalist (1909-1995).