Friday June 6, 2008 TroyRecord Article 100years agoSaturday June 6,, 1908 “Today is tag Day in Troy. The organizers have sent women to sell Tags , in streetcars, Union station, city & suburb streets. They estimate they will raise $5000.00 ($50,000 in today’s money). The tags are handsome in design and are printed in green and red. The face is a facsimile of the official Troy Week design, while the reverse side bears the plain inscription; ‘Troy Week Tag Day- June 6, 1908’. Hours before the Tag day starts, a policeman Martin, chases down a pair of meat market robbers, James McCooey and an accomplice, who steal lamb, beef and bananas, They meet the patrolman around 2am, who asks what they have in the basket. They run and he fires 4 shots into the air. It was Michael Connelly’s store at 574 River Street . The Mohawk- Hudson Humane Society commandeers a freight car filled with calves so tightly packed they cannot lie down. They appear not to have been fed or watered in several days, The car, discovered on Adams Street, and is sent back to Green Island for another car for 40 of the calves. The car is going from St. Albans to NYC.” PS if you click on the below link it will take you to the Troy Record newspaper website. From there at the top click on Opinions then click on This Day in the Record and it will give you about a current weeks worth of This day in History. _http://www.troyrecord.com/WebApp/appmanager/JRC/BigDaily_ (http://www.troyrecord.com/WebApp/appmanager/JRC/BigDaily) ?_ **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 )