1889. BostonAos John L. Sullivan was the heavyweight champion of the world. Safety bicycles with pneumatic tires were the latest rage. Croquet was a popular sport and roller-skating was just catching on. Railroads were replacing iron-covered wooden beams with steel rails. The Housatonic River powered woolen and paper mills here in the Berkshires. A bright new age was dawning. Electric arc lamps had begun to light the downtown streets. PittsfieldAos first phone exchange was then 10 years old. The CityAos 14-man police force was housed in a new $2800 brick station house. Email id based on pattern