Welcome to our blog, where we embark on a captivating journey through time, exploring the rich tapestry of history and genealogy.
In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated October 15, unearthing stories that resonate with genealogists and history enthusiasts alike.
From local happenings to global events, we'll uncover the stories that shaped the lives of our ancestors, providing valuable insights for those on a quest to discover their roots.
So, grab your magnifying glass and step into the past as we unravel the October 15 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
1883 - October 15 – The Supreme Court of the United States declares part of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 to be unconstitutional, allowing individuals and corporations to discriminate based on race.
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was a significant piece of legislation intended to guarantee African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury service. However, in the case of Civil Rights Cases (1883), the Supreme Court ruled that the 1875 Act was unconstitutional.
The Court's decision was based on the interpretation that the 14th Amendment only prohibited state-sponsored discrimination, not discrimination by private... Read MORE...
October 15, 1883
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada (York)
Hazel was first spotted east of the Windward Islands on October 5. It moved through the islands later that day as a hurricane, then it moved westward over the southern Caribbean Sea through October 8. A slow turn to the north-northeast occurred from October 9-12, with Hazel crossing western Haiti as a hurricane on the 12th. The hurricane turned northward and crossed the southeastern Bahamas on the 13th, followed by a northwestward turn on the 14th. Hazel turned north and accelerated on October... Read MORE...
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October 15, 1954
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1954 - Hurricane Hazel
Hazel was first spotted east of the Windward Islands on October 5. It moved through the islands later that day as a hurricane, then it moved westward over the southern Caribbean Sea through October 8. A slow turn to the north-northeast occurred from October 9-12, with Hazel crossing western Haiti as a hurricane on the 12th. The hurricane turned northward and crossed the southeastern Bahamas on the 13th, followed by a northwestward turn on the 14th. Hazel turned north and accelerated on October... Read MORE...
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October 15, 1954
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
From the Philadelphia Ledger of October 5.
One of the most disastrous conflagrations that ever occurred in Philadelphia, broke out about half past ten o'clock last night, and raged with unmitigated fury until daylight, in spite of the exertions of the firemen. The fire commenced in the extensive four storied store, No. 14, South Wharves, which extends through and includes No. 19 South Water Street. This store was occupied by Messrs. David W. Prescott and Wm. J. Stroup as a wholesale fish and ... Read MORE...
Star and Republican Banner - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - October 15, 1839
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1839 - AWFUL CONFLAGRATION !! DESTRUCTION OF MORE THAN 47 BUILDINGS, AND A GREATER LOSS OF PROPERTY THAN HAS FALLEN UPON PHILADELPHIA BY A SIMILAR CALAMITY FOR MANY YEARS - WITH LOSS OF LIFE.
From the Philadelphia Ledger of October 5.
One of the most disastrous conflagrations that ever occurred in Philadelphia, broke out about half past ten o'clock last night, and raged with unmitigated fury until daylight, in spite of the exertions of the firemen. The fire commenced in the extensive four storied store, No. 14, South Wharves, which extends through and includes No. 19 South Water Street. This store was occupied by Messrs. David W. Prescott and Wm. J. Stroup as a wholesale fish and ... Read MORE...
Star and Republican Banner - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - October 15, 1839
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Huckleberry Biscuit
Having tested and tasted the article made from the following receipt, we pronounce it not bad to take, and we recommend housekeepers to try it: 6 tumblers of flour, 4 of huckleberries, 2 of sour milk, a piece of butter the...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Journal, Willimantic, Connecticut, August 7, 1863
Eastport, Maine, USA
PORTLAND, Me., Oct. 14. - The most disastrous fire that ever visited Eastport laid waste to-day a large portion of the town. The fire caught among the sardine factories, of which there are eight situated close to the water front. Water-street is the principal business thoroughfare, and at latest accounts this street was being rapidly destroyed by the fire, and it was branching off to streets occupied by dwelling houses. The Passamaquoddy Hotel was on fire, and it was feared the fire could not... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - October 15, 1886
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1886 - A MAINE TOWN IN FLAMES. THE DISASTROUS FIRE THAT SWEPT THROUGH EASTPORT.
PORTLAND, Me., Oct. 14. - The most disastrous fire that ever visited Eastport laid waste to-day a large portion of the town. The fire caught among the sardine factories, of which there are eight situated close to the water front. Water-street is the principal business thoroughfare, and at latest accounts this street was being rapidly destroyed by the fire, and it was branching off to streets occupied by dwelling houses. The Passamaquoddy Hotel was on fire, and it was feared the fire could not... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - October 15, 1886
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Key West, Florida, USA
Great Damage Also Done at Havana and Over Island of Cuba by One of the Worst Storms Since the Disastrous Blow of 1906.
Key West, Fla. - As a result of the hurricane which struck the southern coast of Florida on Monday, Key West is a mass of wreckage, and the damage to property is estimated at $2 000 000. Martial law was proclaimed and the Key West guards took charge of the city.
The United States Government has been asked to dispatch troops here without delay. Chaos reigned on every hand... Read MORE...
The Carbon County News - Price, Utah - October 15, 1909
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1909 - KEY WEST IN RUINS. Hurricane Which Struck Coast Of Florida Causes Loss Of Millions.
Great Damage Also Done at Havana and Over Island of Cuba by One of the Worst Storms Since the Disastrous Blow of 1906.
Key West, Fla. - As a result of the hurricane which struck the southern coast of Florida on Monday, Key West is a mass of wreckage, and the damage to property is estimated at $2 000 000. Martial law was proclaimed and the Key West guards took charge of the city.
The United States Government has been asked to dispatch troops here without delay. Chaos reigned on every hand... Read MORE...
The Carbon County News - Price, Utah - October 15, 1909
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Medford, Massachusetts, USA
Two Daughters of Col. Hallowell Escape With Slight Injuries.
There was a serious runaway accident on the new Mystic Valley Parkway in West Medford at 3:15 o'clock Thursday afternoon, and as a result the two young daughters of Col. Norwood P. Hallowell of Mystic Street, that city, are at their home much shaken up and considerably bruised, and a valuable horse was so badly injured that he was shot by Park Officer John Powers.
The Hallowell girls were enjoying an afternoon's pleasure drive... Read MORE...
Boston Morning Journal - Boston, Massachusetts - October 15, 1897
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1897 - SERIOUS RUNAWAY.
Two Daughters of Col. Hallowell Escape With Slight Injuries.
There was a serious runaway accident on the new Mystic Valley Parkway in West Medford at 3:15 o'clock Thursday afternoon, and as a result the two young daughters of Col. Norwood P. Hallowell of Mystic Street, that city, are at their home much shaken up and considerably bruised, and a valuable horse was so badly injured that he was shot by Park Officer John Powers.
The Hallowell girls were enjoying an afternoon's pleasure drive... Read MORE...
Boston Morning Journal - Boston, Massachusetts - October 15, 1897
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Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA
EIGHT OTHER SOLDIERS, THREE OF WHOM MAY DIE, BADLY INJURED DURING TARGET PRACTICE AT FORT BANKS, IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Boston, Oct. 15. - Three men of the Eighty-ninth Regular Coast Artillery were killed and eight injured by the explosion of a mortar battery at Fort Banks, Winthrop, today. It is feared that three of the injured may die.
Those killed were:
Sergt. GEORGE NEVINS.
Private HIGGINS.
Private KELLEY.
The injured include:
Sergt. FOLEY and seven Privates.
The accident... Read MORE...
The Evening World - New York - October 15, 1904
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1904 - THREE KILLED BY BURSTING MORTAR.
EIGHT OTHER SOLDIERS, THREE OF WHOM MAY DIE, BADLY INJURED DURING TARGET PRACTICE AT FORT BANKS, IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Boston, Oct. 15. - Three men of the Eighty-ninth Regular Coast Artillery were killed and eight injured by the explosion of a mortar battery at Fort Banks, Winthrop, today. It is feared that three of the injured may die.
Those killed were:
Sergt. GEORGE NEVINS.
Private HIGGINS.
Private KELLEY.
The injured include:
Sergt. FOLEY and seven Privates.
The accident... Read MORE...
The Evening World - New York - October 15, 1904
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
An Afternoon Tea - A card should be left for or sent to each lady receiving. No after call is necessary, as one"s appearance at the tea is a call. IF there is quite a crowd it is perfectly proper to depart without saying good-by to the hostess or...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Home Journal, May 1898
Milford, Massachusetts, USA
Milford, Mass., Oct. 14. - Albert J. Cook, a carpenter of this place, sustained injuries which it is feared will prove fatal, as the result of having come in contact with a live electric feed wife at Norcross Bros' quarry at noon today. Cook, who is also night watchman for the Milford Electric Company, was riding on the top of a car. He received the full force of the voltage for an instant and was thrown from the car to the ground, a distance of 15 feet. In addition to the injuries caused by... Read MORE...
Boston Morning Journal - Boston, Massachusetts - October 15, 1897
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1897 - HIT A LIVE WIRE.
Milford, Mass., Oct. 14. - Albert J. Cook, a carpenter of this place, sustained injuries which it is feared will prove fatal, as the result of having come in contact with a live electric feed wife at Norcross Bros' quarry at noon today. Cook, who is also night watchman for the Milford Electric Company, was riding on the top of a car. He received the full force of the voltage for an instant and was thrown from the car to the ground, a distance of 15 feet. In addition to the injuries caused by... Read MORE...
Boston Morning Journal - Boston, Massachusetts - October 15, 1897
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Binghamton, New York, USA
Binghamton Fatal Railroad Accident
One man was killed and six others were seriously injured in a wreck which occurred on the Erie Railway, about a mile west of this city, October 6. A crew was engaged in switching cars in the west end of the company's yards, when the engine was derailed. A wrecking engine was sent to the scene and through a misunderstanding or carelessness on the part of the engineer, the wrecker crashed into the disabled train. John Maber, who occupied the pilet of the... Read MORE...
Irish World & American Industrial Liberator - New York, New York - October 15, 1892
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1892 - Train Wreck
Binghamton Fatal Railroad Accident
One man was killed and six others were seriously injured in a wreck which occurred on the Erie Railway, about a mile west of this city, October 6. A crew was engaged in switching cars in the west end of the company's yards, when the engine was derailed. A wrecking engine was sent to the scene and through a misunderstanding or carelessness on the part of the engineer, the wrecker crashed into the disabled train. John Maber, who occupied the pilet of the... Read MORE...
Irish World & American Industrial Liberator - New York, New York - October 15, 1892
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1939 October 15 – The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed La Guardia Airport) is dedicated.
On October 15, 1939, a significant event in aviation history took place with the dedication of the New York Municipal Airport, later known as LaGuardia Airport. This dedication marked a major milestone in the development of air travel, particularly in the United States. Located in Queens, New York City, the airport was named after Fiorello La Guardia, the mayor of New York City at the time, who was instrumental in its development.
October 15, 1939
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1897 BIG FIRE IN DURHAM.
News of a big fire in Durham reached Statesville yesterday. It is said the fire originated in a leaf tobacco warehouse and the report was that 20 tobacco factories and warehouses, 15 dwellings and 8 stores, and 6,000,000 pounds of leaf tobacco were burned. The fire departments of Raleigh and Greensboro went to the assistance of the Durham fire department.
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Statesville, North Carolina
October 15, 1897
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1828 Mother's Love
Who but a mother can conceive the depth of a mother's love? We learn from the Providence Journal, that a woman of Smithfield Rhode-Island, went to the well to draw water, with a young child in her arms, and while in the act, from some cause, the child slipped or sprung from her, and plunged into the well, which was about 30 feet deep. The mother immediately seized the well pole with which she descended a part of the distance, and then jumped down to the relief of her child, which was raised...
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Middlesex Gazette
Connecticut
October 15, 1828
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On October 15, 1939, a significant event in aviation history took place with the dedication of the New York Municipal Airport, later known as LaGuardia Airport. This dedication marked a major milestone in the development of air travel, particularly in the United States. Located in Queens, New York City, the airport was named after Fiorello La Guardia, the mayor of New York City at the time, who was instrumental in its development.
October 15, 1939
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1897 BIG FIRE IN DURHAM.
News of a big fire in Durham reached Statesville yesterday. It is said the fire originated in a leaf tobacco warehouse and the report was that 20 tobacco factories and warehouses, 15 dwellings and 8 stores, and 6,000,000 pounds of leaf tobacco were burned. The fire departments of Raleigh and Greensboro went to the assistance of the Durham fire department.
The Landmark Statesville
Statesville, North Carolina
October 15, 1897
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1828 Mother's Love
Who but a mother can conceive the depth of a mother's love? We learn from the Providence Journal, that a woman of Smithfield Rhode-Island, went to the well to draw water, with a young child in her arms, and while in the act, from some cause, the child slipped or sprung from her, and plunged into the well, which was about 30 feet deep. The mother immediately seized the well pole with which she descended a part of the distance, and then jumped down to the relief of her child, which was raised...
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Middlesex Gazette
Connecticut
October 15, 1828
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America - Did you know?
There is actually a town in Michigan called “Hell.“
Quebec - Did you know?
French Canadians celebrate Dollard Day on the Monday preceding May 25. The day honors a seventeenth-century French war hero. On that same day, the rest of Canada celebrates Victoria Day in honor of Britain's Queen Victoria.
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Weir Bridge, 1908
