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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated March 9, 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 March 9 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
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Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
There was an amusing incident in front of the City Hall just before midnight Friday, in which a policeman, a street car conductor and a Chandler street inebriate were the central figures. The conductor called for a fare from the inebriate, who passed out what he thought to be a dollar bill. It proved, however, to be stage money,a nd was an advertisement for "The Run on the Bank" show. The eagle eye of the conductor spotted the difference, however, and he called for straight legal tender. The... Read MORE...
Worcester Daily Spy - Worcester, Massachusetts - March 9, 1895
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1895 - TRIED TO PASS STAGE MONEY. An Amusing Incident on a Midnight Car in Main Street.
There was an amusing incident in front of the City Hall just before midnight Friday, in which a policeman, a street car conductor and a Chandler street inebriate were the central figures. The conductor called for a fare from the inebriate, who passed out what he thought to be a dollar bill. It proved, however, to be stage money,a nd was an advertisement for "The Run on the Bank" show. The eagle eye of the conductor spotted the difference, however, and he called for straight legal tender. The... Read MORE...
Worcester Daily Spy - Worcester, Massachusetts - March 9, 1895
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Upstate Youth Held in Death of Father
ThOMPSON, March 9 - (AP) A teenage boy has been charged with aggravated assault for having allegedly struck his father on the head with a frying pan. The father died last night.
State police said Allan Korch, Sr., 38, was hit on the head Wednesday night by Allan Korch, Jr., 17, during an argument at the family's home in the Wilsonville section of this northeast Connecticut town.
The boy's bond was set at $2,500.
The father had been drinking earlier in the evening, state police said.... Read MORE...
The Bridgeport Post - Bridgeport, Connecticut - Friday, March 9, 1962
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Cream of Potato Soup - Pare three good-sized potatoes; cover them in boiling water; boil five minutes, drain and trhow away the water. Cover them with one pint of boiling water, add a slice of onion, a bit of celery cut into small pieces, or...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Home Journal, June 1898
1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
A gentleman always attends to the choice of his amusements. If at cards, he will not play at cribbage, all-fours, or putt; or, in sports of exercise, be seen at skittles, foot-ball, leap- frog , cricket, driving of coaches, & c. for he knows that...Read MORE...
Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, La., March 8. - The water in front of this city rose 5 inches to-day, and now marks 8 inches under the high-water mark, which is the top of the levees. Two days more of a rise like that of to-day and the water will pour over the bank and into the streets of the city. The water is already percolating through the embankment in the lower part of the city. A serious break occurred in the levee at Davis Station, 19 miles above this city on the Texas and Pacific Railroad. The crevasse is ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 9, 1884
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1884 - THE LEVEES GIVING WAY. A SERIOUS BREAK THREATENED AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, La., March 8. - The water in front of this city rose 5 inches to-day, and now marks 8 inches under the high-water mark, which is the top of the levees. Two days more of a rise like that of to-day and the water will pour over the bank and into the streets of the city. The water is already percolating through the embankment in the lower part of the city. A serious break occurred in the levee at Davis Station, 19 miles above this city on the Texas and Pacific Railroad. The crevasse is ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 9, 1884
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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 8. - There is little to add to the story of the fire which wrecked the Daily Union office and building yesterday. A great deal of adverse criticism is heard on all sides regarding the bungling work of the hook and ladder men, and also what seems the criminal negligence in the matter of fire escapes at the front of the building. The newly-constructed top story was all of pine, painted, and the soft wood partitions aided in quickly spreading the flames to all parts of... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 9, 1888
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1888 - THE SPRINGFIELD FIRE. DONOHUE, THE COMPOSER, IS DEAD, MAKING SEVEN VICTIMS IN ALL.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 8. - There is little to add to the story of the fire which wrecked the Daily Union office and building yesterday. A great deal of adverse criticism is heard on all sides regarding the bungling work of the hook and ladder men, and also what seems the criminal negligence in the matter of fire escapes at the front of the building. The newly-constructed top story was all of pine, painted, and the soft wood partitions aided in quickly spreading the flames to all parts of... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 9, 1888
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Hartford, Connecticut, USA
HARTFORD, Conn., March 8. - At a fire in Germania Hall, corner of Main and Morgan Streets, last night, while the tableux were being prepared to open the masquerade ball of the Hartford Maennerchor Society, a panic resulted, and eight persons were severely burned. Mrs. August Watersdorf is believed to have sustained fatal injuries.
The fire is thought to have been caused by two electric wires becoming crossed under the stage. There were many thrilling rescues by the Fire Department. The... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 9, 1898
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1898 - FIRE STOPS MASQUERADE BALL. Eight Persons Severely Burned at Germania Hall, Hartford, Conn.
HARTFORD, Conn., March 8. - At a fire in Germania Hall, corner of Main and Morgan Streets, last night, while the tableux were being prepared to open the masquerade ball of the Hartford Maennerchor Society, a panic resulted, and eight persons were severely burned. Mrs. August Watersdorf is believed to have sustained fatal injuries.
The fire is thought to have been caused by two electric wires becoming crossed under the stage. There were many thrilling rescues by the Fire Department. The... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 9, 1898
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1906 Out of the Mouths of Babes - What is a Family Tree?
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Pawtuxet Valley Gleaner
Phenix, Kent, Rhode Island
March 9, 1906
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1881 March 9 - Probability of a Terrible Crime.
ROYLTON, VT., March 9. - On Saturday the dwelling of Mrs. Levi Belknap, East Barnard, Vermont, was burned and her body found in the ruins. There are suspicious circumstances strongly indicating murder, which will probably lead to the arrest of one or more persons.
The Indianapolis News
Indianapolis, Indiana
March 9, 1881
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1841 March 9 – Amistad: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the case that the Africans who seized control of the ship had been taken into slavery illegally.
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March 9, 1841
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Little Bless - What is a family tree? Little Harold - It's a tree people climb when they want to get into society.
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Phenix, Kent, Rhode Island
March 9, 1906
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1881 March 9 - Probability of a Terrible Crime.
ROYLTON, VT., March 9. - On Saturday the dwelling of Mrs. Levi Belknap, East Barnard, Vermont, was burned and her body found in the ruins. There are suspicious circumstances strongly indicating murder, which will probably lead to the arrest of one or more persons.
The Indianapolis News
Indianapolis, Indiana
March 9, 1881
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1841 March 9 – Amistad: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the case that the Africans who seized control of the ship had been taken into slavery illegally.
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1840 March 9 – The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad is completed from Wilmington, North Carolina to Weldon, North Carolina. At 161.5 miles (260 km), it is the world's longest railroad.
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March 9, 1840
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1956 March 9 - A whopping 367 inches of snow was measured on the ground at the Ranier Paradise Ranger Station in Washington.
The snow depth was a state record and the second highest total of record for the continental U.S.
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March 9, 1956
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1872 Enterprising Yankee
A Yankee has a street stand in London for the sale of pop-corn and roasted peanuts.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 9, 1872
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March 9, 1840
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1956 March 9 - A whopping 367 inches of snow was measured on the ground at the Ranier Paradise Ranger Station in Washington.
The snow depth was a state record and the second highest total of record for the continental U.S.
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March 9, 1956
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1872 Enterprising Yankee
A Yankee has a street stand in London for the sale of pop-corn and roasted peanuts.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 9, 1872
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1872 Meeting
The colored people of Covington, Ky., held a mass-meeting on the night of the 29th ult. and passed a resolution favoring general amnesty.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 9, 1872
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1872 Earthquake
The vicinity of Knoxville, Tenn., was visited a few mornings ago by a very heavy earthquake shock. Buildings were caused to creak and strain, and much alarm was created. It was accompanied by a heavy sound resembling thunder.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 9, 1872
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1906 Origin of the U.S. Valentine
Miss Esther A. Howland of Worcester, Mass., was the first person in this country to manufacture valentines. Before she began in 1840, all these missives were imported. Miss Howland was a graduate of Mount Holyoke seminary, and after she left school she took scissors, paste pot, colored pictures and paper and began at first to make imitations of the valentines which her father, a stationer, imported. She sent some samples of her work to Boston and New York. They were sold immediately, and a...
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Phenix, Kent, Rhode Island
Friday, March 9, 1906
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The colored people of Covington, Ky., held a mass-meeting on the night of the 29th ult. and passed a resolution favoring general amnesty.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 9, 1872
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1872 Earthquake
The vicinity of Knoxville, Tenn., was visited a few mornings ago by a very heavy earthquake shock. Buildings were caused to creak and strain, and much alarm was created. It was accompanied by a heavy sound resembling thunder.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 9, 1872
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1906 Origin of the U.S. Valentine
Miss Esther A. Howland of Worcester, Mass., was the first person in this country to manufacture valentines. Before she began in 1840, all these missives were imported. Miss Howland was a graduate of Mount Holyoke seminary, and after she left school she took scissors, paste pot, colored pictures and paper and began at first to make imitations of the valentines which her father, a stationer, imported. She sent some samples of her work to Boston and New York. They were sold immediately, and a...
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Pawtuxet Valley Gleaner
Phenix, Kent, Rhode Island
Friday, March 9, 1906
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America - Did you know?
President James Madison weighed less than the average American teenage girl. He was only 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed under 100 pounds.
Quebec - Did you know?
Between 1714 and 1754, approximately 4,500 immigrants settled in New France. They included indentured workers and soldiers stationed in the colony, but most of them, it appears, were unsavory characters, including hundreds of salt smugglers who sold ...Read MORE...History of Quebec for Dummies by Eric Bedard, published by John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd.
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