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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated April 19, 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 April 19 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
St Joseph, Missouri, USA
St. Joe was the last residence of Jesse James. He lived here quietly, having traveled a great deal formerly by rail during his life, meeting up with strangers on the cars and conversing with them briefly on current topics. Thrown among strangers as he was so much all his life, it is not strange that at the last he courted quiet and rest with complete change of scene.
He lived in St. Joe under the nom de plume of Howard, and those who were impudent to him at that time now often start up... Read MORE...
Aurora Daily Express - Aurora, Illinois - April 19, 1892
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1892 - Last Home of Jesse James
St. Joe was the last residence of Jesse James. He lived here quietly, having traveled a great deal formerly by rail during his life, meeting up with strangers on the cars and conversing with them briefly on current topics. Thrown among strangers as he was so much all his life, it is not strange that at the last he courted quiet and rest with complete change of scene.
He lived in St. Joe under the nom de plume of Howard, and those who were impudent to him at that time now often start up... Read MORE...
Aurora Daily Express - Aurora, Illinois - April 19, 1892
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The Oakville Company
Waterbury, Conn.
The Ladies' Home Journal
May 1898
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St Joseph, Missouri, USA
St. Joe was a trading post, established in 1843, at the confluence of the Black snake creed with the great parent of waters. It was established by Joseph Robideaux, a Frenchman, and he is the man referred to incidentally on a tombstone up on the shores of Lake Superior. The stone reads as follows:
This stone was erected to the memory of John Robideaux who was shot by request of his brother.
Joseph is the brother at whose request the stone was erected and who forgot to have the stone... Read MORE...
Aurora Daily Express - Aurora, Illinois - April 19, 1892
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1892 - Beginnings of St. Joe
St. Joe was a trading post, established in 1843, at the confluence of the Black snake creed with the great parent of waters. It was established by Joseph Robideaux, a Frenchman, and he is the man referred to incidentally on a tombstone up on the shores of Lake Superior. The stone reads as follows:
This stone was erected to the memory of John Robideaux who was shot by request of his brother.
Joseph is the brother at whose request the stone was erected and who forgot to have the stone... Read MORE...
Aurora Daily Express - Aurora, Illinois - April 19, 1892
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1775 - April 19 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord.
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts. On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept... Read MORE...
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April 19, 1775
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Bird's Nest Pudding
Pare and halve tart mellow apples, scoop out the cores, put a little flour in the hollow of the apples, and wet it so as to form a thick paste, stick a blade or two of mace and three or four Zante currants, in each one of the...Read MORE...
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Folding Bath-Tub with Heater
Diogenes Bath-Tub Co., Ionis, Mich.
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June 1898
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Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA (South Glastonbury)
Miss Julia E. Smith, one of the famous Glastonbury (Conn.) sisters, was married on Thursday of last week to Amos G. Parker, of New Hampshire, who is 86 years of age. The bride is very wealthy but she refused to pay any taxes. She is the only one of five sisters who married. They were the daughters of an eccentric clergyman of Glastonbury, the Rev. Zabaniah H. Smith, who named them respectively Nancy Zephina, Cyrintia Sacretia, Laurilla Alcroyla, Julia Evelina and Abby Hadassah. Nancy Zephina... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - April 19, 1879
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1879 - Julia Smith marries
Miss Julia E. Smith, one of the famous Glastonbury (Conn.) sisters, was married on Thursday of last week to Amos G. Parker, of New Hampshire, who is 86 years of age. The bride is very wealthy but she refused to pay any taxes. She is the only one of five sisters who married. They were the daughters of an eccentric clergyman of Glastonbury, the Rev. Zabaniah H. Smith, who named them respectively Nancy Zephina, Cyrintia Sacretia, Laurilla Alcroyla, Julia Evelina and Abby Hadassah. Nancy Zephina... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - April 19, 1879
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
When you are in company, talk often, but never long; in that case, if you do not please,
at least you are sure not to tire your...Read MORE...
Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
Newburgh, New York, USA
NEWBURGH, (AP) - Three soldiers stationed at the U. S. Military academy were killed early yesterday when their car was struck by a freight train as they were returning to West Point.
The dead were identified as Corporal Richard R. Day, 19, Watervllet[sic], Mich.; Corporal William T. Robinson, 21, Youngstown, O., and Sgt. Russell G. Meyers, 20, Herkimer, N.Y. Myers was the owner and operator of the car, police said.
The three men were members of an orchestra playing for a dance at the... Read MORE...
The Post Standard - Syracuse, New York - April 19, 1948
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1948 - 3 Soldiers Killed As Train Hits Car.
NEWBURGH, (AP) - Three soldiers stationed at the U. S. Military academy were killed early yesterday when their car was struck by a freight train as they were returning to West Point.
The dead were identified as Corporal Richard R. Day, 19, Watervllet[sic], Mich.; Corporal William T. Robinson, 21, Youngstown, O., and Sgt. Russell G. Meyers, 20, Herkimer, N.Y. Myers was the owner and operator of the car, police said.
The three men were members of an orchestra playing for a dance at the... Read MORE...
The Post Standard - Syracuse, New York - April 19, 1948
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Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Commuters' Cold Breakfasts
Accident to Main Threatens People With Asphyxiation, But Strenuous Measures Drive People Out of Doors.
Special to the New York Times.
Mount Vernon, April 18. - After its night of wild alarms Mount Vernon arose to cold breakfast and a census-taking. It didn't wake up, for it hadn't been asleep. Its fire engines, which had spent the hours of darkness charging about the streets, whistles blowing and gongs clanging, and its police, whose clubs had known no rest,... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - April 19, 1904
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1904 - Noise At Mount Vernon Saves Its Citizens - Firemen and Police Arouse Citizens to Peril of Gas
Commuters' Cold Breakfasts
Accident to Main Threatens People With Asphyxiation, But Strenuous Measures Drive People Out of Doors.
Special to the New York Times.
Mount Vernon, April 18. - After its night of wild alarms Mount Vernon arose to cold breakfast and a census-taking. It didn't wake up, for it hadn't been asleep. Its fire engines, which had spent the hours of darkness charging about the streets, whistles blowing and gongs clanging, and its police, whose clubs had known no rest,... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - April 19, 1904
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Athens, Georgia, USA
Father Sat Thirty Feet Away Unconscious of Heart-Breaking Tragedy.
Athens, Ga, April 18 - One of the most shocking deaths in Elbert County was that yesterday afternoon of the little two-and-one-half-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Tucker, who was crushed to death under a heavy cross tie. The mother was busy in the house, the father was on the verandah talking to Rev. George Stone, of Athens. The little tot ran into the porch and showed the father and the preacher her new dress. She... Read MORE...
The Macon Daily Telegraph - Macon, Georgia - April 19, 1911
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1911 - BABY'S LIFE CRUSHED OUT BY FALLING TIES
Father Sat Thirty Feet Away Unconscious of Heart-Breaking Tragedy.
Athens, Ga, April 18 - One of the most shocking deaths in Elbert County was that yesterday afternoon of the little two-and-one-half-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Tucker, who was crushed to death under a heavy cross tie. The mother was busy in the house, the father was on the verandah talking to Rev. George Stone, of Athens. The little tot ran into the porch and showed the father and the preacher her new dress. She... Read MORE...
The Macon Daily Telegraph - Macon, Georgia - April 19, 1911
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Correspondence of the Pennsylvanian.
Gazette Office, April 14, 1847.
We regret to inform you of the terrible and heart-rending scene which occurred on the Brandywine, about 6 o'clock this morning.
About 5,000 pounds of powder, in the packing house and press room, at one of the Messrs. Du Pont's Powder Works, exploded in two successive shocks, killing eighteen persons and wounding one other.
The bodies were so torn to pieces that it was impossible to recognize them, and no other means... Read MORE...
Republican Compiler - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - April 19, 1847
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1847 - EXPLOSION AT WILMINGTON, DEL.
Correspondence of the Pennsylvanian.
Gazette Office, April 14, 1847.
We regret to inform you of the terrible and heart-rending scene which occurred on the Brandywine, about 6 o'clock this morning.
About 5,000 pounds of powder, in the packing house and press room, at one of the Messrs. Du Pont's Powder Works, exploded in two successive shocks, killing eighteen persons and wounding one other.
The bodies were so torn to pieces that it was impossible to recognize them, and no other means... Read MORE...
Republican Compiler - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - April 19, 1847
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Bangor, Maine, USA
Bangor, Me., April 18. - Fire started in the Merchants' Hotel at 1:30 o'clock this morning. The flames went up through the four stories to the roof very quickly. The guests were panic stricken and many jumped from the windows. Seven were injured.
F. W. SAVAGE of this city, a commercial traveler, jumped from a third-story window and was seriously injured about the back. KATE LAWLESS jumped from a second-story window and her arm was sprained. THERESA TRAVERSE, employed at the hotel, also... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - April 19, 1894
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1894 - HOTEL GUESTS INJURED IN A FIRE. PEOPLE IN THE MERCHANTS' HOTEL IN BANGOR JUMPED FROM WINDOWS.
Bangor, Me., April 18. - Fire started in the Merchants' Hotel at 1:30 o'clock this morning. The flames went up through the four stories to the roof very quickly. The guests were panic stricken and many jumped from the windows. Seven were injured.
F. W. SAVAGE of this city, a commercial traveler, jumped from a third-story window and was seriously injured about the back. KATE LAWLESS jumped from a second-story window and her arm was sprained. THERESA TRAVERSE, employed at the hotel, also... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - April 19, 1894
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Palmer, Massachusetts, USA (Bondsville) (Three Rivers)
The beautiful village at Palmer Depot was visited by a terrible fire on Wednesday night, which laid almost its entire business part in rains. It is supposed that at least $70,000 worth of property was destroyed, including the finest buildings in the place.
The fire broke out at 11 ½ o'clock at night, in the wooden building owned by Elisha Converse, and occupied by M. C. Manger, as a general dry goods and grocery store. From this building it spread in each direction, involving on the North... Read MORE...
The Boston Daily Atlas - Boston, Massachusetts - April 19, 1851
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1851 - GREAT FIRE AT PALMER DEPOT - NASSOWANNO HOUSE BURNT - $70,000 WORTH OF PROPERTY DESTROYED
The beautiful village at Palmer Depot was visited by a terrible fire on Wednesday night, which laid almost its entire business part in rains. It is supposed that at least $70,000 worth of property was destroyed, including the finest buildings in the place.
The fire broke out at 11 ½ o'clock at night, in the wooden building owned by Elisha Converse, and occupied by M. C. Manger, as a general dry goods and grocery store. From this building it spread in each direction, involving on the North... Read MORE...
The Boston Daily Atlas - Boston, Massachusetts - April 19, 1851
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Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
United Press
Lynn, Mass., April 19. - Five persons are known to have been killed, and ten are reported missing, in a fire in the Essex Castle Apartment House here.
The dead:
FRANK TOZIER, 42.
GEORGE PHILPOT, 32.
MRS. ANTOINETTE HANLOU.
MISS MARGARET NUTTER.
HARRY FAIRCHILD.
Police believe the persons unaccounted for probably escaped and took refuge in neighboring houses. They are searching the ruins for bodies, however.
The fire started on the second floor near the elevator... Read MORE...
Chester Times - Pennsylvania - April 19, 1923
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1923 - FIVE PERSONS DIE IN APARTMENT FIRE. TEN REPORTED MISSING WHEN ESSEX CASTLE HOUSE IS CONSUMED.
United Press
Lynn, Mass., April 19. - Five persons are known to have been killed, and ten are reported missing, in a fire in the Essex Castle Apartment House here.
The dead:
FRANK TOZIER, 42.
GEORGE PHILPOT, 32.
MRS. ANTOINETTE HANLOU.
MISS MARGARET NUTTER.
HARRY FAIRCHILD.
Police believe the persons unaccounted for probably escaped and took refuge in neighboring houses. They are searching the ruins for bodies, however.
The fire started on the second floor near the elevator... Read MORE...
Chester Times - Pennsylvania - April 19, 1923
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Ballston Spa, New York, USA (Ballston) (Milton)
BALLSTON SPA. (AP) - The 96 year old United Methodist church at nearby Galway was destroyed by fire yesterday.
The flames fanned by a high wind, went out of control despite efforts of firemen from Galway and seven other Saratoga county villages, Fire Chief C. Duane McChesney said. He estimated the damage at $50,000. No one was injured.
Sparks from the church set fire to a barn owned by John H. Teachout a quarter-mile away, McChesney said, causing an estimated additional $500 damage. The... Read MORE...
The Post Standard - Syracuse, New York - April 19, 1948
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1948 Fire Razes Church Built 96 Years Ago
BALLSTON SPA. (AP) - The 96 year old United Methodist church at nearby Galway was destroyed by fire yesterday.
The flames fanned by a high wind, went out of control despite efforts of firemen from Galway and seven other Saratoga county villages, Fire Chief C. Duane McChesney said. He estimated the damage at $50,000. No one was injured.
Sparks from the church set fire to a barn owned by John H. Teachout a quarter-mile away, McChesney said, causing an estimated additional $500 damage. The... Read MORE...
The Post Standard - Syracuse, New York - April 19, 1948
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1896 A Bridge Disaster
Sherbrooke, Que., April 18. - The Quebec central bridge across the St. Francis river has been swept away by the high water. It is roughly estimated that the loss of the St. Anselm bridge and this will be $100,000.
The Davenport Democrat and Leader
Davenport, Iowa
April 19, 1896
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1930 April 19 – Warner Bros. in the United States release their first cartoon series called Looney Tunes which runs until 1969.
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April 19, 1930
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1897 April 19 The first Boston Marathon is held, with fifteen men competing, and won by John McDermott.
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April 19, 1897
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Sherbrooke, Que., April 18. - The Quebec central bridge across the St. Francis river has been swept away by the high water. It is roughly estimated that the loss of the St. Anselm bridge and this will be $100,000.
The Davenport Democrat and Leader
Davenport, Iowa
April 19, 1896
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1930 April 19 – Warner Bros. in the United States release their first cartoon series called Looney Tunes which runs until 1969.
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April 19, 1930
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1897 April 19 The first Boston Marathon is held, with fifteen men competing, and won by John McDermott.
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April 19, 1897
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1879 Caught Defrauding the Government
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 10. - Samuel J. Tilden and his brother, Henry A Tilden, proprietors of an extract and drug manufactory at New Lebanon, N. Y., are in trouble for defrauding the Government out of a large amount of internal revenue. Several days ago internal revenue officials at Chicago seized a number of packages containing bottles of "cromo-chlorlum," put up by the Tilden house, which had not been properly stamped. Since this seizure, the Internal Revenue Bureau has directed an...
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St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
April 19, 1879
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1904 April 19, 1904: Great fire in Toronto started
The Great Toronto Fire destroys much of that city's downtown, but there are no fatalities.
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April 19, 1904
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1926 FIFTY-FOOT LEAP FATAL TO AVIATOR
VERO BEACH, Fla., April 18. - (AP) - A 50-foot leap from an airplane into the ocean in a student air circus this afternoon killed Julius W. Bell, 24, of Louisville, a volunteer performer. Several thousand persons on shore witnessed the accident. He struck the surface on his back and ricocheted about 20 feet. The body did not appear on the surface again. Efforts to locate it were unsuccessful.
Nevada State Journal
Reno, Nevada
April 19, 1926
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WASHINGTON, D.C., April 10. - Samuel J. Tilden and his brother, Henry A Tilden, proprietors of an extract and drug manufactory at New Lebanon, N. Y., are in trouble for defrauding the Government out of a large amount of internal revenue. Several days ago internal revenue officials at Chicago seized a number of packages containing bottles of "cromo-chlorlum," put up by the Tilden house, which had not been properly stamped. Since this seizure, the Internal Revenue Bureau has directed an...
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St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
April 19, 1879
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1904 April 19, 1904: Great fire in Toronto started
The Great Toronto Fire destroys much of that city's downtown, but there are no fatalities.
The Old Farmer's Almanac www.almanac.com
April 19, 1904
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1926 FIFTY-FOOT LEAP FATAL TO AVIATOR
VERO BEACH, Fla., April 18. - (AP) - A 50-foot leap from an airplane into the ocean in a student air circus this afternoon killed Julius W. Bell, 24, of Louisville, a volunteer performer. Several thousand persons on shore witnessed the accident. He struck the surface on his back and ricocheted about 20 feet. The body did not appear on the surface again. Efforts to locate it were unsuccessful.
Nevada State Journal
Reno, Nevada
April 19, 1926
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America - Did you know?
1927 - No Billboards AllowedHawaii’s natural beauty is an advertisement unto itself. To keep it that way, the state has officially outlawed billboards (with some exceptions) and aerial advertising, part of an “urban beautification” initiative...Read MORE...
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Quebec - Did you know?
All license plates in Quebec have the text 'Je me souviens', the official motto of Quebec. It literally means "I remember", but more extensively they want to say that they will never forget their culture and traditions.
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Rich's Patent
Julia Marlowe Shoes
The Most Perfect Fitting Foot Wear Ever Made
The Rich Shoe Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
The Ladies' Home Journal
April 1898
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