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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated April 4, 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 4 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA (Glenville)
Greenwich, Conn., April 3. - Mrs. William Salffron has appealed to the Superior Court for damages of $10,000 for being torn from her home while a bride an d being taken to the Greenwich jail and charged with stealing $125 of antique table silverware from Mrs. Edward Holley, a sister-in-law of Elmer MacRae, the artist.
She had been employed as Mrs. Holley's private maid until she left in December to be married. Two weeks afterward Mrs. Holley missed her silverware from a closet. She said... Read MORE...
New York Tribune - New York, New York - April 4, 1914
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1914 - SUES MRS. HOLLEY FOR HER ARREST - Former Maid Alleges Theft Charge Interrupted Her Honeymoon.
Greenwich, Conn., April 3. - Mrs. William Salffron has appealed to the Superior Court for damages of $10,000 for being torn from her home while a bride an d being taken to the Greenwich jail and charged with stealing $125 of antique table silverware from Mrs. Edward Holley, a sister-in-law of Elmer MacRae, the artist.
She had been employed as Mrs. Holley's private maid until she left in December to be married. Two weeks afterward Mrs. Holley missed her silverware from a closet. She said... Read MORE...
New York Tribune - New York, New York - April 4, 1914
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Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge)
Miss May Campbell, who lives with Mr. and Mrs. George Stull, at No. 511 West 157th street, received yesterday a parcel post package from Uxbridge, Mass. The package was delivered in
the afternoon by the letter carrier. It had the appearance of a bomb, so she took it to the West 152d street police station.
Lieutenant Thompson peeped cautiously at the package and then said:
"We'll call up the Bureau of Combustibles. This sort of job is for them; they like life perils."
Lieutenant Daniel... Read MORE...
New York Tribune - New York, New York - April 4, 1914
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1914 - PARCEL POST 'BOMB' ONLY AN APPLE - "Deadly Package" Scares Girl Who Received It - Police Uneasy.
Miss May Campbell, who lives with Mr. and Mrs. George Stull, at No. 511 West 157th street, received yesterday a parcel post package from Uxbridge, Mass. The package was delivered in
the afternoon by the letter carrier. It had the appearance of a bomb, so she took it to the West 152d street police station.
Lieutenant Thompson peeped cautiously at the package and then said:
"We'll call up the Bureau of Combustibles. This sort of job is for them; they like life perils."
Lieutenant Daniel... Read MORE...
New York Tribune - New York, New York - April 4, 1914
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North Hampton, New Hampshire, USA
Found Alongside the Track at North Hampton, too Badly Hurt to be Moved.
When the nine o'clock Pullman arrived at this depot last evening, Conductor Silsbee reported that a man had fallen from the train somewhere between North Hampton and Greenland.
All that he knew about the matter was that an old soldier, who was somewhat intoxicated, had gone out on the platform of the smoker just after the train had left North Hampton. As he was pretty full a brakeman went out soon after to keep an eye ... Read MORE...
Portsmouth Herald - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - April 4, 1898
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1898 - FELL FROM TRAIN. William Price Was Returning to Soldier's Home at Togus.
Found Alongside the Track at North Hampton, too Badly Hurt to be Moved.
When the nine o'clock Pullman arrived at this depot last evening, Conductor Silsbee reported that a man had fallen from the train somewhere between North Hampton and Greenland.
All that he knew about the matter was that an old soldier, who was somewhat intoxicated, had gone out on the platform of the smoker just after the train had left North Hampton. As he was pretty full a brakeman went out soon after to keep an eye ... Read MORE...
Portsmouth Herald - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - April 4, 1898
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Good Coffee - Put a sufficient quantity of coffee in the pot and pour boiling water on it; stir and place it on the fire. As soon as four or five bubbles have risen take it off the fire and pour out a teacupful and return it; set it down for...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., July 12, 1882
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
At 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. News of King’s assassination prompted major outbreaks of racial violence, resulting in more than 40 deaths nationwide and extensive property damage in over 100 American cities. James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old escaped fugitive, later confessed to the crime and was sentenced to a 99-year prison term. During King’s funeral a... Read MORE...
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April 4, 1968
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1968 - Marin Luther King, Jr. Killed
At 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. News of King’s assassination prompted major outbreaks of racial violence, resulting in more than 40 deaths nationwide and extensive property damage in over 100 American cities. James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old escaped fugitive, later confessed to the crime and was sentenced to a 99-year prison term. During King’s funeral a... Read MORE...
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April 4, 1968
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Brandenburg, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Ky. (AP) - The death toll soared to 80 today as Kentucky began digging out from the worst tornado disaster in its history.
Hundreds were injured and property damage was expected to run into millions of dollars.
Gov. WENDELL FORD declared the state a disaster area and called upon President Nixon to do likewise.
"This is probably the most tragic day in Kentucky history," the governor said late Wednesday after reports of the death and destruction began filtering into his office... Read MORE...
Corbin Times-Tribune - Kentucky - April 4, 1974
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1974 - 80 KENTUCKIANS KILLED.
Louisville, Ky. (AP) - The death toll soared to 80 today as Kentucky began digging out from the worst tornado disaster in its history.
Hundreds were injured and property damage was expected to run into millions of dollars.
Gov. WENDELL FORD declared the state a disaster area and called upon President Nixon to do likewise.
"This is probably the most tragic day in Kentucky history," the governor said late Wednesday after reports of the death and destruction began filtering into his office... Read MORE...
Corbin Times-Tribune - Kentucky - April 4, 1974
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
A lady will always dress plainly when traveling. A gay dress, or finery of any sort, when in a boat, stage, or car, lays a woman open to the most severe...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness: A Complete Handbook for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society... by Florence Hartley, January 1, 1872
Long Beach, California, USA
BIPLANE CARRIED UNFORTUNATE MAN BENEATH THE WATER IN PRESENCE OF MANY THOUSAND PEOPLE.
Long Beach, April 3. - Aviator CALBRAITH PERRY RODGERS was killed here this afternoon, while attempting to make the "dip" in his biplane. The machine, instead of answering to the control at the proper moment, dashed into the water within a few feet of the pier and carried the unfortunate birdman to the bottom in view of the many thousand spectators who were present to witness the exhibition flight.
The... Read MORE...
Fairbanks Daily Times - Fairbanks, Alaska - April 4, 1912
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1912 - NOTED BIRDMAN LOSES LIFE AT AVIATION MEET. AVIATOR CALBRAITH P. RODGERS, OF TRANSCONTINENTAL FAME, WAS DASHED INTO WATER YESTERDAY AT LONG BEACH. WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE "THE DIP".
BIPLANE CARRIED UNFORTUNATE MAN BENEATH THE WATER IN PRESENCE OF MANY THOUSAND PEOPLE.
Long Beach, April 3. - Aviator CALBRAITH PERRY RODGERS was killed here this afternoon, while attempting to make the "dip" in his biplane. The machine, instead of answering to the control at the proper moment, dashed into the water within a few feet of the pier and carried the unfortunate birdman to the bottom in view of the many thousand spectators who were present to witness the exhibition flight.
The... Read MORE...
Fairbanks Daily Times - Fairbanks, Alaska - April 4, 1912
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1923 April 4 – Warner Bros. film studio is formally incorporated in the United States as Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc.
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April 4, 1923
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1973 April 4 – The World Trade Center officially opens in New York City with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
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1898 Received a Painful Wound
Lewis B. Hanson, who has been employed as a blacksmith at the navy yard, met with a painful accident on Friday. He was hammering a bar of steel when a piece struck him in the forehead, cutting a gash to the skull.
Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
April 4, 1898
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April 4, 1923
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1973 April 4 – The World Trade Center officially opens in New York City with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
April 4, 1973
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1898 Received a Painful Wound
Lewis B. Hanson, who has been employed as a blacksmith at the navy yard, met with a painful accident on Friday. He was hammering a bar of steel when a piece struck him in the forehead, cutting a gash to the skull.
Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
April 4, 1898
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1884 BURNED TO DEATH IN A LOCK-UP.
WATERVILLE, Me., April 3. - PETER VIGNE, a young man from Fairfield, Me., who was put in the lock-up last night, set the building on fire and perished in the flames.
The New York Times
New York, New York
April 4, 1884
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1902 GHASTLY FIND MADE AT TIVERTON, R. I. - Tide Draws Veil from 50-Year-Old Mystery - Skeleton Found on Beach
Asheville Daily Gazette
Asheville, North Carolina
April 4, 1902
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1871 Two Thousand Year Old Hat
A citizen of Hanover, Indiana, rejoices in the possession of a hat supposed to be two thousand years old. It was taken from the ruins of Herculaneum.
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Jackson Citizen
Michigan
April 4, 1871
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WATERVILLE, Me., April 3. - PETER VIGNE, a young man from Fairfield, Me., who was put in the lock-up last night, set the building on fire and perished in the flames.
The New York Times
New York, New York
April 4, 1884
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1902 GHASTLY FIND MADE AT TIVERTON, R. I. - Tide Draws Veil from 50-Year-Old Mystery - Skeleton Found on Beach
Asheville Daily Gazette
Asheville, North Carolina
April 4, 1902
Visit Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)!
1871 Two Thousand Year Old Hat
A citizen of Hanover, Indiana, rejoices in the possession of a hat supposed to be two thousand years old. It was taken from the ruins of Herculaneum.
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Jackson Citizen
Michigan
April 4, 1871
Visit Hanover, Shelby, Indiana, USA!
America - Did you know?
1870 - Christmas became a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Quebec - Did you know?
1840s - As American factories in New England offered good jobs, thousands of French Canadians emigrated to the United States. In the eyes of the Roman Catholic clergy, however, this emigration was equated with losing the faith, and strong efforts...Read MORE...richardjohnbr.blogspot.com/ 2010/ 10/ eastern-townships.html
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