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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated July 23, 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 July 23 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
"1847 Rogers Bros."
The Meriden Britannia Co., Meriden, Conn.
The Ladies' Home Journal
March 1898
The Meriden Britannia Company was formed in 1852 in Meriden, Connecticut, as a manufacturing company focused on producing wares in britannia metal. It became, for a time, the largest silverware company in the world. wikipedia
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Binghamton, New York, USA
VICTIMS HURLED TO DEATH WHILE SPECTATORS ARE HELPLESS - PITIFUL SCENES AS RELATIVES SEEK LOVED ONES.
Binghamton, N. Y., July 23 - Thousands came from surrounding towns and villages today and watched the grewsome work of searching for bodies in the ruins of the factory fire, the biggest disaster in a decade in this city.
A few minutes before 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the clang of the automatic fire alarm gong stopped the busy fingers of 125 young girls at work over the machines of the... Read MORE...
Middletown Daily Times-Press - Middletown, New York - July 23, 1913
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1913 - 50 GIRLS DIE AS FACTORY IS BURNED. SCORE MORTALLY HURT IN HOSPITALS. DIG RUINS FOR BODIES. WHEN ALARM RUNG THOUGHT IT FIRE DRILL; BURNING WALLS COLLAPSE.
VICTIMS HURLED TO DEATH WHILE SPECTATORS ARE HELPLESS - PITIFUL SCENES AS RELATIVES SEEK LOVED ONES.
Binghamton, N. Y., July 23 - Thousands came from surrounding towns and villages today and watched the grewsome work of searching for bodies in the ruins of the factory fire, the biggest disaster in a decade in this city.
A few minutes before 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the clang of the automatic fire alarm gong stopped the busy fingers of 125 young girls at work over the machines of the... Read MORE...
Middletown Daily Times-Press - Middletown, New York - July 23, 1913
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Kidneys in Batter
Make a thick batter, season with pepper and salt; cut the kidneys in thick slices, put some butter into a pan, and when the blue steam rises, put in the slices, which must be previously dipped in and covered with the batter; fry ...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Connecticut, July 16, 1882
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Some time ago a mysterious epidemic broke out at North Adams, Massachusetts, and for several weeks everybody was wondering what it could be caused by. The pious were a good deal disposed to hold that it was some sort of a judgment. The Kearneyites thought that it was the natural retribution for employing Chinese in the shoe shops. But after all it turns out that the water of the town is responsible for the sickness, and that no supernatural causes were concerned in it. An engineer made a map of ... Read MORE...
The Record-Union - Sacramento, California - July 23, 1880
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1880 - The Water Responsible
Some time ago a mysterious epidemic broke out at North Adams, Massachusetts, and for several weeks everybody was wondering what it could be caused by. The pious were a good deal disposed to hold that it was some sort of a judgment. The Kearneyites thought that it was the natural retribution for employing Chinese in the shoe shops. But after all it turns out that the water of the town is responsible for the sickness, and that no supernatural causes were concerned in it. An engineer made a map of ... Read MORE...
The Record-Union - Sacramento, California - July 23, 1880
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Patton's Sun-Proof Paint
Jas. E. Patton Co., Milwaukee, Wis., U.S.A.
Ladies' Home Journal
February 1898
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Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Paterson, N.J., July 22 - A dense black cloud, assuming the shape of a cone, and whirling with furious rapidity, loomed up over the top of Garrett Mountain, just southeast of Paterson, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. In less than ten minutes it swept over that section of the city known as South Paterson, killing four persons, seriously injuring fifteen, and hurting more than a hundred, and wrecking six buildings and damaging more than 200 others. Then it passed over the Passaic River, across the... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 23, 1903
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1903 - TORNADO SWEEPS OVER PATERSON. FOUR ARE KILLED AND MANY HOUSES WRECKED. MISSILES HURT SCORES. SMALL BUILDINGS CARRIED GREAT DISTANCE -- DEVASTATION IN SECTION THAT ESCAPED DAMAGE BY GREAT FIRE AND FLOOD.
Paterson, N.J., July 22 - A dense black cloud, assuming the shape of a cone, and whirling with furious rapidity, loomed up over the top of Garrett Mountain, just southeast of Paterson, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. In less than ten minutes it swept over that section of the city known as South Paterson, killing four persons, seriously injuring fifteen, and hurting more than a hundred, and wrecking six buildings and damaging more than 200 others. Then it passed over the Passaic River, across the... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 23, 1903
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1870 A new barge, called the C. G. King, was to be launched at South Saginaw last week.
Her carrying capacity is 500,000 feet of lumber, and she is built by Thomas Arnold, of Marine City.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 23, 1870
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1870 At Canandaigua, N. Y., on the 13th, the juries in the cases of General Starr and Colonel Thompson,
tried for violation of the Neutrality laws, for being connected with the Fenians, rendered verdicts of guilty on two counts of the indictments, with a recommendation to mercy.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 23, 1870
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1870 In Memory of the Soldiers
A lady, 70 years of age, has erected a monument in Union Cemetery, Springfield, Vt., to the memory of the revolutionary soldiers, and paid for it in knitting with her own hands.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 23, 1870
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Her carrying capacity is 500,000 feet of lumber, and she is built by Thomas Arnold, of Marine City.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 23, 1870
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1870 At Canandaigua, N. Y., on the 13th, the juries in the cases of General Starr and Colonel Thompson,
tried for violation of the Neutrality laws, for being connected with the Fenians, rendered verdicts of guilty on two counts of the indictments, with a recommendation to mercy.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 23, 1870
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1870 In Memory of the Soldiers
A lady, 70 years of age, has erected a monument in Union Cemetery, Springfield, Vt., to the memory of the revolutionary soldiers, and paid for it in knitting with her own hands.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 23, 1870
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1870 A man recently drove his horse from Millbury to Worcester, seven miles, in twenty one minutes for $25, and the animal died shortly afterwards in great agony after entering the stable.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 23, 1870
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1816 Ate Hemlock
A Quebec paper of the 21st ult. says - On the 15th instant, two men, returning from Montreal, as they were passing along the river near St. Sulpice, eat some hemlock, which they mistook for another plant, usually eaten in this country - in a hour and a half after, they were both dead.
New-Jersey Journal
New Jersey
July 23, 1816
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1858 Shoe Business Flourishing
The shoe business at Webster, Mass., has been in a very flourishing condition for the last few months, affording good wages and plenty of work for all who could make a shoe. The operatives in the woolen mill are to have their wages increased ten per cent.
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Lowell Daily Citizen and News
Lowell, Massachusetts
July 23, 1858
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St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 23, 1870
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1816 Ate Hemlock
A Quebec paper of the 21st ult. says - On the 15th instant, two men, returning from Montreal, as they were passing along the river near St. Sulpice, eat some hemlock, which they mistook for another plant, usually eaten in this country - in a hour and a half after, they were both dead.
New-Jersey Journal
New Jersey
July 23, 1816
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1858 Shoe Business Flourishing
The shoe business at Webster, Mass., has been in a very flourishing condition for the last few months, affording good wages and plenty of work for all who could make a shoe. The operatives in the woolen mill are to have their wages increased ten per cent.
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Lowell Daily Citizen and News
Lowell, Massachusetts
July 23, 1858
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America - Did you know?
June 25, 1876 - Lt. Col. George A. Custer's regiment is wiped out by Sioux Indians under Sitting Bull at the Little Big Horn River, Montana.
Quebec - Did you know?
The surrounding regions of Quebec are “missing” gravity. This area has the lowest gravity on Earth.
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The Convent
Champlain, N.Y.
Who has the Oldest Sewing Machine?
A new "Singer" given in exchange for it
The Singer Manufacturing Co.
New York City
Ladies' Home Journal
February 1898
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