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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated October 8, 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 8 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
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Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
The Montreal aldermen who wish to keep the result of any analysis of the city water secret, show more acquaintance with than faith in the water. Just what good it will do the tax-payers to pay for an analysis of their drinking water, if they are not to be told how it comes out, is not clear. But then neither is the water clear as a rule. Still something may be learned by watching the subsequent habits of the aldermen who are permitted to see the secret report. If they shun water as a beverage... Read MORE...
The Argus - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - October 8, 1904
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1904 - Is the City Water Safe?
The Montreal aldermen who wish to keep the result of any analysis of the city water secret, show more acquaintance with than faith in the water. Just what good it will do the tax-payers to pay for an analysis of their drinking water, if they are not to be told how it comes out, is not clear. But then neither is the water clear as a rule. Still something may be learned by watching the subsequent habits of the aldermen who are permitted to see the secret report. If they shun water as a beverage... Read MORE...
The Argus - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - October 8, 1904
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Beef Olives
Cut slices from a fat rump of beef six inches long and half an inch thick, beat them well with a pestle, make a forcemeat of bread crumbs, fat bacon chopped, parsley a little onion, some shred suet, pounded mace, pepper and salt; mix...Read MORE...
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Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
THE WILDEST EXCITEMENT PREVAILS AND FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE BECOME PANIC STRICKEN BUT COOLER HEADS FINALLY RESCUE THE UNFORTUNATE MEN, WOMAN AND CHILDREN FROM THE WRECK - THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT - LIST OF INJURED.
Reading, Pa., Oct. 8. - The cornerstone of the Polish Catholic Church, Twelfth and Spruce Streets, this city, was laid Sunday afternoon.
During the ceremony the floor, on which fully three thousand men, woman and children were standing, gave away, precipitating several hundred... Read MORE...
Norwalk Daily Advocate - Norwalk, Ohio - October 8, 1888
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1888 - A TERRIBLE CALAMITY. THE FLOOR OF A NEWLY BUILT CHURCH GIVES WAY. OVER ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE INJURED, SOME FATALLY.
THE WILDEST EXCITEMENT PREVAILS AND FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE BECOME PANIC STRICKEN BUT COOLER HEADS FINALLY RESCUE THE UNFORTUNATE MEN, WOMAN AND CHILDREN FROM THE WRECK - THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT - LIST OF INJURED.
Reading, Pa., Oct. 8. - The cornerstone of the Polish Catholic Church, Twelfth and Spruce Streets, this city, was laid Sunday afternoon.
During the ceremony the floor, on which fully three thousand men, woman and children were standing, gave away, precipitating several hundred... Read MORE...
Norwalk Daily Advocate - Norwalk, Ohio - October 8, 1888
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
Never repeat to a person with whom you converse, any unpleasant speech you may have heard concerning her. If you can give her pleasure by the repetition of a delicate compliment, or token of approval shown by a mutual friend, tell her the pleasant...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
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 7. - The shock of the explosion at Wilmington this afternoon was plainly felt in many sections of this city. To those indoors it resembled the rumbling of distant thunder or the moving of heavy furniture, and the rattling window frames caused many people to rush to their doors and windows. The shock was also felt at Millville, N.J.; Chester, Penn., and other points, thirty to thirty-five miles distant.
The Dupont Powder Works were established in 1802 by Elenthere Irene... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - October 8, 1890
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1890 - Dupont Powder Works Explosion
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 7. - The shock of the explosion at Wilmington this afternoon was plainly felt in many sections of this city. To those indoors it resembled the rumbling of distant thunder or the moving of heavy furniture, and the rattling window frames caused many people to rush to their doors and windows. The shock was also felt at Millville, N.J.; Chester, Penn., and other points, thirty to thirty-five miles distant.
The Dupont Powder Works were established in 1802 by Elenthere Irene... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - October 8, 1890
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Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA
One of the melancholy results of intemperance, transpired this morning at Blackstone. A man, with a horse and chaise, left TAFT'S stable at about 12 o'clock last night, for Milford, where he belonged. Bewildered with drink, he took the track of the Worcester Railroad, and drove off a high bridge near the Norfolk County depot. The distance to the water is upwards of forty feet. The terrible plunge was heard at a house near by, and several men immediately repaired to the spot. The dead horse and... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - October 8, 1851
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1851 - SAD ACCIDENT.
One of the melancholy results of intemperance, transpired this morning at Blackstone. A man, with a horse and chaise, left TAFT'S stable at about 12 o'clock last night, for Milford, where he belonged. Bewildered with drink, he took the track of the Worcester Railroad, and drove off a high bridge near the Norfolk County depot. The distance to the water is upwards of forty feet. The terrible plunge was heard at a house near by, and several men immediately repaired to the spot. The dead horse and... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - October 8, 1851
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Detroit, Michigan, USA
FOUR LARGE BUILDINGS AND TWO SMALLER ONES DESTROYED WITH THE OPERA HOUSE.
Detroit, Oct. 7. - The fire which began in the Detroit Opera House this morning did from $600,000 to $700,000 damage. Five large buildings and two smaller ones were destroyed.
The flames leaped out at the rear of the theatre, where a wall was blown out by the explosion of a calcium light. The Opera House faced the Campus Martius, and was obliquely across from the City Hall. Adjoining it in the rear the ten-story... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - October 8, 1897
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1897 - DETROIT'S FIRE LOSS $700,000.
FOUR LARGE BUILDINGS AND TWO SMALLER ONES DESTROYED WITH THE OPERA HOUSE.
Detroit, Oct. 7. - The fire which began in the Detroit Opera House this morning did from $600,000 to $700,000 damage. Five large buildings and two smaller ones were destroyed.
The flames leaped out at the rear of the theatre, where a wall was blown out by the explosion of a calcium light. The Opera House faced the Campus Martius, and was obliquely across from the City Hall. Adjoining it in the rear the ten-story... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - October 8, 1897
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1904 An interesting request
A Michigan woman who has had a husband in the state penitentiary for about five years is evidently getting lonely. She wrote to the governor as follows: "Pleeze your majesty let him cum home, if for no other reason than to see his three children which has been born since he left."
The Argus
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 8, 1904
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1904 Pledge to Not Drink Liquor
It is announced from Toronto that seven hundred children have recently taken the pledge not to drink liquor. It is a nice ethical question whether such pledges should be put to children. We do not hold a child responsible for a business engagement until it has reached years of discretion. And yet if it is not old enough to do a few dollars' worth of business, it is not old enough to say whether or not it will ever want to take a glass of wine. Still if a pledge be exacted from it after an...
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The Argus
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 8, 1904
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1906 October 8 - Kills His Hunting Companion.
Conway, Mass., Oct. 8. - After remaining reticent for twelve hours over the tragic death in Conway woods of a hunting companion, Charles Pair, seventeen years of age, guided the officers to the body of Augustus Faille, seventeen years of age, which was found with a charge of birdshot in the breast. Pair was arrested and will be arraigned on a charge of murder.
Pittston Gazette
Pittston, Pennsylvania
October 8, 1906
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A Michigan woman who has had a husband in the state penitentiary for about five years is evidently getting lonely. She wrote to the governor as follows: "Pleeze your majesty let him cum home, if for no other reason than to see his three children which has been born since he left."
The Argus
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 8, 1904
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1904 Pledge to Not Drink Liquor
It is announced from Toronto that seven hundred children have recently taken the pledge not to drink liquor. It is a nice ethical question whether such pledges should be put to children. We do not hold a child responsible for a business engagement until it has reached years of discretion. And yet if it is not old enough to do a few dollars' worth of business, it is not old enough to say whether or not it will ever want to take a glass of wine. Still if a pledge be exacted from it after an...
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The Argus
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 8, 1904
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1906 October 8 - Kills His Hunting Companion.
Conway, Mass., Oct. 8. - After remaining reticent for twelve hours over the tragic death in Conway woods of a hunting companion, Charles Pair, seventeen years of age, guided the officers to the body of Augustus Faille, seventeen years of age, which was found with a charge of birdshot in the breast. Pair was arrested and will be arraigned on a charge of murder.
Pittston Gazette
Pittston, Pennsylvania
October 8, 1906
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1944 October 8 – The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet radio show debuts in the United States.
"The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" was a long-running American sitcom that originally started as a radio show in 1944 before transitioning to television in 1952. The show starred the real-life Nelson family: Ozzie Nelson, his wife Harriet Nelson, and their sons David and Ricky. The sitcom followed the Nelson family's life at home, often dealing with relatable family situations and humorous misunderstandings. The television version of the show became even more popular than its radio...
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October 8, 1944
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1921 October 8 – The first Sweetest Day is staged in Cleveland, Ohio.
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October 8, 1921
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1901 October 8 - A deluge at Galveston, TX, produced nearly twelve inches of rain in about a six hour period. The rains came precisely thirteen months after the day of the famous Galveston hurricane disaster.
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October 8, 1901
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"The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" was a long-running American sitcom that originally started as a radio show in 1944 before transitioning to television in 1952. The show starred the real-life Nelson family: Ozzie Nelson, his wife Harriet Nelson, and their sons David and Ricky. The sitcom followed the Nelson family's life at home, often dealing with relatable family situations and humorous misunderstandings. The television version of the show became even more popular than its radio...
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October 8, 1944
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1921 October 8 – The first Sweetest Day is staged in Cleveland, Ohio.
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October 8, 1921
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1901 October 8 - A deluge at Galveston, TX, produced nearly twelve inches of rain in about a six hour period. The rains came precisely thirteen months after the day of the famous Galveston hurricane disaster.
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October 8, 1901
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1884 AN OPERA HOUSE BURNED. THE FIREMEN GET DRUNK AND UNFIT TO BATTLE WITH THE FLAMES.
South Bethlehem, Penn., Oct. 7. - A fire broke out this morning under the stage of the Grand Opera House. When the alarm was given the flames had gained much headway, and it was at once seen that it was impossible to save the building or its contents. South Bethlehem firemen responded promptly, but they had no steamer, and the engine of the rolling mill was utilized to pump water. The Bethlehem steamers were asked to come to the scene and lend their aid, but they refused to respond unless...
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The New York Times
New York, New York
October 8, 1884
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1838 Another Factory Burnt
The main building of the Tiverton Print Works, at Tiverton, (R. I.) was consumed by fire on the night of the 4th inst., with part of its contents. $10,000 was insured at the American office, Providence; $2000 at Aetna office, in Hartford; $8500 Hartford ditto; and $7000 by the Washington office of Providence. It is said the whole loss will not exceed $15,000.
The Sun
Baltimore, Maryland
October 8, 1838
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1823 Barn Accident
A most shocking accident occurred at Sherbrooke on the 12th inst. while erecting a barn on the farm of C. Whircher, Esq. occasioned by part of the frame falling. One fine young man was so much bruised that he expired upon the spot, two were dangerously wounded, and another has an arm so broken as to render amputation necessary, and as this operation cannot take place immediately, there is every reason to fear he will not survive. They are all sons of one unfortunate person by the name of...
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Connecticut Gazette
Connecticut
October 8, 1823
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South Bethlehem, Penn., Oct. 7. - A fire broke out this morning under the stage of the Grand Opera House. When the alarm was given the flames had gained much headway, and it was at once seen that it was impossible to save the building or its contents. South Bethlehem firemen responded promptly, but they had no steamer, and the engine of the rolling mill was utilized to pump water. The Bethlehem steamers were asked to come to the scene and lend their aid, but they refused to respond unless...
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The New York Times
New York, New York
October 8, 1884
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1838 Another Factory Burnt
The main building of the Tiverton Print Works, at Tiverton, (R. I.) was consumed by fire on the night of the 4th inst., with part of its contents. $10,000 was insured at the American office, Providence; $2000 at Aetna office, in Hartford; $8500 Hartford ditto; and $7000 by the Washington office of Providence. It is said the whole loss will not exceed $15,000.
The Sun
Baltimore, Maryland
October 8, 1838
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1823 Barn Accident
A most shocking accident occurred at Sherbrooke on the 12th inst. while erecting a barn on the farm of C. Whircher, Esq. occasioned by part of the frame falling. One fine young man was so much bruised that he expired upon the spot, two were dangerously wounded, and another has an arm so broken as to render amputation necessary, and as this operation cannot take place immediately, there is every reason to fear he will not survive. They are all sons of one unfortunate person by the name of...
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Connecticut Gazette
Connecticut
October 8, 1823
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1823 Blown Away
On Tuesday last, a labourer on the Lachine Canal, having lighted the train to a hole filled with powder for blasting a rock, the charge did not immediately explode, and he approached to examine the train. While standing directly over the hole the charge went off, and blew him into the air, bruised him in a terrible manner. He died immediately.
Connecticut Gazette
Connecticut
October 8, 1823
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1910 HOTEL BURNED.
Spencer, Mass., Oct. 7. - Through smoke-filled corridors the thirty guests of the Massasoit house, the largest hotel in Spencer, made hurried exits in their night clothes in a fire that destroyed the hostelry early today. It is believed that everyone escaped. An exploded lamp is believed to have caused the fire and in the high wind the three-story wooden structure was quickly destroyed. The loss is $50,000.
Titusville Herald
Titusville, Pennsylvania
October 8, 1910
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On Tuesday last, a labourer on the Lachine Canal, having lighted the train to a hole filled with powder for blasting a rock, the charge did not immediately explode, and he approached to examine the train. While standing directly over the hole the charge went off, and blew him into the air, bruised him in a terrible manner. He died immediately.
Connecticut Gazette
Connecticut
October 8, 1823
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1910 HOTEL BURNED.
Spencer, Mass., Oct. 7. - Through smoke-filled corridors the thirty guests of the Massasoit house, the largest hotel in Spencer, made hurried exits in their night clothes in a fire that destroyed the hostelry early today. It is believed that everyone escaped. An exploded lamp is believed to have caused the fire and in the high wind the three-story wooden structure was quickly destroyed. The loss is $50,000.
Titusville Herald
Titusville, Pennsylvania
October 8, 1910
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America - Did you know?
Observation of foreign travelers to America: They Sure Love Their Cheese Many foreigners have noticed that the people in the US love their cheese. There are obviously some exceptions, but most people love their cheese and put it on everything.
Quebec - Did you know?
It’s in Montréal that you can see the highest inclined tower in the world - the Olympic Stadium tower.
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