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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated April 15, 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 15 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Lancaster, New Hampshire, USA
Lancaster, N. H. April 15. - The worst freshet in years is now on hereabouts, Frank Smith & Co.’s boom broke last night, letting upwards of 300,000 feet of timber loose, this jam struck the iron bridge with tremendous force lifting it from its foundation carrying it down the river half-a-mile. The bridge was built two years ago and cost $10,000. It is reported that three other booms at Grange, Jefferson and Riverton also
broke during the night, making over, 1,000,000 feet of timber that have ... Read MORE...
The Fitchburg Sentinel - Fitchburg, Massachusetts - April 15, 1895
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1895 - Freschet
Lancaster, N. H. April 15. - The worst freshet in years is now on hereabouts, Frank Smith & Co.’s boom broke last night, letting upwards of 300,000 feet of timber loose, this jam struck the iron bridge with tremendous force lifting it from its foundation carrying it down the river half-a-mile. The bridge was built two years ago and cost $10,000. It is reported that three other booms at Grange, Jefferson and Riverton also
broke during the night, making over, 1,000,000 feet of timber that have ... Read MORE...
The Fitchburg Sentinel - Fitchburg, Massachusetts - April 15, 1895
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C. H. Foote,
Jobber and Wholesale Dealer in
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35 Bridge Street
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Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
HANOVER, N. H., April 14. - For forty-two hours rain has fallen here steadily. Every stream has overflowed its banks, and is bringing down ice, logs, and debris, and submerging fields and meadows seldom touched by Spring floods. Highways are badly washed, and in places they are several feet under water.
The Connecticut River is 12 feet higher than its natural level, and at 6 P. M. was rising about 1 foot per hour. Boathouses hitherto untouched by freshets are in danger. The river will... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - April 15, 1895
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1895 - Flood
HANOVER, N. H., April 14. - For forty-two hours rain has fallen here steadily. Every stream has overflowed its banks, and is bringing down ice, logs, and debris, and submerging fields and meadows seldom touched by Spring floods. Highways are badly washed, and in places they are several feet under water.
The Connecticut River is 12 feet higher than its natural level, and at 6 P. M. was rising about 1 foot per hour. Boathouses hitherto untouched by freshets are in danger. The river will... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - April 15, 1895
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Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 8. – Never in the history of Knoxville has the city suffered such a loss by fire as it did today. The very heart of the city, including some of the largest wholesale and retail business houses in the South, were destroyed. The loss is variously estimated at from one to one-and-a-half million with about 60 percent of insurance. The loss of life is uncertain as the registers of the Hotel Knox in which fifty-six people were sleeping was burned, the proprietor of the hotel... Read MORE...
The County Record - Tennessee - April 15, 1897
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1897 - Fire
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 8. – Never in the history of Knoxville has the city suffered such a loss by fire as it did today. The very heart of the city, including some of the largest wholesale and retail business houses in the South, were destroyed. The loss is variously estimated at from one to one-and-a-half million with about 60 percent of insurance. The loss of life is uncertain as the registers of the Hotel Knox in which fifty-six people were sleeping was burned, the proprietor of the hotel... Read MORE...
The County Record - Tennessee - April 15, 1897
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Gingerbread - One cup of molasses, one teaspoon of soda, beaten milk and molasses till white; butter, size of an egg, teaspoon ginger, cinnamon, cloves, salt; one-half cup sour milk in it one teaspoon saleratus or soda.
Schenectady, New York, USA
The General Electric Company (GE) was founded in 1892 through the merger of two existing companies: Edison General Electric Company and Thomson-Houston Electric Company. The merger was led by financier J.P. Morgan and resulted in the formation of one of the most significant and enduring industrial conglomerates in the United States.
Under the leadership of figures like Thomas Edison and Charles A. Coffin, GE became a pioneer in various fields, including electrical generation, lighting, and... Read MORE...
April 15, 1892
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1892 - April 15 – The General Electric Company is established through the merger of the Thomson-Houston Company and the Edison General Electric Company.
The General Electric Company (GE) was founded in 1892 through the merger of two existing companies: Edison General Electric Company and Thomson-Houston Electric Company. The merger was led by financier J.P. Morgan and resulted in the formation of one of the most significant and enduring industrial conglomerates in the United States.
Under the leadership of figures like Thomas Edison and Charles A. Coffin, GE became a pioneer in various fields, including electrical generation, lighting, and... Read MORE...
April 15, 1892
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A. M. Parker
Wholesale & Retail Dealer in
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Houghton's Block
Putnam, Conn.
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Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Laramie, Wyo., April 14. (AP) - A fast spreading fire crackled through an entire business block early today in the downtown section of Laramie, site of the University of Wyoming.
Fifteen of 30 structures were unofficially reported destroyed by flames.
Discovered about 2 o'clock (MST) this morning, the flames were reported under control but not out three hours after they were discovered in the four-story brick W. H. HOLLIDAY Building.
Fire departments sped to Laramie from Cheyenne,... Read MORE...
Amarillo Daily News - Amarillo, Texas - April 15, 1948
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1948 - BLAZE AT LARAMIE RAZES ENTIRE BLOCK.
Laramie, Wyo., April 14. (AP) - A fast spreading fire crackled through an entire business block early today in the downtown section of Laramie, site of the University of Wyoming.
Fifteen of 30 structures were unofficially reported destroyed by flames.
Discovered about 2 o'clock (MST) this morning, the flames were reported under control but not out three hours after they were discovered in the four-story brick W. H. HOLLIDAY Building.
Fire departments sped to Laramie from Cheyenne,... Read MORE...
Amarillo Daily News - Amarillo, Texas - April 15, 1948
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
Dress for Morning Visits — A lady should never receive her morning callers in a wrapper, unless they call at an unusually early hour, or some unexpected demand upon her time makes it impossible to change her dress after breakfast. On the other hand, an elaborate costume before dinner is in excessive
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
THREE BODIES FOUND ON FLOOR OF APARTMENTS - TWO DIE AT HOSPITAL FOLLOWING RESCUE.
Winnipeg, Man., April 14. - (AP) - Five dead, four women and a man, a dozen injured, with many others overcome by smoke, was the toll of a fire which swept the Casa Loma, a combined apartment and business block here Saturday afternoon.
Two of the women succumbed in a hospital after being rescued from the burning structure. Three bodies were found on the floor of the apartment rooms.
So suddenly did the... Read MORE...
Billings Gazette - Billings, Montana - April 15, 1928
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1928 - 5 PERISH AS FLAMES SWEEP ENTIRE BLOCK OF WINNIPEG STORES. MANY INJURED, OTHERS OVERCOME BY SMOKE - WOMEN LEAP FROM FLAMING WINDOWS. 12 ARE INJURED.
THREE BODIES FOUND ON FLOOR OF APARTMENTS - TWO DIE AT HOSPITAL FOLLOWING RESCUE.
Winnipeg, Man., April 14. - (AP) - Five dead, four women and a man, a dozen injured, with many others overcome by smoke, was the toll of a fire which swept the Casa Loma, a combined apartment and business block here Saturday afternoon.
Two of the women succumbed in a hospital after being rescued from the burning structure. Three bodies were found on the floor of the apartment rooms.
So suddenly did the... Read MORE...
Billings Gazette - Billings, Montana - April 15, 1928
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Ayer, Massachusetts, USA
Ayer, Mass., April 14.
A fire broke out in the building owned by SAMUEL REED, at 11:30 last evening, destroying all the buildings on the north side of Main street between the Worcester and Nashua Railroad and the Lowell freight depot.
All the business portion of the place is destroyed. Not a grocery or a dry good store remains. The loss is estimated at from $100,000 to $200,000.
The property is insured in the Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Fitchburg, $24,630; Central Mutual... Read MORE...
Newport Daily News - Newport, Rhode Island - April 15, 1872
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1872 - DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION AT AYER. ALL THE BUSINESS PART OF THE PLACE DESTROYED.
Ayer, Mass., April 14.
A fire broke out in the building owned by SAMUEL REED, at 11:30 last evening, destroying all the buildings on the north side of Main street between the Worcester and Nashua Railroad and the Lowell freight depot.
All the business portion of the place is destroyed. Not a grocery or a dry good store remains. The loss is estimated at from $100,000 to $200,000.
The property is insured in the Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Fitchburg, $24,630; Central Mutual... Read MORE...
Newport Daily News - Newport, Rhode Island - April 15, 1872
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Barre, Vermont, USA (Graniteville) (South Barre)
BARRE, Vt., April 14. - For the past thirty-six hours it has been raining steadily. The river had lowered much from Tuesday's freshet, but early this morning it began to overflow its banks. By noon nearly every granite shed was surrounded by a small lake. In nearly every basement on the riverside on Main Street the water is from 1 to 3 feet deep, and much stock has been damaged. Steam pumps are kept at work throwing water from the cellars.
The side tracks of the Central and Wells River... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - April 15, 1895
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1895 - Flood
BARRE, Vt., April 14. - For the past thirty-six hours it has been raining steadily. The river had lowered much from Tuesday's freshet, but early this morning it began to overflow its banks. By noon nearly every granite shed was surrounded by a small lake. In nearly every basement on the riverside on Main Street the water is from 1 to 3 feet deep, and much stock has been damaged. Steam pumps are kept at work throwing water from the cellars.
The side tracks of the Central and Wells River... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - April 15, 1895
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1898 The Largest Stockyards in the world
are in Chicago, Illinois. The combined plants represent and investment of over $10,000,000. The yards contain 20 miles of streets, 20 miles of water-troughs, 50 miles of feeding-troughs, and 75 miles of water and drainage troughs. The yards are capable of receiving and accommodating daily 20,000 cattle, 20,000 sheep and 120,000 hogs.
The Ladies' Home Journal
April 15, 1898
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1865 April 15 – Inauguration of Andrew Johnson: President Lincoln dies early this morning from his gunshot wound and Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th President of the United States.
Johnson became Abraham Lincoln's running mate, despite the fact that he was a Democrat and Lincoln was a Republican. After Lincoln's assassination in April 1865, Johnson went from vice president to president. In foreign affairs, things went fairly smoothly. But at home, Johnson faced a crisis. Trying to reconstruct the country after the Civil War, radical Northern Republicans thought his policies toward the South were not harsh enough. Ill will and deep political disagreements ended with...
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April 15, 1865
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1949 April 15 - A hailstone five inches by five and a half inches in size, and weighing four pounds, was measured at Troy NY.
The Weather Channel
April 15, 1949
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are in Chicago, Illinois. The combined plants represent and investment of over $10,000,000. The yards contain 20 miles of streets, 20 miles of water-troughs, 50 miles of feeding-troughs, and 75 miles of water and drainage troughs. The yards are capable of receiving and accommodating daily 20,000 cattle, 20,000 sheep and 120,000 hogs.
The Ladies' Home Journal
April 15, 1898
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1865 April 15 – Inauguration of Andrew Johnson: President Lincoln dies early this morning from his gunshot wound and Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th President of the United States.
Johnson became Abraham Lincoln's running mate, despite the fact that he was a Democrat and Lincoln was a Republican. After Lincoln's assassination in April 1865, Johnson went from vice president to president. In foreign affairs, things went fairly smoothly. But at home, Johnson faced a crisis. Trying to reconstruct the country after the Civil War, radical Northern Republicans thought his policies toward the South were not harsh enough. Ill will and deep political disagreements ended with...
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April 15, 1865
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1949 April 15 - A hailstone five inches by five and a half inches in size, and weighing four pounds, was measured at Troy NY.
The Weather Channel
April 15, 1949
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1927 April 15 - New Orleans LA was drenched with 14.01 inches of rain, which established a 24 hour rainfall record for the state.
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April 15, 1927
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1941 THREE DIE IN PLANE CRASH.
Binghamton, N.Y. - DAN McNALLY, a Baltimore evangelist, his wife and four-year-old daughter, KITTY were killed when their private airplane crashed at Tri-Cities airport and burst into flames on a takeoff. Coroner S. C. McManis said the plane lost speed and nosed down at the end of the runway. The plane exploded as it struck, he said. McNALLY, a private pilot credited with eighteen hours flying time, had opened an evangelestic campaign at the Park Avenue Baptist Church here Easter Sunday.
Olean Times-Herald
New York
April 15, 1941
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1861 Norwich, Conn., April 14. - The excitement produced by the war news was never equalled here. All our people are read to uphold the Government, and hundreds are ready to enlist.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 15, 1861
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April 15, 1927
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1941 THREE DIE IN PLANE CRASH.
Binghamton, N.Y. - DAN McNALLY, a Baltimore evangelist, his wife and four-year-old daughter, KITTY were killed when their private airplane crashed at Tri-Cities airport and burst into flames on a takeoff. Coroner S. C. McManis said the plane lost speed and nosed down at the end of the runway. The plane exploded as it struck, he said. McNALLY, a private pilot credited with eighteen hours flying time, had opened an evangelestic campaign at the Park Avenue Baptist Church here Easter Sunday.
Olean Times-Herald
New York
April 15, 1941
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1861 Norwich, Conn., April 14. - The excitement produced by the war news was never equalled here. All our people are read to uphold the Government, and hundreds are ready to enlist.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 15, 1861
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1861 The Excitement In New Haven, Conn.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 11. - The excitement here is intense. The streets are crowded with people who are clamoring after extras. The national flag is flying. The City Grays are holding a meeting in anticipation of receiving a call to duty. The indignation against the rebels is universal.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 15, 1861
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NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 11. - The excitement here is intense. The streets are crowded with people who are clamoring after extras. The national flag is flying. The City Grays are holding a meeting in anticipation of receiving a call to duty. The indignation against the rebels is universal.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 15, 1861
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America - Did you know?
1839 - Hats and Hat Making in New EnglandEarly New England, and early Massachusetts in particular, was a center of American hat-making. Many New England towns had small hat-making factories, and many hat-makers in New England specialized in...Read MORE...
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Quebec - Did you know?
Le 24 juin 1880, le "O Canada" est chanté pour la première fois. Lors du banquet de la St-Jean organisé par Le Marquis de Lorne, gouverneur général du Canada et la Princesse Louise, Calixa Lavallée chante le "O Canada" qu'il a composé avec...Read MORE...French-Canadian Ancestry on Facebook
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In 1884, Col. Gustavus Davis Bates established the Connecticut Clothing co., in Putnam, with a branch at Southbridge, Mass., the firm name being Bates & Lindsey. In 1893, they sold out the Putnam store, and that in Southbridge in 1895.
Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties, Connecticut
Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Early Settled Families · Part 1
1903
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