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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated April 24, 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 24 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Vancouver, Washington, USA
Vancouver, Wash. - While flying is hardly the novelity it had been 10 or 20 years previous, it was still an unusual and (occasionally) dangerous pastime. Such was demonstrated on April 24, 1927, when pilot DAN GRECCO offered to give HARRIET FRANKLIN and ZOLA SCHAU an aerial tour.
According to GRECCO, conditions were good and the takeoff was fairly routine until he turned ast in an attempt to line himself up with some railroad tracks adjacent to Pearson Field. Approximately 150 feet in the... Read MORE...
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April 24, 1927
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1927 - TWO WOMEN DIE IN AN AIRPLANE CRASH AT PEARSON FIELD.
Vancouver, Wash. - While flying is hardly the novelity it had been 10 or 20 years previous, it was still an unusual and (occasionally) dangerous pastime. Such was demonstrated on April 24, 1927, when pilot DAN GRECCO offered to give HARRIET FRANKLIN and ZOLA SCHAU an aerial tour.
According to GRECCO, conditions were good and the takeoff was fairly routine until he turned ast in an attempt to line himself up with some railroad tracks adjacent to Pearson Field. Approximately 150 feet in the... Read MORE...
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April 24, 1927
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1913 April 24 – The Woolworth Building opens in New York City. Designed by Cass Gilbert, it is the tallest building in the world at this date and for more than a decade after.
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April 24, 1913
Visit Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)!
1886 Seventy-Four Years Married
WESTPORT, Ct., April 18. - Captain Alfred Taylor, of the Poplar Plains District, some two miles north of the town of Westport, is now in his 95th year. He is the oldest voter in Fairfield county, and one of the oldest in the State. He owns a farm of several hundred acres, and has worked upon it during a period of more than two generations. His wife, Mrs. Chloe Taylor, is 92. Should they live till Good Friday, April 23, they will have completed seventy four years of married life. A diamond...
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St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
April 24, 1886
Visit Westport, Connecticut, USA (Green's Farms)!
1873 Joseph Sweet, ninety-one years of age, has been elected President of the Eagle National Bank at Providence, Rhode Island.
Whether Joseph will make it sweeter for himself or the bank is not definitely known.
The Indianapolis News
Indianapolis, Indiana
April 24, 1873
Visit Providence, Rhode Island, USA!
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April 24, 1913
Visit Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)!
1886 Seventy-Four Years Married
WESTPORT, Ct., April 18. - Captain Alfred Taylor, of the Poplar Plains District, some two miles north of the town of Westport, is now in his 95th year. He is the oldest voter in Fairfield county, and one of the oldest in the State. He owns a farm of several hundred acres, and has worked upon it during a period of more than two generations. His wife, Mrs. Chloe Taylor, is 92. Should they live till Good Friday, April 23, they will have completed seventy four years of married life. A diamond...
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St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
April 24, 1886
Visit Westport, Connecticut, USA (Green's Farms)!
1873 Joseph Sweet, ninety-one years of age, has been elected President of the Eagle National Bank at Providence, Rhode Island.
Whether Joseph will make it sweeter for himself or the bank is not definitely known.
The Indianapolis News
Indianapolis, Indiana
April 24, 1873
Visit Providence, Rhode Island, USA!
America - Did you know?
One of the 13 articles in the 1781 US Articles of Confederation states that it will automatically be accepted if Canada wants to be admitted into the United States.
Quebec - Did you know?
In the French-speaking parishes of the Province of Quebec, lutins are considered as mischievous, fun-loving little spirits, which may be protecting or annoying household gods or demons, according to the treatment that they receive from the inmates...Read MORE...The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 5, No. 19, Oct. - Dec., 1892, Lutins in the Province of Quebec
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Visit Anaheim, California, USA!
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Union High School, Anaheim, Cal.
"Anaheim High School is a public, four-year high school in the city of Anaheim, California, United States. Anaheim High School was first established in 1898, which makes it the oldest of nine comprehensive high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District. It is the third oldest high school in Orange County, behind Santa Ana High School (1889) and Fullerton Union High School (1893)..."
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