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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated April 5, 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 5 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Sanbornton, New Hampshire, USA
The shoe factory of the Wakefield Slipper Company was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night at Sanbornville with a loss at over $10,000. The shop was running full blast and over loaded with orders, and 100 operatives are thrown out of employment.
The fire evidently started in the top story , origin unknown. Shortly before the discovery of the trouble ten or fifteen persons had passed the shop and had not discovered any fire. Sanbornville has only a chemical cart which was powerless to prevent... Read MORE...
Portsmouth Herald - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - April 5, 1922
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1922 - SHOE PLANT IS DESTROYED AT SANBORNVILLE
The shoe factory of the Wakefield Slipper Company was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night at Sanbornville with a loss at over $10,000. The shop was running full blast and over loaded with orders, and 100 operatives are thrown out of employment.
The fire evidently started in the top story , origin unknown. Shortly before the discovery of the trouble ten or fifteen persons had passed the shop and had not discovered any fire. Sanbornville has only a chemical cart which was powerless to prevent... Read MORE...
Portsmouth Herald - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - April 5, 1922
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Killingly, Connecticut, USA (Danielson) (Dayville) (East Killingly) (Attawaugan) (Ballouville)
Danielson, Conn., April 5. - All the weaves in the Moosup mill of the American Woolen Company - 125 in number - went out on strike at 8:30 this morning. This action is taken in sympathy with the Olneyville, R.I., strike.
Last evening, at a meeting of the weavers, it was decided definitely to quit work this morning, a demand made of the management early in the week not having been complied with. The demand was for an assurance that the two loom system which led to the Olneyville strike shall... Read MORE...
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn, New York - April 5, 1902
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1902 - April 5 - MORE WEAVERS GO OUT. 125 Danielson Operatives Strike in Sympathy with Olneyville Brethren.
Danielson, Conn., April 5. - All the weaves in the Moosup mill of the American Woolen Company - 125 in number - went out on strike at 8:30 this morning. This action is taken in sympathy with the Olneyville, R.I., strike.
Last evening, at a meeting of the weavers, it was decided definitely to quit work this morning, a demand made of the management early in the week not having been complied with. The demand was for an assurance that the two loom system which led to the Olneyville strike shall... Read MORE...
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn, New York - April 5, 1902
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St Joseph, Missouri, USA
One of America's most famous criminals, Jesse James, is shot to death by fellow gang member Bob Ford, who betrayed James for reward money. For 16 years, Jesse and his brother, Frank, committed robberies and murders throughout the Midwest. Detective magazines and pulp novels glamorized the James gang, turning them into mythical Robin Hoods who were driven to crime by unethical landowners and bankers. In reality, Jesse James was a ruthless killer who stole only for himself. history.com
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Oshkosh Daily Northwestern - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - April 5, 1882
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1882 - April 3 - Jesse James is murdered
One of America's most famous criminals, Jesse James, is shot to death by fellow gang member Bob Ford, who betrayed James for reward money. For 16 years, Jesse and his brother, Frank, committed robberies and murders throughout the Midwest. Detective magazines and pulp novels glamorized the James gang, turning them into mythical Robin Hoods who were driven to crime by unethical landowners and bankers. In reality, Jesse James was a ruthless killer who stole only for himself. history.com
JESSE... Read MORE...
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - April 5, 1882
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1933 - April 5 - President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a national emergency and issues Executive Order 6102, making it illegal for U.S. citizens to own substantial amounts of monetary gold or bullion.
Issues A New Call For Gold
Roosevelt Orders Return to Federal Reserve Banks of All Amounts over $100 Held by Individuals.
WOULD EASE EMBARGO
Treasury to Issue licenses Permitting Use of Gold in Necessary Transactions.
Washington, April 5 (AP) - President Roosevelt today ordered the return of all gold over $100 held by individuals to the federal reserve system before May 1.
In the same executive order, the President authorized the secretary of the treasury to issue licenses permitting... Read MORE...
The Emporia Gazette - Emporia, Kansas - April 5, 1933
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
STUFFING FOR A TURKEY
Mix thoroughly a quart of stale bread, very finely grated;
the grated rind of a lemon;
quarter of an ounce of minced parsley and thyme,
one part thyme, two parts parsley;
and pepper and salt to season.
Add to these...Read MORE...
from an 1888 cookbook
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
At Poughkeepsie the ice boats are seen in perfection, made of different colored woods, with silver-plated shrouds and gorgeously gilded and painted names; and it is in the races of the Poughkeepsie and New Hamburg Clubs that they show their speed. A boat owned by a gentleman of New Hamburg made in a race a few years ago nine miles, the distance between the above named towns, in seven minutes and a fraction. Another owner further up the river made under most favorable circumstances, wind and ice ... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - April 5, 1879
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1879 - Ice Boating on the Hudson
At Poughkeepsie the ice boats are seen in perfection, made of different colored woods, with silver-plated shrouds and gorgeously gilded and painted names; and it is in the races of the Poughkeepsie and New Hamburg Clubs that they show their speed. A boat owned by a gentleman of New Hamburg made in a race a few years ago nine miles, the distance between the above named towns, in seven minutes and a fraction. Another owner further up the river made under most favorable circumstances, wind and ice ... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - April 5, 1879
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Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA*
Three children of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Grant, all under 8 years of age, were taken from their beds on the first floor of the dwelling house at 88 Moulton street, Charlestown, by Patrolman T. B. S. Donahue of the City square station, shortly before 10 o'clock last night, when a lively fire was discovered in the cellar of the building.
The fire, which the police believe was of incendiary origin, started in the center of a pile of lumber.
The hallways and rooms of the building were filled... Read MORE...
The Boston Journal - Boston, Massachusetts - April 5, 1912
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1912 - SAVES THREE TOTS IN HOUSE ABLAZE. Oficer Takes Litle Ones From Their Beds in Charlestown.
Three children of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Grant, all under 8 years of age, were taken from their beds on the first floor of the dwelling house at 88 Moulton street, Charlestown, by Patrolman T. B. S. Donahue of the City square station, shortly before 10 o'clock last night, when a lively fire was discovered in the cellar of the building.
The fire, which the police believe was of incendiary origin, started in the center of a pile of lumber.
The hallways and rooms of the building were filled... Read MORE...
The Boston Journal - Boston, Massachusetts - April 5, 1912
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
1872 - Dinner Party Rules for Women - Coffee follows the dessert, and when this enters, if your guests are gentlemen only, your duty is at an end. You may then rise, leave the room, and need not re-appear. If you have lady guests, you give the...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
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
The printing establishment of H. O. Houghton & Co. at Cambridge, Mass., was burned on Saturday. The premises were owned by Little, Brown & Co. Boston publishers, who occupied them for the storage of books in sheets and stereotype plates. The contents of the building were valued at $100,000. The damage by water was greater than that caused by the fire. Most of the stock of Little, Brown & Co. destroyed, consisted of law books. Their loss is $80,000. Insurance, $75,000, here and in England. The... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - April 5, 1858
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1858 - Destructive Conflagrations
The printing establishment of H. O. Houghton & Co. at Cambridge, Mass., was burned on Saturday. The premises were owned by Little, Brown & Co. Boston publishers, who occupied them for the storage of books in sheets and stereotype plates. The contents of the building were valued at $100,000. The damage by water was greater than that caused by the fire. Most of the stock of Little, Brown & Co. destroyed, consisted of law books. Their loss is $80,000. Insurance, $75,000, here and in England. The... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - April 5, 1858
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Dallas, Texas, USA
Two Dare Death
Busses Driven Through Flaming Wall; Barrels Blast in Volley.
With exploding paint barrels throwing flames high into the air, fire Friday night swept a spectacular path through a downtown business block. Damage was estimated at $100,000.
The damaged property fronted the 600 blocks of Commerce and Jackson streets, between Jefferson and Market streets.
A radio announcer from a near-by studio, seeing the flames, announced the location and described the scenic effects with... Read MORE...
The Dallas Morning News - Dallas, Texas - April 5, 1930
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1930 - Downtown Blaze Sweeps Through Block - Thousands See $100,000 Fire Defy Fighters - Radio Exaggeration of Size Adds to Crowd; Full Crew Called.
Two Dare Death
Busses Driven Through Flaming Wall; Barrels Blast in Volley.
With exploding paint barrels throwing flames high into the air, fire Friday night swept a spectacular path through a downtown business block. Damage was estimated at $100,000.
The damaged property fronted the 600 blocks of Commerce and Jackson streets, between Jefferson and Market streets.
A radio announcer from a near-by studio, seeing the flames, announced the location and described the scenic effects with... Read MORE...
The Dallas Morning News - Dallas, Texas - April 5, 1930
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Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA
MORE THAN HALF THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE TOWN DESTROYED, INCLUDING THE TOWN HALL, BOOT FACTORY, AND A CHURCH - INCENDIARISM THE CAUSE - THE LOSS $350,000.
Hopkinton, Mass., April 4. - The most destructive fire that ever occurred in Hopkinton broke out at 8 A.M., commencing at the Town Hall and sweeping that building, occupied by P. W. SMITH, clothing, H. C. WILBURS & Co., groceries, and the telephone office. It also destroyed the boot factory of BRIDGES & Co., adjacent, the blocks occupied ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - April 5, 1882
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1882 - FIRE'S DESTRUCTIVE WORK. DISASTROUS CONFLAGRATION IN HOPKINTON, MASS.
MORE THAN HALF THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE TOWN DESTROYED, INCLUDING THE TOWN HALL, BOOT FACTORY, AND A CHURCH - INCENDIARISM THE CAUSE - THE LOSS $350,000.
Hopkinton, Mass., April 4. - The most destructive fire that ever occurred in Hopkinton broke out at 8 A.M., commencing at the Town Hall and sweeping that building, occupied by P. W. SMITH, clothing, H. C. WILBURS & Co., groceries, and the telephone office. It also destroyed the boot factory of BRIDGES & Co., adjacent, the blocks occupied ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - April 5, 1882
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Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA
Gertrude Carpenter, Two Years Old, Has Possible Concussion - Others Not Injured
Nine Adams people, riding in a Locomobile touring car, owned by Lester Carpenter, 117 Grove street and operated by Albert H. Newton of this town, who lives with the Carpenters, miraculously escaped fatal injury yesterday afternoon about 5:15 o'clock when the car turned turtle near Dowens Corners in Cheshire, opposite the Orin Martin farm.
One of the occupants, Mrs. Walter Sheldon, sustained a broken collar... Read MORE...
North Adams Transcript - North Adams, Massachusetts - April 5, 1926
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1926 - NINE INJURED AS CAR TURNS TURTLE. Locomobile Owned by Lester Carpenter, Overturns in Car Tracks. CHILD IN HOSPITAL.
Gertrude Carpenter, Two Years Old, Has Possible Concussion - Others Not Injured
Nine Adams people, riding in a Locomobile touring car, owned by Lester Carpenter, 117 Grove street and operated by Albert H. Newton of this town, who lives with the Carpenters, miraculously escaped fatal injury yesterday afternoon about 5:15 o'clock when the car turned turtle near Dowens Corners in Cheshire, opposite the Orin Martin farm.
One of the occupants, Mrs. Walter Sheldon, sustained a broken collar... Read MORE...
North Adams Transcript - North Adams, Massachusetts - April 5, 1926
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1936 April 5 – A tornado hits Tupelo, Mississippi, killing 216 and injuring over 700
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April 5, 1936
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1898 April 5 – Annie Oakley promotes the service of women in combat situations with the United States military.
On this day, she writes a letter to President McKinley "offering the government the services of a company of 50 'lady sharpshooters' who would provide their own arms and ammunition should war break out with Spain."
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April 5, 1898
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1915 Ball Players Fight Fire
JOYNER, the Nampa High School Pitcher, and KUSS, the big local flinging phenom (sic), distinguished themselves as fire fighters Saturday afternoon. During the fifth inning of the Boise-Nampa game a small fire started in the grandstand, evidently originating from a cigar butt. The two players grabbed a sprinkling hose and extinguished the blaze before any considerable amount of damage had been done.
Idaho Statesman
Boise, Idaho
April 5, 1915
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April 5, 1936
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1898 April 5 – Annie Oakley promotes the service of women in combat situations with the United States military.
On this day, she writes a letter to President McKinley "offering the government the services of a company of 50 'lady sharpshooters' who would provide their own arms and ammunition should war break out with Spain."
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April 5, 1898
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1915 Ball Players Fight Fire
JOYNER, the Nampa High School Pitcher, and KUSS, the big local flinging phenom (sic), distinguished themselves as fire fighters Saturday afternoon. During the fifth inning of the Boise-Nampa game a small fire started in the grandstand, evidently originating from a cigar butt. The two players grabbed a sprinkling hose and extinguished the blaze before any considerable amount of damage had been done.
Idaho Statesman
Boise, Idaho
April 5, 1915
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1906 NOTHER FIRE. STARTS IN THE RUINS OF DOVER MASONIC TEMPLE.
A fire started in the ruins of Masonic Temple in Dover early Wednesday morning and gave the firemen a stubborn fight. Water was poured on the blaze from two lines of hose, but it was more than an hour before the flames were extinguished. DR. R. G. BLANCHARD, past eminent commander of St. Paul's Commandery, Knights Templar, has recovered his sword from the ruins of the temple. The only damage was a slight discoloration of the blade.
Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
April 5, 1906
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A fire started in the ruins of Masonic Temple in Dover early Wednesday morning and gave the firemen a stubborn fight. Water was poured on the blaze from two lines of hose, but it was more than an hour before the flames were extinguished. DR. R. G. BLANCHARD, past eminent commander of St. Paul's Commandery, Knights Templar, has recovered his sword from the ruins of the temple. The only damage was a slight discoloration of the blade.
Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
April 5, 1906
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America - Did you know?
The lowest point in the Western Hemisphere is Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park. It is 282 feet below sea level.
Quebec - Did you know?
About 30,000 French people set out on the great voyage to New France before 1760. Of this number, 27,000 arrived alive... All in all of the 27,000 immigrants, 14,000, or a little more than half, settled in New France.
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Biola College
"Biola University is a private, Evangelical Christian university approximately 16 miles from downtown Los Angeles, in La Mirada, California. Founded in 1908, the university has over 40 major academic fields of study in six schools.
Biola University was founded in 1908 as the Bible Institute Of Los Angeles by Lyman Stewart, president of the Union Oil Company of California (subsequently known as Unocal and later purchased by the Chevron Corporation), Thomas C. Horton, a Presbyterian minister and Christian author, and Augustus B. Prichard, also a Presbyterian minister..."
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