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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated August 28, 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 August 28 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Cornish, New Hampshire, USA
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt., Aug. 27. - Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson, the second daughter of President Wilson, and her fiance, Francis B. Sayre of District Attorney Whitman's office in New York, went horseback riding yesterday afternoon from Cornish, where the Wilsons make their Summer home.
They turned their horses into the road that runs along the Connecticut River, close to the line that divides New Hampshire from Vermont. They had gone some five miles to the north and had turned back toward... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - August 28, 1913
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1913 - JESSIE WILSON HURT, THROWN BY HORSE President's Daughter Found Unconscious by Roadside - Fiance Had Ridden Ahead.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt., Aug. 27. - Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson, the second daughter of President Wilson, and her fiance, Francis B. Sayre of District Attorney Whitman's office in New York, went horseback riding yesterday afternoon from Cornish, where the Wilsons make their Summer home.
They turned their horses into the road that runs along the Connecticut River, close to the line that divides New Hampshire from Vermont. They had gone some five miles to the north and had turned back toward... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - August 28, 1913
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Lewiston, Maine, USA
The work of wiring City Hall was completed last evening and the lights were turned on for the first time. The large chandelier, in the center of the hall has been removed and a notable improvement made.
The hall was never more thoroughly lighted than last evening when the electrician in charge of the wiring pressed the button and the lights went on. Every part of the work is complete and the building is now thoroughly up-to-date so far as lighting is concerned. The Lewiston and Auburn... Read MORE...
The Lewiston Daily Sun - Lewiston, Maine - August 28, 1903
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1903 - WONDERFUL ELECTRICITY. City Hall Has Been Thoroughly Wired and Everything is as Brilliant as Daylight.
The work of wiring City Hall was completed last evening and the lights were turned on for the first time. The large chandelier, in the center of the hall has been removed and a notable improvement made.
The hall was never more thoroughly lighted than last evening when the electrician in charge of the wiring pressed the button and the lights went on. Every part of the work is complete and the building is now thoroughly up-to-date so far as lighting is concerned. The Lewiston and Auburn... Read MORE...
The Lewiston Daily Sun - Lewiston, Maine - August 28, 1903
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Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Fayetteville, N. C., Aug. 28. - This city, with a population of 12,000, located on Cape Fear river, was almost entirely submerged because of floods of last night and today. Three thousand persons are homeless.
Walls Fall.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 28. - The flood has apparently damaged the foundations of many buildings in the lower part of the city. Today the Central Grammar school collapsed, the walls of the National Biscuit building have fallen and the under-pinning of the Port Royal bridge is... Read MORE...
Waterloo Daily Courier - Iowa - August 28, 1908
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1908 - FLOODS SUBMERGE N. CAROLINA TOWN - Fayetteville, City of 12,000, Is Now Under Water. Walls Sink In Augusta - Frost Adds Suffering.
Fayetteville, N. C., Aug. 28. - This city, with a population of 12,000, located on Cape Fear river, was almost entirely submerged because of floods of last night and today. Three thousand persons are homeless.
Walls Fall.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 28. - The flood has apparently damaged the foundations of many buildings in the lower part of the city. Today the Central Grammar school collapsed, the walls of the National Biscuit building have fallen and the under-pinning of the Port Royal bridge is... Read MORE...
Waterloo Daily Courier - Iowa - August 28, 1908
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Cider Cake
Rub together three quarters of a pound of sugar, and half a pound of butter. Dissolve two tea spoonsful of saleratus in half a tea cup of water, turn it into the cake, together with half a pint of cider, stir in two pounds of flour and ...Read MORE...
The New England Cook Book, 1836
Southeast, New York, USA (Brewster) (Doanesburgh) (Dykemans) (Tilly Foster) (Milltown)
Brewster, N. Y., Aug 2 - By the collision which occurred Saturday afternoon on the Harlem Road between trains No. 13 and No. 20, passenger trains between Pond and Dykeman's, the following were killed:
WM. ELLIOTT, engineer train 13.
W. BEST, fireman, train 13.
D. PONETIERE, engineer train 20.
SAMUEL GIBNEY, fireman train 20.
MISS E. REED, daughter of JOHN A. REED, of Brewsters. MR. REED is in the insurance business, and is a well known resident of Brewsters.
The injured are:
JOHN... Read MORE...
The Evening Democrat - Warren, Pennsylvania - August 28, 1893
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1893 - CRASH ON THE HARLEM ROAD. Five Killed and Several Injured, Four of Them Seriously.
Brewster, N. Y., Aug 2 - By the collision which occurred Saturday afternoon on the Harlem Road between trains No. 13 and No. 20, passenger trains between Pond and Dykeman's, the following were killed:
WM. ELLIOTT, engineer train 13.
W. BEST, fireman, train 13.
D. PONETIERE, engineer train 20.
SAMUEL GIBNEY, fireman train 20.
MISS E. REED, daughter of JOHN A. REED, of Brewsters. MR. REED is in the insurance business, and is a well known resident of Brewsters.
The injured are:
JOHN... Read MORE...
The Evening Democrat - Warren, Pennsylvania - August 28, 1893
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Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Jackson, Miss., Aug 27. - The following particulars were received here to-day of a frightful accident on the narrow gauge known at the Little J., which runs from Natchez to Jackson:
The mail and passenger express which left Jackson at 6:30 A.M. went through the bridge over the Pierre Bayou, which is 38 miles east of Natchez. The bridge gave way as the passenger train was on it, and the engine dropped to the bottom of the bayou, a distance of 60 feet. The mail, express, and smoking car were... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - August 28, 1885
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1885 - WENT THROUGH THE BRIDGE. A TRAIN WRECKED AND MANY PERSONS KILLED AND INJURED.
Jackson, Miss., Aug 27. - The following particulars were received here to-day of a frightful accident on the narrow gauge known at the Little J., which runs from Natchez to Jackson:
The mail and passenger express which left Jackson at 6:30 A.M. went through the bridge over the Pierre Bayou, which is 38 miles east of Natchez. The bridge gave way as the passenger train was on it, and the engine dropped to the bottom of the bayou, a distance of 60 feet. The mail, express, and smoking car were... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - August 28, 1885
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Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
Battle Creek, Mich., August 28 - Five employes of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, nurses, probationers and stenographers, were drowned at Lake Goguac last evening as the result of a collision between the steamer Welcome and a rowboat containing a party of young people.
Five girls had been out for a row about the lake with a young man an were returning to the sanitarium villa. The Welcome was starting out for her last trip. The young man was at the oars and he became bewildered and the steamer... Read MORE...
Brooklyn Eagle - Brooklyn, New York - August 28, 1902
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1902 - FIVE PERSONS DROWNED - Steamer Struck Boat in Which They Were Rowing - Victims Employes of a Sanitarium.
Battle Creek, Mich., August 28 - Five employes of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, nurses, probationers and stenographers, were drowned at Lake Goguac last evening as the result of a collision between the steamer Welcome and a rowboat containing a party of young people.
Five girls had been out for a row about the lake with a young man an were returning to the sanitarium villa. The Welcome was starting out for her last trip. The young man was at the oars and he became bewildered and the steamer... Read MORE...
Brooklyn Eagle - Brooklyn, New York - August 28, 1902
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
A dark and dingy kitchen is very detrimental to the health of a household, for cleanliness can hardly be expected to prevail when the light of day does not frequently penetrate. Every housekeeper ought regularly to visit her servants' surroundings,...Read MORE...
Advice for Ladies - The Southbridge Journal, Southbridge, Massachusetts, December 25, 1885
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Tucson, Ariz., (AP) - A mother and her infant son were killed Thursday when a tornado hit the San Xavier mission area southwest of Tucson.
Killed were MRS. LUCY NORRIS, 31, and her 10-month-old son, MARCIAN.
At least eight others were injured as the small but powerful twister demolished one home and damaged at least two more. Two of the injured were in critical condition.
Several nuns from the mission saw the funnel cloud approaching and ran to the basement of their building. The tornado... Read MORE...
Albuquerque Journal - Albuquerque, New Mexico - August 28, 1964
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1964 - ARIZONA TORNADO KILLS MOTHER, SON.
Tucson, Ariz., (AP) - A mother and her infant son were killed Thursday when a tornado hit the San Xavier mission area southwest of Tucson.
Killed were MRS. LUCY NORRIS, 31, and her 10-month-old son, MARCIAN.
At least eight others were injured as the small but powerful twister demolished one home and damaged at least two more. Two of the injured were in critical condition.
Several nuns from the mission saw the funnel cloud approaching and ran to the basement of their building. The tornado... Read MORE...
Albuquerque Journal - Albuquerque, New Mexico - August 28, 1964
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1876 Burglary at Bloomfield.
ISLAND POND, Vt., 28. - The dwelling house of B. A. Bowker in Bloomfield, Vt., was broken into one day last week, while he and his family were absent on a visit, and $25 worth of money and silver were taken therefrom. The thief is not known.
St Albans Daily Messenger
St Albans, Vermont
August 28, 1876
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1907 August 28 - United Parcel Service is founded by James E. Casey in Seattle, Washington
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August 28, 1907
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1870 Extensive Destruction of Buildings in Calais, Me.
CALAIS, Me., Aug. 27. - A fire broke out this afternoon in the rear of Mr. Samuel Ridout's livery stable, which was destroyed, together with stores occupied by Blake & Taylor, Wm. Todd, Jr., M. Silveston, A. E. Neill, James Perkins, Miss Hill, Boardman Bros., S. S. King & Sons, W. P. Harrison, Wadsworth & Kelley, Nickerson & Ridout, Harton Brothers, Geo. W. Eye, Daniel Hill, C. W. Eye, C. Waite & Co., and Bailey's photograph rooms, Calais Advertiser office, Wadsworth & Kelley's grist-mill,...
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The New York Times
New York, New York
August 28, 1870
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ISLAND POND, Vt., 28. - The dwelling house of B. A. Bowker in Bloomfield, Vt., was broken into one day last week, while he and his family were absent on a visit, and $25 worth of money and silver were taken therefrom. The thief is not known.
St Albans Daily Messenger
St Albans, Vermont
August 28, 1876
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1907 August 28 - United Parcel Service is founded by James E. Casey in Seattle, Washington
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August 28, 1907
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1870 Extensive Destruction of Buildings in Calais, Me.
CALAIS, Me., Aug. 27. - A fire broke out this afternoon in the rear of Mr. Samuel Ridout's livery stable, which was destroyed, together with stores occupied by Blake & Taylor, Wm. Todd, Jr., M. Silveston, A. E. Neill, James Perkins, Miss Hill, Boardman Bros., S. S. King & Sons, W. P. Harrison, Wadsworth & Kelley, Nickerson & Ridout, Harton Brothers, Geo. W. Eye, Daniel Hill, C. W. Eye, C. Waite & Co., and Bailey's photograph rooms, Calais Advertiser office, Wadsworth & Kelley's grist-mill,...
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The New York Times
New York, New York
August 28, 1870
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1916 Wire Netting Bathing Suit
A Pittsfield (Mass). man says he will invent a wire netting bathing suit which will be worn in water invaded by sharks.
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Miami Herald Record
Miami, Florida
August 28, 1916
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A Pittsfield (Mass). man says he will invent a wire netting bathing suit which will be worn in water invaded by sharks.
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Miami Herald Record
Miami, Florida
August 28, 1916
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America - Did you know?
George Washington was a savvy businessman who owned one of the largest distilleries in 18th century America, and by 1799 alone, he was producing 11,000 gallons of whiskey.
Quebec - Did you know?
Throughout 17th century Quebec, it was not uncommon to see older men marrying young girls. Such unions were auhtorized because women were, for a long time, far less numerous than men in the colony.
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