Welcome to our blog, where we embark on a captivating journey through time, exploring the rich tapestry of history and genealogy.
In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated August 4, 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 4 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
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Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
PRESTON, Conn., Aug. 3 - (INS) - A skillful, heroic Air France pilot brought 37 persons, 29 of them passengers, to safety Tuesday when he crash-landed a transatlantic Super-Constellation in a potato field after running out of fuel when blocked by rain and fog from landing in New York.
Pilot Jean Caboche, ironically, was the most seriously injured among the score hurt when the four-engine plane from Paris crashed and burst into flames. He suffered a leg fractur.
2 BABIES HURT
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The Milwaukee Sentinel - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - August 4, 1954
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1954 - Plane Crash-lands, Burns in Conn.
PRESTON, Conn., Aug. 3 - (INS) - A skillful, heroic Air France pilot brought 37 persons, 29 of them passengers, to safety Tuesday when he crash-landed a transatlantic Super-Constellation in a potato field after running out of fuel when blocked by rain and fog from landing in New York.
Pilot Jean Caboche, ironically, was the most seriously injured among the score hurt when the four-engine plane from Paris crashed and burst into flames. He suffered a leg fractur.
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The Milwaukee Sentinel - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - August 4, 1954
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St Joseph, Michigan, USA
Patricia Ann Randall, three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ora Randall, 504 Lake street, died early this morning at the St. Joseph sanitarium of third degree burns suffered early yesterday morning at her home. The little girl got up yesterday before her mother was awake, went out to the kitchen and got a box of safety matches and lit one, which ignited her nightgown.
The baby's father, who is in the Marine Corps, is stationed on Okinawa. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two... Read MORE...
News-Palladium - Benton Harbor, Michigan - August 4, 1945
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1945 - St. Joseph Child Dies Of Burns. Victim's Father Is Marine On Okinawa.
Patricia Ann Randall, three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ora Randall, 504 Lake street, died early this morning at the St. Joseph sanitarium of third degree burns suffered early yesterday morning at her home. The little girl got up yesterday before her mother was awake, went out to the kitchen and got a box of safety matches and lit one, which ignited her nightgown.
The baby's father, who is in the Marine Corps, is stationed on Okinawa. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two... Read MORE...
News-Palladium - Benton Harbor, Michigan - August 4, 1945
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Coffee Cake - This is one of the best of plain cakes, and is very easily made. Take one cup of strong coffee infusion, one cup molasses, one cup sugar, one-half cup butter, one egg, and one teaspoonful saleratus. Add spice and raisins to suit ...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., July 28, 1880
Elgin, Illinois, USA
Elgin, Ills., Aug. 4 - In a streetcar collision here two cars were telescoped and several persons seriously injured. A switch to a siding upon which stood three empty cars was left open, and the car from Elgin to Dundee crashed into the standing cars, two being telescoped. The passengers were imprisoned for nearly an hour, and every one of the 15 on the car was more or less seriously injured. Those most seriously hurt were: Frank Warner, motorman, leg broken, badly cut and injured internally,... Read MORE...
Mansfield News - Mansfield, Ohio - August 4, 1902
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1902 - Switch Left Open.
Elgin, Ills., Aug. 4 - In a streetcar collision here two cars were telescoped and several persons seriously injured. A switch to a siding upon which stood three empty cars was left open, and the car from Elgin to Dundee crashed into the standing cars, two being telescoped. The passengers were imprisoned for nearly an hour, and every one of the 15 on the car was more or less seriously injured. Those most seriously hurt were: Frank Warner, motorman, leg broken, badly cut and injured internally,... Read MORE...
Mansfield News - Mansfield, Ohio - August 4, 1902
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Philadelphia, Friday, Aug. 3.
Three of Gareshe's powder mills, near Wilmington, Del., exploded this morning, about 8 o'clock, with most disastrous consequences, six persons having been killed and five wounded.
Wilmington, Friday, Aug. 3.
The drying house of Gareshe's powder works at Eden Park, which exploded this morning, contained about one and a half tons of powder, and the force of the explosion was tremendous. The house had been in operation for forty years without accident, and was... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - August 4, 1855
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1855 - POWDER MILL EXPLOSION AT WILMINGTON, DEL. - SIX PERSONS KILLED AND FIVE WOUNDED.
Philadelphia, Friday, Aug. 3.
Three of Gareshe's powder mills, near Wilmington, Del., exploded this morning, about 8 o'clock, with most disastrous consequences, six persons having been killed and five wounded.
Wilmington, Friday, Aug. 3.
The drying house of Gareshe's powder works at Eden Park, which exploded this morning, contained about one and a half tons of powder, and the force of the explosion was tremendous. The house had been in operation for forty years without accident, and was... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - August 4, 1855
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Denver, Colorado, USA
ANOTHER STORM CLAIMS A LIFE.
TORRENT RIPS AWAY SIX BRIDGES WHEN IT REACHES METROPOLIS; BUSINESS HARD HIT.
Denver, Aug. 3. - (AP) - Crumbling under the terrific pressure a mountain cloudburst added to the three-square miles of water behind its walls, 43-year old Castlewood Dam sent a billion-gallon deluge roaring and battering through Denver Thursday, leaving two dead and an estimated $1,000,000 property damage in its 35-mile path of destruction.
Pounding down on Franktown, tiny village... Read MORE...
Billings Gazette - Billings, Montana - August 4, 1933
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1933 - DAM BREAK CAUSES HEAVY LOSS IN DENVER. WALL OF WATER CAUSES DAMAGE OF $1,000,000. MOUNTAIN CLOUDBURST CAUSES DISASTER IN COLORADO; TWO DEAD AND OTHERS MISSING.
ANOTHER STORM CLAIMS A LIFE.
TORRENT RIPS AWAY SIX BRIDGES WHEN IT REACHES METROPOLIS; BUSINESS HARD HIT.
Denver, Aug. 3. - (AP) - Crumbling under the terrific pressure a mountain cloudburst added to the three-square miles of water behind its walls, 43-year old Castlewood Dam sent a billion-gallon deluge roaring and battering through Denver Thursday, leaving two dead and an estimated $1,000,000 property damage in its 35-mile path of destruction.
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Billings Gazette - Billings, Montana - August 4, 1933
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Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
HALIFAX, N. S., August 3 .- The upper end of the town of Annapolis is in flames, extending from J. B. Wilson's to R. S. Hardwick's and back to No. 10 Victoria street. The wardens have telegraphed to Kentville for a train to bring a fire engine from Bridgetown.
Thirteen Buildings Burned.
HALIFAX, N. S., August 3. - A telegram from Annapolis says the fire there to-day destroyed thirteen houses and stores and some outhouses. The loss on buildings is about $28,000; on stocks and furniture,... Read MORE...
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - August 4, 1880
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1880 - FIRE RECORD. Nova Scotia Town in Flames.
HALIFAX, N. S., August 3 .- The upper end of the town of Annapolis is in flames, extending from J. B. Wilson's to R. S. Hardwick's and back to No. 10 Victoria street. The wardens have telegraphed to Kentville for a train to bring a fire engine from Bridgetown.
Thirteen Buildings Burned.
HALIFAX, N. S., August 3. - A telegram from Annapolis says the fire there to-day destroyed thirteen houses and stores and some outhouses. The loss on buildings is about $28,000; on stocks and furniture,... Read MORE...
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - August 4, 1880
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
Aged People Should Eat Very Little Meat
Schaghticoke, New York, USA
A TRAIN PLUNGED INTO THE STREAM.
THIRTEEN PERSONS KILLED.
MANY DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED.
Statement of a Passenger.
ALBANY, Aug. 3. - A terrible accident occurred on the Northern Railroad, Near Schagticoke [sic], last night. The down train, due in Albany at 7:25 P. M., while passing over the bridge which spans the Tomhannock, was precipitated into the creek below, a distance of twenty to twenty-five feet. The water was about six or eight feet deep. Over thirteen persons are reported to... Read MORE...
Philadelphia Press - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - August 4, 1859
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1859 - TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT NEAR TROY, N. Y. - A Bridge on the Northern Railroad Gives Way.
A TRAIN PLUNGED INTO THE STREAM.
THIRTEEN PERSONS KILLED.
MANY DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED.
Statement of a Passenger.
ALBANY, Aug. 3. - A terrible accident occurred on the Northern Railroad, Near Schagticoke [sic], last night. The down train, due in Albany at 7:25 P. M., while passing over the bridge which spans the Tomhannock, was precipitated into the creek below, a distance of twenty to twenty-five feet. The water was about six or eight feet deep. Over thirteen persons are reported to... Read MORE...
Philadelphia Press - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - August 4, 1859
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1961 August 4 - Spokane, WA, reached an all-time record high of 108 degrees.
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August 4, 1961
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1888 Paper Mill Fire
The paper-mill of John De Varennes, at East Lee, Mass., was burned on the 29th. Loss, $100,000.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
August 4, 1888
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1892 August 4 - Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden arrested in Fall River, Mass
The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home.
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August 4, 1892
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The Weather Channel
August 4, 1961
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1888 Paper Mill Fire
The paper-mill of John De Varennes, at East Lee, Mass., was burned on the 29th. Loss, $100,000.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
August 4, 1888
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1892 August 4 - Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden arrested in Fall River, Mass
The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home.
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August 4, 1892
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1894 CHILDREN ASPHYXIATED. IMPRISONED IN A FREIGHT CABOOSE BY A SPRING LOCK AT HARTFORD, CONN.
Hartford, Conn., July 30. - RAYMOND, aged 9; LEROY, aged 7; and FREDDIE, aged 4, the children of James W. Ganlon, a locomotive engineer on the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, who have been missing since Thursday evening, when they went to bathe in the Connecticut River, were found dead at 8 o'clock Sunday morning in the closet of a freight caboose standing on a side track near the roundhouse, not 300 feet from their home. After numerous searches for two days Chief of Police Bill...
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Perrysburg Journal
Ohio
August 4, 1894
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1871 Advertised His Wife
A Brattleboro, Vermont, husband who had posted his wife took it all back. 'Having advertised my wife last week while under the influence of intoxicating drink and advice of others, I hereby give notice that said advertisement was without just cause or provocation, and is hereby retracted.'
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer
Cincinnati, Ohio
August 4, 1871
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Hartford, Conn., July 30. - RAYMOND, aged 9; LEROY, aged 7; and FREDDIE, aged 4, the children of James W. Ganlon, a locomotive engineer on the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, who have been missing since Thursday evening, when they went to bathe in the Connecticut River, were found dead at 8 o'clock Sunday morning in the closet of a freight caboose standing on a side track near the roundhouse, not 300 feet from their home. After numerous searches for two days Chief of Police Bill...
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Perrysburg Journal
Ohio
August 4, 1894
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1871 Advertised His Wife
A Brattleboro, Vermont, husband who had posted his wife took it all back. 'Having advertised my wife last week while under the influence of intoxicating drink and advice of others, I hereby give notice that said advertisement was without just cause or provocation, and is hereby retracted.'
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer
Cincinnati, Ohio
August 4, 1871
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America - Did you know?
Thanksgiving Myth: Thanksgiving had religious origins.NOT TRUE.
People confuse Pilgrims (original settlers of Plymouth who came over on the Mayflower) and Puritans (a group of people who came to Boston under an official charter from the King...Read MORE...
Quebec - Did you know?
1840s - As American factories in New England offered good jobs, thousands of French Canadians emigrated to the United States. In the eyes of the Roman Catholic clergy, however, this emigration was equated with losing the faith, and strong efforts...Read MORE...richardjohnbr.blogspot.com/ 2010/ 10/ eastern-townships.html
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