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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated August 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 August 5 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Coleman & Remington
Photographie Studio
25 Westminster St.
Providence, R.I.
Founded by William Coleman and O. M. Remington, 1868
Coleman never married or had children, and he lived in various boarding houses throughout his life. He worked for other photographers until 1868 when he partnered with Orville M. Remington and established a professional studio called “Coleman and Remington” located at 25 Westminster Street in Providence. This ended in 1876 when Remington gave up the photography profession.
Coleman died in 1908 from pneumonia. He’s buried with his parents and siblings in their family lot at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island. edgarallenpoeri.com
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Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
Stubborn Blaze Keeps Firemen Busy for Hours
Loss Will Be Fully $3000 - Great Crowd Out.
From Tuesday's Eagle.
By far the most serious conflagration with which the fire department has been forced to battle in several months, broke out last night shortly after 11 o'clock, in the large barn owned by the Berkshire Brewing association and located in the rear or the company's works on Columbus avenue.
For two hours the firemen valiantly fought the flames, but the large quantity of hay stored... Read MORE...
The Berkshire County Eagle - Pittsfield, Massachusetts - Wed., August 5, 1903
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1903 - Fire In Brewery Barn
Stubborn Blaze Keeps Firemen Busy for Hours
Loss Will Be Fully $3000 - Great Crowd Out.
From Tuesday's Eagle.
By far the most serious conflagration with which the fire department has been forced to battle in several months, broke out last night shortly after 11 o'clock, in the large barn owned by the Berkshire Brewing association and located in the rear or the company's works on Columbus avenue.
For two hours the firemen valiantly fought the flames, but the large quantity of hay stored... Read MORE...
The Berkshire County Eagle - Pittsfield, Massachusetts - Wed., August 5, 1903
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1884 - August 5 – The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor.
On August 5, 1884, a significant event took place in New York Harbor: the laying of the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty. This iconic monument, a gift from France to the United States, symbolizes freedom and democracy. The ceremony marked the beginning of a project that would eventually become one of the most recognized landmarks in the world.
The statue's construction was a collaborative effort between the two nations, with French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designing the... Read MORE...
August 5, 1884
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1908 - Hospital Burned
Fire broke out in the Lock Haven hospital at 12:45 o’clock last Tuesday afternoon and in less than an hour the entire building was in ashes. All of the patients were taken out in safety. There was no water available with which to fight the flames and nothing could be done to save the building from destruction. Intense excitement prevailed throughout the city while the fire was in progress, but at the hospital the nurses and physicians worked heroically until every inmate was removed from the... Read MORE...
The Wellsboro Agitator - Wellsboro, Pennsylvania - August 5, 1908
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
A Rice Pudding
One quarter of a pound rice, one quarter of an ounce of cinnamon, to a quart of milk (stirred often to keep from burning) and boil quick, cook and add half a nutmeg, four ounces butter, four spoons rose-water, eight eggs; butter or ...Read MORE...
Amelia Simmons’ American Cookery, 1814
New Rochelle, New York, USA
NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y., Aug.4 — In a wild scramble for safety when two horses broke away late this afternoon at the races of the Westchester Riding and Driving Club, more than twenty persons received bruises and slight lacerations. Other persons were slightly injured when one of the runaways plunged into the crowd of men, women and children standing on a bridge leading to the stables. Only the fact that wreckage of the second horse's matinee cart, resembling a sulky, became caught on the side of... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - August 5, 1934
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1934 - Two Horses Bolt Into Race-Track Crowd; 20 Spectators Are Hurt, Drivers Thrown
NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y., Aug.4 — In a wild scramble for safety when two horses broke away late this afternoon at the races of the Westchester Riding and Driving Club, more than twenty persons received bruises and slight lacerations. Other persons were slightly injured when one of the runaways plunged into the crowd of men, women and children standing on a bridge leading to the stables. Only the fact that wreckage of the second horse's matinee cart, resembling a sulky, became caught on the side of... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - August 5, 1934
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Another collision between a street car and a Santa Fe train occurred at the Pike's Peak avenue crossing last night shortly before 9 o'clock.
A Knob hill car, coming from the hill, ran into a freight engine which was passing over the crossing. The front end of the car was smashed in and a lady named Mrs. Taylor, the only passenger was thrown across the car, and sustained a bad shaking up and some bruises. She lives on East Cimarron street and was attended by Dr. Estill later in the evening.... Read MORE...
Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs, Colorado - August 5, 1902
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1902 - MRS. TAYLOR BRUISED IN CAR COLLISION
Another collision between a street car and a Santa Fe train occurred at the Pike's Peak avenue crossing last night shortly before 9 o'clock.
A Knob hill car, coming from the hill, ran into a freight engine which was passing over the crossing. The front end of the car was smashed in and a lady named Mrs. Taylor, the only passenger was thrown across the car, and sustained a bad shaking up and some bruises. She lives on East Cimarron street and was attended by Dr. Estill later in the evening.... Read MORE...
Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs, Colorado - August 5, 1902
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning a fire alarm from box 48 called the department to 230 West Vermijo street where a fire was destroying the personal effects of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Martin, an aged couple.
The place in which they were living was a small building covered with corrugated iron. The fire was entirely on the inside and the building was gutted. A man who was passing discovered the fire and with difficult awakened the occupants. Mrs. Martin is deaf and dumb and Mr. Martin was... Read MORE...
Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs, Colorado - August 5, 1902
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1902 - FIRE BURNED OUT AN AGED COUPLE.
Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning a fire alarm from box 48 called the department to 230 West Vermijo street where a fire was destroying the personal effects of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Martin, an aged couple.
The place in which they were living was a small building covered with corrugated iron. The fire was entirely on the inside and the building was gutted. A man who was passing discovered the fire and with difficult awakened the occupants. Mrs. Martin is deaf and dumb and Mr. Martin was... Read MORE...
Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs, Colorado - August 5, 1902
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1879 North Haven Sabbath School Picnic
The North Haven Congregational church and Sunday school will have one of their old fashioned picnics on Thrusday of this week at High Rock grove, weather favoring. Arrangements have been made with the different railroads whereby cars will be run from the North Haven station direct to the grove without charg, returning in the same manner. The train will leave North Haven at 7:37 a.m., stopping at Quinnipac a few moments later. On arrival at New Haven the cars will be transferred to the Derby...
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New Haven Evening Register
New Haven, Connecticu
August 5, 1879
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1880 A Foolish Leap and the Consequences.
WATERBURY Vt,, Aug 4 George W. Jackman, freight agent at Waterbury, jumped from a passenger train at Bolton to-day, going at full speed, and was badly cut and bruised about the face, besides receiving internal injuries that leave him in a critical condition.
Boston Journal
Boston, Massachusetts
August 5, 1880
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1843 August 5 - A spectacular cloudburst near Philadelphia turned the small creeks and streams entering the Delaware River into raging torrents.
As much as sixteen inches of rain fell in just three hours. Flooding destroyed thirty-two county bridges, and caused nineteen deaths. It is believed that several small tornadoes accompanied the torrential rains, one of which upset and sank more than thirty barges on the Schuylkill River.
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August 5, 1843
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The North Haven Congregational church and Sunday school will have one of their old fashioned picnics on Thrusday of this week at High Rock grove, weather favoring. Arrangements have been made with the different railroads whereby cars will be run from the North Haven station direct to the grove without charg, returning in the same manner. The train will leave North Haven at 7:37 a.m., stopping at Quinnipac a few moments later. On arrival at New Haven the cars will be transferred to the Derby...
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New Haven Evening Register
New Haven, Connecticu
August 5, 1879
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1880 A Foolish Leap and the Consequences.
WATERBURY Vt,, Aug 4 George W. Jackman, freight agent at Waterbury, jumped from a passenger train at Bolton to-day, going at full speed, and was badly cut and bruised about the face, besides receiving internal injuries that leave him in a critical condition.
Boston Journal
Boston, Massachusetts
August 5, 1880
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1843 August 5 - A spectacular cloudburst near Philadelphia turned the small creeks and streams entering the Delaware River into raging torrents.
As much as sixteen inches of rain fell in just three hours. Flooding destroyed thirty-two county bridges, and caused nineteen deaths. It is believed that several small tornadoes accompanied the torrential rains, one of which upset and sank more than thirty barges on the Schuylkill River.
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August 5, 1843
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America - Did you know?
June 18, 1812 - War of 1812: U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Quebec - Did you know?
Do not use the term "Native Americans" to refer to indigenous peoples. Many Canadians find the term offensive. Canadians refer to members of these groups as "people of the First Nations."
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