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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated February 10, 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 February 10 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Paterson, New Jersey, USA
LOSS ABOUT $8,000,000
Banks, Churches, Hotels, Municipal Buildings, and Newspaper Offices in Ruins
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED
Police Reinforced by Soldiers and Citizens — No Lives Lost and No One
Seriously Injured Despite Rapidity with Which the Conflagration Spread.
PATTERSON, N.J., Feb. 9 - A fire in Paterson yesterday that laid waste the principal business portion of the city, destroying there about fifty buildings, and then jumped over more than a third of a mile and razed to the ground ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - February 10, 1902
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1902 - PATERSON LAID WASTE BY FIRE - Business Section and a Hundred Dwellings Burned
LOSS ABOUT $8,000,000
Banks, Churches, Hotels, Municipal Buildings, and Newspaper Offices in Ruins
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED
Police Reinforced by Soldiers and Citizens — No Lives Lost and No One
Seriously Injured Despite Rapidity with Which the Conflagration Spread.
PATTERSON, N.J., Feb. 9 - A fire in Paterson yesterday that laid waste the principal business portion of the city, destroying there about fifty buildings, and then jumped over more than a third of a mile and razed to the ground ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - February 10, 1902
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Missoula County, Montana, USA (Missoula)
Special to the Miner.
Missoula, Feb. 7. - Howard Murphy was instantly killed last Saturday afternoon at McKeen and McQuarry's camp near Bearmouth by a log falling upon him. His remains were brought to Missoula for interment. Murphy was 25 years of age and unmarried. As far as known he has no relatives in this part of the country. He was engaged in blocking a sled runner which had plunged into a rut when a log chain holding the load parted, allowing the heavy logs to fall upon him.
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Butte Weekly Miner - Butte, Montana - February 10, 1898
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1898 - Crushed by Logs
Special to the Miner.
Missoula, Feb. 7. - Howard Murphy was instantly killed last Saturday afternoon at McKeen and McQuarry's camp near Bearmouth by a log falling upon him. His remains were brought to Missoula for interment. Murphy was 25 years of age and unmarried. As far as known he has no relatives in this part of the country. He was engaged in blocking a sled runner which had plunged into a rut when a log chain holding the load parted, allowing the heavy logs to fall upon him.
William... Read MORE...
Butte Weekly Miner - Butte, Montana - February 10, 1898
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Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA (Salisbury Beach)
DARKNESS SHUT IN ON THE WRECK OF THE SCHOONER FLORIDA.
LIFE CREW WALKED TWELVE MILES IN THE STORM, BUT FAILED TO EFFECT A RESCUE - TWO BODIES CAME IN.
Newburyport, Mass., Feb. 9. - A three-masted schooner, supposed to be the Florida of New York, went ashore this afternoon off Salisbury Beach.
When first observed by two Seabrook fishermen seven men were seen on the schooner. The attempted to launch the yawl boat but it was smashd to pieces in the terrible seas. The men then took to the... Read MORE...
The Morning Times - Washington, D.C. - February 10, 1896
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1896 - FIVE MEN IN THE RIGGING.
DARKNESS SHUT IN ON THE WRECK OF THE SCHOONER FLORIDA.
LIFE CREW WALKED TWELVE MILES IN THE STORM, BUT FAILED TO EFFECT A RESCUE - TWO BODIES CAME IN.
Newburyport, Mass., Feb. 9. - A three-masted schooner, supposed to be the Florida of New York, went ashore this afternoon off Salisbury Beach.
When first observed by two Seabrook fishermen seven men were seen on the schooner. The attempted to launch the yawl boat but it was smashd to pieces in the terrible seas. The men then took to the... Read MORE...
The Morning Times - Washington, D.C. - February 10, 1896
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Dalton, Massachusetts, USA
Senator Crane Complained to the State Board of Faulty Service Two Weeks Ago.
Pittsfield, Feb. 9. - A whirlwind of public indignation that has already resulted in summary official action and that may sweep the Pittsfield street railway out of existence is the sequel of the accident today in which a big double-trucked electric car of the company ran wild down a steep grade at Dalton and crashed into a railway bridge abutment at the foot, killing one passenger and injuring fifty-seven... Read MORE...
The Boston Journal - Boston, Massachusetts - February 10, 1910
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1910 - FATAL CRASH IN TROLLEY LINE MAY END ITS CAREER. Pittsfield Alderman Order Two Branches Closed. Dalton to Oust It? ALL OF 57 INJURED EXPECTED TO LIVE.
Senator Crane Complained to the State Board of Faulty Service Two Weeks Ago.
Pittsfield, Feb. 9. - A whirlwind of public indignation that has already resulted in summary official action and that may sweep the Pittsfield street railway out of existence is the sequel of the accident today in which a big double-trucked electric car of the company ran wild down a steep grade at Dalton and crashed into a railway bridge abutment at the foot, killing one passenger and injuring fifty-seven... Read MORE...
The Boston Journal - Boston, Massachusetts - February 10, 1910
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Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)
Joseph Onaskeurat, chief of the tribe of Oka Indians, who died the other day near the Lachine Rapids, Province of Quebec, was one of the most distinguished red men of the present century, though he had only completed his thirty-fifth year last September. He was a leader of the Protestant Indians in their fierce conflict with their Catholic neighbors, about three years ago, in which the Protestants were charged, falsely, as Joseph always affirmed with burning down the Catholic Church. He was a... Read MORE...
Cincinnati Daily Gazette - Cincinnati, Ohio - February 10, 1881
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1881 - Chief Joseph Onaskeurat Dies
Joseph Onaskeurat, chief of the tribe of Oka Indians, who died the other day near the Lachine Rapids, Province of Quebec, was one of the most distinguished red men of the present century, though he had only completed his thirty-fifth year last September. He was a leader of the Protestant Indians in their fierce conflict with their Catholic neighbors, about three years ago, in which the Protestants were charged, falsely, as Joseph always affirmed with burning down the Catholic Church. He was a... Read MORE...
Cincinnati Daily Gazette - Cincinnati, Ohio - February 10, 1881
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Dover, New Hampshire, USA
Dover, N. H., Feb. 10. - The County Insane Asylum, four miles from here, was burned last night and forty-four lives were lost.
When Watchman WILLIAM CHEVEY made his 10 o'clock trip into the insane asylum, he found the fire coming out of a cell occupied by MARY FOUNTAIN and gave the alarm. WILLIAM DRISCOLL, the keeper, with his family, lived in the building, and he at once broke the locks off the fifty-four cells and tried to get the inmates out.
Then he got his wife and two children out,... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - February 10, 1893
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1893 - A NEW HAMPSHIRE HORROR. FORTY-FOUR PERSONS BURNED IN THE DOVER INSANE ASYLUM.
Dover, N. H., Feb. 10. - The County Insane Asylum, four miles from here, was burned last night and forty-four lives were lost.
When Watchman WILLIAM CHEVEY made his 10 o'clock trip into the insane asylum, he found the fire coming out of a cell occupied by MARY FOUNTAIN and gave the alarm. WILLIAM DRISCOLL, the keeper, with his family, lived in the building, and he at once broke the locks off the fifty-four cells and tried to get the inmates out.
Then he got his wife and two children out,... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - February 10, 1893
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1910 AGED WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH AT LYNN
Lynn, Feb. 9. - While working around her kitchen range today the clothing of Mrs. Mary S. Coombs caught fire and before her niece, who heard her cries for help, could extinguish the flames, she had received burns which resulted in her death an hour later, Mrs. Coombs was 81 years of age.
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Boston, Massachusetts
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1896 - Joseph Shovenor, 6 years old, was drowned at Cranston, R. I.
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North Adams, Massachusetts
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1910 AGED WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH AT LYNN
Lynn, Feb. 9. - While working around her kitchen range today the clothing of Mrs. Mary S. Coombs caught fire and before her niece, who heard her cries for help, could extinguish the flames, she had received burns which resulted in her death an hour later, Mrs. Coombs was 81 years of age.
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Boston, Massachusetts
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1896 - Joseph Shovenor, 6 years old, was drowned at Cranston, R. I.
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North Adams, Massachusetts
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Quebec has the oldest English language newspaper in North America.Despite being a French speaking province, Quebec City is home to the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, a weekly English language newspaper. It was founded in 1764, making it the oldest...Read MORE...
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