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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated February 16, 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 16 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Cornwall, Vermont, USA
We learn from the Register that at two o'clock on the night of the 6th inst., a beautiful cottage in Cornwall, owned by Lieutenant S. R. Thompson, and occupied by fire. The family only had time to escape, in their night dresses. Much valuable clothing, and all the furniture was consumed, together with many rare pictures, books and curiosities, collected by him during his travels in foreign countries, while an officer in the Navy. An excellent portrait of himself, in full naval costume, with all ... Read MORE...
The Semi-Weekly Eagle - Brattleboro, Vermont - February 16, 1852
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1852 - Thompson Fire
We learn from the Register that at two o'clock on the night of the 6th inst., a beautiful cottage in Cornwall, owned by Lieutenant S. R. Thompson, and occupied by fire. The family only had time to escape, in their night dresses. Much valuable clothing, and all the furniture was consumed, together with many rare pictures, books and curiosities, collected by him during his travels in foreign countries, while an officer in the Navy. An excellent portrait of himself, in full naval costume, with all ... Read MORE...
The Semi-Weekly Eagle - Brattleboro, Vermont - February 16, 1852
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North Adams Transcript, North Adams, Massachusetts
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Toledo, Ohio, USA
Toledo, Ohio, Feb. 15. - Seven dead and eleven injured, two of whom probably will die, was the result of a crash on the West Toledo Crossing of the Michigan Central Railroad and the Toledo and Western Traction Line late tonight, in which a traction car was demolished by Big Four passenger train 810.
The dead are:
JAMES MYERS, Motorman of the car, Toledo.
MRS. WILLIAM FISHER, West Toledo.
ROY FISHER, son of Mrs. Fisher, West Toledo.
CLARENCE BEECH, Sylvania, Ohio.
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The New York Times - New York, New York - February 16, 1908
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1908 - SEVEN KILLED IN WRECK. BIG FOUR TRAIN HITS TROLLEY CAR AT WEST TOLEDO CROSSING.
Toledo, Ohio, Feb. 15. - Seven dead and eleven injured, two of whom probably will die, was the result of a crash on the West Toledo Crossing of the Michigan Central Railroad and the Toledo and Western Traction Line late tonight, in which a traction car was demolished by Big Four passenger train 810.
The dead are:
JAMES MYERS, Motorman of the car, Toledo.
MRS. WILLIAM FISHER, West Toledo.
ROY FISHER, son of Mrs. Fisher, West Toledo.
CLARENCE BEECH, Sylvania, Ohio.
MRS. CLARENCE BEECH,... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - February 16, 1908
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Cream Cake Beat two eggs in a cup, then fill the cup with sweet cream, one cup of sugar, two cups of flour, one teaspoonful of cream-tartar, half as much soda, and two teaspoonfuls of extract of lemon.
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Columbia, S.C., February 15. - (Special.)
The connections of the Seaboard between Camden and Casey s, just across the Congaree river from Columbia, have been delayed by the freshet in the Wateree river at Camden and the Congaree at Columbia. Pending the slow building of the steel bridge over the former, a wooden trestle had been constructed, over which trains had already been run, all the iron and material from the north for this end of the line being brought over that trestle. This wooden... Read MORE...
The Atlanta Constitution - Atlanta, Georgia - February 16, 1900
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1900 - TRESTLES AND BRIDGES GONE - Flood Retarding Work of the Seaboard Air-Line
Columbia, S.C., February 15. - (Special.)
The connections of the Seaboard between Camden and Casey s, just across the Congaree river from Columbia, have been delayed by the freshet in the Wateree river at Camden and the Congaree at Columbia. Pending the slow building of the steel bridge over the former, a wooden trestle had been constructed, over which trains had already been run, all the iron and material from the north for this end of the line being brought over that trestle. This wooden... Read MORE...
The Atlanta Constitution - Atlanta, Georgia - February 16, 1900
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White Plains, New York, USA
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Feb. 16. - The West Chester temporary home, about a mile from the county courthouse, was totally destroyed by fire last night. The building contained 200 children, ranging from 1 to 15 years of age, besides there were a dozen teachers and nurses. The home is in charge of James Pierce, who is the superintendent and Miss McDonald, assistant superintendent. Mr. Pierce had been away all day in Poughkeepsie, and returned on a late train after the building was in ruins. About 10... Read MORE...
The Fort Wayne News - Fort Wayne, Indiana - February 16, 1895
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1895 - CHILDRENS' HOME DESTROYED. The 200 Inmates Get Out Safely Although Asleep When the Fire Breaks Out.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Feb. 16. - The West Chester temporary home, about a mile from the county courthouse, was totally destroyed by fire last night. The building contained 200 children, ranging from 1 to 15 years of age, besides there were a dozen teachers and nurses. The home is in charge of James Pierce, who is the superintendent and Miss McDonald, assistant superintendent. Mr. Pierce had been away all day in Poughkeepsie, and returned on a late train after the building was in ruins. About 10... Read MORE...
The Fort Wayne News - Fort Wayne, Indiana - February 16, 1895
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
The constant care of children is a serious tax upon our time, our nerves, and our temper; yet we ourselves owe very much to the little beings who steal our thoughts away from ourselves and our grown-up anxieties with the hopeful charm of their young lives.
Donaldsonville, Louisiana, USA
The steamboat Yalabusha, CAPT. SCOTT, loaded with cotton, on her trip from Red River to New Orleans, on Tuesday the 25th alt., was burned to the water's edge, by which terrible disaster at least twenty-five lives were lost. To a gentleman, one of the surviving passengers, we are mainly indebted for the following particulars of the heart-rending scene.
About a quarter past 9 o'clock, on Tuesday night, when the majority of the passengers had retired, the alarm of fire was given - the boat was... Read MORE...
Weekly Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - February 16, 1848
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1848 - TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT DISASTER
The steamboat Yalabusha, CAPT. SCOTT, loaded with cotton, on her trip from Red River to New Orleans, on Tuesday the 25th alt., was burned to the water's edge, by which terrible disaster at least twenty-five lives were lost. To a gentleman, one of the surviving passengers, we are mainly indebted for the following particulars of the heart-rending scene.
About a quarter past 9 o'clock, on Tuesday night, when the majority of the passengers had retired, the alarm of fire was given - the boat was... Read MORE...
Weekly Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - February 16, 1848
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Carbondale, Illinois, USA
MISS GRACE PERRY, OF CARBONDALE, ONE OF THOSE KILLED - AMONG THOSE SERIOUSLY INJURED ARE J. T. BENTLEY AND ED E. PATTERSON, OF THIS CITY - WORST DISASTER IN I. C. HISTORY IN THIS LOCALITY.
Carbondale, Illinois, (AP) -
The dead:
WALTER B. LONG, Joliet, Ill.
MRS. CERENA WALTON, Anna.
MISS GRACE PERRY, Carbondale.
Partial list of the injured:
MRS. JOHN DOUGLAS, Carbondale.
J. T. BENTLEY, Carbondale.
ED E. PATTERSON, Carbondale.
W. H. PINKERTON, Sparta, Ill.
J. B. O'NEILL, St. Louis,... Read MORE...
Daily Free Press - Carbondale, Illinois - February 16, 1909
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1909 - 3 KILLED, 30 OR MORE INJURED. ILLINOIS CENTRAL TRAIN NO. 205 IN A BAD WRECK NEAR OAKLAND CEMETERY SHORTLY BEFORE NOON TODAY. CAUSE OF WRECK UNKNOWN.
MISS GRACE PERRY, OF CARBONDALE, ONE OF THOSE KILLED - AMONG THOSE SERIOUSLY INJURED ARE J. T. BENTLEY AND ED E. PATTERSON, OF THIS CITY - WORST DISASTER IN I. C. HISTORY IN THIS LOCALITY.
Carbondale, Illinois, (AP) -
The dead:
WALTER B. LONG, Joliet, Ill.
MRS. CERENA WALTON, Anna.
MISS GRACE PERRY, Carbondale.
Partial list of the injured:
MRS. JOHN DOUGLAS, Carbondale.
J. T. BENTLEY, Carbondale.
ED E. PATTERSON, Carbondale.
W. H. PINKERTON, Sparta, Ill.
J. B. O'NEILL, St. Louis,... Read MORE...
Daily Free Press - Carbondale, Illinois - February 16, 1909
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Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Apartment Hotel and Retail Stores Razed in Massachusetts Town
FALL RIVER, Mass., Feb. 16. - Estimates by owners of property and proprietors of stores in the business district, swept by fire early today indicate that the total loss would be approximately $2,000,000. A score of buildings including and apartment hotel and several of the largest retail stores in the city were destroyed and many others were damaged.
Police and firemen were unable to put forward any theory as to the probable... Read MORE...
The Bakersfield Californian - Bakersfield, California - February 16, 1916
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1916 - $2,000,000 FIRE AT FALL RIVER
Apartment Hotel and Retail Stores Razed in Massachusetts Town
FALL RIVER, Mass., Feb. 16. - Estimates by owners of property and proprietors of stores in the business district, swept by fire early today indicate that the total loss would be approximately $2,000,000. A score of buildings including and apartment hotel and several of the largest retail stores in the city were destroyed and many others were damaged.
Police and firemen were unable to put forward any theory as to the probable... Read MORE...
The Bakersfield Californian - Bakersfield, California - February 16, 1916
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1943 February 16, 1943 - Record cold prevailed in the northeastern U.S. The mercury plunged to 43 degrees below zero at Concord NH.
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1903 February 16, 1903 - The temperature at Pokegama Dam MN plunged to 59 degrees below zero to establish a state record.
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1889 Hanging
On the 8th James Ross (colored) was hanged at Brandenburg, Ky., for the murder of Benedict Rhodes, an old farmer, on April 6 last.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1903 February 16, 1903 - The temperature at Pokegama Dam MN plunged to 59 degrees below zero to establish a state record.
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1889 Hanging
On the 8th James Ross (colored) was hanged at Brandenburg, Ky., for the murder of Benedict Rhodes, an old farmer, on April 6 last.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1946 February 16 - 1st commercially designed helicopter tested, Bridgeport Ct
16 February 1946: The Sikorsky S-51 prototype, NX92800, made its first flight. The test pilot was Dimitry D. (“Jimmy”) Viner, who later made the first civilian rescue using a helicopter. The S-51 was the first helicopter intended for commercial use, though it was also widely used by military services worldwide. (The prototype was later delivered to Aéronavale, French Naval Aviation.) thisdayinaviation.com
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1893 ELECTRIC CAR RUNS AWAY. THREE MEN KILLED AND MANY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT AT PORTLAND, ORE.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 16. - A frightful accident occurred on the City & Suburban Electric Railway Wednesday afternoon in which three persons were instantly killed and a dozen severely injured. A car was going down hill, when its motorman lost control of it and it plunged down two blocks at terrific speed. When the car reached a curve at the bottom of the hill it left the track and was overturned. The momentum was so great that the car, leaving the track, was dashed to pieces.
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Logansport Reporter
Logansport, Indiana
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1894 A STATE NORMAL AND TRAINING SCHOOL BURNED.
Cooperstown, N.Y., Feb. 16. - The state normal and training school at Oneonta was burned yesterday morning. The Oneonta state normal school was opened in the fall of 1889. The building was erected at an original cost of $114,000, which has since been increased by additional appropriations for improvements and apparatus to about $180,000. It was a handsome brick edifice. There were about 350 normal students and 150 intermediate students in attendance at the present term.
Decatur Daily Republican
Decatur, Illinois
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16 February 1946: The Sikorsky S-51 prototype, NX92800, made its first flight. The test pilot was Dimitry D. (“Jimmy”) Viner, who later made the first civilian rescue using a helicopter. The S-51 was the first helicopter intended for commercial use, though it was also widely used by military services worldwide. (The prototype was later delivered to Aéronavale, French Naval Aviation.) thisdayinaviation.com
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1893 ELECTRIC CAR RUNS AWAY. THREE MEN KILLED AND MANY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT AT PORTLAND, ORE.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 16. - A frightful accident occurred on the City & Suburban Electric Railway Wednesday afternoon in which three persons were instantly killed and a dozen severely injured. A car was going down hill, when its motorman lost control of it and it plunged down two blocks at terrific speed. When the car reached a curve at the bottom of the hill it left the track and was overturned. The momentum was so great that the car, leaving the track, was dashed to pieces.
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Logansport Reporter
Logansport, Indiana
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1894 A STATE NORMAL AND TRAINING SCHOOL BURNED.
Cooperstown, N.Y., Feb. 16. - The state normal and training school at Oneonta was burned yesterday morning. The Oneonta state normal school was opened in the fall of 1889. The building was erected at an original cost of $114,000, which has since been increased by additional appropriations for improvements and apparatus to about $180,000. It was a handsome brick edifice. There were about 350 normal students and 150 intermediate students in attendance at the present term.
Decatur Daily Republican
Decatur, Illinois
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1903 SLEIGH NO MATCH FOR RAILROAD TRAIN - IS KNOCKED OFF THE TRACK AND ONE OF THE PARTY KILLED AND OTHERS HURT
(By Associated Press)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 16. - A large double sleigh containing a party of ten young people was struck by a Rio Grande Western passenger train here early today. The sled was hurled through the air for a hundred feet and demolished. One of the party, MISS PEARL QUALLES, was instantly killed and none escaped injury. Miss Qualles was sitting on the driver's seat and the pilot of the engine struck the sleigh precisely where she was sitting. Holmes, the driver, was...
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Fort Worth, Texas
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 16. - A large double sleigh containing a party of ten young people was struck by a Rio Grande Western passenger train here early today. The sled was hurled through the air for a hundred feet and demolished. One of the party, MISS PEARL QUALLES, was instantly killed and none escaped injury. Miss Qualles was sitting on the driver's seat and the pilot of the engine struck the sleigh precisely where she was sitting. Holmes, the driver, was...
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Fort Worth, Texas
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America - Did you know?
1848 - No Dueling AllowedAll public officials and attorneys in Kentucky must swear an oath that they “have not fought a duel with deadly weapons” nor acted as a second in another person’s duel. Good to know now; unfortunately, when the oath took ...Read MORE...
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It is said that on the stroke of midnight, farm animals acquired the marvellous and unusual gift of speech. Oxen, cows, horses, pigs, and poultry began to speak to one another and to exchange strange secrets about humans, particularly their masters. ...Read MORE...www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca
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