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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated February 19, 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 19 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Northfield, Vermont, USA
MONTPELIER, Vt., Feb. 18. - The passenger train due at Montpelier shortly after 10 P. M. ran into a freight train near the gravel pit about three miles this side of Northfield. Baggagemaster C. H. Moody, of St. Albans, is slightly injured. The engine and two or three freight cars were wrecked and several hogs in one car were killed. The engineer and fireman on both trains jumped. The accident was caused by the engineer of the freight train supposing the mail had passed the junction when instead ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - February 19, 1887
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1887 - COLLISION IN VERMONT
MONTPELIER, Vt., Feb. 18. - The passenger train due at Montpelier shortly after 10 P. M. ran into a freight train near the gravel pit about three miles this side of Northfield. Baggagemaster C. H. Moody, of St. Albans, is slightly injured. The engine and two or three freight cars were wrecked and several hogs in one car were killed. The engineer and fireman on both trains jumped. The accident was caused by the engineer of the freight train supposing the mail had passed the junction when instead ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - February 19, 1887
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Good Coffee - Put a sufficient quantity of coffee in the pot and pour boiling water on it; stir and place it on the fire. As soon as four or five bubbles have risen take it off the fire and pour out a teacupful and return it; set it down for...Read MORE...
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New Rochelle, New York, USA
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New Rochelle, N.Y., Feb. 18.-Fifty school girls of the Oaksmere School in New Rochelle fought desperately to save their recitation hall and gymnasium when it burned to-day, and were driven away only when the volunteer firemen threatened to turn the hose on them. The hall, which was a large frame building, and its contents were valued at $10,000. It was on Davenports Neck, near the mansion of Adrian Iselin.
Fire was discovered in the boiler room at 11 o’clock ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - February 19, 1914
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1914 - Girls Fight School Fire. Oaksmere Students Also Dig Engine Out of the Snow.
Special to The New York Times.
New Rochelle, N.Y., Feb. 18.-Fifty school girls of the Oaksmere School in New Rochelle fought desperately to save their recitation hall and gymnasium when it burned to-day, and were driven away only when the volunteer firemen threatened to turn the hose on them. The hall, which was a large frame building, and its contents were valued at $10,000. It was on Davenports Neck, near the mansion of Adrian Iselin.
Fire was discovered in the boiler room at 11 o’clock ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - February 19, 1914
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Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth, N.J., Feb. 19. (AP) - The ranks of 60 injured workmen, who were seared with exploding naptha at a Standard Oil refinery late yesterday, were depleted by death today until the list of fatalities had reached 10.
Among the 50 bandage swathed laborers in three hospitals here, were 20 whose chances of recovery were doubtful. It was feared that several of these would be permanently blinded if they survived the scorching blast which spurted thru part of the bay way refiner.
The... Read MORE...
Mason City Globe-Gazette - Iowa - February 19, 1930
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1930 - BLAME BROKEN PIPE LINE FOR BLAST THAT KILLED 10. MANY OF THOSE HURT WILL DIE OR BE BLINDED. NAPTHA FLAMES, AFTER EXPLOSION IN PLANT, CAUSE BURNS.
Elizabeth, N.J., Feb. 19. (AP) - The ranks of 60 injured workmen, who were seared with exploding naptha at a Standard Oil refinery late yesterday, were depleted by death today until the list of fatalities had reached 10.
Among the 50 bandage swathed laborers in three hospitals here, were 20 whose chances of recovery were doubtful. It was feared that several of these would be permanently blinded if they survived the scorching blast which spurted thru part of the bay way refiner.
The... Read MORE...
Mason City Globe-Gazette - Iowa - February 19, 1930
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Waterville, Maine, USA
Waterville, Me., Feb. 19 (AP) - Two women were numbered as victims today of the fire which swept the 32-room Jefferson hotel and an adjoining residence yesterday.
One of the victims, MRS. YVONNE SAUCIER, 27, was the widowed mother of two children. The second victim remained unidentified.
Fire Chief GROVER D. LOVEJOY said the fire started in the home of HARRY MONROE, but its cause was not determined. MRS. MONROE said she discovered the blaze when she opened her bathroom door and was met by ... Read MORE...
The Fitchburg Sentinel - Fitchburg, Massachusetts - February 19, 1945
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1945 - 2 WOMEN MEET DEATH IN MAINE HOTEL FIRE.
Waterville, Me., Feb. 19 (AP) - Two women were numbered as victims today of the fire which swept the 32-room Jefferson hotel and an adjoining residence yesterday.
One of the victims, MRS. YVONNE SAUCIER, 27, was the widowed mother of two children. The second victim remained unidentified.
Fire Chief GROVER D. LOVEJOY said the fire started in the home of HARRY MONROE, but its cause was not determined. MRS. MONROE said she discovered the blaze when she opened her bathroom door and was met by ... Read MORE...
The Fitchburg Sentinel - Fitchburg, Massachusetts - February 19, 1945
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
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Ludlow, Vermont, USA
LUDLOW, Vt., Feb. 18. - A dozen or more persons were injured by the wrecking of a passenger train on the Vermont Central Railroad a mile north of this place this morning. Those most seriously hurt are:
BAKER, E. O., express messenger; pinned under the wreckage and seriously crushed.
BAKER, T. J., of Rutland, a railroad carpenter; crushed about body; will probably die.
FLETCHER, GEORGE L., of Chester, mail agent; seriously injured under the wreckage.
SEXTON, D. B., of Rutland, conductor; cut ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - February 19, 1896
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1896 - MANY INJURED IN A RAILROAD WRECK A Vermont Central Train Leaves the Track and Goes over an Embankment.
LUDLOW, Vt., Feb. 18. - A dozen or more persons were injured by the wrecking of a passenger train on the Vermont Central Railroad a mile north of this place this morning. Those most seriously hurt are:
BAKER, E. O., express messenger; pinned under the wreckage and seriously crushed.
BAKER, T. J., of Rutland, a railroad carpenter; crushed about body; will probably die.
FLETCHER, GEORGE L., of Chester, mail agent; seriously injured under the wreckage.
SEXTON, D. B., of Rutland, conductor; cut ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - February 19, 1896
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Rutland, Vermont, USA
Rutland, Vt., Feb. 19. - Six large brick blocks in the business section of the city, occupied by nearly a score of firms and many smaller tenants were destroyed by fire: Loss $750,000.
The fire got beyond the control of the local department, and help was summoned from Whitehall, N. Y. and other places. The heaviest losses WILLIAM Y. RIPLEY estate (buildings), $20,000; DR. A. J. MEADE (buildings), $50,000; A. H. ABRAHAM, drugs and tobacco, $23,000; WILSON & ROOT, clothing, $23,000; J. L.... Read MORE...
The Lima Times Democrat - Lima, Ohio - February 19, 1906
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1906 - NEARLY A MILLION Fire at Rutland Vermont, Destroys Six Blocks.
Rutland, Vt., Feb. 19. - Six large brick blocks in the business section of the city, occupied by nearly a score of firms and many smaller tenants were destroyed by fire: Loss $750,000.
The fire got beyond the control of the local department, and help was summoned from Whitehall, N. Y. and other places. The heaviest losses WILLIAM Y. RIPLEY estate (buildings), $20,000; DR. A. J. MEADE (buildings), $50,000; A. H. ABRAHAM, drugs and tobacco, $23,000; WILSON & ROOT, clothing, $23,000; J. L.... Read MORE...
The Lima Times Democrat - Lima, Ohio - February 19, 1906
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1868 Fire in Alton, Ill.
Louisville, Ky., Tuesday,. Feb. 18. FLACKENECKER'S grocery-store, and three or four adjoining buildings in Alton, Ill., were burned on Sunday night. The loss is about $15,000. The insurance has not been ascertained.
The New York Times
New York, New York
February 19, 1868
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1881 February 19 – Kansas becomes the first U.S. state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages.
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February 19, 1881
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1884 February 19, 1884 - Severe thunderstorms spawned sixty tornadoes in the southeastern U.S., killing more than 420 persons and causing three million dollars damage. Georgia and the Carolinas hardest were hit in the tornado outbreak.
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February 19, 1884
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Louisville, Ky., Tuesday,. Feb. 18. FLACKENECKER'S grocery-store, and three or four adjoining buildings in Alton, Ill., were burned on Sunday night. The loss is about $15,000. The insurance has not been ascertained.
The New York Times
New York, New York
February 19, 1868
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1881 February 19 – Kansas becomes the first U.S. state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages.
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February 19, 1881
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1884 February 19, 1884 - Severe thunderstorms spawned sixty tornadoes in the southeastern U.S., killing more than 420 persons and causing three million dollars damage. Georgia and the Carolinas hardest were hit in the tornado outbreak.
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February 19, 1884
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1870 A ship-load of Mormon emigrants, mostly from Wales, arrived at New York on the 9th, and would start overland immediately.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
February 19, 1870
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1913 Page House at Hornell burned Down Today
Hornell, Feb. 19. - The Hotel Page on Main Street was destroyed by fire today. The building was owned by the Page estate. The loss to the building and contents will be about $80,000, partially insured. A force of men tore down the big livery barns located in the rear of the hotel in order to prevent the fire from spreading to them.
Olean Evening Times
New York
February 19, 1913
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1857 CURIOUS INCIDENT.
In the snow storm on the night of the 18th, the dwelling house of Mr. William Perkins, a good-sized two-story house, located under the brow of a hill, in the town of Essex, Mass., was completely buried in a drift above the chamber windows, insomuch that the occupants were unable to ascertain when it was morning, except by the clock, Mr. Coggswell, one of the neighbors, shovelled away the snow from one of the chamber windows, when Mr. Perkins took the sash out and thus obtained egress.
The Pittsfield Sun
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
February 19, 1857
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St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
February 19, 1870
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1913 Page House at Hornell burned Down Today
Hornell, Feb. 19. - The Hotel Page on Main Street was destroyed by fire today. The building was owned by the Page estate. The loss to the building and contents will be about $80,000, partially insured. A force of men tore down the big livery barns located in the rear of the hotel in order to prevent the fire from spreading to them.
Olean Evening Times
New York
February 19, 1913
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1857 CURIOUS INCIDENT.
In the snow storm on the night of the 18th, the dwelling house of Mr. William Perkins, a good-sized two-story house, located under the brow of a hill, in the town of Essex, Mass., was completely buried in a drift above the chamber windows, insomuch that the occupants were unable to ascertain when it was morning, except by the clock, Mr. Coggswell, one of the neighbors, shovelled away the snow from one of the chamber windows, when Mr. Perkins took the sash out and thus obtained egress.
The Pittsfield Sun
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
February 19, 1857
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1930 LOCOMOTIVE KILLS CROSSING TENDER
(By Associated Press) Lowell, Mass., Feb. 19 - Michael F. Harrington, 67, a Boston & Maine railroad crossing tender at the Wamesit station, Tewksbury, yesterday was killed by a locomotive on the Salem branch of the road in this city. Harrington, who was formerly a section foreman, stepped out of the path of an approaching freight train to another track without noticing the oncoming locomotive.
Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
February 19, 1930
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1930 MAN KILLED AS IRON PIPE FALLS
Mechanicville, N. Y., Feb. 19 - Joseph Mezerowicz, 41, was killed instantly here when a 30-foot iron stand-pipe fell on him while it was being moved in the Boston & Maine Railroad shops, where he was employed as a blacksmith. The widow and four children survive.
Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
February 19, 1930
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(By Associated Press) Lowell, Mass., Feb. 19 - Michael F. Harrington, 67, a Boston & Maine railroad crossing tender at the Wamesit station, Tewksbury, yesterday was killed by a locomotive on the Salem branch of the road in this city. Harrington, who was formerly a section foreman, stepped out of the path of an approaching freight train to another track without noticing the oncoming locomotive.
Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
February 19, 1930
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1930 MAN KILLED AS IRON PIPE FALLS
Mechanicville, N. Y., Feb. 19 - Joseph Mezerowicz, 41, was killed instantly here when a 30-foot iron stand-pipe fell on him while it was being moved in the Boston & Maine Railroad shops, where he was employed as a blacksmith. The widow and four children survive.
Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
February 19, 1930
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America - Did you know?
1839 - Hats and Hat Making in New EnglandEarly New England, and early Massachusetts in particular, was a center of American hat-making. Many New England towns had small hat-making factories, and many hat-makers in New England specialized in...Read MORE...
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Quebec - Did you know?
In New France, boys who were married at age 20 or younger and girls who were married at age 16 or younger were awarded the sum of 20 pounds each on their wedding day.
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