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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated January 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 January 16 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Peterborough, N. H., Jan. 15.---The most disastrous fire in years raged for 3 hours this afternoon in Peterborough.
It started in the establishment of the Peterborough Steam Laundry and the 4-story building occupied by the Laundry company, the Peterborough Transcript Publishing company and several other concerns and the grain elevator of Walbridge and Taylor were destroyed. George Jarvin, and employe(sic) of the laundry, was seriously burned.
The fire was caused by the explosion of a can... Read MORE...
Portsmouth Herald - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - January 16, 1903
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1903 - WORST IN YEARS. Peterborough The Victim Of A Disastrous Conflagration.
Peterborough, N. H., Jan. 15.---The most disastrous fire in years raged for 3 hours this afternoon in Peterborough.
It started in the establishment of the Peterborough Steam Laundry and the 4-story building occupied by the Laundry company, the Peterborough Transcript Publishing company and several other concerns and the grain elevator of Walbridge and Taylor were destroyed. George Jarvin, and employe(sic) of the laundry, was seriously burned.
The fire was caused by the explosion of a can... Read MORE...
Portsmouth Herald - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - January 16, 1903
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Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
Bradford, Penn., Jan. 15. - One of those calamities peculiar to the oil regions startled the people of Bradford today. A passenger train on the Bradford, Bordell and Kinzua Railroad was totally destroyed by fire. The train which was due in this city from Wellsville, N.Y., at 10 o'clock this morning when within three miles of the city ran into a river of oil which had escaped from a burst tank on the hillside, and running down the snow, had covered the bed of the railroad track for over a half... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 16, 1884
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1884 - ENGULFED IN BURNING OIL. THE TERRIBLE SITUATION OF A PASSENGER TRAIN. A RAILWAY CUT FLOODED WITH OIL WHICH TAKES FIRE AND BURNS UP A TRAIN AND SEVERAL PERSONS.
Bradford, Penn., Jan. 15. - One of those calamities peculiar to the oil regions startled the people of Bradford today. A passenger train on the Bradford, Bordell and Kinzua Railroad was totally destroyed by fire. The train which was due in this city from Wellsville, N.Y., at 10 o'clock this morning when within three miles of the city ran into a river of oil which had escaped from a burst tank on the hillside, and running down the snow, had covered the bed of the railroad track for over a half... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 16, 1884
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
'Cans' and 'Can'ts' of Amendment
Dry Amendment 'Cans' and 'Can'ts'
Here are some of the things you can do under a prohibition amendment and title 2 of the Volstead enforcement act, effective at 12:01 a.m., Jan. 17:
YOU CAN possess and drink intoxicating liquor in your own home or the home of a friend where you are a bona fide guest.
YOU CAN buy intoxicating liquor on doctor's prescription - if the transaction is a bona fide medical one. One person limited to a pint every ten... Read MORE...
Ironwood Daily Globe - Ironwood, Michigan - January 16, 1920
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Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
A Union Pacific railroad engineer and fireman were run over and killed by an engine in the railroad's freight yards here this morning.
The Union Pacific said the two men, Jack L. Connelly, 36, engineer, and Carl Dean Erickson, 26-year-old fireman, both of Cheyenne, were leaving the roundhouse to board their engine for a scheduled run and failed to see the other engine approaching as they walked down the tracks.
Engineer D. B. Miller was backing his engine down the track and apparently did ... Read MORE...
Cheyenne, Wyoming - January 16, 1953
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1953 - Engineer, Fireman Run Down in Yards
A Union Pacific railroad engineer and fireman were run over and killed by an engine in the railroad's freight yards here this morning.
The Union Pacific said the two men, Jack L. Connelly, 36, engineer, and Carl Dean Erickson, 26-year-old fireman, both of Cheyenne, were leaving the roundhouse to board their engine for a scheduled run and failed to see the other engine approaching as they walked down the tracks.
Engineer D. B. Miller was backing his engine down the track and apparently did ... Read MORE...
Cheyenne, Wyoming - January 16, 1953
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Cider Cake - One cup sugar, half a cup of butter, one egg well beaten, one large cup of cider, one teaspoonful of soda, flour sufficient to make it as thick as pound cake. One cup of raisins can be added if desired.
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
The Boston Transcript publishes a sketch of Deacon John Philips of Sturbridge, Mass., who is now in his one hundred and fourth year. This venerable man was born in Massachusetts when George II was King of Great Britain. He was drafted in 1776, and served in the early part of the American Revolution, and has a distinct recollection of the battle of Bunker Hill, which took place when he was fifteen years old. He has lived all his life on one farm, eaten at one table, and during a space of ninety... Read MORE...
Semi-Weekly Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - January 16, 1864
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1864 - An Aged Man
The Boston Transcript publishes a sketch of Deacon John Philips of Sturbridge, Mass., who is now in his one hundred and fourth year. This venerable man was born in Massachusetts when George II was King of Great Britain. He was drafted in 1776, and served in the early part of the American Revolution, and has a distinct recollection of the battle of Bunker Hill, which took place when he was fifteen years old. He has lived all his life on one farm, eaten at one table, and during a space of ninety... Read MORE...
Semi-Weekly Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - January 16, 1864
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Peoria, Illinois, USA
Peoria, Ill., Jan. 16. - Two extra freight trains on the Chicago and Northwestern collided head-on Friday evening four miles northwest of this city. Three trainmen were instantly killed, one is missing and believed to be in the wreckage, and two others were seriously injured.
The dead:
JOE CURTAIN, engineer, Sterling, Ill.
M. METZLER, fireman, home in Virginia.
J. A. RUSSELL, brakeman, Sterling, Illinois.
Missing believed to be in the wreckage:
W. J. WATSON, fireman, Chicago, Ill.,... Read MORE...
The Daily Free Press - Carbondale, Illinois - January 16, 1909
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1909 - THREE KILLED IN NORTHWESTERN WRECK.
Peoria, Ill., Jan. 16. - Two extra freight trains on the Chicago and Northwestern collided head-on Friday evening four miles northwest of this city. Three trainmen were instantly killed, one is missing and believed to be in the wreckage, and two others were seriously injured.
The dead:
JOE CURTAIN, engineer, Sterling, Ill.
M. METZLER, fireman, home in Virginia.
J. A. RUSSELL, brakeman, Sterling, Illinois.
Missing believed to be in the wreckage:
W. J. WATSON, fireman, Chicago, Ill.,... Read MORE...
The Daily Free Press - Carbondale, Illinois - January 16, 1909
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
The Great Boston Molasses Flood
DOZEN KILLED, 50 HURT, AS TANK OF MOLASSES BURST
Wreckage Covered with Sticky Stream of 2,000,000 Gallons.
3 FIREMEN BURIED.
Building Sucked Into Street by Receding Tide - Car Blown from Tracks.
BOSTON, Jan. 15. - Probably a dozen persons were killed and 50 injured by the explosion of a huge tank of molasses on the waterfront off Commercial street, today. Tonight the only bodies identified were those of a fireman, GEORGE LEAHY, and two residents of ... Read MORE...
Bridgeport Standard Telegram - Bridgeport, Connecticut - January 16, 1919
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1919 - DOZEN KILLED, 50 HURT, AS TANK OF MOLASSES BURST
The Great Boston Molasses Flood
DOZEN KILLED, 50 HURT, AS TANK OF MOLASSES BURST
Wreckage Covered with Sticky Stream of 2,000,000 Gallons.
3 FIREMEN BURIED.
Building Sucked Into Street by Receding Tide - Car Blown from Tracks.
BOSTON, Jan. 15. - Probably a dozen persons were killed and 50 injured by the explosion of a huge tank of molasses on the waterfront off Commercial street, today. Tonight the only bodies identified were those of a fireman, GEORGE LEAHY, and two residents of ... Read MORE...
Bridgeport Standard Telegram - Bridgeport, Connecticut - January 16, 1919
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
Dress for Morning Visits — A lady should never receive her morning callers in a wrapper, unless they call at an unusually early hour, or some unexpected demand upon her time makes it impossible to change her dress after breakfast. On the other hand, an elaborate costume before dinner is in excessive
Batavia, New York, USA
Superintendent Everett Says J. B. LYDELL, of Buffalo, Engineer of Train 23, and For 40 Years an Employe of Railroad, Ran Past Signals – Many Passengers Injured, Several of Whom May Die.
Batavia, Jan. 16 – Four persons were killed and twenty-six injured in a rear-end collision on the New York Central Railroad here last Friday. Some of the injured were terribly burned in the fire that followed the wreck, and will die.
The collision was between the Western Express and the Boston and Buffalo... Read MORE...
Lowville Journal & Republican - New York - January 16, 1911
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1911 - TERRIBLE TRAIN CRASH. BLAME PLACED ON EXPRESS ENGINEER.
Superintendent Everett Says J. B. LYDELL, of Buffalo, Engineer of Train 23, and For 40 Years an Employe of Railroad, Ran Past Signals – Many Passengers Injured, Several of Whom May Die.
Batavia, Jan. 16 – Four persons were killed and twenty-six injured in a rear-end collision on the New York Central Railroad here last Friday. Some of the injured were terribly burned in the fire that followed the wreck, and will die.
The collision was between the Western Express and the Boston and Buffalo... Read MORE...
Lowville Journal & Republican - New York - January 16, 1911
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Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Malden, Mass, Jan. 16.- This city was shaken at midnight by a tremendous explosion at the works of the Malden and Melrose Gaslight company. The large building was completely destroyed. Seven employes(sic) were about the premises when the explosion occurred, but all escaped without serious injury except P. F. Nolan, who was badly burned. In less than a minute the building, which was a brick one, extending along Charles street about 60 feet, was a mass of ruins. The loss will be $30,000 or more.
The Fitchburg Sentinel - Fitchburg, Massachusetts - January 16, 1895
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1895 Explosion's Quick Work.
Malden, Mass, Jan. 16.- This city was shaken at midnight by a tremendous explosion at the works of the Malden and Melrose Gaslight company. The large building was completely destroyed. Seven employes(sic) were about the premises when the explosion occurred, but all escaped without serious injury except P. F. Nolan, who was badly burned. In less than a minute the building, which was a brick one, extending along Charles street about 60 feet, was a mass of ruins. The loss will be $30,000 or more.
The Fitchburg Sentinel - Fitchburg, Massachusetts - January 16, 1895
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1926 January 16 – A BBC radio play about a worker's revolution causes a panic in London.
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1850 Better Get Married
Out of 258 deaths in New Bedford, Massachusetts, last year, 56 were married females, and 183 single.
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Baltimore, Maryland
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1850 Better Get Married
Out of 258 deaths in New Bedford, Massachusetts, last year, 56 were married females, and 183 single.
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Baltimore, Maryland
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America - Did you know?
Every year, the average American spends 17 days watching commercials.
Quebec - Did you know?
Some gestures have different meanings in Quebec. For example, "thumbs down" is considered offensive in Quebec, as is slapping an open palm over a closed fist. Like the rest of their countrymen and women, French-Canadians use the "thumbs up" sign to...Read MORE...ediplomat.com
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First National Bank
A newly organized group in New Haven, Conn. made the first application for a charter as a national bank under the National Currency Act of 1863. They then deferred to Jay Cooke, the chief financial agent of the union, who wished Charter No. 1 for his First Bank of Philadelphia. The First Bank of
New Haven received Charter No. 2 in 1863. The Philadelphia institution became a state bank by the centennial anniversary, making First Bank of New Haven the oldest national bank in the United States.
First National Bank of New Haven changed its name in 1928 to Bank and Trust Co. of New Haven. In 1957, after merging with New it became First New Haven National Bank...
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