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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated January 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 January 19 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
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Ladies' Home Journal
September 1898
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Chittenden, Vermont, USA
Several fine deer make Chittenden, some twelve miles from Rutland, theri home. It was among the mountains of that town that their progenators were placed some years ago. While the descendants scattered among the mountains to the north and south the largest number seem to hover about their early home. A herd of about half a dozen have selected their winter quarters in a sort of basin on the mountains in Chittenden. A quiet, tame deer ahs during the summer herded with the cattle of John Baird, a... Read MORE...
Boston Evening Transcript - Boston, Massachusetts - January 19, 1891
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1891 - Chittenden Deer
Several fine deer make Chittenden, some twelve miles from Rutland, theri home. It was among the mountains of that town that their progenators were placed some years ago. While the descendants scattered among the mountains to the north and south the largest number seem to hover about their early home. A herd of about half a dozen have selected their winter quarters in a sort of basin on the mountains in Chittenden. A quiet, tame deer ahs during the summer herded with the cattle of John Baird, a... Read MORE...
Boston Evening Transcript - Boston, Massachusetts - January 19, 1891
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Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
A terrible collision occurred on the Hudson River Railroad, about one and a half miles South of Poughkeepsie, on Wednesday the 9th, resulting in the death of three persons and severe injuries to many others.
The Albany Express train, which started on her south trip at 11 A.M. Wednesday, arrived at Poughkeepsie at 1 1/ 2, having been detained one hour. After leaving that station, when near old Troy, at a mile and a half from Poughkeepsie, she was stopped by a red flag, because of a broken rail ... Read MORE...
Bradford Reporter - Towanda, Pennsylvania - January 19, 1856
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1856 - COLLISION ON THE HUDSON RIVER R.R.
A terrible collision occurred on the Hudson River Railroad, about one and a half miles South of Poughkeepsie, on Wednesday the 9th, resulting in the death of three persons and severe injuries to many others.
The Albany Express train, which started on her south trip at 11 A.M. Wednesday, arrived at Poughkeepsie at 1 1/ 2, having been detained one hour. After leaving that station, when near old Troy, at a mile and a half from Poughkeepsie, she was stopped by a red flag, because of a broken rail ... Read MORE...
Bradford Reporter - Towanda, Pennsylvania - January 19, 1856
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Orange Pie
Grate the rind of one and use the juice of two large oranges, beat the yolks of four eggs very light into two tablespoonfuls of butter and one heaping cupful of sugar, and put to the juice; add a little nutmeg. Beat all well together....Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Connecticut, October 19, 1881
Cayuga County, New York, USA
From The Syracuse Herald.
At Ira, Cayuga County, June 24, 1844, triplets were born to Mr. and Mrs. Blake. They were all girls and were named Sarah, Mary, and Martha. They are all living, enjoying excellent health, and if they live until June 24 next they will be fifty-eight years old.
Of this long-lived trio, one, Miss Martha Blake, lives in Auburn with her niece, Mrs. William Smith, at 43 Capitol Street. Sarah Blake Showers, another of the triplets, lives at Bethel, Cayuga county, and... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 19, 1902
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1902 - Aged Triplet Sisters. They Were Born in Cayuga County, This State, and All Still Live.
From The Syracuse Herald.
At Ira, Cayuga County, June 24, 1844, triplets were born to Mr. and Mrs. Blake. They were all girls and were named Sarah, Mary, and Martha. They are all living, enjoying excellent health, and if they live until June 24 next they will be fifty-eight years old.
Of this long-lived trio, one, Miss Martha Blake, lives in Auburn with her niece, Mrs. William Smith, at 43 Capitol Street. Sarah Blake Showers, another of the triplets, lives at Bethel, Cayuga county, and... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 19, 1902
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Troy, N.Y.
Ladies' Home Journal
October 1898
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
Make yourself absolute master of your temper and your countenance; so far, at least, as that no visible change do appear in either , what ever you may feel inwardly...Read MORE...
Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
Greenburgh, New York, USA (Tarrytown) (Hartsdale)
A serious collision - the result, apparently, of carelessness - occurred about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon on the Hudson River Railroad, some two miles north of Tarrytown. The Albany Express train was run into by the Sing Sing way-train, the rear car completely demolished, and the one next to it badly broken.
It appears from a statement made by a passenger, who was in the last car but one at the time of the accident, that the Albany Express train was standing still when the collision... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 19, 1860
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1860 - COLLISION ON THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD - ONE PASSENGER KILLED AND TEN OR FIFTEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED.
A serious collision - the result, apparently, of carelessness - occurred about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon on the Hudson River Railroad, some two miles north of Tarrytown. The Albany Express train was run into by the Sing Sing way-train, the rear car completely demolished, and the one next to it badly broken.
It appears from a statement made by a passenger, who was in the last car but one at the time of the accident, that the Albany Express train was standing still when the collision... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 19, 1860
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Waterbury, Connecticut, USA (Waterville)
Waterbury, Conn., Jan. 18. - A row of wooden buildings on Bank Street at Exchange Palce[sic], was partly gutted by fire today. The roof of the Exchange Hotel was burned and Hodson's Cafe, on the ground floor of the same building was badly damaged by water. Other places of business damaged by fire or water were Hare's cigar store, the Lenox lunch room, Katz's barber shop, the Waterbury Transfer Company's office and M. J. McEvoy's saloon. The loss is placed at $10,000, fully covered by insurance. ... Read MORE...
Worcester Daily Spy - Worcester, Massachusetts - January 19, 1904
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1904 - WATERBURY HOTEL AMONG BUILDINGS IN THE FIRE
Waterbury, Conn., Jan. 18. - A row of wooden buildings on Bank Street at Exchange Palce[sic], was partly gutted by fire today. The roof of the Exchange Hotel was burned and Hodson's Cafe, on the ground floor of the same building was badly damaged by water. Other places of business damaged by fire or water were Hare's cigar store, the Lenox lunch room, Katz's barber shop, the Waterbury Transfer Company's office and M. J. McEvoy's saloon. The loss is placed at $10,000, fully covered by insurance. ... Read MORE...
Worcester Daily Spy - Worcester, Massachusetts - January 19, 1904
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New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
One of New Haven's Finest Buildings Is Ruined - Firemen Extinguished $150,000 Blaze.
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 18. - Fire and water completely wrecked the Headley building, corner of Church and Crown Streets, tonight, causing a loss which will aggregate $150,000. A score or more of tenants lost all their office effects but in most instances the insurance is ample. The thermometer was not far above zero and the firemen worked under harsh conditions. Almost adjoining the Headley building, on the... Read MORE...
Worcester Daily Spy - Worcester, Massachusetts - January 19, 1904
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1904 - FIRE WORKED DOWN THROUGH A SHAFT
One of New Haven's Finest Buildings Is Ruined - Firemen Extinguished $150,000 Blaze.
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 18. - Fire and water completely wrecked the Headley building, corner of Church and Crown Streets, tonight, causing a loss which will aggregate $150,000. A score or more of tenants lost all their office effects but in most instances the insurance is ample. The thermometer was not far above zero and the firemen worked under harsh conditions. Almost adjoining the Headley building, on the... Read MORE...
Worcester Daily Spy - Worcester, Massachusetts - January 19, 1904
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1891 Furniture store robbery
The furniture store of A. R. Martin at Chicopee Falls was entered last night by burglars, who gained entrance by smashing a rear window. Vittel Anse, a Frenchman, discovered the intruders as they were leaving the store. He raised an alarm and pursued them. One of the burglars ran into a barbed wire fence, and before he was able to free himself Aldreman Morton of the new City Government came along and nabbed him.
Boston Evening Transcript
Boston, Massachusetts
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1891 First Armenian Church in the United States
The first Armenian church in the United States was dedicated with impressive ceremonies at Worcester yesterday. Rev. H. V. Sarajian, who was in charge of the Armenian church there, officated in a black cassock with purple sleeves lined with purple, and over it a flowing robe of rich purple damask secured by a silver clasp. The services were conducted entirely in the Armenian language.
Boston Evening Transcript
Boston, Massachusetts
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1914 Fire in Thompson
The home of Henry Korch near Wilsonville in the town of Thompson was destroyed by fire that broke out about 6 o'clock Sunday morning driving the family out into the cold. Korch has a wife and three children. Korch's home is situated in a farming community so there was not apparatus to fight the fire. The lost is said to be about $1,060.
Norwich Bulletin
Norwich, Connecticut
The furniture store of A. R. Martin at Chicopee Falls was entered last night by burglars, who gained entrance by smashing a rear window. Vittel Anse, a Frenchman, discovered the intruders as they were leaving the store. He raised an alarm and pursued them. One of the burglars ran into a barbed wire fence, and before he was able to free himself Aldreman Morton of the new City Government came along and nabbed him.
Boston Evening Transcript
Boston, Massachusetts
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1891 First Armenian Church in the United States
The first Armenian church in the United States was dedicated with impressive ceremonies at Worcester yesterday. Rev. H. V. Sarajian, who was in charge of the Armenian church there, officated in a black cassock with purple sleeves lined with purple, and over it a flowing robe of rich purple damask secured by a silver clasp. The services were conducted entirely in the Armenian language.
Boston Evening Transcript
Boston, Massachusetts
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1914 Fire in Thompson
The home of Henry Korch near Wilsonville in the town of Thompson was destroyed by fire that broke out about 6 o'clock Sunday morning driving the family out into the cold. Korch has a wife and three children. Korch's home is situated in a farming community so there was not apparatus to fight the fire. The lost is said to be about $1,060.
Norwich Bulletin
Norwich, Connecticut
1937 January 19 – Howard Hughes establishes a record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds.
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1933 January 19, 1933 - Giant Forest CA received 60 inches of snow in just 24 hours, a state record, and the second highest 24 hour total of record for the U.S.
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1810 January 19, 1810 - The famous "cold day" in New England. Gale force winds wrecked homes, and accompanied a sudden overnight drop in temperature of 50 degrees. Tradgedy struck Sanbornton NH where three children froze to death.
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1933 January 19, 1933 - Giant Forest CA received 60 inches of snow in just 24 hours, a state record, and the second highest 24 hour total of record for the U.S.
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1810 January 19, 1810 - The famous "cold day" in New England. Gale force winds wrecked homes, and accompanied a sudden overnight drop in temperature of 50 degrees. Tradgedy struck Sanbornton NH where three children froze to death.
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1869 Charles King celebrated his one hundred and eighth birthday on the 16th at Danvers, Mass. He has six hundred descendants living.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1884 A TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION. SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED AND MUCH PROPERTY DESTROYED IN A SHOE FACTORY.
ROCHESTER, N. H., Jan. 18. - Four men were instantly killed and seven seriously injured by the bursting of a boiler here this afternoon, at the shoe factory of Wallace Brothers. The accident happened in the engine-room. The shop is run by an engine of 120 horse-power, to which are attached three boilers. At noon the safety valve was noticed to be out of order, and the engineer weighed it down with bricks. The middle boiler was disconnected, and at 1 P. M. the machinery was started with two...
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The New York Times
New York, New York
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1870 Babies Abandoned
A pair of baby girls have been left at a house in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and it has been discovered that the father of them is seventeen years old and the mother fifteen, and that they belong to the upper ten.
The Indianapolis News
Indianapolis, Indiana
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St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1884 A TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION. SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED AND MUCH PROPERTY DESTROYED IN A SHOE FACTORY.
ROCHESTER, N. H., Jan. 18. - Four men were instantly killed and seven seriously injured by the bursting of a boiler here this afternoon, at the shoe factory of Wallace Brothers. The accident happened in the engine-room. The shop is run by an engine of 120 horse-power, to which are attached three boilers. At noon the safety valve was noticed to be out of order, and the engineer weighed it down with bricks. The middle boiler was disconnected, and at 1 P. M. the machinery was started with two...
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The New York Times
New York, New York
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1870 Babies Abandoned
A pair of baby girls have been left at a house in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and it has been discovered that the father of them is seventeen years old and the mother fifteen, and that they belong to the upper ten.
The Indianapolis News
Indianapolis, Indiana
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1938 FIRE DEATH TOLL MAY REACH FIFTY. 19 KNOWN DEAD IN SCHOOL RUINS, 26 ON LIST OF 'UNREPORTED.'
St. Hyacinthe, Que., Jan. 19 (Canadian Press) - Two blackened skulls were found today in the frozen ashes of the burned college of the Sacred Heart, raising to 19 the total of known dead in the fire that destroyed the school for boys early yesterday.
It was feared the death list might reach 50. Twenty-six teaching brothers and students were listed as "unreported." Five of 21 injured, pronounced close to death, had last rites of the church administered to them in St. Charles...
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St. Hyacinthe, Que., Jan. 19 (Canadian Press) - Two blackened skulls were found today in the frozen ashes of the burned college of the Sacred Heart, raising to 19 the total of known dead in the fire that destroyed the school for boys early yesterday.
It was feared the death list might reach 50. Twenty-six teaching brothers and students were listed as "unreported." Five of 21 injured, pronounced close to death, had last rites of the church administered to them in St. Charles...
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America - Did you know?
January 1, 1863 - Homestead Act becomes law, allowing settlers to claim land (160 acres) after they have lived on it for five years.
Quebec - Did you know?
In Quebec, it is regarded unlucky to present a gift of 13 flowers. Avoid giving chrysanthemums and white lilies as they are used during funerals.
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Ladies' Home Journal
November 1898
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