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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated January 26, 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 26 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Hinsdale, New Hamsphire, USA
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
HINSDALE.
W. J. Higginson, wife and three daughters, who live on Kilburn street, came near losing their lives by asphyxiation from coal gas one night last week. The family bedroom is connected with the kitchen by a register. The coal stove in the kitchen was shaken down and refilled as usual at night, but after about 3 o’clock in the morning the husband was awakened by the groans of his wife, who could only utter the single word, “gas.” He managed to get to the window and... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - January 26, 1900
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1900 - Close Call
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
HINSDALE.
W. J. Higginson, wife and three daughters, who live on Kilburn street, came near losing their lives by asphyxiation from coal gas one night last week. The family bedroom is connected with the kitchen by a register. The coal stove in the kitchen was shaken down and refilled as usual at night, but after about 3 o’clock in the morning the husband was awakened by the groans of his wife, who could only utter the single word, “gas.” He managed to get to the window and... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - January 26, 1900
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1888 Colt's Lightning Magazine Rifles
Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Co., Hartford, Connecticut
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1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call,
facilitated by a newly invented vacuum tube amplifier, ceremonially inaugurated by Alexander Graham Bell in New York City and his former assistant Thomas A. Watson, in San Francisco, California. (Wikipedia)
TELEPHONING FROM SHORE UNTO SHORE
A.G. Bell, Original Inventor, Talks from New York to San Francisco
ACROSS THE CONTINENT
Thomas A. Watson, His Early Assistant, at the Other End of the Long Line
MARKS EPOCH IN PHONE HISTORY
NEW YORK, January 25., - Late yesterday afternoon in an... Read MORE...
Altoona Tribune - Altoona, Pennsylvania - January 26, 1915
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Cream of Celery Soup - This, perhaps is the daintiest of all the thicker cream soups. Take three heads of celerey, wash and cut into small pieces; cover with one quart of water. Cook slowly for a half hour; press through a colander, using...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Home Journal, June 1898
Troy, New York, USA
Troy, N. Y., Jan. 26. - The Boston store and several other structures in the business section of this city were destroyed by fire early this morning, entailing a loss estimated at $300,000.
The local fire department had a desperate struggle in their efforts to control the flames, which for a time threatened to wipe out a large area of the business section. Apparatus from Lansingburg came to the aid of the local fire department.
The fire was discovered in the Boston store at about five... Read MORE...
Olean Times - Olean, New York - January 26, 1911
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1911 - HEAVY FIRE LOSS IN CITY OF TROY. BUSINESS STRUCTURE DESTROYED AT LOSS OF THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND.
Troy, N. Y., Jan. 26. - The Boston store and several other structures in the business section of this city were destroyed by fire early this morning, entailing a loss estimated at $300,000.
The local fire department had a desperate struggle in their efforts to control the flames, which for a time threatened to wipe out a large area of the business section. Apparatus from Lansingburg came to the aid of the local fire department.
The fire was discovered in the Boston store at about five... Read MORE...
Olean Times - Olean, New York - January 26, 1911
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Inhalant Ephedrine Compound with Merthiolate
Eli Lilly and Company
Indianapolis, USA
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North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Mother and Two Sons Among the Killed, Bride and Bridegroom Among the Injured.
NORTH BAY, Ont., Jan. 25. - Fifteen persons are dead and a large number injured as the result of a collision to-day between two sections of the Canadian Pacific express bound for Vancouver, which took place about eleven miles east of this place.
The rear sleeper of the first section, which was stalled, was telescoped by the locomotive of the second section and eight passengers were killed outright, seven dying... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 26, 1920
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1920 - 15 DEAD IN CRASH ON CANADIAN ROAD. First Section of Vancouver Express Sleeper Telescoped by Engine of Second.
Mother and Two Sons Among the Killed, Bride and Bridegroom Among the Injured.
NORTH BAY, Ont., Jan. 25. - Fifteen persons are dead and a large number injured as the result of a collision to-day between two sections of the Canadian Pacific express bound for Vancouver, which took place about eleven miles east of this place.
The rear sleeper of the first section, which was stalled, was telescoped by the locomotive of the second section and eight passengers were killed outright, seven dying... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 26, 1920
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Athol, Massachusetts, USA
H. H. Rice’s box factory at South Athol was destroyed by fire at 1 o’clock yesterday morning. The fire caught near the engine-room from an unknown cause. It was first observed by a passer-by who immediately called assistance; but the distance from a water supply and the rapid spread of the fire rendered it almost useless. Only the books in the office at the other end of the shop from which the fire caught were saved. The buildings and contents were valued at about $7000, and insured for about... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - January 26, 1900
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1900 - BOX FACTORY AT SOUTH ATHOL BURNED.
H. H. Rice’s box factory at South Athol was destroyed by fire at 1 o’clock yesterday morning. The fire caught near the engine-room from an unknown cause. It was first observed by a passer-by who immediately called assistance; but the distance from a water supply and the rapid spread of the fire rendered it almost useless. Only the books in the office at the other end of the shop from which the fire caught were saved. The buildings and contents were valued at about $7000, and insured for about... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - January 26, 1900
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
The person should be accurately clean; the teeth,
hands, and nails, should be particularly so: a dirty mouth has real ill consequences to the owner ; for it infallibly causes the decay, as well as the intolerable pain, of the teeth; and is very...Read MORE...
Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
Fonda, Montgomery, New York, USA (Mohawk)
FONDA, Jan 26 - The most disastrous fire that has visited this village since 1899 was discovered about 2 p.m. yesterday in Hotel Roy. The fire was first discovered by Miss Agnes Miller, an employee of the hotel, and before she could give the alarm, the entire building was filled with smoke. The fire is thought to have originated in the laundry, which was located in the cellar of the hotel. The Fire department was called out and shortly afterwards word was sent to Fultonville for assistance, and ... Read MORE...
Syracuse Herald - Syracuse, New York - January 26, 1909
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1909 - HOTEL ROY BURNED. Fonda Landmark Destroyed - Night Porter Injured While Escaping
FONDA, Jan 26 - The most disastrous fire that has visited this village since 1899 was discovered about 2 p.m. yesterday in Hotel Roy. The fire was first discovered by Miss Agnes Miller, an employee of the hotel, and before she could give the alarm, the entire building was filled with smoke. The fire is thought to have originated in the laundry, which was located in the cellar of the hotel. The Fire department was called out and shortly afterwards word was sent to Fultonville for assistance, and ... Read MORE...
Syracuse Herald - Syracuse, New York - January 26, 1909
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Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA
BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 25. - A special from Woonsocket, R. I., says: "A fire broke out at 2:30 A. M. in the basement of the Providence and Worcester Railroad Company's depot, occupied by Charles W. Talcott, steam and gas pipe fitter. The flames soon enveloped the whole building, destroying the ticket and Western Union Telegraph offices. with their contents, and Early & Prew's and Jenecks's express offices. The fire next communicated to Dr. D. M. Edwards's Block, in which were several stores and... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 26, 1882
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1882 - LARGE FIRE IN WOONSOCKET. A DEPOT AND SEVERAL STORES DESTROYED - LOSS ABOUT $100,000.
BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 25. - A special from Woonsocket, R. I., says: "A fire broke out at 2:30 A. M. in the basement of the Providence and Worcester Railroad Company's depot, occupied by Charles W. Talcott, steam and gas pipe fitter. The flames soon enveloped the whole building, destroying the ticket and Western Union Telegraph offices. with their contents, and Early & Prew's and Jenecks's express offices. The fire next communicated to Dr. D. M. Edwards's Block, in which were several stores and... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 26, 1882
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Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA
Mrs. Luke M. Thornton met with an accident yesterday morning while shaking a rug from the roof of a piazza at her home on Chapman Street and died from the injuries at 6 o'clock last evening. The roof was icy which caused her to lose her footing and fall face down, to the frozen ground, a distance of 15 or 20 feet.
She was unconscious when picked up, and did not regain consciousness. Her skull was fractured, jaw broken on both sides, head badly hurt, aside from the fractured skull, and her... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - January 26, 1900
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1900 - Franklin County - Greenfield - Fatal Fall from a Piazza Roof
Mrs. Luke M. Thornton met with an accident yesterday morning while shaking a rug from the roof of a piazza at her home on Chapman Street and died from the injuries at 6 o'clock last evening. The roof was icy which caused her to lose her footing and fall face down, to the frozen ground, a distance of 15 or 20 feet.
She was unconscious when picked up, and did not regain consciousness. Her skull was fractured, jaw broken on both sides, head badly hurt, aside from the fractured skull, and her... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - January 26, 1900
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Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)
Mr. J. M. Le Moine, the Canadian litterateur, says that "The History of Emily Montague," published in London by Dodsley, in 1769, was the earliest novel written in Canada, and Sillery, Quebec, where it was written, can therefore claim to be the cradle of Canadian literature. Frances Brooke (nee Frances Moore), authoress, was the wife of the Rev. John Brooke, military chaplain at Quebec. The heroine - the accomplished Emily Montague - discourses so eloquently on the charms of Canadian scenery... Read MORE...
Worcester Daily Spy - Worcester, Massachusetts - January 26, 1896
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1896 - The First Canadian Novelist
Mr. J. M. Le Moine, the Canadian litterateur, says that "The History of Emily Montague," published in London by Dodsley, in 1769, was the earliest novel written in Canada, and Sillery, Quebec, where it was written, can therefore claim to be the cradle of Canadian literature. Frances Brooke (nee Frances Moore), authoress, was the wife of the Rev. John Brooke, military chaplain at Quebec. The heroine - the accomplished Emily Montague - discourses so eloquently on the charms of Canadian scenery... Read MORE...
Worcester Daily Spy - Worcester, Massachusetts - January 26, 1896
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New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
NEW-HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 27. - People living in the lower part of the city were alarmed at noon to-day by what seemed like an earthquake shook preceded by a sharp report. Almost immediately thereafter smoke was seen issuing from the roof of the japanning department at O. B. North & Co.'s, hardware shops, Franklin-street. The Fire Department was summoned, and, after hard work, succeeded in confining the flames to the japanning room, where the explosion had occurred. It was found that a dry kiln... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 26, 1886
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1886 - AN EXPLOSION OF GAS.
NEW-HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 27. - People living in the lower part of the city were alarmed at noon to-day by what seemed like an earthquake shook preceded by a sharp report. Almost immediately thereafter smoke was seen issuing from the roof of the japanning department at O. B. North & Co.'s, hardware shops, Franklin-street. The Fire Department was summoned, and, after hard work, succeeded in confining the flames to the japanning room, where the explosion had occurred. It was found that a dry kiln... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 26, 1886
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1914 FIVE ARE KILLED IN HEAD-ON CRASH. FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAINS ON MICHIGAN CENTRAL COLLIDE AT JACKSON. THE DEATH LIST MAY BE LARGER. SEVERAL ARE MISSING AND SOME OF THE SERIOUSLY INJURED MAY DIE.
Jackson, Mich., Jan. 26. - The bodies of four persons were removed early today from the wreck of the Michigan Central passenger train No. 70 from Bay City to Jackson, which met headon with a northbound extra freight a few miles north of Jackson last night. Rescue workers continued to search the debris for more bodies late this morning, as several persons are missing. A dozen passengers on the train were seriously injured and several of them, now in local hospitals, are believed to be...
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The La Crosse Tribune
La Crosse, Wisconsin
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1861 January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
...Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, formally took leave of the Senate in a few eloquent remarks. He wished to part with his late associates with kindness and good feeling, and if at any time he had wounded the feelings of any one by words spoken in debate, he begged pardon therefor...
The Raleigh Register
Raleigh, North Carolina
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1889 The barge Josephine was wrecked on the 21st off Hull, Mass., and three of the crew were drowned.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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Jackson, Mich., Jan. 26. - The bodies of four persons were removed early today from the wreck of the Michigan Central passenger train No. 70 from Bay City to Jackson, which met headon with a northbound extra freight a few miles north of Jackson last night. Rescue workers continued to search the debris for more bodies late this morning, as several persons are missing. A dozen passengers on the train were seriously injured and several of them, now in local hospitals, are believed to be...
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The La Crosse Tribune
La Crosse, Wisconsin
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1861 January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
...Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, formally took leave of the Senate in a few eloquent remarks. He wished to part with his late associates with kindness and good feeling, and if at any time he had wounded the feelings of any one by words spoken in debate, he begged pardon therefor...
The Raleigh Register
Raleigh, North Carolina
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1889 The barge Josephine was wrecked on the 21st off Hull, Mass., and three of the crew were drowned.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1911 FAMOUS HOTEL DESTROYED TODAY.
Asbury Park, Jan. 26. - The famous West End Hotel was partly destroyed by fire today with a loss of fifty thousand dollars. Several other famous hostelries were threatened at the time, but finally the blaze was gotten under control.
Olean Times
New York
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Asbury Park, Jan. 26. - The famous West End Hotel was partly destroyed by fire today with a loss of fifty thousand dollars. Several other famous hostelries were threatened at the time, but finally the blaze was gotten under control.
Olean Times
New York
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America - Did you know?
It is illegal to build, maintain, or use a nuclear weapon within Chico, California city limits. A law that began in the '80s as a serious anti-nuke statement has taken on a second life as an Internet joke, mainly due to the purported consequences -...Read MORE...rd.com
Quebec - Did you know?
The Montmorency Falls is located on the Montmorency River in Montmorency Park. It is roughly 7.5 miles from Old Quebec. Here is the fun fact: the falls are about 270 feet tall which makes it about 100 feet taller than Niagara Falls.
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Sendol
For Relief of Distress and Discomfort Due to Simple Aches, Pains and Colds
Sendol Co., Kansas City, Mo.
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