Welcome to our blog, where we embark on a captivating journey through time, exploring the rich tapestry of history and genealogy.
In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated January 28, 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 28 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Braintree, Vermont, USA (Peth) (Snowsville) (Braintree Hill)
Alphonse Gemme, a Central Vermont brakeman residing in this city, was struck by the Boston express, which is known as train No. 2, at Braintree yesterday afternoon, and instantly killed. His body was carried in the trucks of one of the rear cars as far as Bethel when it was discovered. The body was brought to this city on the 11:40 o'clock train this morning, and the funeral will be held at Holy Angels church Friday morning at 9 o'clock.
Alphonse Gemme was 19 years old, and the only child of ... Read MORE...
St Albans Messenger - St Albans, Vermont - January 28, 1903
Comments
1903 - BRAKEMAN KILLED BY TRAIN. Alphonse Gemme Struck by Boston Express at Braintree.
Alphonse Gemme, a Central Vermont brakeman residing in this city, was struck by the Boston express, which is known as train No. 2, at Braintree yesterday afternoon, and instantly killed. His body was carried in the trucks of one of the rear cars as far as Bethel when it was discovered. The body was brought to this city on the 11:40 o'clock train this morning, and the funeral will be held at Holy Angels church Friday morning at 9 o'clock.
Alphonse Gemme was 19 years old, and the only child of ... Read MORE...
St Albans Messenger - St Albans, Vermont - January 28, 1903
Comments
1880s
Bradley's Super-Phosphate of Lime
Bradley Fertilzer Co.
Boston, Mass.
"The Bradley Fertilizer Company was founded on the point of land adjacent to the Back River on Weymouth Neck in 1874 and remained in operation until 1982 when it was purchased by ConocoPhillips."
sphweb.bumc.bu.edu
"It became recognized as the world’s largest fertilizer plant..." northweymouth.org
Visit Boston, Massachusetts, USA!
1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Gingerbread - One cup of molasses, one teaspoon of soda, beaten milk and molasses till white; butter, size of an egg, teaspoon ginger, cinnamon, cloves, salt; one-half cup sour milk in it one teaspoon saleratus or soda.
1880s
Crown Sewing Machines and Florence Oil Stoves
The Florence Machine Co.
Florence, Mass.
Just prior to the Civil War, Leander Langdon invented and patented a sewing machine. Just five years later, the Florence Sewing Machine Company produced 20,000 sewing machines a year. By the 1870s, it was also producing stoves, becoming the Florence Machine Company... historic-northampton.org
Visit Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)!
1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
It is very rude, when at the table, to scratch any part of your body. It is also very indecent to rub your teeth with the tablecloth or napkin; and to endeavour to pick them with your finger is more so.
Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA (Valley Falls) (Ashton) (Cumberland Hill)
Man Strikes Match in Gas-Filled Room of Tenement House; Family Dies
(By Tribune's Special Leased Wire)
CUMBERLAND, R.I., Jan. 28 - Fifteen persons met death in a terrific gas explosion that early to-day demolished a tenement house owned by the Manville Mills. An entire family - mother, father and 11 children - was wiped out by the blast. A boarder died with them. Michael Conway, in whose home the explosion occurred, died in the ruins.
The explosion is said to have occurred when Michael... Read MORE...
The Winnipeg Tribune - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - January 28, 1924
Comments
1924 - GAS EXPLOSION KILLS FIFTEEN
Man Strikes Match in Gas-Filled Room of Tenement House; Family Dies
(By Tribune's Special Leased Wire)
CUMBERLAND, R.I., Jan. 28 - Fifteen persons met death in a terrific gas explosion that early to-day demolished a tenement house owned by the Manville Mills. An entire family - mother, father and 11 children - was wiped out by the blast. A boarder died with them. Michael Conway, in whose home the explosion occurred, died in the ruins.
The explosion is said to have occurred when Michael... Read MORE...
The Winnipeg Tribune - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - January 28, 1924
Comments
Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Niagara Falls, N. Y., Jan. 28 - (AP) - An international crowd of several thousand lined the lofty banks of Niagara Gorge today for a glimpse of twisted steel and concrete on the icy carpet far below - all that remained of America's famous "Honeymoon Bridge."
With a roar that drowned the cataract's thunder, the towering structure succumbed late yesterday to a 30-hour battering by the worst Niagara river ice jam in 30 years.
It was the second span on the side to fall from attacks by nature. ... Read MORE...
The Lima News - Lima, Ohio - January 28, 1938
Comments
1938 - "HONEYMOON BRIDGE" COLLAPSES WITH LOSS OF MILLION DOLLARS.
Niagara Falls, N. Y., Jan. 28 - (AP) - An international crowd of several thousand lined the lofty banks of Niagara Gorge today for a glimpse of twisted steel and concrete on the icy carpet far below - all that remained of America's famous "Honeymoon Bridge."
With a roar that drowned the cataract's thunder, the towering structure succumbed late yesterday to a 30-hour battering by the worst Niagara river ice jam in 30 years.
It was the second span on the side to fall from attacks by nature. ... Read MORE...
The Lima News - Lima, Ohio - January 28, 1938
Comments
Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (UP) - A fire apparently started by an oil burner explosion raged through a downtown block of this famous resort city for five hours Sunday, killing one person, injuring four others and leaving 30 families homeless.
Firemen believe an oil burner explosion in the Paris Bowling alley started the $2.5 million blaze and spread from there throughout eight buildings in the crowded city block.
Policeman FRED PETTIT, 41, was killed when a second explosion collapsed a... Read MORE...
Long Beach Independent - Long Beach, California - January 28, 1957
Comments
1957 - Fire
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (UP) - A fire apparently started by an oil burner explosion raged through a downtown block of this famous resort city for five hours Sunday, killing one person, injuring four others and leaving 30 families homeless.
Firemen believe an oil burner explosion in the Paris Bowling alley started the $2.5 million blaze and spread from there throughout eight buildings in the crowded city block.
Policeman FRED PETTIT, 41, was killed when a second explosion collapsed a... Read MORE...
Long Beach Independent - Long Beach, California - January 28, 1957
Comments
1902 January 28 – The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
wikipedia.org
Visit Washington, DC, USA!
1888 Near Dunkirk, N. Y., a gas well was yielding one million feet per day on the 21st.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Dunkirk, New York, USA!
1888 An epidemic of meningitis was on the 20th depopulating Asheville, N. C., at the rate of a dozen deaths a day,
all attempts to check it proving futile. Many inhabitants were leaving town.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Asheville, North Carolina, USA!
wikipedia.org
Visit Washington, DC, USA!
1888 Near Dunkirk, N. Y., a gas well was yielding one million feet per day on the 21st.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Dunkirk, New York, USA!
1888 An epidemic of meningitis was on the 20th depopulating Asheville, N. C., at the rate of a dozen deaths a day,
all attempts to check it proving futile. Many inhabitants were leaving town.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Asheville, North Carolina, USA!
1871 The King of Bavaria came near drowning last December.
He was skating in the neighborhood of Munich, when the ice broke and he fell in. A private soldier who was near saved the King's life with great difficulty at the risk of his own life. The King presented the server with a large sum of money and made him an officer on the spot.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Munich, Bavaria, Germany!
1888 At Victoria, B. C., the discovery was made on the 24th of a powerful Chinese society whose object was to murder at $500 a head.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Victoria, British Columbia, Canada!
1888 In Wisconsin spirit thermometers on the 21st registered 68 degrees below zero at Chippewa Falls,
36 below at Janesville, 55 at Hudson, 52 at Dartford, 53 at Princeton, 50 at Sparta, 52 at Green Lake, and extreme cold was reported in other portions of the State. In the northern portions of Michigan it was 40 degrees below, and in Iowa from 32 to 40 degrees below zero. In Minnesota and Dakota from 49 to 52 below was also reported.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA!
He was skating in the neighborhood of Munich, when the ice broke and he fell in. A private soldier who was near saved the King's life with great difficulty at the risk of his own life. The King presented the server with a large sum of money and made him an officer on the spot.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Munich, Bavaria, Germany!
1888 At Victoria, B. C., the discovery was made on the 24th of a powerful Chinese society whose object was to murder at $500 a head.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Victoria, British Columbia, Canada!
1888 In Wisconsin spirit thermometers on the 21st registered 68 degrees below zero at Chippewa Falls,
36 below at Janesville, 55 at Hudson, 52 at Dartford, 53 at Princeton, 50 at Sparta, 52 at Green Lake, and extreme cold was reported in other portions of the State. In the northern portions of Michigan it was 40 degrees below, and in Iowa from 32 to 40 degrees below zero. In Minnesota and Dakota from 49 to 52 below was also reported.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA!
1888 A fire on the 25th in Barber & Co.'s thread-mill at Allentown, Pa., caused a loss of $250,000.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA!
1888 Governor Martin, of Kansas, authorized the statement on the 23d that great distress prevailed in the extreme southwestern part of the State, owing to the failure of the crops last year and the rigor of the winter.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit , Kansas, USA!
1888 An Apache Indian at San Carlos, A. T., got drunk on the 21st, killed his wife and child, and was shot by a sergeant of the guard.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit , Arizona, USA!
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA!
1888 Governor Martin, of Kansas, authorized the statement on the 23d that great distress prevailed in the extreme southwestern part of the State, owing to the failure of the crops last year and the rigor of the winter.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit , Kansas, USA!
1888 An Apache Indian at San Carlos, A. T., got drunk on the 21st, killed his wife and child, and was shot by a sergeant of the guard.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit , Arizona, USA!
1888 Brewere Arsendorf, who was twice tried at Sioux City, Ia., for the Haddock murder, spent a fortune. His defense cost him over $175,000 and he is now reduced to traveling for a Milwaukee concern.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Sioux City, Iowa, USA!
1888 In Western Nebraska a coal famine existed on the 21st, and coal trains on the Union Pacific were being stopped and robbed.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit , Nebraska, USA!
1888 In portions of Vermont and New Hampshire the mercury registered 30 degrees below zero on the 21st.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit , Vermont, USA!
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Sioux City, Iowa, USA!
1888 In Western Nebraska a coal famine existed on the 21st, and coal trains on the Union Pacific were being stopped and robbed.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit , Nebraska, USA!
1888 In portions of Vermont and New Hampshire the mercury registered 30 degrees below zero on the 21st.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit , Vermont, USA!
1888 A portion of the Holyoke (Mass.) Envelope Company;s mill was burned on the 22d. Loss, $325,000.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA!
1888 On the 21st Oscar F. Beckwith, the Austerlitz murderer was sentenced to be hanged March 1, at Hudson, N. Y. This was the sixth time he had been sentenced.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Hudson, New York, USA!
1888 The doors of the First National Bank of Auburn, N.Y., were closed on the 23d, the result of a defalcation of $200,000 on the part of its cashier, Charles O'Brien, who had fled.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Auburn, New York, USA!
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA!
1888 On the 21st Oscar F. Beckwith, the Austerlitz murderer was sentenced to be hanged March 1, at Hudson, N. Y. This was the sixth time he had been sentenced.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Hudson, New York, USA!
1888 The doors of the First National Bank of Auburn, N.Y., were closed on the 23d, the result of a defalcation of $200,000 on the part of its cashier, Charles O'Brien, who had fled.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Auburn, New York, USA!
1888 Three earthquake shocks occurred on the morning of the 23d at Newburyport, Mass., and houses four miles from town were violently shaken.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA!
1871 Boiler Explodes
A locomotive exploded its boiler near Hinsdale, on the Boston & Albany Railroad a few nights ago, scalding five men, two of whom, Engineer Hustard and Joseph H. Eustace, of Boston, have since died.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA!
1871 Clock Accident
A few days ago, while the clock on the St. James Episcopal Church, in Old-town, Me., was being wound up, the chain attached to one of the wights parted, and the ponderous iron weight went crushing through the ceilings and floorings, passing directly through the chancel in to the basement of the building.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Old Town, Maine, USA!
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA!
1871 Boiler Explodes
A locomotive exploded its boiler near Hinsdale, on the Boston & Albany Railroad a few nights ago, scalding five men, two of whom, Engineer Hustard and Joseph H. Eustace, of Boston, have since died.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA!
1871 Clock Accident
A few days ago, while the clock on the St. James Episcopal Church, in Old-town, Me., was being wound up, the chain attached to one of the wights parted, and the ponderous iron weight went crushing through the ceilings and floorings, passing directly through the chancel in to the basement of the building.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Old Town, Maine, USA!
1871 Revolver Maker Leaves Large Fortune
Ethan Allen, who recently died in Worcester, Mass., at the age of sixty-four, preceded Colt in the manufacture of revolvers. One of his earliest inventions was the "pepper-box revolver," produced in 1845. He leaves a large fortune.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Worcester, Massachusetts, USA!
1871 Sophisticated Young Criminals
In Sacramento, Cal., a band of nine boys has just been broken up, which had all the signs, passwords, etc., of an organized robber band, and within two years had committed many crimes.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Sacramento, California, USA!
1871 Killed by a Pencil
A Mr. Bonacher, of Sharon, Penn., recently slipped and fell, and the point of a lead pencil which he carried in his pocket penetrated his side, causing almost instant death.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA!
Ethan Allen, who recently died in Worcester, Mass., at the age of sixty-four, preceded Colt in the manufacture of revolvers. One of his earliest inventions was the "pepper-box revolver," produced in 1845. He leaves a large fortune.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Worcester, Massachusetts, USA!
1871 Sophisticated Young Criminals
In Sacramento, Cal., a band of nine boys has just been broken up, which had all the signs, passwords, etc., of an organized robber band, and within two years had committed many crimes.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Sacramento, California, USA!
1871 Killed by a Pencil
A Mr. Bonacher, of Sharon, Penn., recently slipped and fell, and the point of a lead pencil which he carried in his pocket penetrated his side, causing almost instant death.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA!
1871 Double Tragedy
A young married woman, apparently in good health, fell dead in Coatesville, Chester Co., Pa., a few days ago, while preparing dinner, and her aged mother, hastening down stairs on being summoned, fell and was killed instantly.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Coatesville, Pennsylvania, USA!
1871 Oyster Can Explodes
A sealed can of oysters carelessly left on the embers in a store at Lexington, Ky., the other day, exploded with tremendous force, bursting the grate to atoms, shaking the house, and severely injuring a bystander.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Lexington, Kentucky, USA!
1907 SCHOOLHOUSE BURNED.
Boston, Jan. 28. - The Pauline street grammar school at Winthrop was destroyed by fire and three firemen were injured by falling timbers. The loss is about $40,000. The firemen were considerably hampered by frozen hydrants and it was some minutes after the department arrived before any water could be obtained. The school accommodated 480 pupils.
The Fitchburg Sentinel
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Visit Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA!
A young married woman, apparently in good health, fell dead in Coatesville, Chester Co., Pa., a few days ago, while preparing dinner, and her aged mother, hastening down stairs on being summoned, fell and was killed instantly.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Coatesville, Pennsylvania, USA!
1871 Oyster Can Explodes
A sealed can of oysters carelessly left on the embers in a store at Lexington, Ky., the other day, exploded with tremendous force, bursting the grate to atoms, shaking the house, and severely injuring a bystander.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Visit Lexington, Kentucky, USA!
1907 SCHOOLHOUSE BURNED.
Boston, Jan. 28. - The Pauline street grammar school at Winthrop was destroyed by fire and three firemen were injured by falling timbers. The loss is about $40,000. The firemen were considerably hampered by frozen hydrants and it was some minutes after the department arrived before any water could be obtained. The school accommodated 480 pupils.
The Fitchburg Sentinel
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Visit Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA!
1853 Fire at Springfield, Vermont.
SPRINGFIELD, Vt., Monday, Jan. 26. A large Grist and Saw Mill, two miles south of Centre Village, Springfield, Vt., belonging to William Gould, was destroyed by fire this morning. Insured for $2,300 in the New Hampshire Mutual, Concord.
The New York Times
New York, New York
Visit Springfield, Vermont, USA!
1882 WORK OF A SEVERE GALE.
BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 27. - At 7 o'clock this morning this city was visited by the severest gale for many years, doing great damage to property. One wall of the Burlington and Lamville Railroad depot, a lofty brick building, was blown in and the roof blown off. The roofs were also blown off two buildings of the Burlington Cotton Mill. Many chimneys were blown down, and trees were prostrated in all parts of the city. The ice was swept out of Lake Champlain and Burlington Bay almost in an...
Read MORE...
The New York Times
New York, New York
Visit Burlington, Vermont, USA!
SPRINGFIELD, Vt., Monday, Jan. 26. A large Grist and Saw Mill, two miles south of Centre Village, Springfield, Vt., belonging to William Gould, was destroyed by fire this morning. Insured for $2,300 in the New Hampshire Mutual, Concord.
The New York Times
New York, New York
Visit Springfield, Vermont, USA!
1882 WORK OF A SEVERE GALE.
BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 27. - At 7 o'clock this morning this city was visited by the severest gale for many years, doing great damage to property. One wall of the Burlington and Lamville Railroad depot, a lofty brick building, was blown in and the roof blown off. The roofs were also blown off two buildings of the Burlington Cotton Mill. Many chimneys were blown down, and trees were prostrated in all parts of the city. The ice was swept out of Lake Champlain and Burlington Bay almost in an...
Read MORE...
The New York Times
New York, New York
Visit Burlington, Vermont, USA!
America - Did you know?
Boulder City, Nevada, is one of the few places left in the state where gambling is illegal. The government did not want workers on the Hoover Dam to gamble their money away.
Quebec - Did you know?
Eating while walking or standing on the street in Quebec is considered bad form.
Picture of the Day
Visit Montpelier, Vermont, USA!
Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
Montpelier Seminary
