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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated July 24, 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 July 24 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Syracuse, New York, USA
Two Men Travel from San Francisco to New York - Have Reached Syracuse.
Special to the New York Times.
SYRACUSE. July 23. - Dr H. Nelson Jackson of Burlington, Vt., and Sewall K. Crocker of Tacoma, Washington, arrived here tonight in an automobile on a pleasure trip from San Francisco to New York. They started out two months ago to-day, and have been on the road ever since. They carry their own camping outfit and do their own cooking. Water tanks helped them across the prairies, where... Read MORE...
New York Times - New York, New York - July 24, 1903
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1903 - ACROSS THE CONTINENT IN AN AUTOMOBILE
Two Men Travel from San Francisco to New York - Have Reached Syracuse.
Special to the New York Times.
SYRACUSE. July 23. - Dr H. Nelson Jackson of Burlington, Vt., and Sewall K. Crocker of Tacoma, Washington, arrived here tonight in an automobile on a pleasure trip from San Francisco to New York. They started out two months ago to-day, and have been on the road ever since. They carry their own camping outfit and do their own cooking. Water tanks helped them across the prairies, where... Read MORE...
New York Times - New York, New York - July 24, 1903
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Galveston, Texas, USA
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS.
Galveston, Tex., July 22. - The dead body of Capt. D. T. Matthews, master of the sloop Ellen, was found on Friday morning at San Luis Pass, at the western extremity of the island. Capt. Matthews was a fisherman, employed several men to fish for him at San Luis Pass in the sloop Ellen. It was his custom to go out to the pass at stated intervals in a smaller boat - the Ellena [sic] - and bringing provisions and ice for the men on the larger boat, brought to the city the... Read MORE...
The Dallas Morning News - Dallas, Texas - July 24, 1909
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1909 - SLOOP'S MASTER MEETS DEATH. Capt. Matthews of the Ellen, Fishing Craft, Struck by Loosened Boom and Swept Overboard.
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS.
Galveston, Tex., July 22. - The dead body of Capt. D. T. Matthews, master of the sloop Ellen, was found on Friday morning at San Luis Pass, at the western extremity of the island. Capt. Matthews was a fisherman, employed several men to fish for him at San Luis Pass in the sloop Ellen. It was his custom to go out to the pass at stated intervals in a smaller boat - the Ellena [sic] - and bringing provisions and ice for the men on the larger boat, brought to the city the... Read MORE...
The Dallas Morning News - Dallas, Texas - July 24, 1909
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
CORN MUFFINS FOR BEAKFAST
Pour one quart of boiling milk over one pint of fine cornmeal. While the mixture is still hot, add one tablespoonful of butter and a little salt, stirring the batter thoroughly.
Let is stand until cool, then add a...Read MORE...
Farmer’s Almanac 1885
Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
As the Reading Mail Stage was passing down Ponfret (?) Street on Wednesday afternoon last, it ran over a little boy, son of MR. SIDNEY DOWN, of this place, aged about three years and a half, who at the time was in the act of crossing the street, in company with several other boys, in front of Mr. Bachman's Hotel, and instantly killed him. His neck was dislocated, and his head, arms and legs very much bruised and fractured. A Coroner's Inquest was summoned, who after hearing the testimony in the ... Read MORE...
Jeffersonian Republican - Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania - July 24, 1845
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1845 - STAGE ACCIDENT IN EASTON.
As the Reading Mail Stage was passing down Ponfret (?) Street on Wednesday afternoon last, it ran over a little boy, son of MR. SIDNEY DOWN, of this place, aged about three years and a half, who at the time was in the act of crossing the street, in company with several other boys, in front of Mr. Bachman's Hotel, and instantly killed him. His neck was dislocated, and his head, arms and legs very much bruised and fractured. A Coroner's Inquest was summoned, who after hearing the testimony in the ... Read MORE...
Jeffersonian Republican - Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania - July 24, 1845
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Peoria, Illinois, USA
Peoria, Ill. - (AP) - The ruins cooled, workmen Wednesday sought to extricate the body of JOHN BARDON, 38, the single victim of an explosion and fire at the Hiram Walker distillery here.
BARDON'S body was found Tuesday night by searchers directed by his brother, CHARLES, but salvage workers were unable to extract it from beneath the charred wreckage of a rackhouse where the blaze started.
Officials of the company and authorities continued investigations as to the cause of the fire which... Read MORE...
La Crosse Tribune - La Crosse, Wisconsin - July 24, 1935
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1935 - EXPLOSION AT DISTILLERY TAKES LIFE OF ONE MAN.
Peoria, Ill. - (AP) - The ruins cooled, workmen Wednesday sought to extricate the body of JOHN BARDON, 38, the single victim of an explosion and fire at the Hiram Walker distillery here.
BARDON'S body was found Tuesday night by searchers directed by his brother, CHARLES, but salvage workers were unable to extract it from beneath the charred wreckage of a rackhouse where the blaze started.
Officials of the company and authorities continued investigations as to the cause of the fire which... Read MORE...
La Crosse Tribune - La Crosse, Wisconsin - July 24, 1935
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Detroit, Michigan, USA
A PLEASURE YACHT LOADED WITH CATHOLIC EXCURSIONISTS RUN INTO - THE YACHT CUT IN TWO AND SUNK, SIXTEEN OF THE OCCUPANTS GOING DOWN WITH HER.
Detroit, July 23. - A terrible accident occurred about ten o'clock last evening on the Detroit River, some nine miles below this city. The excursion steamer Garland, with 1,200 persons on board, under the auspices of the Detroit Moulders' union, while going down the river collided with the steam yacht Mamie, coming up, cutting her in two so that she... Read MORE...
Daily Globe - St. Paul, Minnesota - July 24, 1880
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1880 - RIVER RACING -- SAD RESULT OF THE PRACTICE ON DETROIT RIVER.
A PLEASURE YACHT LOADED WITH CATHOLIC EXCURSIONISTS RUN INTO - THE YACHT CUT IN TWO AND SUNK, SIXTEEN OF THE OCCUPANTS GOING DOWN WITH HER.
Detroit, July 23. - A terrible accident occurred about ten o'clock last evening on the Detroit River, some nine miles below this city. The excursion steamer Garland, with 1,200 persons on board, under the auspices of the Detroit Moulders' union, while going down the river collided with the steam yacht Mamie, coming up, cutting her in two so that she... Read MORE...
Daily Globe - St. Paul, Minnesota - July 24, 1880
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1902 Cut His Throat With a Scythe.
Michael Kennedy, a well-known farmer of Altona, Clinton County, N.Y., committed suicide while insane by cutting his throat with a scythe in a barn on his own premises. He was about fifty-five years old and married.
The North Carolinian
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
July 24, 1902
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1869 A correspondent of the New England Farmer says the town of Barre maybe considered the banner town in Massachusetts cheese making.
There are three cheese factories, having 875 cows; receiving 25,800 pounds of milk daily, manufacturing 2,900 pounds of cheese daily.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 24, 1869
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1869 Woman Pastor
Miss Mary Graves has pastoral charge of the Universalist church at North Reading, Mass.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 24, 1869
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Michael Kennedy, a well-known farmer of Altona, Clinton County, N.Y., committed suicide while insane by cutting his throat with a scythe in a barn on his own premises. He was about fifty-five years old and married.
The North Carolinian
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
July 24, 1902
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1869 A correspondent of the New England Farmer says the town of Barre maybe considered the banner town in Massachusetts cheese making.
There are three cheese factories, having 875 cows; receiving 25,800 pounds of milk daily, manufacturing 2,900 pounds of cheese daily.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 24, 1869
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1869 Woman Pastor
Miss Mary Graves has pastoral charge of the Universalist church at North Reading, Mass.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 24, 1869
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1906 Engineer Killed.
Shreveport, La., July 23. - The engine of a local freight train on the Kansas City Southern overturned in a collision with a herd of cattle just outside the local yards this morning, Engineer Frank Andrews was killed and Fireman George Holten injured.
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun
Columbus, Georgia
July 24, 1906
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Shreveport, La., July 23. - The engine of a local freight train on the Kansas City Southern overturned in a collision with a herd of cattle just outside the local yards this morning, Engineer Frank Andrews was killed and Fireman George Holten injured.
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun
Columbus, Georgia
July 24, 1906
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America - Did you know?
(Alaska) Juneau's gold made prospector Joe Junea wealthy, but he felt that he had to spend all his money before he died. He squandered his fortune and soon got his wish, dying penniless in Dawson.
Quebec - Did you know?
The Loup-GarouA staple of Quebecois folklore, the story of the loup-garou AKA werewolf goes something like this: A young man named Andre wants to become a hunter and trapper and unknowingly apprentices with a man who’s a werewolf. What’s more,...Read MORE...
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Varnum Armory, East Greenwich, R.I.
