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 July 29, 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 29 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
CHOLERA
We learn from Fredericton that the steamers Anna Augusta and John Waring left Saint John with a party of some 500 or 600 (principally Roman Catholics) to attend a meeting in Fredericton on matters connected with the Cathedral. When about half way up one of the passengers on the Anna Augusta was attacked with Cholera.
After considerable contention the poor fellow was brought to Fredericton but died a few hours afterwards. This is the only case of Cholera we have heard of in... Read MORE...
Carleton Sentinel - Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada - July 29, 1854
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1854 - Cholera
CHOLERA
We learn from Fredericton that the steamers Anna Augusta and John Waring left Saint John with a party of some 500 or 600 (principally Roman Catholics) to attend a meeting in Fredericton on matters connected with the Cathedral. When about half way up one of the passengers on the Anna Augusta was attacked with Cholera.
After considerable contention the poor fellow was brought to Fredericton but died a few hours afterwards. This is the only case of Cholera we have heard of in... Read MORE...
Carleton Sentinel - Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada - July 29, 1854
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Alpena, Michigan, USA
Alpena, Mich., July 29. - A terrific wind and rain storm accompanied by hail, passed over Alpena county, last night, and wrought much destruction.
Orchards were leveled and crops in the fields were destroyed. JAMES FINGLETON'S house, in Wilson township, was struck by lightning and FINGLETON instantly killed while his wife and daughter were badly burned.
WALTER PILLSBURY'S farm house, at Greely, was also struck and burned. His son was badly, but not fatally injured, by the lightning. Much ... Read MORE...
Lima Times Democrat - Ohio - July 29, 1903
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1903 - BAD WIND STORM FOLLOWED BY HAIL. SWEPT OVER NORTHERN MICHIGAN LAST NIGHT AND WROUGHT MUCH DESTRUCTION. FARMER INSTANTLY KILLED DURING STORM.
Alpena, Mich., July 29. - A terrific wind and rain storm accompanied by hail, passed over Alpena county, last night, and wrought much destruction.
Orchards were leveled and crops in the fields were destroyed. JAMES FINGLETON'S house, in Wilson township, was struck by lightning and FINGLETON instantly killed while his wife and daughter were badly burned.
WALTER PILLSBURY'S farm house, at Greely, was also struck and burned. His son was badly, but not fatally injured, by the lightning. Much ... Read MORE...
Lima Times Democrat - Ohio - July 29, 1903
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Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Erie, July 28. - William Zimmer, a track laborer of Edinboro, was killed and twelve persons were injured when a passenger and a freight car met in head-on collision on the Northwestern Pennsylvania Electric Railway two miles south of here this afternoon. Failure of the freight train to make a switch was given by officials of the road as the cause of the accident.
The seriously injured were:
Mrs. P. B. Sheridan, Chicago; Mrs. J. J. Klowier, Cambridge Springs; John Hopski, Erie; Mr. and... Read MORE...
Patriot - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - July 29, 1920
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1920 - 1 KILLED, 12 HURT IN TROLLEY WRECK. Freight and Passenger Cars Meet In Head-On Collision on Northwestern Line Near Erie
Erie, July 28. - William Zimmer, a track laborer of Edinboro, was killed and twelve persons were injured when a passenger and a freight car met in head-on collision on the Northwestern Pennsylvania Electric Railway two miles south of here this afternoon. Failure of the freight train to make a switch was given by officials of the road as the cause of the accident.
The seriously injured were:
Mrs. P. B. Sheridan, Chicago; Mrs. J. J. Klowier, Cambridge Springs; John Hopski, Erie; Mr. and... Read MORE...
Patriot - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - July 29, 1920
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
A fire, apparently caused by mice gnawing matches, occurred at the home of H. C. Felker, 1529 North Fourth street, yesterday about 4:30 p.m.
Mrs. Felker who was in the yard, noticed flames in the rear of the house. Her cries awoke Mr. Felker, a railroad man, who was asleep on the second floor.
An alarm was sounded from box 31, Third and Relly streets. When the engines arrived the flames had already made their way to the second floor. The fire was extinguished about twenty-five minutes... Read MORE...
Patriot - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - July 29, 1920
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1920 - BLAME FIRE ON MICE AND MATCHES; LOSS $300
A fire, apparently caused by mice gnawing matches, occurred at the home of H. C. Felker, 1529 North Fourth street, yesterday about 4:30 p.m.
Mrs. Felker who was in the yard, noticed flames in the rear of the house. Her cries awoke Mr. Felker, a railroad man, who was asleep on the second floor.
An alarm was sounded from box 31, Third and Relly streets. When the engines arrived the flames had already made their way to the second floor. The fire was extinguished about twenty-five minutes... Read MORE...
Patriot - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - July 29, 1920
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Tarte au Sucre: French Canadian Maple Sugar Pie
Ingredients
1 batch of your favorite pie crust pastry or ready-made
1½ cups pure maple syrup
½ cup butter
½ cup whipping cream
2 tsp all-purpose flour
¼ tsp salt
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Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Friday, July 28. A dwelling-house, belonging to A. Bullens and occupied by two Irish families, near the Junction Depot, at Chicopee, was destroyed by fire about 1 o'clock this morning, and four people perished in the flames. Two of them were named CANTY, aged respectively 9 and 21 years; one named COUGHLIN, aged 25, and the other named COLLINS, aged 8 years. The bodies have been recovered, but in a shocking state, and the head of one of the unfortunate girls was not to be... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 29, 1854
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1854 - Fire at Chicopee - Four Lives Lost.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Friday, July 28. A dwelling-house, belonging to A. Bullens and occupied by two Irish families, near the Junction Depot, at Chicopee, was destroyed by fire about 1 o'clock this morning, and four people perished in the flames. Two of them were named CANTY, aged respectively 9 and 21 years; one named COUGHLIN, aged 25, and the other named COLLINS, aged 8 years. The bodies have been recovered, but in a shocking state, and the head of one of the unfortunate girls was not to be... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 29, 1854
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
Arguments should never be maintained with heat and clamour, though we believe or know ourselves
to be in the right: we should give our opinions modestly and coolly; and, if that will not do, endeavour to change the conversation by saying, 'We shall ...Read MORE...
Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
Richmond, Virginia, USA
A Man, His Wife and Three Children Found Dead at Richmond, Va.
A family of five persons were killed by lightning a few nights ago at Richmond, Va. They were asleep in their two-story residence, just beyond the eastern corporate limits of the city, when struck. The bedroom was in the upper story. The building was isolated and the windows were raised. The house was set on fire, and the tragedy was discovered by fire issuing from the roof.
The persons killed were DALE EMMETT, thirty-one;... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - July 29, 1892
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1892 - KILLED BY LIGHTNING
A Man, His Wife and Three Children Found Dead at Richmond, Va.
A family of five persons were killed by lightning a few nights ago at Richmond, Va. They were asleep in their two-story residence, just beyond the eastern corporate limits of the city, when struck. The bedroom was in the upper story. The building was isolated and the windows were raised. The house was set on fire, and the tragedy was discovered by fire issuing from the roof.
The persons killed were DALE EMMETT, thirty-one;... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - July 29, 1892
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, O., July 22 - Orders were issued today for the assembling of four companies of the Fifth regiment, O. N. G., located at Cleveland, to do strike duty in the streets of the city during the present street railway trouble...
All available military force in Cleveland is under arms... The addition of the organizations called out today, the military force to cope with the street car strike now numbers 800 men. That number represents the city's military force. Next will come the call for... Read MORE...
The Weekly Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - July 29, 1899
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1899 - CALL OUT TROOPS. The Strike Situation in Cleveland is Becoming Quite Serious. POLICE CANNOT CONTROL. Cars Are Stoned and Dynamite Bombs Placed on the Tracks.
Cleveland, O., July 22 - Orders were issued today for the assembling of four companies of the Fifth regiment, O. N. G., located at Cleveland, to do strike duty in the streets of the city during the present street railway trouble...
All available military force in Cleveland is under arms... The addition of the organizations called out today, the military force to cope with the street car strike now numbers 800 men. That number represents the city's military force. Next will come the call for... Read MORE...
The Weekly Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - July 29, 1899
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Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA
TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND THE NUMBER OF INJURED ESTIMATED AT FIFTY OR MORE - EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED AT MILLS OF UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE CO. - MILITIA CALLED OUT.
Lowell, Mass., July 29. - An explosion destroyed the magazine of the United States Cartridge Co., located in Tewksbury, today, causing the death of probably 25 persons and injury to more than 50 others; set fire to a number of buildings in the vicinity and caused a general wreck of houses within a radius of half a mile.
The... Read MORE...
The Lima Times Democrat - Lima, Ohio - July 29, 1903
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1903 - FACTORIES AND HOMES WRECKED AND MANY LIVES LOST. AS RESULT OF DYNAMITE AND POWDER EXPLOSIONS NEAR LOWELL, MASS.
TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND THE NUMBER OF INJURED ESTIMATED AT FIFTY OR MORE - EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED AT MILLS OF UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE CO. - MILITIA CALLED OUT.
Lowell, Mass., July 29. - An explosion destroyed the magazine of the United States Cartridge Co., located in Tewksbury, today, causing the death of probably 25 persons and injury to more than 50 others; set fire to a number of buildings in the vicinity and caused a general wreck of houses within a radius of half a mile.
The... Read MORE...
The Lima Times Democrat - Lima, Ohio - July 29, 1903
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1903 BELIEVE AGED OWNER MET DEATH IN FLAMES.
Colebrook, N.H., July 29. - Several business buildings were burned here early today and it is thought that JESSE FORRISTALL, owner of the Wooden block, in which the flames originated, lost his life. At one time, the village was in danger, but was saved. MR. FORRISTALL was seen to enter the building while the fire was in progress. He was 85 years old.
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July 29, 1903
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1914 July 29 – In Massachusetts, the new Cape Cod Canal opens; it shortens the trip between New York and Boston by 66 miles, but also turns Cape Cod into an island
The opening of the Cape Cod Canal on July 29, 1914, marked a significant moment in transportation history. This man-made waterway, located in Massachusetts, effectively transformed Cape Cod into an island by connecting the Cape's two land masses, Cape Cod itself and the mainland, through a canal. The canal's construction was a monumental engineering feat, as it shortened the maritime route between New York and Boston by an impressive 66 miles, offering ships a quicker and more direct...
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1905 July 29 - Heavy rain in southwestern Connecticut caused a dam break, and the resulting flood caused a quarter of a million dollars damage at Bridgeport. As much as eleven inches of rain fell prior to the flood.
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July 29, 1905
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Colebrook, N.H., July 29. - Several business buildings were burned here early today and it is thought that JESSE FORRISTALL, owner of the Wooden block, in which the flames originated, lost his life. At one time, the village was in danger, but was saved. MR. FORRISTALL was seen to enter the building while the fire was in progress. He was 85 years old.
Lima Times Democrat
Ohio
July 29, 1903
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1914 July 29 – In Massachusetts, the new Cape Cod Canal opens; it shortens the trip between New York and Boston by 66 miles, but also turns Cape Cod into an island
The opening of the Cape Cod Canal on July 29, 1914, marked a significant moment in transportation history. This man-made waterway, located in Massachusetts, effectively transformed Cape Cod into an island by connecting the Cape's two land masses, Cape Cod itself and the mainland, through a canal. The canal's construction was a monumental engineering feat, as it shortened the maritime route between New York and Boston by an impressive 66 miles, offering ships a quicker and more direct...
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July 29, 1914
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1905 July 29 - Heavy rain in southwestern Connecticut caused a dam break, and the resulting flood caused a quarter of a million dollars damage at Bridgeport. As much as eleven inches of rain fell prior to the flood.
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July 29, 1905
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1916 July 29 – In Ontario, Canada, a lightning strike ignites a forest fire that destroys the towns of Cochrane and Matheson, killing 233.
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America - Did you know?
The tomato was put “on trial” on September 25, 1820, in Salem, New Jersey. In front of a courthouse, Robert Johnson ate a basket of tomatoes to prove they were not poisonous. The crowd waited for him to keel over dead. He never did.
Quebec - Did you know?
When in Quebec, learn a little French; Québécois greatly appreciate it when you take the effort to talk to them in their native language.
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