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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated July 6, 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 6 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
Plainfield.
About one hundred an fifty of the patriotic citizens of Plainfield celebrated the centennial Fourth by a clambake at the old Bradford farm on Stone hill. Much additional pleasure was lent to the occasion by the performances of the Plainfield cornet band, which played ery creditably and looked very handsome in its new uniform. Among those present was Mr. Hopkins, who, although he could not quite remember any previous centennial, was, nevertheless, able to give a vigorous... Read MORE...
Norwich Morning Bulletin - Norwich, Connecticut - July 6, 1876
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1876 - Centennial Fourth Clambake
Plainfield.
About one hundred an fifty of the patriotic citizens of Plainfield celebrated the centennial Fourth by a clambake at the old Bradford farm on Stone hill. Much additional pleasure was lent to the occasion by the performances of the Plainfield cornet band, which played ery creditably and looked very handsome in its new uniform. Among those present was Mr. Hopkins, who, although he could not quite remember any previous centennial, was, nevertheless, able to give a vigorous... Read MORE...
Norwich Morning Bulletin - Norwich, Connecticut - July 6, 1876
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Exeter, N.H.
Kensington, New Hampshire, sketches and reminiscences by Mace, Ida M Published 1909
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Clintonville, Wisconsin, USA
Clintonville, Wis., July 6 - Clintonville suffered another conflagration at 10 o’clock Saturday night to the extent of the entire destruction of H. W. Pickard’s saw mill. The mill was located at honey creek railway bridge, and had a capacity of seven to ten thousand feet per day. Within ten minutes the entire structure was enveloped in flames. The fire department could do no service other than prevent damage to the railway bridge and numerous cedar posts and logs about the yard. The cause of... Read MORE...
The Oshkosh Daily Northwestern - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - July 6, 1885
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1885 - FIRE AT CLINTONVILLE.
Clintonville, Wis., July 6 - Clintonville suffered another conflagration at 10 o’clock Saturday night to the extent of the entire destruction of H. W. Pickard’s saw mill. The mill was located at honey creek railway bridge, and had a capacity of seven to ten thousand feet per day. Within ten minutes the entire structure was enveloped in flames. The fire department could do no service other than prevent damage to the railway bridge and numerous cedar posts and logs about the yard. The cause of... Read MORE...
The Oshkosh Daily Northwestern - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - July 6, 1885
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Doughnuts - Heat one quart of new milk, but do not let it boil; add two teacupfuls of lard and three cupfuls the same size of sugar, either white or a light brown; when well melted, stir in one cupful of yeast and enough flour to form a thick ...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., October 27, 1880
Charleston, West Virginia, USA
TWO RAILROAD COACHES FILLED WITH MERRY PLEASURE SEEKERS.
PLUNGE THROUGH A TRESTLE.
ONLY FOUR ESCAPE WITHOUT INJURY - FIFTY-THREE ARE BADLY INJURED, SOME OF THEM FATALLY - HEARTRENDING SCENES AT THE WRECK - THE BODIES HORRIBLY MANGLED - SOME OF THE DEAD WELL KNOW CITIZENS - THE WORK OF RESCUE - CHARLESTON A CITY OF MOURNING.
Charleston, W. Va., July 5. - The worst wreck ever known in this part of the State, if not the worst that ever occurred in the State, occurred about 8 o'clock... Read MORE...
The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer - Wheeling, West Virginia - July 6, 1891
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1891 - FIFTEEN KILLED. IN THE AWFUL DISASTER ON THE KANAWHA AND MICHIGAN ROAD. NEAR CHARLESTON, THIS STATE.
TWO RAILROAD COACHES FILLED WITH MERRY PLEASURE SEEKERS.
PLUNGE THROUGH A TRESTLE.
ONLY FOUR ESCAPE WITHOUT INJURY - FIFTY-THREE ARE BADLY INJURED, SOME OF THEM FATALLY - HEARTRENDING SCENES AT THE WRECK - THE BODIES HORRIBLY MANGLED - SOME OF THE DEAD WELL KNOW CITIZENS - THE WORK OF RESCUE - CHARLESTON A CITY OF MOURNING.
Charleston, W. Va., July 5. - The worst wreck ever known in this part of the State, if not the worst that ever occurred in the State, occurred about 8 o'clock... Read MORE...
The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer - Wheeling, West Virginia - July 6, 1891
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
THE FLAMES FANNED BY A FIERCE SOUTHWEST GALE.
Special to the Record-Union.
CHICAGO, July 5. - The World's Columbian Exposition is a billowy sea of fire. The administration building, the architectural crown of the White City, with its gilded and decorated dome, its supporting pavilions enriched with statuary; the majestic agricultural building, with decorated colonnades, with its beautiful statue of abundance, above which once wheeled St. Gaudens' beautiful figure Diana the Chaste; the... Read MORE...
The Record-Union - Sacramento, California - July 6, 1894
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1894 - BIG BLAZE AT CHICAGO. Five Buildings at the World's Fair Grounds Destroyed.
THE FLAMES FANNED BY A FIERCE SOUTHWEST GALE.
Special to the Record-Union.
CHICAGO, July 5. - The World's Columbian Exposition is a billowy sea of fire. The administration building, the architectural crown of the White City, with its gilded and decorated dome, its supporting pavilions enriched with statuary; the majestic agricultural building, with decorated colonnades, with its beautiful statue of abundance, above which once wheeled St. Gaudens' beautiful figure Diana the Chaste; the... Read MORE...
The Record-Union - Sacramento, California - July 6, 1894
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1847 - The United States issues its first postage stamps (July 1)
POST OFFICE STAMPS. Post-office stamps for the convenience of pre-paying postage are to be issued on the 1st of July. The stamp for ten cents will be of the head of Washington, colored black. The five cents' stamp will be colored brown, and will represent the head of Franklin. The law says --
"Any letter or packet, with one or more stamps affixed, equal in amount to the postage properly chargeable thereon, may be mailed and forwarded from any post office as a pre-paid letter or packet: but... Read MORE...
The Sandusky Clarion - Sandusky, Ohio - July 6, 1847
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
Morning Dress — The most suitable dress for breakfast, is a wrapper made to fit the figure loosely, and tho material, excepting when the winter weather requires woolen goods, should be of chintz, gingham, brilliante, or muslin. A lady who has...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness: A Complete Handbook for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society... by Florence Hartley, January 1, 1872
Englehart, Ontario, Canada
(Canadian Press)
ENGLEHART, Ont., July 5. - Prospectors and mining men reached this northern town today on the heels of reports that a spectacular gold strike has been made in Bryce township, 20 miles southwest. Latest reports said all available property for miles in the area, has been staked. This small railway divisional town is the "jumping off" point for prospectors.
Stories from the strike field said on one of the claims assays disclosed $173 ore from a five-eighths inch diamond... Read MORE...
The Ottawa Evening Citizen - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - July 6, 1936
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1936 - Gold Strike Starts Run of Prospectors to Englehart, Ont.
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ENGLEHART, Ont., July 5. - Prospectors and mining men reached this northern town today on the heels of reports that a spectacular gold strike has been made in Bryce township, 20 miles southwest. Latest reports said all available property for miles in the area, has been staked. This small railway divisional town is the "jumping off" point for prospectors.
Stories from the strike field said on one of the claims assays disclosed $173 ore from a five-eighths inch diamond... Read MORE...
The Ottawa Evening Citizen - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - July 6, 1936
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Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA
TITUSVILLE, Pa., July 3. - A terrific thunder storm passed over this city last evening, followed by two cloud bursts that caused a serious overflow of Church run which winds through the city from an insignificant stream. The run turned into a furious torrent in a few minutes, coursing through the streets, filling cellars, rising in some cases to the first stories of the houses. Fully three miles of streets are flooded with over two feet of winter on the sidewalks.
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Aspen Weekly Times - Aspen, Colorado - July 6, 1889
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1889 - Terrific Storm.
TITUSVILLE, Pa., July 3. - A terrific thunder storm passed over this city last evening, followed by two cloud bursts that caused a serious overflow of Church run which winds through the city from an insignificant stream. The run turned into a furious torrent in a few minutes, coursing through the streets, filling cellars, rising in some cases to the first stories of the houses. Fully three miles of streets are flooded with over two feet of winter on the sidewalks.
The families along the line ... Read MORE...
Aspen Weekly Times - Aspen, Colorado - July 6, 1889
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Jeannette, Pennsylvania, USA
Jeannette, Pa., July 6 - At 10 o'clock this morning it is estimated the loss of life through yesterday's cloudburst will reach seventy-five.
Twenty bodies have been recovered. Many are foreigners and have not been identified.
Jeannette, Pa., July 6 - Dawn broke today on a scene of devastation and ruin along the Brush Creek valley. From the site of the break in the dam at Oakford Park to Wilmerding, taking in the towns of Jeannette, Larimer, Greensburg, Irwin, Burrell and Manor, the awful... Read MORE...
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette - Cedar Rapids, Iowa - July 6, 1903
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1903 - SCORES OF PEOPLE DIE IN DELUGE. PLEASURE SEEKERS IN SMALL PARK AT JEANNETTE, PA., OVERWHELMED BY RUSH OF WATER FOLLOWING A CLOUDBURST - BURSTING DAM LETS LOOSE DEATH DEALING FLOOD.
Jeannette, Pa., July 6 - At 10 o'clock this morning it is estimated the loss of life through yesterday's cloudburst will reach seventy-five.
Twenty bodies have been recovered. Many are foreigners and have not been identified.
Jeannette, Pa., July 6 - Dawn broke today on a scene of devastation and ruin along the Brush Creek valley. From the site of the break in the dam at Oakford Park to Wilmerding, taking in the towns of Jeannette, Larimer, Greensburg, Irwin, Burrell and Manor, the awful... Read MORE...
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette - Cedar Rapids, Iowa - July 6, 1903
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, July 4. - The grand stand at the race track collapsed at three o'clock this afternoon, injuring more than one hundred people. One thousand people crowded into the stands when the horses came to the post, and suddenly, without a sign of warning the structure went down, burying more than five hundred in the ruins.
Oklahoma City, July 5. - The number of victims of yesterday's disaster is greater than was at first supposed. It is now estimated that about five hundred people were... Read MORE...
The Burlington Hawk Eye - Iowa - July 6, 1889
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1889 - DISASTER AT OKLAHOMA. THE GRAND STAND AT A RACE TRACK COLLAPSES, INJURING MANY.
Oklahoma City, July 4. - The grand stand at the race track collapsed at three o'clock this afternoon, injuring more than one hundred people. One thousand people crowded into the stands when the horses came to the post, and suddenly, without a sign of warning the structure went down, burying more than five hundred in the ruins.
Oklahoma City, July 5. - The number of victims of yesterday's disaster is greater than was at first supposed. It is now estimated that about five hundred people were... Read MORE...
The Burlington Hawk Eye - Iowa - July 6, 1889
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Saratoga, New York, USA (Schuylerville) (Victory)
Troy, N. Y., Tuesday, July 5.
The fire at Saratoga on Monday destroyed all the buildings on Broadway south of Union Hall to the Clarendon Hotel. West of these the buildings are small wooden structures, except the Water Cure, in which the fire originated, and which was destroyed. The total loss is $60,000. None of the large hotels were in the least injured.
Third Dispatch.
Saratoga, Tuesday, July 5.
The Bethesda Water Cure, the International Hotel, and all the buildings between the... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 6, 1864
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1864 - GREAT CONFLAGRATION IN SARATOGA. THE WATER CURE ESTABLISHMENT AT SARATOGA BURNED.
Troy, N. Y., Tuesday, July 5.
The fire at Saratoga on Monday destroyed all the buildings on Broadway south of Union Hall to the Clarendon Hotel. West of these the buildings are small wooden structures, except the Water Cure, in which the fire originated, and which was destroyed. The total loss is $60,000. None of the large hotels were in the least injured.
Third Dispatch.
Saratoga, Tuesday, July 5.
The Bethesda Water Cure, the International Hotel, and all the buildings between the... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 6, 1864
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Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA (Esopus)
Two Houses Wrecked at Kingston, the Inmates Badly Injured, and the Telephone System Disabled - Great Damage to Grain and Fruit Crops Along the Schuylkill Valley by a Hailstorm - The Stones Were the Size of a Hickory Nut, and Trains Were Delayed.
KINGSTON, July 5. - During a very severe thunder storm early this evening a powder house in Second Avenue, on the outskirts of the city, was struck by a bolt of lightning. A terrific explosion immediately followed and the powder house, which... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 6, 1893
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1893 - WRECKED BY LIGHTNING - POWDER HOUSE CONTAINING FIFTY KEGS BLOWS UP.
Two Houses Wrecked at Kingston, the Inmates Badly Injured, and the Telephone System Disabled - Great Damage to Grain and Fruit Crops Along the Schuylkill Valley by a Hailstorm - The Stones Were the Size of a Hickory Nut, and Trains Were Delayed.
KINGSTON, July 5. - During a very severe thunder storm early this evening a powder house in Second Avenue, on the outskirts of the city, was struck by a bolt of lightning. A terrific explosion immediately followed and the powder house, which... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 6, 1893
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Gloversville, New York, USA
INJURIES OF SEVERAL OTHER PASSENGERS ARE REGARDED AS FATAL.
MOTORMAN LOST CONTROL
Open Car in Front Struck by the Heavy Combination Baggage Coach and Thrown Many Feet.
Gloversville, N. Y., July 5. - A wreck which occurred on the Mountain Lake Railroad late last night caused the almost instant death of eleven persons and one victim died in the hospital here early today. It is believed that several other victims will succumb to their wounds.
The dead, all of Gloversville:
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Dallas Morning News - Dallas, Texas - July 6, 1902
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1902 - NEW YORK WRECK - LATER PARTICULARS OF THE COLLISION ON THE ELECTRIC ROAD NEAR GLOVERSVILLE. TWELVE LIVES LOST.
INJURIES OF SEVERAL OTHER PASSENGERS ARE REGARDED AS FATAL.
MOTORMAN LOST CONTROL
Open Car in Front Struck by the Heavy Combination Baggage Coach and Thrown Many Feet.
Gloversville, N. Y., July 5. - A wreck which occurred on the Mountain Lake Railroad late last night caused the almost instant death of eleven persons and one victim died in the hospital here early today. It is believed that several other victims will succumb to their wounds.
The dead, all of Gloversville:
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Dallas Morning News - Dallas, Texas - July 6, 1902
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Reno, Nevada, USA
This morning about 1 o'clock a fire broke out in or near the tea store of Rother Bros., near the corner of Second and Sierra streets, and in the rear of the Gazette office.
Dick Nash was the first to turn in a general alarm, and the fire department was soon on the ground. But before water was gotten on the fire the Nevada Tea Store and the Blue Wing Saloon were in flames, and the heat was intense. Being only the lightest kind of wooden shanties it was not long before the inflammable material ... Read MORE...
Reno Evening Gazette - Reno, Nevada - July 6, 1889
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1889 - A BIG BLAZE. Reno Gets Another Scorching by Fire. Property to the Value of $20,000 Goes Up in Smoke - Insured for About Half.
This morning about 1 o'clock a fire broke out in or near the tea store of Rother Bros., near the corner of Second and Sierra streets, and in the rear of the Gazette office.
Dick Nash was the first to turn in a general alarm, and the fire department was soon on the ground. But before water was gotten on the fire the Nevada Tea Store and the Blue Wing Saloon were in flames, and the heat was intense. Being only the lightest kind of wooden shanties it was not long before the inflammable material ... Read MORE...
Reno Evening Gazette - Reno, Nevada - July 6, 1889
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Carson City, Nevada, USA
The Carson Tribune of the 5th inst. says: While playing baseball at Genoa yesterday, Selden Richards of Carson sustained an injury that will probably disfigure him for life. He was at the bat when a high ball with incurve came over the plate. He struck at it, and instead of the ball going out into the field, it darted up the bat like a flash, lodging on the right side of Seldon's nose, breaking it so badly that the bones could be sticking out of the flesh. The young man fell to the ground as... Read MORE...
Reno Evening Gazette - Reno, Nevada - July 6, 1889
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1889 - BASEBALL ACCIDENT. A Player Gets His Nose Smashed.
The Carson Tribune of the 5th inst. says: While playing baseball at Genoa yesterday, Selden Richards of Carson sustained an injury that will probably disfigure him for life. He was at the bat when a high ball with incurve came over the plate. He struck at it, and instead of the ball going out into the field, it darted up the bat like a flash, lodging on the right side of Seldon's nose, breaking it so badly that the bones could be sticking out of the flesh. The young man fell to the ground as... Read MORE...
Reno Evening Gazette - Reno, Nevada - July 6, 1889
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Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 5. - The incendiary fire at Amherst yesterday morning burned propery[sic] valued at from $75,000 to $100,000. The property destroyed is the Amherst House, the Post Office, the Savings Bank, town offices, the Public Library, one of the largest livery stables in Western Massachusetts, two college secret society lodge-rooms, and the stores of a number of mercantile firms. The fire leveled everything between the north-east corner of the Amherst House, and W. W. Hunt's tin... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 6, 1879
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1879 - THE FIRE AT AMHERST. THE BUILDINGS BURNED, WITH A LIST OF SOME OF THE INSURANCES.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 5. - The incendiary fire at Amherst yesterday morning burned propery[sic] valued at from $75,000 to $100,000. The property destroyed is the Amherst House, the Post Office, the Savings Bank, town offices, the Public Library, one of the largest livery stables in Western Massachusetts, two college secret society lodge-rooms, and the stores of a number of mercantile firms. The fire leveled everything between the north-east corner of the Amherst House, and W. W. Hunt's tin... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 6, 1879
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1882 Alfred Tremblay, fourteen years old, while riding near Churubusco Sunday with his comrade named Rushford, was shot behind the right ear, and his recovery is not expected.
The ball, which penetrated about two inches, was extracted. It is reported that the boy Rushford has surrendered himself and acknowledged the commission of the deed.
The Troy Weekly Times
Troy, New York
July 6, 1882
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1870 A Boy Cut in Two by a Train.
BURLINGTON, Vt., July 5. - JAMES CODIN, of Rutland, aged seventeen years, while returning from the firemen's muster last evening, left the car at Salisbury and while attempting to on again, while the train was in motion, was thrown beneath the cars and cut in two.
The New York Times
New York, New York
July 6, 1870
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1870 Train Accident
PALMYRA, N. Y., July 5. - JOHN McGARRY, while attempting to get on the express train here, this morning, fell under the cars and was instantly killed. He was a resident of Macedon.
The New York Times
New York, New York
July 6, 1870
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The ball, which penetrated about two inches, was extracted. It is reported that the boy Rushford has surrendered himself and acknowledged the commission of the deed.
The Troy Weekly Times
Troy, New York
July 6, 1882
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1870 A Boy Cut in Two by a Train.
BURLINGTON, Vt., July 5. - JAMES CODIN, of Rutland, aged seventeen years, while returning from the firemen's muster last evening, left the car at Salisbury and while attempting to on again, while the train was in motion, was thrown beneath the cars and cut in two.
The New York Times
New York, New York
July 6, 1870
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1870 Train Accident
PALMYRA, N. Y., July 5. - JOHN McGARRY, while attempting to get on the express train here, this morning, fell under the cars and was instantly killed. He was a resident of Macedon.
The New York Times
New York, New York
July 6, 1870
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1936 July 6, 1936 - The temperature at Steele ND hit 121 degrees, a state record.
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July 6, 1936
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1936 July 6 - 121°F (49°C), Steele, North Dakota (state record)
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July 6, 1936
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1923 Electrical Storm Sweeps Brooklyn - Woman Killed as Building is Wrecked
New York. - An electrical storm which swept over the metropolitan district at Long Beach L. I., killed BERT SAVOY of the stage team of BRENNAN and SAVOY, and JACK GROSSMAN, also of the theatrical profession, who was with him, and caused the death of a woman in Brooklyn and an 18 year-old youth in Yonkers. Uprooting trees, felling telegraph poles and unroofing houses, the storm wreaked havoc throughout Brooklyn and sections of Long Island. Skipping Manhattan and other boroughs of Greater New...
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Colorado
July 6, 1923
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July 6, 1936
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1936 July 6 - 121°F (49°C), Steele, North Dakota (state record)
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July 6, 1936
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1923 Electrical Storm Sweeps Brooklyn - Woman Killed as Building is Wrecked
New York. - An electrical storm which swept over the metropolitan district at Long Beach L. I., killed BERT SAVOY of the stage team of BRENNAN and SAVOY, and JACK GROSSMAN, also of the theatrical profession, who was with him, and caused the death of a woman in Brooklyn and an 18 year-old youth in Yonkers. Uprooting trees, felling telegraph poles and unroofing houses, the storm wreaked havoc throughout Brooklyn and sections of Long Island. Skipping Manhattan and other boroughs of Greater New...
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July 6, 1923
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1948 Burned when Sparkler Ignites Girl’s Dress
A 7-year-old was recovering last night from painful burns on her left arm and right leg suffered about 9 p.m. Sunday when a sparkler ignited her dress while she was celebrating the Fourth of July. Quick action by Felix Elliott, 1607 12 West State, grandfather of Sandra Lee Anderson, saved the girl from serious burns. Elliott, when he was a spot of flame on the girl’s dress, slapped it out with his hand.
Morning Star
Rockford, Illinois
July 6, 1948
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1874 LOSSES BY FIRE.
A fire in Hudson, Mass., Saturday, destroyed the piano forte manufactory of KOELER & SHAW. The loss is $50,000, insurance $23,000. MR. GEORGE A. CATTING'S house and stable were also burned; loss, $5,000, insurance, $2,500. The business portion of the village was seriously threatened, but the prompt arrival of engines from Marlboro greatly aided in stopping the conflagration. KOELER & SHAW did a large business, and employed 100 hands.
New York Times
New York, New York
July 6, 1874
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1889 TERRIBLE EFFECT OF A BOMB EXPLOSION.
Salem, Mass., July 5. - While fire works were being set off on the common tonight a shell exploded, blowing fragments into the crowd. GEORGIE, son of Charles Sewall, was instantly killed, as was also FRANK C. ANDERSON, five years old. MARTIN RYAN'S right arm was shattered and it was amputated. CHRISTINA ANDERSON, sister of FRANKIE, had her fingers broken; WILLIE THOMPSON, 10 years old, received several broken ribs and is fatally injured. VICTOR TREMBLAY'S nose was broken and lip cut.
Lock Haven Express
Pennsylvania
July 6, 1889
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A 7-year-old was recovering last night from painful burns on her left arm and right leg suffered about 9 p.m. Sunday when a sparkler ignited her dress while she was celebrating the Fourth of July. Quick action by Felix Elliott, 1607 12 West State, grandfather of Sandra Lee Anderson, saved the girl from serious burns. Elliott, when he was a spot of flame on the girl’s dress, slapped it out with his hand.
Morning Star
Rockford, Illinois
July 6, 1948
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1874 LOSSES BY FIRE.
A fire in Hudson, Mass., Saturday, destroyed the piano forte manufactory of KOELER & SHAW. The loss is $50,000, insurance $23,000. MR. GEORGE A. CATTING'S house and stable were also burned; loss, $5,000, insurance, $2,500. The business portion of the village was seriously threatened, but the prompt arrival of engines from Marlboro greatly aided in stopping the conflagration. KOELER & SHAW did a large business, and employed 100 hands.
New York Times
New York, New York
July 6, 1874
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1889 TERRIBLE EFFECT OF A BOMB EXPLOSION.
Salem, Mass., July 5. - While fire works were being set off on the common tonight a shell exploded, blowing fragments into the crowd. GEORGIE, son of Charles Sewall, was instantly killed, as was also FRANK C. ANDERSON, five years old. MARTIN RYAN'S right arm was shattered and it was amputated. CHRISTINA ANDERSON, sister of FRANKIE, had her fingers broken; WILLIE THOMPSON, 10 years old, received several broken ribs and is fatally injured. VICTOR TREMBLAY'S nose was broken and lip cut.
Lock Haven Express
Pennsylvania
July 6, 1889
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1944 July 6 - Ringling Brothers Circus tent fire in Hartford took 168 lives.
1944 - July 6 - World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's - Barnum & Bailey 2nd performance, 168 die (Hartford Conn)
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July 6, 1944
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1911 TRAIN KILLS CHAUFFEUR.
Motor Failed and Car Stuck on Railway Crossing. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., July 5 - When a West Shore Railroad train rolled into Hihgland{sic} Station tonight the top of an automobile was found on the pilt. Investigation showed that the train had struck an automobile at a crossing half a mile away and instantly killed a chaufefur{sic} named Frank Walters, aged 30, of New York. Walter's motor had failed just as the car got on the crossing and it was not seen by the engineer, bystanders alleged.
The New York Times
New York, New York
July 6, 1911
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1887 HORSE CAR ACCIDENT. A PANIC ON A STREET RAILWAY RESULTS FATALLY.
Fitchburg, Mass., July 5. - (Special Telegram to the Bee) -- A terrible accident occurred yesterday afternoon of the Fitchburg horse railroad in which one woman was killed and two more passengers received injuries which will probably prove fatal, while several others were badly hurt. The car left Fitchburg soon after noon for the fair grounds and had ninety people on board on their way to see a ball game. Many persons were hanging to the front and rear platforms and sides of the car. When a...
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The Omaha Daily Bee
Omaha, Nebraska
July 6, 1887
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1944 - July 6 - World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's - Barnum & Bailey 2nd performance, 168 die (Hartford Conn)
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July 6, 1944
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1911 TRAIN KILLS CHAUFFEUR.
Motor Failed and Car Stuck on Railway Crossing. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., July 5 - When a West Shore Railroad train rolled into Hihgland{sic} Station tonight the top of an automobile was found on the pilt. Investigation showed that the train had struck an automobile at a crossing half a mile away and instantly killed a chaufefur{sic} named Frank Walters, aged 30, of New York. Walter's motor had failed just as the car got on the crossing and it was not seen by the engineer, bystanders alleged.
The New York Times
New York, New York
July 6, 1911
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1887 HORSE CAR ACCIDENT. A PANIC ON A STREET RAILWAY RESULTS FATALLY.
Fitchburg, Mass., July 5. - (Special Telegram to the Bee) -- A terrible accident occurred yesterday afternoon of the Fitchburg horse railroad in which one woman was killed and two more passengers received injuries which will probably prove fatal, while several others were badly hurt. The car left Fitchburg soon after noon for the fair grounds and had ninety people on board on their way to see a ball game. Many persons were hanging to the front and rear platforms and sides of the car. When a...
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The Omaha Daily Bee
Omaha, Nebraska
July 6, 1887
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1904 COSTLY FIRE.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 6 - Fire started in the picture frame gallery of H. E. Hugus at noon, and the loss is estimated at $100,000.
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July 6, 1904
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ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 6 - Fire started in the picture frame gallery of H. E. Hugus at noon, and the loss is estimated at $100,000.
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
July 6, 1904
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America - Did you know?
1858 - Abraham Lincoln comes to national attention in a series of seven debates with Sen. Stephen A. Douglas during Illinois state election campaign (Aug.–Oct.).
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Behind each habitant's house was a small addition used as a storeroom. Not far away were the barn and the stable, built always of untrimmed logs, the intervening chinks securely filled with clay or mortar. There was also a root-house, half-sunk in...Read MORE...Daily Life in New France (www.chroniclesofamerica.com/ french/ daily_life_in_new_france.htm)
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Kensington, New Hampshire, sketches and reminiscences by Mace, Ida M Published 1909
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