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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated July 8, 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 8 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Bakersfield, Vermont, USA
Boston, Mass., July 8. - Once more the millions left by a Brigham of Bakersfield, will be fought for in Massachusetts, and the recent action, of Col. Herbert F. Brigham, of Bakersfield, Vt., in asking the United States court to determine his rights in the vast estate left by his uncle to build a hospital in Boston, means that one of the greatest legal battles of the century is on, says a Bakersfield, Vt., despatch in The Journal.
Colonel Brigham is a financier, lawyer, political celebrity,... Read MORE...
St Albans Messenger - St Albans, Vermont - July 8, 1902
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1902 - THE BRIGHAM MILLIONS. Recent Suit of Herbert F. Brigham, of Bakersfield.
Boston, Mass., July 8. - Once more the millions left by a Brigham of Bakersfield, will be fought for in Massachusetts, and the recent action, of Col. Herbert F. Brigham, of Bakersfield, Vt., in asking the United States court to determine his rights in the vast estate left by his uncle to build a hospital in Boston, means that one of the greatest legal battles of the century is on, says a Bakersfield, Vt., despatch in The Journal.
Colonel Brigham is a financier, lawyer, political celebrity,... Read MORE...
St Albans Messenger - St Albans, Vermont - July 8, 1902
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Women Know the vital importance of pure food and drink. That accounts for the success of
Blanke's Kofeko
The original malted grain coffee
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The Ladies' Home Journal
February 1898
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Troy, New Hampshire, USA
Engineers and Firemen Jump for Their Lives--One Brakeman Slightly Injured--Two Locomotives and Ten Cars Smashed to Pieces--The Blockade Cleared Away Tuesday Morning.
A bad freight train wreck occurred on the Cheshire division of the Fitchburg road between six and seven o'clock Monday evening. The wreck took place near "Farrar's Crossing," just beyond the old pottery on the road from Marlboro' depot to Troy. The collision was doubtless the most violent that ever occurred on the Cheshire road, ... Read MORE...
New Hampshire Sentinel - Keene, New Hampshire - July 8, 1891
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1891 - FREIGHTS WRECKED. HEAD COLLISION OF TWO HEAVY TRAINS NEAR TROY.
Engineers and Firemen Jump for Their Lives--One Brakeman Slightly Injured--Two Locomotives and Ten Cars Smashed to Pieces--The Blockade Cleared Away Tuesday Morning.
A bad freight train wreck occurred on the Cheshire division of the Fitchburg road between six and seven o'clock Monday evening. The wreck took place near "Farrar's Crossing," just beyond the old pottery on the road from Marlboro' depot to Troy. The collision was doubtless the most violent that ever occurred on the Cheshire road, ... Read MORE...
New Hampshire Sentinel - Keene, New Hampshire - July 8, 1891
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Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
"...The first issue of The Wall Street Journal appeared on July 8, 1889. It cost two cents per issue or five dollars for a one-year subscription. Dow was the editor and Jones managed the deskwork. The paper gave its readers a policy statement: "Its object is to give fully and fairly the daily news attending the fluctuations in prices of stocks, bonds, and some classes of commodities. It will aim steadily at being a paper of news and not a paper of opinions." The paper's motto was "The truth in... Read MORE...
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July 8, 1889
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1889 - July 8 – The Wall Street Journal is established.
"...The first issue of The Wall Street Journal appeared on July 8, 1889. It cost two cents per issue or five dollars for a one-year subscription. Dow was the editor and Jones managed the deskwork. The paper gave its readers a policy statement: "Its object is to give fully and fairly the daily news attending the fluctuations in prices of stocks, bonds, and some classes of commodities. It will aim steadily at being a paper of news and not a paper of opinions." The paper's motto was "The truth in... Read MORE...
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July 8, 1889
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Stuffed and Baked Fish
Soak bread in cold water, till soft, then squeeze out all the water, mash it and mix it with a piece of butter, of the size of a hen's egg, a little salt, pepper, cloves, and mace, a couple of raw eggs, makes the dressing...Read MORE...
The New England Cook Book, 1836
"Dueber Grand" Ladies' and Gentlemen's Riding Wheel
The Only Strictly High-Grade Bicycle Made in America
Price, $55.00 Net Cash
The Dueber Watch Works
Canton, Ohio, U.S.A.
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February 1898
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Roswell, New Mexico, USA
New Mexico Army Base Finds Disc
ROSWELL, N.M., July 8. (U.P.) - Possession of a "flying disc" was disclosed today by the intelligence office of the 509th bomb group of the Roswell army airbase.
Officers at the base said that the "disc" was flown in a Super-fortress to "higher headquarters" undisclosed.
The intelligence office reported that it gained possession of the "disc" through the cooperation of a Roswell rancher and George Wilson, sheriff at Roswell.
The disc landed on a ranch ... Read MORE...
Tucson Daily Citizen - Tucson, Arizona - July 8, 1947
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1947 - July 8 - Reports are broadcast that a UFO has crashed landed in Roswell, New Mexico.
New Mexico Army Base Finds Disc
ROSWELL, N.M., July 8. (U.P.) - Possession of a "flying disc" was disclosed today by the intelligence office of the 509th bomb group of the Roswell army airbase.
Officers at the base said that the "disc" was flown in a Super-fortress to "higher headquarters" undisclosed.
The intelligence office reported that it gained possession of the "disc" through the cooperation of a Roswell rancher and George Wilson, sheriff at Roswell.
The disc landed on a ranch ... Read MORE...
Tucson Daily Citizen - Tucson, Arizona - July 8, 1947
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
A gentleman always attends to the choice of his amusements. If at cards, he will not play at cribbage, all-fours, or putt; or, in sports of exercise, be seen at skittles, foot-ball, leap- frog , cricket, driving of coaches, & c. for he knows that...Read MORE...
Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA (Point Judith)
Special to The New York Times.
NARRAGANSETT PIER, R. I., July 7. - Fire started this afternoon in the roof of the Massasoit House, which is situated in the territory occupied by the Casino and many villas of the Summer colony. A southwest wind threatened for a time to fan it into a serious conflagration. The blaze, however, was soon extinguished after the firemen had cut a hole with their axes through the roof. A number of guests enjoying afternoon slumbers were speedily routed out of their... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 8, 1910
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1910 - Narragansett Hotel Has a Fire.
Special to The New York Times.
NARRAGANSETT PIER, R. I., July 7. - Fire started this afternoon in the roof of the Massasoit House, which is situated in the territory occupied by the Casino and many villas of the Summer colony. A southwest wind threatened for a time to fan it into a serious conflagration. The blaze, however, was soon extinguished after the firemen had cut a hole with their axes through the roof. A number of guests enjoying afternoon slumbers were speedily routed out of their... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 8, 1910
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Billings, Montana, USA
Billings, Mont. - (UP) - A woman passenger was killed and two others were injured early today when an east-bound Northwest Airlines transport plane crashed three minutes after taking off from the Billings airport.
The dead woman was MRS. N. S. McKAY, Bismarck, N.D. The injured were N. S. McKAY, husband of the dead woman, suffering from bruises and shock, and W. J. TISDALE, Slocum, British Columbia, suffering from a minor head injury and bruises.
Pilot WALT BULLOCK and Co-Pilot L. S. DOAN... Read MORE...
Sandusky Star Journal - Sandusky, Ohio - July 8, 1938
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1938 - ONE KILLED IN PLUNGING TRANSPORT. TWO OTHERS INJURED THREE MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BILLINGS AIRPORT TODAY.
Billings, Mont. - (UP) - A woman passenger was killed and two others were injured early today when an east-bound Northwest Airlines transport plane crashed three minutes after taking off from the Billings airport.
The dead woman was MRS. N. S. McKAY, Bismarck, N.D. The injured were N. S. McKAY, husband of the dead woman, suffering from bruises and shock, and W. J. TISDALE, Slocum, British Columbia, suffering from a minor head injury and bruises.
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Sandusky Star Journal - Sandusky, Ohio - July 8, 1938
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St Louis, Missouri, USA
St. Louis, Mo., July 8. - The freight warehouses of the St. Louis and Vandalia, and Illinois Control Railroad Companies, on Second-street, between Spruce and Myrtle, containing a large quantity of hemp, whisky, flour, hides, &c., were burned at 2 o'clock this morning. The insurance has not been ascertained. The fire was the work of an incendiary...
The lumberyard of HARTMAN & GRAHAM, on the corner of Monroe and Main streets, was damaged by fire to the amount of $8,000 last night. Insured for ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 8, 1870
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1870 - Fires
St. Louis, Mo., July 8. - The freight warehouses of the St. Louis and Vandalia, and Illinois Control Railroad Companies, on Second-street, between Spruce and Myrtle, containing a large quantity of hemp, whisky, flour, hides, &c., were burned at 2 o'clock this morning. The insurance has not been ascertained. The fire was the work of an incendiary...
The lumberyard of HARTMAN & GRAHAM, on the corner of Monroe and Main streets, was damaged by fire to the amount of $8,000 last night. Insured for ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 8, 1870
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Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Fort Collins, Col., July 8. - Mrs. R.M. Booraem, wife of superintendent of the great Western Sugar Company and her sister Mrs. W.B. Manning of Baltimore, Md., were killed last night when their automobile skidded and overturned into an irrigation ditch. Both women were pinioned on the water and drowned.
M.H. Fehnel, superintendent of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company at Sugar City, Idaho, who was riding in the rear seat, was thrown clear of the machine as it overturned and struck on a rock across... Read MORE...
The Evening News - San Jose, California - July 8, 1911
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1911 - Two Women Killed In Accident to an Auto
Fort Collins, Col., July 8. - Mrs. R.M. Booraem, wife of superintendent of the great Western Sugar Company and her sister Mrs. W.B. Manning of Baltimore, Md., were killed last night when their automobile skidded and overturned into an irrigation ditch. Both women were pinioned on the water and drowned.
M.H. Fehnel, superintendent of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company at Sugar City, Idaho, who was riding in the rear seat, was thrown clear of the machine as it overturned and struck on a rock across... Read MORE...
The Evening News - San Jose, California - July 8, 1911
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Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)
CALVIN COOLIDGE, JR., DIED MONDAY NIGHT AT WALTER REED HOSPITAL
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 8. - Tentative plans for the funeral of Calvin Coolidge, Jr., who died at the Walter Reed Hospital last night of blood poisoning, are understood today to include a simple service at the White House at three tomorrow afternoon.
The body will then be taken to Northampton, Massachusetts, the Coolidge home, where another service will be held with burial Thursday at Plymouth, Vermont, where... Read MORE...
Corsicana Daily Sun - Corsicana, Texas - July 8, 1924
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1924 - FUNERAL SERVICES BE TOMORROW AFTERNOON FOR PRESIDENT'S SON
CALVIN COOLIDGE, JR., DIED MONDAY NIGHT AT WALTER REED HOSPITAL
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 8. - Tentative plans for the funeral of Calvin Coolidge, Jr., who died at the Walter Reed Hospital last night of blood poisoning, are understood today to include a simple service at the White House at three tomorrow afternoon.
The body will then be taken to Northampton, Massachusetts, the Coolidge home, where another service will be held with burial Thursday at Plymouth, Vermont, where... Read MORE...
Corsicana Daily Sun - Corsicana, Texas - July 8, 1924
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1871 Prof. Watts, of Carlisle, Penn., has accepted the appointment of Commissioner of Agriculture.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 8, 1871
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1871 It is a curious fact, demonstrated by a recent British census, that the population of Ireland is actually less than the number of Irish who are now in the United States.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 8, 1871
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1871 D. E. Hawley received an injury at Springfield, Mass., which paralyzed him.
His wife, at New Hartford, Ct., was notified of his misfortune by telegraph, and fell dead on reading the dispatch. Mr. Hawley reached home the next day, where, in a few hours, his only child died, and left him in his desolate home, alone.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 8, 1871
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St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 8, 1871
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1871 It is a curious fact, demonstrated by a recent British census, that the population of Ireland is actually less than the number of Irish who are now in the United States.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 8, 1871
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1871 D. E. Hawley received an injury at Springfield, Mass., which paralyzed him.
His wife, at New Hartford, Ct., was notified of his misfortune by telegraph, and fell dead on reading the dispatch. Mr. Hawley reached home the next day, where, in a few hours, his only child died, and left him in his desolate home, alone.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 8, 1871
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1871 Poisoned by Water
A lady recently died in Attleboro, Mass., of poison taken, it is asserted, in small quantities by drinking water from a galvanized iron pipe.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 8, 1871
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1909 Diamond Lumber Co.'s Plant Burned.
GREEN BAY, Wis., July 7. - The plant of the Diamond Lumber Company, at Green Bay, was destroyed by fire early to-day. The loss is estimated at $150,000.
The New York Times
New York, New York
July 8, 1909
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1870 DISASTROUS FIRES. Six Acres of Buildings Burned in Manchester, N.H. -Two Hundred Families Rendered Homeless
Manchester, N.H., July 8. At 2 o’clock this morning a fire broke out in one of the buildings in the rear of the Merchants’ Exchange, and swept through the wooden buildings in that section and soon enveloped nearly all the locality between Elm and Chestnut streets, and between Hanover street on the north and the back street between Manchester and the Merrimack on the south. The fire originated in a room occupied by DRAKE & CARPENTER, coffee and spice dealers, and unquestionably caught from a...
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The New York Times
New York, New York
July 8, 1870
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A lady recently died in Attleboro, Mass., of poison taken, it is asserted, in small quantities by drinking water from a galvanized iron pipe.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 8, 1871
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1909 Diamond Lumber Co.'s Plant Burned.
GREEN BAY, Wis., July 7. - The plant of the Diamond Lumber Company, at Green Bay, was destroyed by fire early to-day. The loss is estimated at $150,000.
The New York Times
New York, New York
July 8, 1909
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1870 DISASTROUS FIRES. Six Acres of Buildings Burned in Manchester, N.H. -Two Hundred Families Rendered Homeless
Manchester, N.H., July 8. At 2 o’clock this morning a fire broke out in one of the buildings in the rear of the Merchants’ Exchange, and swept through the wooden buildings in that section and soon enveloped nearly all the locality between Elm and Chestnut streets, and between Hanover street on the north and the back street between Manchester and the Merrimack on the south. The fire originated in a room occupied by DRAKE & CARPENTER, coffee and spice dealers, and unquestionably caught from a...
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The New York Times
New York, New York
July 8, 1870
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1873 Explosion
Lat night, a patent gas machine at Danforth locomotive works, Paterson, N. J., was exploded by a watchman approaching too near it with a lantern. Two watchmen were seriously, and one dangerously burned.
The Daily Milwaukee News
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 8, 1873
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1873 Wrong Vaccine
Doctor Fontaine, of Spencer, Mass, was held in $2,000 bonds yesterday for manslaughter in causing the death of a child by using small pox virus for vaccination instead of vaccine matter.
The Daily Milwaukee News
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 8, 1873
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1873 A French woman and child in Dudley, Massachusetts, were so badly burned by an explosion of kerosene oil, Saturday night that both died, another child cannot recover.
The Daily Milwaukee News
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 8, 1873
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Lat night, a patent gas machine at Danforth locomotive works, Paterson, N. J., was exploded by a watchman approaching too near it with a lantern. Two watchmen were seriously, and one dangerously burned.
The Daily Milwaukee News
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 8, 1873
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1873 Wrong Vaccine
Doctor Fontaine, of Spencer, Mass, was held in $2,000 bonds yesterday for manslaughter in causing the death of a child by using small pox virus for vaccination instead of vaccine matter.
The Daily Milwaukee News
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 8, 1873
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1873 A French woman and child in Dudley, Massachusetts, were so badly burned by an explosion of kerosene oil, Saturday night that both died, another child cannot recover.
The Daily Milwaukee News
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 8, 1873
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America - Did you know?
In 1620, the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts was established by Pilgrims from England. Before disembarking from their ship, the Mayflower, 41 male passengers signed the Mayflower Compact, an agreement that formed the basis of the colony's...Read MORE...www.infoplease.com
Quebec - Did you know?
Among Catholics, It is said that reciting one thousand Hail Marys on December 24 would ensure obtaining a special favour. While preparing the réveillon for Christmas Eve, therefore, mothers would recite their one thousand Hail Marys without fail for ...Read MORE...www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca
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The Russell Carpet Co.
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March 1898
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