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 June 19, 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 June 19 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Arctic) (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton)
Although an application for a license for a Sunday motion picture show to be held in Riverpoint was accompanied by an indorsement from Gov. Beeckman, the West Warwick board of police commissioners last evening refused the license and went on record as firmly opposed to these entertainments on Sundays.
In the communication to the police commission it appeared that the proposed entertainment was for the benefit of the Eleventh Company Aid Association, but Chairman Quinlan of the board of... Read MORE...
The Evening Times - Pawtucket, Rhode Island - June 19, 1918
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1918 - West Warwick Commissioners Deny Petition Endorsed by Governor
Although an application for a license for a Sunday motion picture show to be held in Riverpoint was accompanied by an indorsement from Gov. Beeckman, the West Warwick board of police commissioners last evening refused the license and went on record as firmly opposed to these entertainments on Sundays.
In the communication to the police commission it appeared that the proposed entertainment was for the benefit of the Eleventh Company Aid Association, but Chairman Quinlan of the board of... Read MORE...
The Evening Times - Pawtucket, Rhode Island - June 19, 1918
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
On Saturday night last about 9 o'clock, Mrs. Robert Skead was drowned at the slide at the Chaudiere Falls; she left the house as was supposed, for the purpose of taking a short walk about the premises, and not returning, Mr. Skead went out to look for her. After calling repeatedly and receiving no answer, he became alarmed for her safety, and a vigorous search was commenced and continued through Saturday night and Sunday, but without success. On Monday her body was found floating at the base of ... Read MORE...
The Argus - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - June 19, 1855
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1855 - Melancholy Occurrence
On Saturday night last about 9 o'clock, Mrs. Robert Skead was drowned at the slide at the Chaudiere Falls; she left the house as was supposed, for the purpose of taking a short walk about the premises, and not returning, Mr. Skead went out to look for her. After calling repeatedly and receiving no answer, he became alarmed for her safety, and a vigorous search was commenced and continued through Saturday night and Sunday, but without success. On Monday her body was found floating at the base of ... Read MORE...
The Argus - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - June 19, 1855
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1862 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law. (May 20)
THE HOMESTEAD ACT - Letters are coming to the post offices in Nebraska, by hundreds, in which enquiries are made concerning the prospect of obtaining good quarter sections of land under the Homestead Act. The nearest good lands now available are about an average of eight miles from the river. -- The best lands; those having plenty of timber are along the upper branches of the Nemahas, on Salt Creek and the Blue. There are acres enough of better soil than can elsewhere be found on this continent ... Read MORE...
Nebraska Advertiser - Brownville, Nebraska - June 19, 1862
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Jelly Cake
Stir together half a pound of sugar, and six ounces of butter, beat seven eggs to a froth and put in, together with a little mace, or nutmeg, then stir in gradually a pound of flour, and the juice and grated peel of a fresh lemon, turn ...Read MORE...
The New England Cook Book, 1836
The Milkiest Milk Chocolate
KLEIN'S
School Days are Klein Days
Mothers, give the children Klein's! Let them have it every day for their recess lunch - teach them to enjoy it.
Aside from being a most deliciously tasteful chocolate candy, Klein's has real nutrative value. Every bar the children eat is equivalent to drinking a tumbler of sweet, creamy milk.
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Elizabethtown, Pa.
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
It is considered as the height of ill-manners to in
terrupt any person while speaking, by speaking yourself, or calling off the attention of the com
pany to any new subject. This, however, every child...Read MORE...
Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
A fire in Jersey City late last night that flamed very high and cast its bright reflection far over the waters of the harbor gave many persons the impression that the Red Star docks were burning.
It was not these, but some buildings on the west and south that were destroyed.
The fire caught shortly before 10 o'clock in CUSHING'S pattern and machine shops, a large three-story brick building fronting on Morris Street between Hudson Street and the river. Nearly 200 men were employed here. They ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - June 19, 1889
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1889 - BIG BLAZE IN JERSEY CITY.
A fire in Jersey City late last night that flamed very high and cast its bright reflection far over the waters of the harbor gave many persons the impression that the Red Star docks were burning.
It was not these, but some buildings on the west and south that were destroyed.
The fire caught shortly before 10 o'clock in CUSHING'S pattern and machine shops, a large three-story brick building fronting on Morris Street between Hudson Street and the river. Nearly 200 men were employed here. They ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - June 19, 1889
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, June 19. - Captain JOHN GRAY died in a few hours from his injuries, Ladderman FRANK KANESKY was almost instantly killed and eight others were injured in a fire which gutted the North Side high school.
Fifty firemen were in imminent danger when a wall of the old main building fell. Fire Chief CHARLES W. RINGER, Assistant Chief SANDY HAMILTON, District Chief EDWARD THIELEN and twenty-five firemen escaped the falling wall by running from beneath it into the burning building.... Read MORE...
The Evening Tribune - Albert Lea, Minnesota - June 19, 1913
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1913 - BLAZE COSTS TWO LIVES. FIRE DESTROYS NORTH SIDE HIGH SCHOOL AT MINNEAPOLIS.
Minneapolis, June 19. - Captain JOHN GRAY died in a few hours from his injuries, Ladderman FRANK KANESKY was almost instantly killed and eight others were injured in a fire which gutted the North Side high school.
Fifty firemen were in imminent danger when a wall of the old main building fell. Fire Chief CHARLES W. RINGER, Assistant Chief SANDY HAMILTON, District Chief EDWARD THIELEN and twenty-five firemen escaped the falling wall by running from beneath it into the burning building.... Read MORE...
The Evening Tribune - Albert Lea, Minnesota - June 19, 1913
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Rockford, Illinois, USA
And Bruising Head and Body-Fell Thirty Feet from Rocky Ledge to Stone Floor Below-At City Hospital.
Bert Miller, a young man residing at 1027 South Court Street, met with a mishap at the city stone quarry this forenoon which came near terminating his employment with the city and his career at the same time.
He was operating a drill standing on a ledge and in some unaccountable manner fell off the ledge to the stone bed thirty feet below sustaining injuries which will lay him up for some... Read MORE...
Rockford Daily Republic - Rockford, Illinois - June 19, 1900
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1900 - Mishap At City Quarry. Bert Miller Meets With A Terrible Tumble Breaking One Leg.
And Bruising Head and Body-Fell Thirty Feet from Rocky Ledge to Stone Floor Below-At City Hospital.
Bert Miller, a young man residing at 1027 South Court Street, met with a mishap at the city stone quarry this forenoon which came near terminating his employment with the city and his career at the same time.
He was operating a drill standing on a ledge and in some unaccountable manner fell off the ledge to the stone bed thirty feet below sustaining injuries which will lay him up for some... Read MORE...
Rockford Daily Republic - Rockford, Illinois - June 19, 1900
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Boise, Idaho, USA
Boise (AP) - Fire burned off the roof and destroyed most of the top floor of the Mode department store building in the center of Boise's business district Wednesday night.
One man was overcome by smoke and was reported in fair condition Thursday.
WILLLIAM BATCH, store superintendent, estimated the damage at "least one million dollars."
Fire Chief STEVE TAYLOR said the fire originated in the basement of the two-story store, but its cause had not been determined.
Three men, two of... Read MORE...
The Post Register - Idaho Falls, Idaho - June 19, 1958
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1958 - FIRE EATS INTO BOISE STORE.
Boise (AP) - Fire burned off the roof and destroyed most of the top floor of the Mode department store building in the center of Boise's business district Wednesday night.
One man was overcome by smoke and was reported in fair condition Thursday.
WILLLIAM BATCH, store superintendent, estimated the damage at "least one million dollars."
Fire Chief STEVE TAYLOR said the fire originated in the basement of the two-story store, but its cause had not been determined.
Three men, two of... Read MORE...
The Post Register - Idaho Falls, Idaho - June 19, 1958
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Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
Mr. Thomos, Purser of the John Bull Steamer, arrived yesterday at noon with the intelligence that that splendid boat was totally consumed by fire, yesterday morning, between 3 and 4 o'clock, off Lavaltrie, about 8 miles above Sorel, while on her way to this city, and we regret to learn that several of the deck passengers, who, we believe, were settlers, lost their lives by jumping over board during the confusion attendant on the removal of the others ashore... The passengers - cabin and deck -... Read MORE...
The Pittsburgh Gazette - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - June 19, 1839
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1839 - Total Loss of the John Bull Steamer, by Fire.
Mr. Thomos, Purser of the John Bull Steamer, arrived yesterday at noon with the intelligence that that splendid boat was totally consumed by fire, yesterday morning, between 3 and 4 o'clock, off Lavaltrie, about 8 miles above Sorel, while on her way to this city, and we regret to learn that several of the deck passengers, who, we believe, were settlers, lost their lives by jumping over board during the confusion attendant on the removal of the others ashore... The passengers - cabin and deck -... Read MORE...
The Pittsburgh Gazette - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - June 19, 1839
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1909 Wolcott House Destroyed by Fire
WOLCOTT, Vt., June 18. - A fire to-day destroyed the Wolcott House with the hotel stables and a three-story business building owned by S. A. Fife. The few guests at the hotel had no difficulty in escaping from the building, although some of them lost their personal effects. The loss is estimated at $40,000.
The New York Times
New York, New York
June 19, 1909
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1855 1885 - Happily Pays Fine
A man in Cincinnati pays $20 fine every Monday morning for selling soda on Sunday. His receipts on that day are something over $80, on which there is a profit of $60, which, after paying the fine leaves a clear gain of $40.
The Argus
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
June 19, 1855
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1869 A citizen of Newport, N. H., while reading in bed the other night, upset the lamp and was burned to death.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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WOLCOTT, Vt., June 18. - A fire to-day destroyed the Wolcott House with the hotel stables and a three-story business building owned by S. A. Fife. The few guests at the hotel had no difficulty in escaping from the building, although some of them lost their personal effects. The loss is estimated at $40,000.
The New York Times
New York, New York
June 19, 1909
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1855 1885 - Happily Pays Fine
A man in Cincinnati pays $20 fine every Monday morning for selling soda on Sunday. His receipts on that day are something over $80, on which there is a profit of $60, which, after paying the fine leaves a clear gain of $40.
The Argus
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
June 19, 1855
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1869 A citizen of Newport, N. H., while reading in bed the other night, upset the lamp and was burned to death.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1886 The editor of the Sharon (Mass.) Advocate has bone into the marrying business as a little side speculation.
In a recent issue of his paper he says: "Persons intending marriage are reminded that the editor of the Advocate has had his commission as justice of the peace renewed by his Excellency Governor Robinson. Brother editors will be married to Sharon ladies free."
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1886
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1880 William Dowd, of Fonda, N. Y., has been fined $178 for cruelty to a horse, and, as the animal was valued at $150, he thinks the Justice was a little severe on him.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1880
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1880 160 Canary Birds
Mrs. Ellis, of Ithaca, N.Y., has one hundred and sixty canary birds chirping away in the same room. She says she is low-spirited and keeps them to chirrup her existence.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1880
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In a recent issue of his paper he says: "Persons intending marriage are reminded that the editor of the Advocate has had his commission as justice of the peace renewed by his Excellency Governor Robinson. Brother editors will be married to Sharon ladies free."
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1886
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1880 William Dowd, of Fonda, N. Y., has been fined $178 for cruelty to a horse, and, as the animal was valued at $150, he thinks the Justice was a little severe on him.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1880
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1880 160 Canary Birds
Mrs. Ellis, of Ithaca, N.Y., has one hundred and sixty canary birds chirping away in the same room. She says she is low-spirited and keeps them to chirrup her existence.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1880
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1869 Pastors Unite
Over a dozen Philadelphia pastors have united in the determination to attend no more Sunday funerals, unless the necessity is certified by a physician. As yet they have had none this year.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Teaching Chinese Girls
Teachers are to be employed to instruct the Chinese girls in San Francisco, where they are rapidly increasing. The work is undertaken by the churches.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Seward Trip
Hon. William H. Seward, accompanied by Hon. Frederick W. Seward and lady, and Abijah Fitch, Esq., of Auburn, N.Y., have started out on a tour of some six months in duration, comprising a trip to Omaha, and thence by Pacific Railroad to San Francisco, where they propose to take a steamer for Sitka. The party propose to visit India and China before their return home to Auburn.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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Over a dozen Philadelphia pastors have united in the determination to attend no more Sunday funerals, unless the necessity is certified by a physician. As yet they have had none this year.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Teaching Chinese Girls
Teachers are to be employed to instruct the Chinese girls in San Francisco, where they are rapidly increasing. The work is undertaken by the churches.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Seward Trip
Hon. William H. Seward, accompanied by Hon. Frederick W. Seward and lady, and Abijah Fitch, Esq., of Auburn, N.Y., have started out on a tour of some six months in duration, comprising a trip to Omaha, and thence by Pacific Railroad to San Francisco, where they propose to take a steamer for Sitka. The party propose to visit India and China before their return home to Auburn.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Advertised her husband
Anna Wall has advertised her husband, at Bangor, Me, saying he had left her bed and board, and she refuses to pay his debts.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Over $30,000
Only three persons in New Orleans return an income above $30,000, and the highest is $38,621.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Fish Hooks
Fish-hooks are made now almost entirely at New Haven, Conn. They are made entirely by machinery, a piece of wire going into a machine and coming out a perfect fish-hook. The machinery is the most ingenious that has ever been invented for any purpose.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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Anna Wall has advertised her husband, at Bangor, Me, saying he had left her bed and board, and she refuses to pay his debts.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Over $30,000
Only three persons in New Orleans return an income above $30,000, and the highest is $38,621.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Fish Hooks
Fish-hooks are made now almost entirely at New Haven, Conn. They are made entirely by machinery, a piece of wire going into a machine and coming out a perfect fish-hook. The machinery is the most ingenious that has ever been invented for any purpose.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Clever Dog
Rev. C. A. Downs, of Lebanon, N.H., has a dog, which a few days ago, had a lively fight with a wood chuck, and the latter seized him by the cheek and refused to relinquish his hold. With remarkable presence of mind, his dogship repaired to a brook near by, and sousing the woodchuck under, held him there until he was drowned.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Strange Assault
A man in Washington recently went to the house of a woman very sick with consumption, and beat her in a shocking manner. She had made her will in his favor, and disappointment at finding her alive prompted the assault.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Killed by Stone
A son of John Cupp, of Dayton, Ohio, aged about 13, was instantly killed the other day in that town, by a stone thrown from a sling in the hands of another boy.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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Rev. C. A. Downs, of Lebanon, N.H., has a dog, which a few days ago, had a lively fight with a wood chuck, and the latter seized him by the cheek and refused to relinquish his hold. With remarkable presence of mind, his dogship repaired to a brook near by, and sousing the woodchuck under, held him there until he was drowned.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Strange Assault
A man in Washington recently went to the house of a woman very sick with consumption, and beat her in a shocking manner. She had made her will in his favor, and disappointment at finding her alive prompted the assault.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Killed by Stone
A son of John Cupp, of Dayton, Ohio, aged about 13, was instantly killed the other day in that town, by a stone thrown from a sling in the hands of another boy.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Runaway
A runaway horse attached to a milk cart, in Memphis, the other day, ran over four children, killing two of them.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Abolished
Imprisonment for debt has been abolished in Prussia.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Closed on Sundays
The milliners and clothiers of Paris have agreed to close their shops on Sundays.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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A runaway horse attached to a milk cart, in Memphis, the other day, ran over four children, killing two of them.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Abolished
Imprisonment for debt has been abolished in Prussia.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Closed on Sundays
The milliners and clothiers of Paris have agreed to close their shops on Sundays.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Free Legal Advice
An association has been formed in Paris to give legal advice gratuitously to all who have been wronged by the French police.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Healthy Soldiers
According to the recent sanitary report of the medical staff of the Prussian army, there are daily 45 soldiers sick out of 1,000 men. Out of every 1,000 military patients, 985 are cured.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 President's Carriage
A Richmond, Va., junk dealer has sent forward to Boston, to be exhibited at the Peace Jubilee, the old family carriage of Jeff. Davis, used during his Presidency of the Confederate States.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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An association has been formed in Paris to give legal advice gratuitously to all who have been wronged by the French police.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Healthy Soldiers
According to the recent sanitary report of the medical staff of the Prussian army, there are daily 45 soldiers sick out of 1,000 men. Out of every 1,000 military patients, 985 are cured.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 President's Carriage
A Richmond, Va., junk dealer has sent forward to Boston, to be exhibited at the Peace Jubilee, the old family carriage of Jeff. Davis, used during his Presidency of the Confederate States.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 German singing festival
There is to be a great German singing festival in Baltimore from the 10th to the 16th of July. Handel's oratorio, "Messiah," is to be given, with a chorus of over one thousand voices.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary
The One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the settlement of Derry, N. H., was celebrated on June 10th. Eight thousand people were present, representing various portions of the Union.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Soldiers' Home
The Soldiers' Home in Albany, N.Y., has been closed for lack of appropriation by the Legislature for support, and its two hundred inmates will be taken to the government institution at Augusta, Me.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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There is to be a great German singing festival in Baltimore from the 10th to the 16th of July. Handel's oratorio, "Messiah," is to be given, with a chorus of over one thousand voices.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary
The One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the settlement of Derry, N. H., was celebrated on June 10th. Eight thousand people were present, representing various portions of the Union.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Soldiers' Home
The Soldiers' Home in Albany, N.Y., has been closed for lack of appropriation by the Legislature for support, and its two hundred inmates will be taken to the government institution at Augusta, Me.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Insane Asylum
The managers of the New York Hospitals have decided to locate the new Insane Asylum at White Plains, Westchester County. It will cost a million dollars and accommodate 500 patients.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Explosion
The late explosion at the Cincinnati gas works was caused by striking a match to light a tobacco pipe. The man who did it was the only victim of the disaster.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1777 First Nail
The first cut nail in the world was made in 1777 by Jeremiah Wilkinson, of Cumberland, R.I.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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The managers of the New York Hospitals have decided to locate the new Insane Asylum at White Plains, Westchester County. It will cost a million dollars and accommodate 500 patients.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 Explosion
The late explosion at the Cincinnati gas works was caused by striking a match to light a tobacco pipe. The man who did it was the only victim of the disaster.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1777 First Nail
The first cut nail in the world was made in 1777 by Jeremiah Wilkinson, of Cumberland, R.I.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1910 June 19 - Father's Day celebrated for 1st time (Spokane, Wash)
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1926 June 19 - DeFord Bailey is 1st black to perform on Nashville's Grand Ole Opry
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1931 June 19 - 1st photoelectric cell installed commercially West Haven Ct
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1926 June 19 - DeFord Bailey is 1st black to perform on Nashville's Grand Ole Opry
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1931 June 19 - 1st photoelectric cell installed commercially West Haven Ct
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1912 Falling Window Hangs Boy.
Charlottestown, P. E. I. - Harry Arbing, and 11 year old boy, was killed here by a strange accident. He went to his school to light the fire, and, not having a key, stood a board against the side of the building and climbed to the window. The board slipped and the window came down on his neck, leaving him suspended there. A neighbor noticed the boy hanging from the window and hastened to his rescue, but found he was dead.
Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
June 19, 1912
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1868 Hon. Wm. Hancock died at his residence, in Dudley, Massachusetts, on the 14th inst, aged 76 years. Colonel Hancock was a lineal descendant of John Hancock of Revolutionary memory.
The Progress-Index
Petersburg, Virginia
June 19, 1868
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1922 4 KILLED, 2 INJURED AS FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKS AUTOMOBILE
Fatal Crossing Crash on Boston and Maine Line At Peabody, Mass. PEABODY, Mass., June 18. — Four men were killed and two injured when a freight train struck their automobile at a crossing of the Boston and Maine Railroad in West Peabody today. The Dead: Joseph McCarthy, William Buckley, Matthew Connelly and Thomas Hall, all of the West Roxbury district of Boston. Leonard Copperaph and Charles Lewis, also of West Roxbury, were injured. The men were on their way home from Nahant.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 19, 1922
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Charlottestown, P. E. I. - Harry Arbing, and 11 year old boy, was killed here by a strange accident. He went to his school to light the fire, and, not having a key, stood a board against the side of the building and climbed to the window. The board slipped and the window came down on his neck, leaving him suspended there. A neighbor noticed the boy hanging from the window and hastened to his rescue, but found he was dead.
Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
June 19, 1912
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1868 Hon. Wm. Hancock died at his residence, in Dudley, Massachusetts, on the 14th inst, aged 76 years. Colonel Hancock was a lineal descendant of John Hancock of Revolutionary memory.
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Petersburg, Virginia
June 19, 1868
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1922 4 KILLED, 2 INJURED AS FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKS AUTOMOBILE
Fatal Crossing Crash on Boston and Maine Line At Peabody, Mass. PEABODY, Mass., June 18. — Four men were killed and two injured when a freight train struck their automobile at a crossing of the Boston and Maine Railroad in West Peabody today. The Dead: Joseph McCarthy, William Buckley, Matthew Connelly and Thomas Hall, all of the West Roxbury district of Boston. Leonard Copperaph and Charles Lewis, also of West Roxbury, were injured. The men were on their way home from Nahant.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 19, 1922
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1903 NOT KNOWN HERE. Railroad Man Killed At Lynn Said To Belong In Portsmouth.
A Lynn dispatch of the 18th stated that a man named Moorehouse, an employe of the milk train, with his home at Portsmouth, was fatally injured on Thursday evening and later died at the Lynn hospital. It stated that his family had been notified and the body would be sent to this city. There is not such name as Moorehouse in the Portsmouth directory, and no one here seems to know anyone of that name. At the depot they did not know of any man named Moorehouse who is employed on the cars.
Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
June 19, 1903
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A Lynn dispatch of the 18th stated that a man named Moorehouse, an employe of the milk train, with his home at Portsmouth, was fatally injured on Thursday evening and later died at the Lynn hospital. It stated that his family had been notified and the body would be sent to this city. There is not such name as Moorehouse in the Portsmouth directory, and no one here seems to know anyone of that name. At the depot they did not know of any man named Moorehouse who is employed on the cars.
Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
June 19, 1903
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Washington St. Looking South, Whitman, Mass.
