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 28, 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 28 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Decatur, Michigan, USA
Lysander Morse and Phoebe Macomber, of Decatur, Michigan, were married sixty-five years ago. It was a love match that won the envy of all their neighbors by its promise of happiness. The couple lived together for only a year, when, in a violent quarrel over some trivial incident, they separated and were finally divorce. Morse promptly married again from a spirit of pique, and his erstwhile bride was not far behind him in resuming the wedded state. Neither found any peace or happiness, and it... Read MORE...
The Allentown Democrat - Allentown, Pennsylvania - June 28, 1893
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1893 - THEIR GREAT MATRIMONIAL SCORE.
Lysander Morse and Phoebe Macomber, of Decatur, Michigan, were married sixty-five years ago. It was a love match that won the envy of all their neighbors by its promise of happiness. The couple lived together for only a year, when, in a violent quarrel over some trivial incident, they separated and were finally divorce. Morse promptly married again from a spirit of pique, and his erstwhile bride was not far behind him in resuming the wedded state. Neither found any peace or happiness, and it... Read MORE...
The Allentown Democrat - Allentown, Pennsylvania - June 28, 1893
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
RAILROAD CAKE 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoonful of butter beaten to a cream 3 eggs beaten to a froth 1 cup flour 3 tablespoonsful sweet milk 1 teaspoonful cream of tartar 1/2 teaspoonful soda 1/2 teaspoonful salt (from an 1888 cookbook)
1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
GLEANINGS There is a qualitative test for butter so simple that any housewife can put it into successful practice. A clean piece of white paper is smeared with a little of the suspected butter. The paper is then rolled up and set on fire. If the butter is pure the smell of the burning paper is ra
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
70-Mile Wind Blows
Surprise Storm Causes No Loss of Life
Corpus Christi, June 27 (AP) - A small but intense tropical disturbance struck the south Texas coast without warning Saturday, moving inland a short distance north of Corpus Christi around noon and doing considerable damage over a small area.
A survey of the coast line as far north as Rockport, 30 miles northeast of here, showed that apparently the highest winds and the heaviest rains were felt between these two points. No deaths... Read MORE...
Port Arthur News - Port Arthur, Texas - June 28, 1936
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1936 - Hurricane Hits Coastline Near Corpus Christi - Refinery Is Badly Damaged At Ingleside
70-Mile Wind Blows
Surprise Storm Causes No Loss of Life
Corpus Christi, June 27 (AP) - A small but intense tropical disturbance struck the south Texas coast without warning Saturday, moving inland a short distance north of Corpus Christi around noon and doing considerable damage over a small area.
A survey of the coast line as far north as Rockport, 30 miles northeast of here, showed that apparently the highest winds and the heaviest rains were felt between these two points. No deaths... Read MORE...
Port Arthur News - Port Arthur, Texas - June 28, 1936
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1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal
February 23 – For $10 million, the United States gains control of the Panama Canal Zone...
June 28 - A small U.S. workforce arrives in Panama to survey, plan, and continue the excavation begun by the French. They are led by Chief Engineer John Findley Wallace.
Chief Medical Officer Colonel William C. Gorgas arrives in Panama with a team of seven men. He immediately focuses on the staggering death rate the French had come across during their time on the isthmus, looking for possible... Read MORE...
June 28, 1904
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Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Does a Large Amount of Damage at Louisville.
MANY HOUSES UNROOFED AND RAZED.
Electricity Causes a Panic Among Two Hundred Sewing Girls – Men Shocked and Burned by Falling Electric Wires, Etc.
LOUISVILLE, KY., June 27. – Louisville was visited yesterday afternoon by a severe wind and electrical storm, which last half an hour. Many houses were unroofed and razed and the occupants had narrow escaped. Large shade trees were blown down and several people were injured by electric wires. The... Read MORE...
Decatur Weekly Republican - Decatur, Illinois - June 28, 1894
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1894 - AN ELECTRIC STORM
Does a Large Amount of Damage at Louisville.
MANY HOUSES UNROOFED AND RAZED.
Electricity Causes a Panic Among Two Hundred Sewing Girls – Men Shocked and Burned by Falling Electric Wires, Etc.
LOUISVILLE, KY., June 27. – Louisville was visited yesterday afternoon by a severe wind and electrical storm, which last half an hour. Many houses were unroofed and razed and the occupants had narrow escaped. Large shade trees were blown down and several people were injured by electric wires. The... Read MORE...
Decatur Weekly Republican - Decatur, Illinois - June 28, 1894
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1868 Accident on the Vermont Central Railroad.
BURLINGTON, Vt., Saturday, June 27. Last night a hand-car containing four men ran off an open draw-bridge on the Vermont Central Railroad at Alburg Springs. Three men jumped off the car. One, named Isaac P. Drew, went over, and was drowned.
The New York Times
New York, New York
June 28, 1868
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1898 Open Air Courtship
With the coming of summer in New York the open air courtships begin. There is hardly the shadow of a friendly tree without a pair of lovers under it, and there is certainly not a bench in the park on which one or more have not found refuge. It is easy to laugh and it is more than easy for the unthinking to condemn. The well housed are able to uphold conventional rules and decry the breakers of them. But we live in a country where courtships are free, and young men and women can see and meet...
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Plain Dealer
Cleveland, Ohio
June 28, 1898
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1893 COWS MILKED BY FISH
The Allentown Democrat
Allentown, Pennsylvania
June 28, 1893
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BURLINGTON, Vt., Saturday, June 27. Last night a hand-car containing four men ran off an open draw-bridge on the Vermont Central Railroad at Alburg Springs. Three men jumped off the car. One, named Isaac P. Drew, went over, and was drowned.
The New York Times
New York, New York
June 28, 1868
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1898 Open Air Courtship
With the coming of summer in New York the open air courtships begin. There is hardly the shadow of a friendly tree without a pair of lovers under it, and there is certainly not a bench in the park on which one or more have not found refuge. It is easy to laugh and it is more than easy for the unthinking to condemn. The well housed are able to uphold conventional rules and decry the breakers of them. But we live in a country where courtships are free, and young men and women can see and meet...
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Plain Dealer
Cleveland, Ohio
June 28, 1898
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1893 COWS MILKED BY FISH
The Allentown Democrat
Allentown, Pennsylvania
June 28, 1893
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1924 June 28 – A tornado touches down in Lorain, Ohio and kills 78 people.
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June 28, 1924
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1832 June 28, 1832: Cholera epidemic began in N.Y.C.
On June 28, 1832, New York City experienced the onset of a devastating cholera epidemic, which marked the first major outbreak of the disease in the United States. Originating in Asia, cholera had made its way to North America via European trade routes. The disease, characterized by severe diarrhea, dehydration, and often death, spread rapidly through the city's dense and unsanitary living conditions. The initial outbreak caused widespread panic, leading to significant social and economic...
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June 28, 1832
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1776 June 28 - Charleston, SC repulses British sea attack
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June 28, 1776
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June 28, 1924
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1832 June 28, 1832: Cholera epidemic began in N.Y.C.
On June 28, 1832, New York City experienced the onset of a devastating cholera epidemic, which marked the first major outbreak of the disease in the United States. Originating in Asia, cholera had made its way to North America via European trade routes. The disease, characterized by severe diarrhea, dehydration, and often death, spread rapidly through the city's dense and unsanitary living conditions. The initial outbreak caused widespread panic, leading to significant social and economic...
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June 28, 1832
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1776 June 28 - Charleston, SC repulses British sea attack
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June 28, 1776
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1770 June 28 - Quakers open a school for blacks in Philadelphia
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June 28, 1770
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1983 June 28 - Bridge section along I-95 in Greenwich, Ct collapsed kills 3
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June 28, 1983
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1919 June 28 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, blaming Germany for World War I and creating a League of Nations
World War I (1914-1918) was finally over. This first global conflict had claimed from 9 million to 13 million lives and caused unprecedented damage. Germany had formally surrendered on November 11, 1918, and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated. On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Nations (including Britain, France, Italy and Russia) signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the war. The United States did not sign the treaty, however,...
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June 28, 1919
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June 28, 1770
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1983 June 28 - Bridge section along I-95 in Greenwich, Ct collapsed kills 3
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June 28, 1983
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1919 June 28 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, blaming Germany for World War I and creating a League of Nations
World War I (1914-1918) was finally over. This first global conflict had claimed from 9 million to 13 million lives and caused unprecedented damage. Germany had formally surrendered on November 11, 1918, and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated. On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Nations (including Britain, France, Italy and Russia) signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the war. The United States did not sign the treaty, however,...
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June 28, 1919
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1900 CHURCH BURNED.
Franklin, Mass., June 27 - St. Mary's Catholic Church, one of the largest structures in town, was totally burned early last evening the vestments and service books alone being saved. The loss is estimated at $30,000, partially insured. The fire started in the front of the building near the door, but its origin is not known. The church has been closed since last February.
Pawtucket Times
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
June 28, 1900
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1825 700 Irish Arrive
Montreal, June 18. - On Thursday the Lady Sherbrook and Quebec steam boats brought from Quebec about 700 Irish emigrants, sent out by Government. Without being permitted to enter the town the proceeded immediately to Lachine, to be conveyed by water to their destination in Upper Canada. So large a body of emigrants may easily be supposed to have presented a very motly appearance, but it is matter of great satisfaction that so numerous a class of destitute persons are brought to the country...
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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Virginia
June 28, 1825
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1897 Steamship on the Rocks
Champlain, Que., June 27 - The steamship Turret Bay, Montreal for Sydney, C. B. is ashore at Point Aux Roches, near here. The vessel is in a dangerous position, resting on a rocky bottom. Attempts made by the vessel to pull herself off have been so far unavailing.
Boston Journal
Boston, Massachusetts
June 28, 1897
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Franklin, Mass., June 27 - St. Mary's Catholic Church, one of the largest structures in town, was totally burned early last evening the vestments and service books alone being saved. The loss is estimated at $30,000, partially insured. The fire started in the front of the building near the door, but its origin is not known. The church has been closed since last February.
Pawtucket Times
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
June 28, 1900
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1825 700 Irish Arrive
Montreal, June 18. - On Thursday the Lady Sherbrook and Quebec steam boats brought from Quebec about 700 Irish emigrants, sent out by Government. Without being permitted to enter the town the proceeded immediately to Lachine, to be conveyed by water to their destination in Upper Canada. So large a body of emigrants may easily be supposed to have presented a very motly appearance, but it is matter of great satisfaction that so numerous a class of destitute persons are brought to the country...
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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Virginia
June 28, 1825
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1897 Steamship on the Rocks
Champlain, Que., June 27 - The steamship Turret Bay, Montreal for Sydney, C. B. is ashore at Point Aux Roches, near here. The vessel is in a dangerous position, resting on a rocky bottom. Attempts made by the vessel to pull herself off have been so far unavailing.
Boston Journal
Boston, Massachusetts
June 28, 1897
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1869 Strict Laws
At Dunstable, Mass., in 1651, dancing at weddings was forbidden, and in 1660 William Walker was imprisoned for a month for courting a maid without the leave of her parents. In 1675 the wearing of long hair and ribbons to tie it were prohibited by severe penalties.
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Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Cincinnati, Ohio
June 28, 1869
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At Dunstable, Mass., in 1651, dancing at weddings was forbidden, and in 1660 William Walker was imprisoned for a month for courting a maid without the leave of her parents. In 1675 the wearing of long hair and ribbons to tie it were prohibited by severe penalties.
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Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Cincinnati, Ohio
June 28, 1869
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America - Did you know?
In 1893, an amendment was proposed to rename the U.S. into the “United States of the Earth.”
Quebec - Did you know?
The first commercial brewery in Canada was started in Quebec City by Jean Talon in 1668. It was called “La Brasseries du Roi” which means “the kings brewery”. During this time there was a lack of safe drinking water and a surplus of grain.
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"The Woodbury Soap Company is an American manufacturer of personal care products such as cold cream, facial cream, facial powder, after-shave talc and ear swabs. Founded in Albany, New York in 1870, the company was sponsor to popular radio programs in the 1930s and 1940s.
The John H. Woodbury company was established in 1870 in Albany, New York by a dermatologist. The company was still in New York in 1901, making and retailing soap, when the Andrew Jergens Company (now a subsidiary of Kao) purchased the company which owned the soap brand, and moved the headquarters to Cincinnati, Ohio." wikipedia
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