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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated June 5, 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 5 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
North Haven, Connecticut, USA
No more ghastly sight was evern seen in North Haven than that which was viewed there to-day by railroad men, doctors and a few citizens. Lying near the railroad bridge in the center of town was the trunk of a man's body. The man's head was some distance from the trunk. The face was severed from the had, that i the head was split in two, one part being found several feet from the other. Further on in a southerly direction were found the legs of the dead man, cut and gashed. Here and there along... Read MORE...
The New Haven Evening Register - New Haven, Connecticut - June 5, 1890
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1890 - A HORRIBLE SPECTACLE. The Man Killed at North Haven. Portions of the Body Found Seeral Feet From the Scene of the Fatality - The Head in One Place, The Trunk in Another and the Limbs in a Third Spot.
No more ghastly sight was evern seen in North Haven than that which was viewed there to-day by railroad men, doctors and a few citizens. Lying near the railroad bridge in the center of town was the trunk of a man's body. The man's head was some distance from the trunk. The face was severed from the had, that i the head was split in two, one part being found several feet from the other. Further on in a southerly direction were found the legs of the dead man, cut and gashed. Here and there along... Read MORE...
The New Haven Evening Register - New Haven, Connecticut - June 5, 1890
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1851 - Uncle Tom's Cabin Appeared in Serial Form (June 5)
This influential book is often included in lists of "causes of the Civil War" (1861-65). Harriet Beecher Stowe's story first appeared on June 5, 1851, in serial form, a chapter at a time, in a weekly publication called the National Era. It went on to become one of the nation's earliest bestsellers.
Harriet Beecher Stowe cared deeply about human rights. Her family was active in the Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape to freedom in the North. For 18 years she observed a slave-holding... Read MORE...
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1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
SENATE ADOPTS AMENDMENT FOR SUFFRAGE, 56-25
Congress Puts Votes for Women Up to States for Ratification - Long Fight
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 5. - Action by Congress on equal suffrage - subject of a fight of 40 years duration - ended late yesterday, in adoption by the Senate by a vote of 56 to 25 of the historic Susan B. Anthony constitutional amendment resolution.
The proposed amendment, adopted by the House by a vote of 304 to 89, May 21, as the first act of the new Congress, now goes to ... Read MORE...
The Daily Notes - Canonsburg, Pennsylvania - June 5, 1919
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Coffee Cake - This is one of the best of plain cakes, and is very easily made. Take one cup of strong coffee infusion, one cup molasses, one cup sugar, one-half cup butter, one egg, and one teaspoonful saleratus. Add spice and raisins to suit ...Read MORE...
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
Past is very much "past" with children. Let them begin every day as fresh as the morning itself, with no clouds lingering from the previous day. -...Read MORE...
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San Antonio, Texas, USA
The San Antonio Express, of May 21, gives the following particulars of the late disastrous hail-storm:
"Our city is a perfect wreck; every house in it has received some damage; many are in complete ruins, with nothing but fragments of walls standing. The hail-stones penetrated the best roofs, going through tin roofs like cannon balls. All the windows facing to the north have been smashed in, even window shutters and doors were broken down. The appearance of the city could not have been worse ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - June 5, 1868
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1868 - THE TERRIBLE HAIL-STORM IN TEXAS - LOSS $500,000.
The San Antonio Express, of May 21, gives the following particulars of the late disastrous hail-storm:
"Our city is a perfect wreck; every house in it has received some damage; many are in complete ruins, with nothing but fragments of walls standing. The hail-stones penetrated the best roofs, going through tin roofs like cannon balls. All the windows facing to the north have been smashed in, even window shutters and doors were broken down. The appearance of the city could not have been worse ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - June 5, 1868
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Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Norman, Ok., June 5 - (AP) - The mangled bodies of seven men lay in funeral homes here today, victims of an accidental explosion of dynamite intended for use in seismograph explorations for petroleum deposits.
As relatives sped toward Norman to assure themselves of the identification of their dead, undertakers and their assistants continued piecing together the shattered bodies of the members of the Petty geophysics engineering company crew who met horrible death on a rural roadside eight... Read MORE...
Denton Record-Chronicle - Texas - June 5, 1934
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1934 - SEVEN KILLED IN DYNAMITE BLAST NEAR NORMAN, OK.
Norman, Ok., June 5 - (AP) - The mangled bodies of seven men lay in funeral homes here today, victims of an accidental explosion of dynamite intended for use in seismograph explorations for petroleum deposits.
As relatives sped toward Norman to assure themselves of the identification of their dead, undertakers and their assistants continued piecing together the shattered bodies of the members of the Petty geophysics engineering company crew who met horrible death on a rural roadside eight... Read MORE...
Denton Record-Chronicle - Texas - June 5, 1934
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Elyria, Ohio, USA
It becomes our painful duty to announce that a must lamentable accident occurred in our village on Monday evening of this week. While the Artillery company were firing a salute on the occasion of the Baltimore nominations, as they were loading the piece for the third discharge it went off prematurely, and with most disastrous consequences.
The casualties were as follows:
PETER SHERMAN had his right arm blown off, and the thumb of his left, besides other serious injury to his left... Read MORE...
Lorain Republican - Elyria, Ohio - June 5, 1844
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1844 - MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.
It becomes our painful duty to announce that a must lamentable accident occurred in our village on Monday evening of this week. While the Artillery company were firing a salute on the occasion of the Baltimore nominations, as they were loading the piece for the third discharge it went off prematurely, and with most disastrous consequences.
The casualties were as follows:
PETER SHERMAN had his right arm blown off, and the thumb of his left, besides other serious injury to his left... Read MORE...
Lorain Republican - Elyria, Ohio - June 5, 1844
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Denver, Colorado, USA
(Associated Press)
Denver, June 4. - Marking the second fatal accident of its kind at the same place in two days a man, about 30, who had registered as
"R. J. GADDY, Atlanta, Ga.," leaped or fell to his death from the window of the second floor of a Curtis Street hotel tonight. He was still breathing when witnesses to his plunge reached him but he died within a few minutes.
Yesterday, HERMAN H. CLINE, Hollywood singer, was killed after falling from a fourth floor window. In his plunge,... Read MORE...
Greeley Daily Tribune - Greeley, Colorado - June 5, 1934
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1934 - SECOND MAN KILLED IN FALL DENVER HOTEL.
(Associated Press)
Denver, June 4. - Marking the second fatal accident of its kind at the same place in two days a man, about 30, who had registered as
"R. J. GADDY, Atlanta, Ga.," leaped or fell to his death from the window of the second floor of a Curtis Street hotel tonight. He was still breathing when witnesses to his plunge reached him but he died within a few minutes.
Yesterday, HERMAN H. CLINE, Hollywood singer, was killed after falling from a fourth floor window. In his plunge,... Read MORE...
Greeley Daily Tribune - Greeley, Colorado - June 5, 1934
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Stockton, California, USA
Stockton, Cal., June 4 (AP) - Fire, preceded by an explosion, swept quickly through an army building and left 11 dead and another nine severely burned Thursday.
The nature of the explosion remained undetermined.
The flames spread rapidly and those who died were trapped in the structure.
The blaze started about 11:30 o'clock Wednesday night and burned for 30 minutes. Lieutenant Colonel Floyd H. Tull, commanding officer, appointed a board of inquiry to determine what caused the explosion ... Read MORE...
The Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City, Utah - June 5, 1942
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1942 - EXPLOSION, FIRE IN U.S. ARMY PLANT KILLS 11, INJURES NINE. MIDVALE MAN LISTED AMONG THOSE SERIOUSLY BURNED; INQUIRY BOARD TO STUDY CAUSE.
Stockton, Cal., June 4 (AP) - Fire, preceded by an explosion, swept quickly through an army building and left 11 dead and another nine severely burned Thursday.
The nature of the explosion remained undetermined.
The flames spread rapidly and those who died were trapped in the structure.
The blaze started about 11:30 o'clock Wednesday night and burned for 30 minutes. Lieutenant Colonel Floyd H. Tull, commanding officer, appointed a board of inquiry to determine what caused the explosion ... Read MORE...
The Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City, Utah - June 5, 1942
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Bennington, Vermont, USA (North Bennington)
Eleven Bennington People Doze While House Burns.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Bennington, June 5. — The boarding house of Mrs. D. A. Healey, on South st., had a narrow escape from being burned Sunday night, and none of the eleven occupants in it knew anything of the affair until after they arose Monday morning. It is the custom to leave a handle lamp on a small table in one of the dining rooms every night, as it is usually late when some of the boarders get in. When Mrs. Healey entered the... Read MORE...
St. Albans Daily Messenger - St. Albans, Vermont - June 5, 1900
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1900 - MUST HAVE SLEPT TIGHT.
Eleven Bennington People Doze While House Burns.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Bennington, June 5. — The boarding house of Mrs. D. A. Healey, on South st., had a narrow escape from being burned Sunday night, and none of the eleven occupants in it knew anything of the affair until after they arose Monday morning. It is the custom to leave a handle lamp on a small table in one of the dining rooms every night, as it is usually late when some of the boarders get in. When Mrs. Healey entered the... Read MORE...
St. Albans Daily Messenger - St. Albans, Vermont - June 5, 1900
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Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
The next time the Forepaugh-Sells Brothers circus visits Lynn, Mass., Frank Ducey, a 10 year old boy, will not be so much interested in getting a near view of the leopard.
Frank was gazing at the animal when it sunk his sharp claws into the boy's face, and when the keeper sprang to the cage the leopard had both front paws through the bars and was holding the boy's head fast. The animal was struck several tremendous blows over the head before he released his hold on the boy, the latter all... Read MORE...
Portsmouth Herald - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - June 5, 1899
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1899 - SEIZED BY A LEOPARD. Lynn Boy Goes too Near the Cages at the Circus.
The next time the Forepaugh-Sells Brothers circus visits Lynn, Mass., Frank Ducey, a 10 year old boy, will not be so much interested in getting a near view of the leopard.
Frank was gazing at the animal when it sunk his sharp claws into the boy's face, and when the keeper sprang to the cage the leopard had both front paws through the bars and was holding the boy's head fast. The animal was struck several tremendous blows over the head before he released his hold on the boy, the latter all... Read MORE...
Portsmouth Herald - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - June 5, 1899
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1888 Leprosy in the province of New Brunswick is diminishing, according to the report of the officials in charge of the larzaretto at Tracadie.
There are now in the hospital eight men and nine wome, whereas the original number of inmates was 40. Three patients died last yearand one leper escaped to this country, doubless communicating the taint to those with whom he came in contact.
Springfield Republican
Springfield, Massachusetts
June 5, 1888
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1942 June 5 – The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary & Romania.
In 1942, during World War II, the United States declared war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania due to their alliances with Nazi Germany and their involvement in the war. This declaration was part of the broader American effort to combat the Axis powers and support the Allied forces. The decision to declare war on these countries was influenced by their roles in supporting Germany's military efforts in Europe. Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania were part of the Axis powers, which also included...
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1917 June 5 - Residents near Topeka KS reported disk-shaped hailstones six to ten inches in diameter, and two to three inches thick. The hailstorm was accompanied by a tornado.
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June 5, 1917
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There are now in the hospital eight men and nine wome, whereas the original number of inmates was 40. Three patients died last yearand one leper escaped to this country, doubless communicating the taint to those with whom he came in contact.
Springfield Republican
Springfield, Massachusetts
June 5, 1888
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1942 June 5 – The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary & Romania.
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1917 June 5 - Residents near Topeka KS reported disk-shaped hailstones six to ten inches in diameter, and two to three inches thick. The hailstorm was accompanied by a tornado.
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June 5, 1917
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1869 At Peekskill, N. Y., a man attempted to chastise his wife with the poker, when the child interceded and he hurled the weapon at her.
It stuck in her head, and she ran screaming into the street, where a passing man pulled it out. She died a few days ago. The murderer is under arrest.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 5, 1869
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1869 The reformed Presbyterian Synod, in session at Newburgh, N. Y.,
recently passed resolutions deploring the desecration of the Sabath by the Postoffice Department.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 5, 1869
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1869 One of the Friars at the Convent of Presburg, Hungary, was recently poisoned while partaking of the sacrament.
A servant had poured sulphuric acid in his cup.
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 5, 1869
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It stuck in her head, and she ran screaming into the street, where a passing man pulled it out. She died a few days ago. The murderer is under arrest.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 5, 1869
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1869 The reformed Presbyterian Synod, in session at Newburgh, N. Y.,
recently passed resolutions deploring the desecration of the Sabath by the Postoffice Department.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 5, 1869
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1869 One of the Friars at the Convent of Presburg, Hungary, was recently poisoned while partaking of the sacrament.
A servant had poured sulphuric acid in his cup.
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 5, 1869
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1940 June 5 - 1st synthetic rubber tire exhibited (Akron Ohio)
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1942 June 5 - Elwood Ordnance Plant near Joliet Illinois kills 54
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1886 INCENDIARIES IN WALLINGFORD.
NEW-HAVEN, Conn., June 4. - If matters keep on as they have been going lately half the voting population of Wallingford will be under arrest for arson. The latest capture is Henry Strauss, senior member of a firm of cartmen, with headquarters on Madison-street, in the borough. He was arrested this morning by Constable Austin and taken to the village lockup. In the afternoon he was taken to the case was continued. Strauss is charged with burning buildings on Meadow street June 7, 1884. The...
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June 5, 1886
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1942 June 5 - Elwood Ordnance Plant near Joliet Illinois kills 54
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1886 INCENDIARIES IN WALLINGFORD.
NEW-HAVEN, Conn., June 4. - If matters keep on as they have been going lately half the voting population of Wallingford will be under arrest for arson. The latest capture is Henry Strauss, senior member of a firm of cartmen, with headquarters on Madison-street, in the borough. He was arrested this morning by Constable Austin and taken to the village lockup. In the afternoon he was taken to the case was continued. Strauss is charged with burning buildings on Meadow street June 7, 1884. The...
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June 5, 1886
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America - Did you know?
July 4, 1828: Construction is begun on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the first public railroad in the U.S.
Quebec - Did you know?
To beckon a waiter in Quebec, quietly to say "Monsieur" or "S'il vous plait. Say "Mademoiselle" to beckon a waitress. Never beckon a waiter or waitress by snapping your fingers or shouting.
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