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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated June 9, 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 9 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Alpena, Michigan, USA
Others May Succumb to Their Injuries - Seven of the Passengers Are in Serious Condition - Tender of the Locomotive Jumps the Track, Engineer Applies the Brakes and the Sudden Stop Derails Three Coaches - Two of Them Plow Through the First One.
By The Associated Press.
Alpena, Mich, June 8 - An excursion train on the Detroit & Mackinaw Railroad which left here at 7:15 o'clock for Saginaw, consisting of an engine and twelve coaches and carrying over 500 people , was wrecked at Black River,... Read MORE...
The Post-Standard - Syracuse, New York - June 9, 1902
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1902 - EXCURSION IS IN A WRECK. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE DETROIT & MACKINAW RAILROAD. ONE KILLED AND MANY HURT.
Others May Succumb to Their Injuries - Seven of the Passengers Are in Serious Condition - Tender of the Locomotive Jumps the Track, Engineer Applies the Brakes and the Sudden Stop Derails Three Coaches - Two of Them Plow Through the First One.
By The Associated Press.
Alpena, Mich, June 8 - An excursion train on the Detroit & Mackinaw Railroad which left here at 7:15 o'clock for Saginaw, consisting of an engine and twelve coaches and carrying over 500 people , was wrecked at Black River,... Read MORE...
The Post-Standard - Syracuse, New York - June 9, 1902
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Dr. A. Boschee's German Syrup
Made in Woodbury, New Jersey
Boschee’s German Syrup was a common remedy for coughs, colds and consumption. It was most popular for its claim to "cure" consumption and any disease of the throat and lungs. http://www.herbmuseum.ca
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Good Coffee - Put a sufficient quantity of coffee in the pot and pour boiling water on it; stir and place it on the fire. As soon as four or five bubbles have risen take it off the fire and pour out a teacupful and return it; set it down for...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., July 12, 1882
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic
Made in Paris, Tennessee
Edwin Wiley Grove (1850–1927) was a self-made millionaire most famous for his "Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic." In this chill tonic, which came out 1878, Grove found a way to bottle a quinine mixture that would eliminate the bitter taste. The tasteless chill tonic, which some claimed was not all that tasteless, was an improvement over taking straight quinine for fevers and chills caused by malaria. A sweet syrup and lemon flavor was added to Quinine, cinchonine and cinchonidine, which were the main ingredients in crystal form in the tonic. Some sources claim that by 1890 more bottles of Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic were sold than bottles of Coca-Cola. wikipedia
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Washington, DC, USA
Ford's Theatre in Washington Collapsed Carrying Over 400 People into the Wreck-The Place Condemned Nearly 30 Years Ago-It was Used as Record Division of the War Department.
WASHINGTON, June 9. (Special).- The old Ford's theatre where Lincoln was assassinated, this morning, at 9.30, fell with a crash that startled the entire city.
The building has of late years been used as Record Division of the War Department and over 400 men were engaged at work when the accident happened.
Half an... Read MORE...
The Evening Democrat - Warren, Pennsylvania - June 9, 1893
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1893 - TERRIBLE. Eighty Persons Killed by a Falling Building.
Ford's Theatre in Washington Collapsed Carrying Over 400 People into the Wreck-The Place Condemned Nearly 30 Years Ago-It was Used as Record Division of the War Department.
WASHINGTON, June 9. (Special).- The old Ford's theatre where Lincoln was assassinated, this morning, at 9.30, fell with a crash that startled the entire city.
The building has of late years been used as Record Division of the War Department and over 400 men were engaged at work when the accident happened.
Half an... Read MORE...
The Evening Democrat - Warren, Pennsylvania - June 9, 1893
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
Never walk fast in the
streets, which is a mark of vulgarity, ill befitting the character of a gentleman or a man of fashion,
though it may be tolerable in a tradesman...Read MORE...
Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
Flint, Michigan, USA
Coaches of Flier Bound for Chicago Ditched in Michigan.
FLINT, Mich., June 8. - A fast through train on the Grand Trunk Railroad bound for Chicago from the East was wrecked this afternoon about ten miles east of here near Davison by spreading rails, three coaches being ditched.
Mrs. Cora Waltrous of Roxbury, Mass., was, it is thought, fatally injured and ten others were less seriously hurt. They included A. M. Spaulding, Rumney, N.H.; Mrs. Jennie Cook, Roxbury, Mass.; Arthur A. Holmes,... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - June 9, 1905
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1905 - 11 HURT IN TRAIN WRECK.
Coaches of Flier Bound for Chicago Ditched in Michigan.
FLINT, Mich., June 8. - A fast through train on the Grand Trunk Railroad bound for Chicago from the East was wrecked this afternoon about ten miles east of here near Davison by spreading rails, three coaches being ditched.
Mrs. Cora Waltrous of Roxbury, Mass., was, it is thought, fatally injured and ten others were less seriously hurt. They included A. M. Spaulding, Rumney, N.H.; Mrs. Jennie Cook, Roxbury, Mass.; Arthur A. Holmes,... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - June 9, 1905
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1856 June 9 - 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts.
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1972 June 9 - 14" of rain in 6 hrs burst Rapid City SD dam, drowns 237
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1772 1st naval attack of Revolutionary War takes place in Providence, RI
Rhode Island residents burn British ship Gaspee to protest tax laws. The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996
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June 9, 1856
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1972 June 9 - 14" of rain in 6 hrs burst Rapid City SD dam, drowns 237
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June 9, 1972
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1772 1st naval attack of Revolutionary War takes place in Providence, RI
Rhode Island residents burn British ship Gaspee to protest tax laws. The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996
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June 9, 1772
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1909 June 9 - Alice Huyler Ramsey, a 22-year-old housewife and mother from Hackensack, New Jersey, becomes the first woman to drive across the United States.
With three female companions, none of whom could drive a car, in fifty-nine days she drove a Maxwell automobile the 3,800 miles from Manhattan, New York, to San Francisco, California.
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June 9, 1909
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1975 June 9 - Fire in prison hospital kills 10 prisoners & 1 guard (Sanford Fla)
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1955 June 9 - 100°F - Hottest day in Seattle Washington
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June 9, 1955
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With three female companions, none of whom could drive a car, in fifty-nine days she drove a Maxwell automobile the 3,800 miles from Manhattan, New York, to San Francisco, California.
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June 9, 1909
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1975 June 9 - Fire in prison hospital kills 10 prisoners & 1 guard (Sanford Fla)
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June 9, 1975
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1955 June 9 - 100°F - Hottest day in Seattle Washington
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June 9, 1955
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1883 Fire in Olean
OLEAN, N. Y., June 8 - The United Pipe Line tank 1,477, with a capacity of 85,000 barrels, was struck by lightning. While the employes were engaged in shooting balls from a cannon into the burning tank, a ball passed through the house of William Foggarty, eighty feet distant. Mrs. John Bishop was seriously injured by flying splinters. The ball, after passing through the house, struck another tank, spilling 508 barrels of oil.
The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta, Georgia
June 9, 1883
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OLEAN, N. Y., June 8 - The United Pipe Line tank 1,477, with a capacity of 85,000 barrels, was struck by lightning. While the employes were engaged in shooting balls from a cannon into the burning tank, a ball passed through the house of William Foggarty, eighty feet distant. Mrs. John Bishop was seriously injured by flying splinters. The ball, after passing through the house, struck another tank, spilling 508 barrels of oil.
The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta, Georgia
June 9, 1883
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America - Did you know?
President Abraham Lincoln created the Secret Service on the very day of his assassination,
Quebec - Did you know?
Throughout 17th century Quebec, it was not uncommon to see older men marrying young girls. Such unions were auhtorized because women were, for a long time, far less numerous than men in the colony.
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