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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated March 23, 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 March 23 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Bathurst, N. B,, March 23. - Word was received here yesterday of the loss of four lives in the severe blizzard which swept over the eastern provinces Wednesday night. Mrs. John Comeau and three of her children were frozen to death at St. Simon, a small inland village.
The wind, which reached a velocity of sixty-five miles an hour, carried off the roof of the Comeau dwelling. Comeau took one child to the nearest house, a quarter of a mile distant, but in attempting to return for the others,... Read MORE...
Duluth MN Evening Herald - Duluth, Minnesota - March 23, 1907
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1907 - FOUR FROZEN TO DEATH IN BLIZZARD IN EAST.
Bathurst, N. B,, March 23. - Word was received here yesterday of the loss of four lives in the severe blizzard which swept over the eastern provinces Wednesday night. Mrs. John Comeau and three of her children were frozen to death at St. Simon, a small inland village.
The wind, which reached a velocity of sixty-five miles an hour, carried off the roof of the Comeau dwelling. Comeau took one child to the nearest house, a quarter of a mile distant, but in attempting to return for the others,... Read MORE...
Duluth MN Evening Herald - Duluth, Minnesota - March 23, 1907
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Buckeyes - Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Candies
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Augusta, Georgia, USA
FIRE IS CONTROLLED WHEN DIES OUT - COMPANIES FROM OTHER CITIES HELP OVERWORKED FIREMEN IN AUGUSTA
Augusta, Ga., March 23. - Twenty blocks in the residence section of Augusta in charred ruins, the bared walls of six business blocks bear testimony today of Augusta's most serious fire disaster of recent years. Upwards of 700 houses were destroyed and at least 3,000 persons are homeless. The fire which raged for more than nine hours last night, causing a loss estimated at from $5,000,000 to... Read MORE...
The Newark Advocate - Ohio - March 23, 1916
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1916 - MILLIONS GO UP IN FLAMES AT AUGUSTA AS BUSINESS DISTRICT IS BURNED. WIND MAKES FIREMEN HELPLESS. SEVEN HUNDRED HOMES ARE DESTROYED. MILITIA PATROLS STREET.
FIRE IS CONTROLLED WHEN DIES OUT - COMPANIES FROM OTHER CITIES HELP OVERWORKED FIREMEN IN AUGUSTA
Augusta, Ga., March 23. - Twenty blocks in the residence section of Augusta in charred ruins, the bared walls of six business blocks bear testimony today of Augusta's most serious fire disaster of recent years. Upwards of 700 houses were destroyed and at least 3,000 persons are homeless. The fire which raged for more than nine hours last night, causing a loss estimated at from $5,000,000 to... Read MORE...
The Newark Advocate - Ohio - March 23, 1916
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Montpelier, Vermont, USA
Was Ready for Occupancy of Savings Bank and Insurance Company.
(Special to the Messenger.)
Montpelier, March 23. - The new brick and granite block, at the corner of Main and State streets, that has been in process of construction for the past year by the executors of the James R. Langdon estate and which was nearly ready for occupancy, was gutted by fire at an early hour this morning.
The origin of the fire is a mystery but as it started between the floors it is believed to have been... Read MORE...
Albans Daily Messenger - St. Albans, Vermont - March 23, 1900
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1900 - TO-DAY'S FIRES. Langdon Block, Montpelier, Gutted Early This Morning. IGNITED FROM AN ELECTRIC WIRE.
Was Ready for Occupancy of Savings Bank and Insurance Company.
(Special to the Messenger.)
Montpelier, March 23. - The new brick and granite block, at the corner of Main and State streets, that has been in process of construction for the past year by the executors of the James R. Langdon estate and which was nearly ready for occupancy, was gutted by fire at an early hour this morning.
The origin of the fire is a mystery but as it started between the floors it is believed to have been... Read MORE...
Albans Daily Messenger - St. Albans, Vermont - March 23, 1900
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Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Mother Turns on Gas in Kitchen of Home While Husband is Asleep Up Stairs.
FALL RIVER, Mass., March 22. - Mrs. Joseph Terrien, twenty-five years of age, killed herself and her two small children with illuminating gas in the kitchen of their home here early this morning.
The husband was awakened by the odor of gas and going into the kitchen found his wife dead on the floor with a crucifix in her hand. Wrapped in blankets near her were the bodies of Mary, aged four years, and a baby boy. Two ... Read MORE...
The Scranton Republican - Scranton, Pennsylvania - March 23, 1908
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1908 - KILLS HERSELF AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN
Mother Turns on Gas in Kitchen of Home While Husband is Asleep Up Stairs.
FALL RIVER, Mass., March 22. - Mrs. Joseph Terrien, twenty-five years of age, killed herself and her two small children with illuminating gas in the kitchen of their home here early this morning.
The husband was awakened by the odor of gas and going into the kitchen found his wife dead on the floor with a crucifix in her hand. Wrapped in blankets near her were the bodies of Mary, aged four years, and a baby boy. Two ... Read MORE...
The Scranton Republican - Scranton, Pennsylvania - March 23, 1908
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
If you are ever caught in a shower, and meet a gentleman friend who offers an umbrella, accept it, if he will accompany you to your destination; but do not deprive him of it, if he is not able to join you. Should he insist, return it to his house or ...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness: A Complete Handbook for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society... by Florence Hartley, January 1, 1872
Hinesburg, Vermont, USA
From the Burlington Free Press, March 20.
The woolen mill of DOW & BOYNTON, Hinesburg, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The fire broke out while all hands were gone to dinner, and in very few minutes the interior of the main building was filled with flame and smoke. There was no fire engine available, and the whole structure with the machinery, office and storehouse was consumed. The safe and most of the goods in the office were saved. There was in the storehouse about 60,000 pounds of wool, ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 23, 1868
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1868 - Loss by the Fire in Hinesburg, Vt.
From the Burlington Free Press, March 20.
The woolen mill of DOW & BOYNTON, Hinesburg, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The fire broke out while all hands were gone to dinner, and in very few minutes the interior of the main building was filled with flame and smoke. There was no fire engine available, and the whole structure with the machinery, office and storehouse was consumed. The safe and most of the goods in the office were saved. There was in the storehouse about 60,000 pounds of wool, ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 23, 1868
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Dover, New Hampshire, USA
DOVER, N. H., March 22. - At 2:30 o'clock this morning fire was discovered near the furnace under the court room in the City Hall building. The flames spread rapidly, enveloping the entire building, in which were the police station, all the city and county offices, the Police Court room, the Aldermanic and Council Chamber, the High School Cadets' Armory, and the City Opera House. The walls lie flat, and the building is totally destroyed.
The Belknap Church property, close by, had the roof... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 23, 1889
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1889 - THE CITY HALL AND PUBLIC OFFICES THEREIN DESTROYED.
DOVER, N. H., March 22. - At 2:30 o'clock this morning fire was discovered near the furnace under the court room in the City Hall building. The flames spread rapidly, enveloping the entire building, in which were the police station, all the city and county offices, the Police Court room, the Aldermanic and Council Chamber, the High School Cadets' Armory, and the City Opera House. The walls lie flat, and the building is totally destroyed.
The Belknap Church property, close by, had the roof... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 23, 1889
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1903 U-No Beer
Sheriff Cummings has ordered the U-No beer joints with lunch rooms combined to sell nothing between the hours of twelve Saturday night and twelve Sunday night, save food, coffee or tea. The proprietors of these places are not allowed to sell a bottle of ginger ale or a glass of Moxie on the Sabbath. They feel that this is a bit severe, but still are inclined to say nothing.
The Lewiston Daily Sun
Lewiston, Maine
Monday morning, March 23, 1903
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1857 March 23 – Elisha Otis' first elevator is installed (at 488 Broadway, New York City).
On March 23, 1857, the first passenger elevator was installed in the retail establishment of the New York porcelain and glass dealer Haughwout and Company.
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March 23, 1857
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1839 March 23 – The Boston Morning Post first records the use of "OK" (oll korrect).
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March 23, 1839
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Sheriff Cummings has ordered the U-No beer joints with lunch rooms combined to sell nothing between the hours of twelve Saturday night and twelve Sunday night, save food, coffee or tea. The proprietors of these places are not allowed to sell a bottle of ginger ale or a glass of Moxie on the Sabbath. They feel that this is a bit severe, but still are inclined to say nothing.
The Lewiston Daily Sun
Lewiston, Maine
Monday morning, March 23, 1903
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1857 March 23 – Elisha Otis' first elevator is installed (at 488 Broadway, New York City).
On March 23, 1857, the first passenger elevator was installed in the retail establishment of the New York porcelain and glass dealer Haughwout and Company.
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March 23, 1857
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1839 March 23 – The Boston Morning Post first records the use of "OK" (oll korrect).
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March 23, 1839
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1878 A firm of cotton brokers which supplies two-thirds of the raw material used in the knitting mills of Cohoes, N. Y.,
report an excess of sales of $200,000 for the past nine months over the entire last year's trade, showing the prospects of the manufacturers to be most flattering.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 23, 1878
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1913 Tornado
March 23, 1913 - Devastating tornadoes marched across east, northeast and west Iowa. The deadliest tornado struck Omaha, Neb., killing 94 and injuring 350. More than 600 homes were lost.
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March 23, 1913
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report an excess of sales of $200,000 for the past nine months over the entire last year's trade, showing the prospects of the manufacturers to be most flattering.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 23, 1878
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1913 Tornado
March 23, 1913 - Devastating tornadoes marched across east, northeast and west Iowa. The deadliest tornado struck Omaha, Neb., killing 94 and injuring 350. More than 600 homes were lost.
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March 23, 1913
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America - Did you know?
The last shot of the Civil War was fired in the remote region of the Bering Sea. The Confederate cruiser Shenandoah fired on a Union whaler on June 22, 1865, not knowing the war was over.
Quebec - Did you know?
Bread was made from both wheat and rye flour, the product of the seigneurial mills. Corn cakes were baked in Indian fashion from ground maize. Fat salted pork was a staple during the winter, and nearly every habitant laid away each autumn a smoked...Read MORE...Daily Life in New France (www.chroniclesofamerica.com/ french/ daily_life_in_new_france.htm)
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