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 March 4, 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 4 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Bridgewater, Vermont, USA
WINDSOR COUNTY - On the night of Thursday, the 19th inst., the woollen factory in Bridgewater village, belonging to William Lemmex, Esq., and Ammi Willard, Esq., took fire about 11 o’clock, and was entirely consumed, together with the machinery and considerable stock. Loss estimated at $8,000, on which there was an insurance of $6,000 - $3,000 on the building and $3,000 on the machinery and stock in process of being manufactured. The fire took in the upper story or garret, from what cause is... Read MORE...
Weekly Eagle - Brattleboro, Vermont - March 4, 1852
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1852 - Woolen Factory Fire
WINDSOR COUNTY - On the night of Thursday, the 19th inst., the woollen factory in Bridgewater village, belonging to William Lemmex, Esq., and Ammi Willard, Esq., took fire about 11 o’clock, and was entirely consumed, together with the machinery and considerable stock. Loss estimated at $8,000, on which there was an insurance of $6,000 - $3,000 on the building and $3,000 on the machinery and stock in process of being manufactured. The fire took in the upper story or garret, from what cause is... Read MORE...
Weekly Eagle - Brattleboro, Vermont - March 4, 1852
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Schenley, Pa.
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1933 - March, The Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "Bank holiday", closing all United States banks and freezing all financial transactions.
Bank Holiday Causes Flood of Freak News
Church Calls Moratorium; Movies on Credit; Lucky San Pedro
(By United Press)
NEW YORK, March 3 - Mrs. Martha Laughran, Brooklyn boarding house keeper, became nervous over the banking situation and today visited two banks to withdraw her savings.
When she left the second bank the white pocketbook under her arm contained $10,180.
On Forty-eighth street a man jostled her, snatched the pocketbook from her and fled. He escaped in an automobile with... Read MORE...
The Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City, Utah - March 4, 1933
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Queen Cakes
Mix a pound of dried flour, the same of sifted sugar, and of washed clean currants. Wash a pound of butter in rose-water, beat it well, then mix with it eight eggs, yolks and whites beaten separately, and put in the dry ingredients...Read MORE...
Maria Eliza Rundell, ‘A New System of Domestic Economy’, 1822
Denver, Colorado, USA
At Denver, Col., a few days ago, a man tried to have himself sent by express to Newtown Corners, Mass., by securing himself in a box expressly manufactured by himself for that purpose. The box was five feet long, three feet high, and furnished with provisions and all necessary articles pertaining to a bed chamber. The express company refused to receive the box, which was valued at $300, on account of its insecurity. The box was left standing on an end, with the man in it, at the express office, ... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - March 4, 1871
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1871 - Express Delivery
At Denver, Col., a few days ago, a man tried to have himself sent by express to Newtown Corners, Mass., by securing himself in a box expressly manufactured by himself for that purpose. The box was five feet long, three feet high, and furnished with provisions and all necessary articles pertaining to a bed chamber. The express company refused to receive the box, which was valued at $300, on account of its insecurity. The box was left standing on an end, with the man in it, at the express office, ... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - March 4, 1871
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Old Town, Maine, USA
At a social party in the Town Hall of Oldtown, Me., a few nights ago, a young lady, who wished to get a better view of the dancers, attempted to lift herself by a lamp-bracket affixed to the gallery, when its fastenings gave way, and the three lamps upon it were dashed in pieces upon the floor. The kerosene spread over a considerable area and ignited. A scene of terror and confusion ensued, which might have resulted fatally to some present had not a young man leaped from the gallery, regardless ... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - March 4, 1871
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1871 - Social Party
At a social party in the Town Hall of Oldtown, Me., a few nights ago, a young lady, who wished to get a better view of the dancers, attempted to lift herself by a lamp-bracket affixed to the gallery, when its fastenings gave way, and the three lamps upon it were dashed in pieces upon the floor. The kerosene spread over a considerable area and ignited. A scene of terror and confusion ensued, which might have resulted fatally to some present had not a young man leaped from the gallery, regardless ... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - March 4, 1871
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
The same law which imposes upon the husband the duty of supporting his wife, gives him a general and paramount claim to her...Read MORE...
The Young Husband’s Book, 1837
Jackson, Mississippi, USA
JACKSON, Miss. (UPI) - Police and volunteers began a sweep of devastated areas of central Mississippi at first light today in a search for more victims of tornadoes that killed at least 58 persons and injured 450 others in Mississippi and Alabama.
Authorities feared the toll would rise as searchers moved across rural lands where many farmhouses were flattened by the awesome storms which also spawned flash floods in portions of Alabama and Georgia.
Additional state troopers were dispatched ... Read MORE...
The Delta Democrat-Times - Greenville, Mississippi - March 4, 1966
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1966 - TWISTER HITS KILLS 58
JACKSON, Miss. (UPI) - Police and volunteers began a sweep of devastated areas of central Mississippi at first light today in a search for more victims of tornadoes that killed at least 58 persons and injured 450 others in Mississippi and Alabama.
Authorities feared the toll would rise as searchers moved across rural lands where many farmhouses were flattened by the awesome storms which also spawned flash floods in portions of Alabama and Georgia.
Additional state troopers were dispatched ... Read MORE...
The Delta Democrat-Times - Greenville, Mississippi - March 4, 1966
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Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Fifteen Buildings Destroyed - Firemen, Hatter, and Woman Hurt.
DANBURY, Conn., March 3. - The Fire Department battled for four hours this morning with a fire in the centre of the city. Property worth $150,000 was destroyed. Half the damage is covered by insurance.
Capt. Hoyt and Frank Eastwood, a hoseman, were badly injured. Mrs. Hattie Carpenter, colored, who jumped from a window, was internally hurt. She was taken to the hospital. Fifteen buildings, all but one of wood, were burned to the ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 4, 1896
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1896 - $150,000 BLAZE IN DANBURY.
Fifteen Buildings Destroyed - Firemen, Hatter, and Woman Hurt.
DANBURY, Conn., March 3. - The Fire Department battled for four hours this morning with a fire in the centre of the city. Property worth $150,000 was destroyed. Half the damage is covered by insurance.
Capt. Hoyt and Frank Eastwood, a hoseman, were badly injured. Mrs. Hattie Carpenter, colored, who jumped from a window, was internally hurt. She was taken to the hospital. Fifteen buildings, all but one of wood, were burned to the ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 4, 1896
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Canaan, Connecticut, USA (Falls Village)
In Blowing Open Canaan (Conn.) Post Office Safe They Start a $10,000 Fire and Escape.
Special to The New York Times.
DERBY, Conn., March 3. - In a bold raid by burglars at 3 o'clock this morning in Canaan, this State, not only was the Canaan Post Office robbed of $1,000, but the building in which it was located, containing also the Canaan Savings Bank and R. F. Collin's jewelry store, was destroyed by fire, a nearby dwelling partially destroyed, a livery stable, a car barn, and a dwelling ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 4, 1903
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1903 - BURGLARS TURN INCENDIARIES.
In Blowing Open Canaan (Conn.) Post Office Safe They Start a $10,000 Fire and Escape.
Special to The New York Times.
DERBY, Conn., March 3. - In a bold raid by burglars at 3 o'clock this morning in Canaan, this State, not only was the Canaan Post Office robbed of $1,000, but the building in which it was located, containing also the Canaan Savings Bank and R. F. Collin's jewelry store, was destroyed by fire, a nearby dwelling partially destroyed, a livery stable, a car barn, and a dwelling ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 4, 1903
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1917 March 4 - Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first woman member of the United States House of Representatives.
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1908 March 4 – The Collinwood School Fire, near Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., kills 174.
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1871 Mary's Little Lamb
The Worcester Gazette has become nauseated by the many recent effusions concerning "Mary's Little Lamb," and disposes of the animal in this way: "Mary had a little lamb," We've heard it o'er and o'er, Until that little lamb's become A perfect little bore! So I propose there shall be dug A grave both deep and wide, In which that lamb and all its bards Be buried side by side.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 4, 1871
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1908 March 4 – The Collinwood School Fire, near Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., kills 174.
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1871 Mary's Little Lamb
The Worcester Gazette has become nauseated by the many recent effusions concerning "Mary's Little Lamb," and disposes of the animal in this way: "Mary had a little lamb," We've heard it o'er and o'er, Until that little lamb's become A perfect little bore! So I propose there shall be dug A grave both deep and wide, In which that lamb and all its bards Be buried side by side.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 4, 1871
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1871 It is stated that ninety-six out of every hundred Prussian soldiers, upon the average, are able to read and write.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 4, 1871
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1871 Near Monroe, Mich., the other night, a crowd, of young men assembled to charivari a newly married couple at the residence of Mr. Mordecai Kelley.
Mr. Kelley, hearing the noise, arouse, and, taking an old, unused gun, snapped it at the crowd, when it went off, instantly killing a brother of the bride, named Garton, and seriously wounding two others. Mr. Kelley did not discover what he had done until the next morning, as the boys carried away their comrades. He surrendered himself to the Sheriff claiming that he thought the gun was not loaded, and that he only intended to frighten the boys.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 4, 1871
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1871 Ice Boat Race
A race between ice-boats came off at Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on the 21st. The winner ran twelve miles in eleven minutes.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 4, 1871
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 4, 1871
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1871 Near Monroe, Mich., the other night, a crowd, of young men assembled to charivari a newly married couple at the residence of Mr. Mordecai Kelley.
Mr. Kelley, hearing the noise, arouse, and, taking an old, unused gun, snapped it at the crowd, when it went off, instantly killing a brother of the bride, named Garton, and seriously wounding two others. Mr. Kelley did not discover what he had done until the next morning, as the boys carried away their comrades. He surrendered himself to the Sheriff claiming that he thought the gun was not loaded, and that he only intended to frighten the boys.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 4, 1871
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1871 Ice Boat Race
A race between ice-boats came off at Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on the 21st. The winner ran twelve miles in eleven minutes.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 4, 1871
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1904 COLLEGE HALL IN FLAMES.
Carlisle, Penn., March 4. - Denny Hall, one of the finest buildings connected with Dickinson College, at Carlisle, Pa., was destroyed by fire. No injuries were reported. The loss is estimated at $30,000.
Tyrone Daily Herald
Tyrone, Pennsylvania
March 4, 1904
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1896 Big Hosiery Mill Burned.
Bristol, Pa., March 4. - The loss by the burning of the Providence Hosiery mill yesterday is now estimated at $125,000, but this is fully covered by insurance. About 400 hands are thrown out of work by the fire.
Middletown Daily Argus
Middletown, New York
March 4, 1896
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1909 ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DAMAGED BY FIRE.
Allentown, Pa., March 4. - The Tenth ward school house was damaged to the extent of $20,000 by a fire, starting probably from a defective or and overheated flue. The entire west wing was gutted.
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Tyrone, Pennsylvania
March 4, 1909
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Carlisle, Penn., March 4. - Denny Hall, one of the finest buildings connected with Dickinson College, at Carlisle, Pa., was destroyed by fire. No injuries were reported. The loss is estimated at $30,000.
Tyrone Daily Herald
Tyrone, Pennsylvania
March 4, 1904
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1896 Big Hosiery Mill Burned.
Bristol, Pa., March 4. - The loss by the burning of the Providence Hosiery mill yesterday is now estimated at $125,000, but this is fully covered by insurance. About 400 hands are thrown out of work by the fire.
Middletown Daily Argus
Middletown, New York
March 4, 1896
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1909 ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DAMAGED BY FIRE.
Allentown, Pa., March 4. - The Tenth ward school house was damaged to the extent of $20,000 by a fire, starting probably from a defective or and overheated flue. The entire west wing was gutted.
Tyrone Daily Herald
Tyrone, Pennsylvania
March 4, 1909
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America - Did you know?
American bison were once hunted to near-extinction. Only 1,000 remained in 1890, down from 30 million bison less than a century earlier.
Quebec - Did you know?
Do not use the term "Native Americans" to refer to indigenous peoples. Many Canadians find the term offensive. Canadians refer to members of these groups as "people of the First Nations."
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