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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated May 11, 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 May 11 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
North Haven, Connecticut, USA
A Claim That the Notice Was Not Posted in a Conspicuous Place - Trial This Evening.
The town bicycle law for riding on the sidewalks was, for the first time enforced yesterday in North Haven. Eight wheelmen were arrested in front of the Town Hall and their trial will take place before Justice of the Peace Edward L Linsley in North Haven at 6:45 o'clock this evening. Two of the party are from this city, three from Meriden and three from Hartford.
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The New Haven Evening Register - New Haven, Connecticut - May 11, 1896
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1896 - EIGHT RIDERS ARRESTED. Wheelmen Compelled to Observe the Sidewalk Law in North Haven. LEFT THEIR WATCHES AS SECURITY. Two Cyclists From This City, Three From Hartford and Three From Meriden Taken Into Custoday Sunday
A Claim That the Notice Was Not Posted in a Conspicuous Place - Trial This Evening.
The town bicycle law for riding on the sidewalks was, for the first time enforced yesterday in North Haven. Eight wheelmen were arrested in front of the Town Hall and their trial will take place before Justice of the Peace Edward L Linsley in North Haven at 6:45 o'clock this evening. Two of the party are from this city, three from Meriden and three from Hartford.
The wheelmen after the arrest were taken to ... Read MORE...
The New Haven Evening Register - New Haven, Connecticut - May 11, 1896
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1869 - May 10 - The Union and Central Pacific Railroads joined their rails at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory and forged the destiny of a nation. (Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah)
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Last Rail Land and the Last Spike Driven.
San Francisco and New York Linked to Each Other.
Celebration of the Event Throughout the United States.
Official Announcement of the Completion of the Road - The Point of Junction.
PROMONTORY SUMMIT, UTAH, May 10, 1869.
The last rail is laid - the last spike driven. The Pacific Railroad is completed.
The point of junction is 1,086 miles west of the Missouri river and 690 miles east of Sacramento City.
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The New York Herald - New York, New York - May 11, 1869
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Dauphinoise Potatoes
INGREDIENTS
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 8 ounces Gruyère cheese
• 2 1/ 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground ...Read MORE...
Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
PARTS OF THE STRUCTURE DATE BACK TO REVOLUTIONARY DAYS - DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $10,000.
The ancient Hotel La. Tourette at Bayonne Point, Bayonne, N. J., fronting the waters of the Kill van Kull, opposite Port Richmond, S. I., notable as a resort for New York and New Jersey society folk generations ago, was partly destroyed yesterday by fire. None of the lodgers was injured, but many lost their personal effects, including valuable jewelry.
The hotel is situated in a grove of trees and... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 11, 1916
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1916 - HISTORIC OLD HOTEL WRECKED BY FIRE. THE TOURETTE, AT BAYONNE, N. J., BADLY DAMAGED AND LODGERS LOSE VALUABLES. CUPOLA CRASHES DOWN.
PARTS OF THE STRUCTURE DATE BACK TO REVOLUTIONARY DAYS - DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $10,000.
The ancient Hotel La. Tourette at Bayonne Point, Bayonne, N. J., fronting the waters of the Kill van Kull, opposite Port Richmond, S. I., notable as a resort for New York and New Jersey society folk generations ago, was partly destroyed yesterday by fire. None of the lodgers was injured, but many lost their personal effects, including valuable jewelry.
The hotel is situated in a grove of trees and... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 11, 1916
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February 1, 1900
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Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
HANOVER, N. H., May 10. - The most destructive fire that Northern New Hampshire has ever known occurred in Lebanon this morning, breaking out in Mead, Mason & Co.'s furniture factory at 1 o'clock. The adjoining buildings, also occupied by Mead, Mason & Co., built of wood and filled with inflammable materials, were soon destroyed. The early failure of the water power pump, upon which great dependence was put for such emergencies, made a call for help from out of town necessary. The fire worked... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 11, 1887
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1887 - A TOWN SWEPT BY FIRE. EIGHTY BUILDINGS BURNED, INVOLVING A LOSS OF $300,000.
HANOVER, N. H., May 10. - The most destructive fire that Northern New Hampshire has ever known occurred in Lebanon this morning, breaking out in Mead, Mason & Co.'s furniture factory at 1 o'clock. The adjoining buildings, also occupied by Mead, Mason & Co., built of wood and filled with inflammable materials, were soon destroyed. The early failure of the water power pump, upon which great dependence was put for such emergencies, made a call for help from out of town necessary. The fire worked... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 11, 1887
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Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
A Party of Young People Lose Their Lives While Fishing by the Capsizing of a Boat - Father and One Child Escaped.
Denver, May 6. - A special to Fort Collins to the Republican gives details of a very sad tragedy at Lewis Lake, near that town, yesterday afternoon.
The lake is six miles southeast of town, and the family of H. C. CARSRUDE reside on a farm near the lake. MR. CARSRUDE, his three daughters and his son, ROBERT CRAIG of Fort Collins and RAY BADGER of No. 3024 Humboldt street,... Read MORE...
New Castle News - Colorado - May 11, 1895
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1895 - FIVE WERE DROWNED. SAD ACCIDENT NEAR FORT COLLINS.
A Party of Young People Lose Their Lives While Fishing by the Capsizing of a Boat - Father and One Child Escaped.
Denver, May 6. - A special to Fort Collins to the Republican gives details of a very sad tragedy at Lewis Lake, near that town, yesterday afternoon.
The lake is six miles southeast of town, and the family of H. C. CARSRUDE reside on a farm near the lake. MR. CARSRUDE, his three daughters and his son, ROBERT CRAIG of Fort Collins and RAY BADGER of No. 3024 Humboldt street,... Read MORE...
New Castle News - Colorado - May 11, 1895
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Millville, Massachusetts, USA
WOONSOCKET, R. I., May 10. - Two adjoining bridges across the Blackstone River about one mile south of Millville, Mass., on the main line of the New-England and Worcester Division of the New-York, New-Haven and Hartford Railroad, were burned early this morning. The structures were each about 120 feet long, and cost about $16,000. A steel bridge across the highway on the New-England Road was saved by the Blackstone fire engines.
On the New-Haven Road passengers were transferred by wagons... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 11, 1896
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1896 - TWO BRIDGES DESTROYED BY FIRE. Narrow Escape of a Freight Train on a Massachusetts Railroad.
WOONSOCKET, R. I., May 10. - Two adjoining bridges across the Blackstone River about one mile south of Millville, Mass., on the main line of the New-England and Worcester Division of the New-York, New-Haven and Hartford Railroad, were burned early this morning. The structures were each about 120 feet long, and cost about $16,000. A steel bridge across the highway on the New-England Road was saved by the Blackstone fire engines.
On the New-Haven Road passengers were transferred by wagons... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 11, 1896
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
It is very rude, when at the table, to scratch any part of your body. It is also very indecent to rub your teeth with the tablecloth or napkin; and to endeavour to pick them with your finger is more...Read MORE...
Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
1751 Founded on May 11, 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Bond, Pennsylvania Hospital was the first hospital in the United States.
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May 11, 1751
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1877 Diamond Hill Quarry Company
The Woonsocket Patriot says that the Diamond Hill Quarry Company of Cumberland, have made a contract with the Poughkeepsie Bridge Company to furnish all the stone for the abutments and piers of that bridge. The contract is a large one, and it will probably require two years to complete it. In order to facilitate the execution of this contract, the Diamond Hill Quarry Company are building a branch railroad from their quarry to the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad.
Newport Daily News
Newport, Rhode Island
May 11, 1877
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1752 May 11 - 1st US fire insurance policy issued (Philadelphia)
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May 11, 1752
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1877 Diamond Hill Quarry Company
The Woonsocket Patriot says that the Diamond Hill Quarry Company of Cumberland, have made a contract with the Poughkeepsie Bridge Company to furnish all the stone for the abutments and piers of that bridge. The contract is a large one, and it will probably require two years to complete it. In order to facilitate the execution of this contract, the Diamond Hill Quarry Company are building a branch railroad from their quarry to the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad.
Newport Daily News
Newport, Rhode Island
May 11, 1877
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1752 May 11 - 1st US fire insurance policy issued (Philadelphia)
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May 11, 1752
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1865 The milkmen of Syracuse, New York, have astonished the city by voluntarily reducing the price of milk to six cents a quart.
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Lowell Daily Citizen and News
Lowell, Massachusetts
May 11, 1865
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Lowell Daily Citizen and News
Lowell, Massachusetts
May 11, 1865
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America - Did you know?
1898 - Spanish-American War: USS Maine is blown up in Havana harbor (Feb. 15), prompting U.S. to declare war on Spain (April 25).
Quebec - Did you know?
The Château Frontenac in Quebec City is the most photographed hotel in the world.
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Col. Elderkin House, Windham, Conn.
Said to be the first brick house in this country.
Bricks brought from Holland.
"Brick house built in Windham, by Col. Jedediah Elderkin, an officer in the Continental Army, for his son, after the Revolutionary War. Torn down in 1912. The bricks were brought from Holland and the nails were hand wrought."
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Miss Agnes L Goddard, Principal, Ashland, Ky.
Ladies' Home Journal
February 1898
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