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 May 13, 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 13 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
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Ladies' Home Journal
September 1898
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Akron, Ohio, USA
Akron, Ohio, May 12. - Saturday was a bad day for this city. A terrible cyclone moved down upon us, causing great damage. Professor Egbert, of Buchtel College, who was out in the storm, calculated that it was traveling at the rate of four miles a minute, so that its track of about a mile and a half through this city was traversed in little more than twenty seconds. It moved in almost a straight line through a well-settled part of the city, and scarcely a foot of the mile and a half traversed,... Read MORE...
Decatur Morning Review - Decatur, Illinois - May 13, 1890
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1890 - TORNADO AT AKRON, OHIO. A PATH CUT THROUGH THE CITY AND MANY BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED.
Akron, Ohio, May 12. - Saturday was a bad day for this city. A terrible cyclone moved down upon us, causing great damage. Professor Egbert, of Buchtel College, who was out in the storm, calculated that it was traveling at the rate of four miles a minute, so that its track of about a mile and a half through this city was traversed in little more than twenty seconds. It moved in almost a straight line through a well-settled part of the city, and scarcely a foot of the mile and a half traversed,... Read MORE...
Decatur Morning Review - Decatur, Illinois - May 13, 1890
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Winnipeg, Man., May 17. - When the earthquake shocks were felt here Saturday evening efforts were immediately put forth to ascertain the extent of the territory covered by the tremors and the amount of the damage inflicted.
Telegrams were sent out from Winnipeg to various places, and in some instances emissaries were dispatched from certain centers to inaccessible points.
Compilation of the reports received here Sunday reveal the fact that shocks varying in intensity were felt all through ... Read MORE...
Turtle Mountain Star - Rolla, North Dakota - May 13, 1909
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1909 - NORTHWEST HAS EARTHQUAKE - Tremor Believed to be an "Echo" from South America.
Winnipeg, Man., May 17. - When the earthquake shocks were felt here Saturday evening efforts were immediately put forth to ascertain the extent of the territory covered by the tremors and the amount of the damage inflicted.
Telegrams were sent out from Winnipeg to various places, and in some instances emissaries were dispatched from certain centers to inaccessible points.
Compilation of the reports received here Sunday reveal the fact that shocks varying in intensity were felt all through ... Read MORE...
Turtle Mountain Star - Rolla, North Dakota - May 13, 1909
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Potato Cakes for Breakfast - Save from dinner a soup-plate of mashed potatoes, add to it a half a saltspoonful of pepper, the same of nutmeg, a little salt and the yolk of an egg; form into small cakes, put in a buttered baking pan, brush the ...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., April 27, 1881
Xenia, Ohio, USA
Last night there was another electrical storm with wind, rain and hail. The Xenia storm, however, was much more furious.
Xenia was situated so as to meet the worse results. Shawnee creek traverses a portion of the city adjacent to the Little Miami road, which lies lower than the main portion of the city. The railroad embankment rises above the general level and the stream flows through it in a large culvert. Last night’s rainfall was entirely too much for the capacity of that culvert. The... Read MORE...
Newark Daily Advocate - Newark, Ohio - May 13, 1886
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1886 - The Cyclone. Destruction of Life and Property. Greatest Similar Calamity Ever Known in Ohio. Thirty Dead Bodies Recovered at Xenia.
Last night there was another electrical storm with wind, rain and hail. The Xenia storm, however, was much more furious.
Xenia was situated so as to meet the worse results. Shawnee creek traverses a portion of the city adjacent to the Little Miami road, which lies lower than the main portion of the city. The railroad embankment rises above the general level and the stream flows through it in a large culvert. Last night’s rainfall was entirely too much for the capacity of that culvert. The... Read MORE...
Newark Daily Advocate - Newark, Ohio - May 13, 1886
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The Carlisle & Finch Co.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Ladies' Home Journal
December 1898
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Seattle, Washington, USA
Seattle, W. A. May 12. - This afternoon at 5:30 o'clock a terrible accident occurred on the Front Street cable road on the corner of Pine and Second Streets. As dummy No. 2 came down the Second Street hill the brake refused to work.
The car obtained great momentum and in making the turn into Pine Street the passengers on the left side were thrown off.
Among them were MR. and MRS. WM. WAGNER of Chadwin, Neb. with two children. MRS. SOPHONIA WAGNER had her 2-year-old child PENNY in her lap, ... Read MORE...
Morning Oregonian - Portland, Oregon - May 13, 1889
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1889 - THE FIRST CABLE ROAD ACCIDENT AT SEATTLE. A WOMAN THROWN OFF AND KILLED.
Seattle, W. A. May 12. - This afternoon at 5:30 o'clock a terrible accident occurred on the Front Street cable road on the corner of Pine and Second Streets. As dummy No. 2 came down the Second Street hill the brake refused to work.
The car obtained great momentum and in making the turn into Pine Street the passengers on the left side were thrown off.
Among them were MR. and MRS. WM. WAGNER of Chadwin, Neb. with two children. MRS. SOPHONIA WAGNER had her 2-year-old child PENNY in her lap, ... Read MORE...
Morning Oregonian - Portland, Oregon - May 13, 1889
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1930 May 13 - A man was killed when caught in an open field during a hailstorm northwest of Lubbock TX. It was the first, and perhaps the only, authentic death by hail in U.S. weather records.
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May 13, 1930
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1886 The Storm at Joliet
JOLIET, Ill., May 13. - One of the most severe storms ever known here struck Joliet about 6:30 p. m. yesterday evening. A deluge of rain, thunder and hail were deafening and the electric display unparalleled. Burr Robbins' circus was showing here, and in the midst of the performance the storm struck the tent and turned it upside down. The women screamed, the animals raved, and a general stampede amid sheets of lightning, drenching rain and a resistless gale resulted. Three persons were...
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Decatur Republican
Decatur, Illinois
May 13, 1886
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1909 FIRE IN ALEXANDRIA. Three Blocks in Blaze With a Loss of $500,000.
By United Press. Washington, D. C. May 13 - A big fire is raging in Alexandria, Va., just across the river from Washington. It started in the lumber yards of Smoot & Co., and spread to H. K. Fields' lumber yard. At noon the fire is still burning over three blocks and at that time loss was estimated at half a million dollars. The Washington fire department was appealed to for assistance and sent engines to the scene.
Evening Times
Cumberland, Maryland
May 13, 1909
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WeatherForYou.com
May 13, 1930
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1886 The Storm at Joliet
JOLIET, Ill., May 13. - One of the most severe storms ever known here struck Joliet about 6:30 p. m. yesterday evening. A deluge of rain, thunder and hail were deafening and the electric display unparalleled. Burr Robbins' circus was showing here, and in the midst of the performance the storm struck the tent and turned it upside down. The women screamed, the animals raved, and a general stampede amid sheets of lightning, drenching rain and a resistless gale resulted. Three persons were...
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Decatur Republican
Decatur, Illinois
May 13, 1886
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1909 FIRE IN ALEXANDRIA. Three Blocks in Blaze With a Loss of $500,000.
By United Press. Washington, D. C. May 13 - A big fire is raging in Alexandria, Va., just across the river from Washington. It started in the lumber yards of Smoot & Co., and spread to H. K. Fields' lumber yard. At noon the fire is still burning over three blocks and at that time loss was estimated at half a million dollars. The Washington fire department was appealed to for assistance and sent engines to the scene.
Evening Times
Cumberland, Maryland
May 13, 1909
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September 1898
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