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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated May 19, 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 19 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
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Three lepers, natives of Iceland, have arrived at the lazaretto, at Tracadie, Gloucester County, New Brunswick. The lepers were brought from Winnipeg, Manitoba, in a freight car, which was directly behind the locomotive and was placarded to warn the public to keep away from it.
The victims came into Canada through the port of Halifax or St. John, after having crossed the ocean in the steerage of a steamship. They were half way across the continent before the nature of their disease was... Read MORE...
The Abbeville Press and Banner - Abbeville, South Carolina - May 19, 1897
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1897 - LEPERS ON A TRAIN. Three Icelanders Sent to Be Immured in a Lazaretto for Life.
Three lepers, natives of Iceland, have arrived at the lazaretto, at Tracadie, Gloucester County, New Brunswick. The lepers were brought from Winnipeg, Manitoba, in a freight car, which was directly behind the locomotive and was placarded to warn the public to keep away from it.
The victims came into Canada through the port of Halifax or St. John, after having crossed the ocean in the steerage of a steamship. They were half way across the continent before the nature of their disease was... Read MORE...
The Abbeville Press and Banner - Abbeville, South Carolina - May 19, 1897
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Adding Fruit to Cake - Currants, raisins and citrus will not settle to the bottom of either cake or pudding if they are thorougly floured and the batters are of proper consistency. When the batters are too thin, of course they will settle.
1980 - May 18 - Mount Saint Helens (in Washington State) erupted spewing ash and smoke sixty-three thousand feet into the air. Heavy ash covered the ground to the immediate northwest, and small particles were carried to the Atlantic coast.
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MOUNTAIN ERUPTS; 6 DEAD.
Vancouver, Wash. (UPI) - Mount St. Helens exploded in a giant, killer eruption Sunday that blew 600 feet off its summit, set off huge forest fires, sent "walls of water" racing down a river valley and spewed pungent ash clouds over much of Eastern Washington.
At least six people were killed fleeing the eruption, and many more were feared dead, possibly buried under tons of ash and mud.
The eruption was by far the largest and most... Read MORE...
Daily Herald - Chicago, Illinois - May 19, 1980
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Akron, Ohio, USA
Akron, O. - May 18. - Fire in the seven-story Hower Power block today practically destroyed the building and its contents, causing a loss which it is thought will aggregate $1,500,000. Several girls employed in the building had a narrow escape. Firemen were in danger from falling walls.
The building was occupied entirely by light manufacturing companies. There was more than 200 employes in the building when the fire was discovered.
The blaze started in the basement and the occupants of... Read MORE...
Alton Evening Telegraph - Illinois - May 19, 1909
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1909 - $1,500,000 FIRE IN AKRON, O. FLAMES DESTROY WHOLE BLOCK - SEVERAL NARROWLY ESCAPE.
Akron, O. - May 18. - Fire in the seven-story Hower Power block today practically destroyed the building and its contents, causing a loss which it is thought will aggregate $1,500,000. Several girls employed in the building had a narrow escape. Firemen were in danger from falling walls.
The building was occupied entirely by light manufacturing companies. There was more than 200 employes in the building when the fire was discovered.
The blaze started in the basement and the occupants of... Read MORE...
Alton Evening Telegraph - Illinois - May 19, 1909
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
Whatever business you have, do it the first moment you can; never by halves, but finish it with out interruption, if possible.
Millinocket, Maine, USA
Millinocket, May 18. - Henry Evers, 35, of Millinocket, drowned in West Branch River about 16 miles from here this afternoon when a canoe from which he was fishing capsized.
His companion, Arthur Bartlett, clung to the overturned craft until carried ashore by the swift current. He reported the accident to Millinocket police.
Chief of Police Allen Picard, Game Warden Alex Cummings and Bartlett were conducting dragging operations at the scene tonight.
Evers who was married and the father ... Read MORE...
Portland Press Herald - Portland, Maine - May 19, 1947
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1947 - Millinocket Man, 35, Is Drowned Fishing.
Millinocket, May 18. - Henry Evers, 35, of Millinocket, drowned in West Branch River about 16 miles from here this afternoon when a canoe from which he was fishing capsized.
His companion, Arthur Bartlett, clung to the overturned craft until carried ashore by the swift current. He reported the accident to Millinocket police.
Chief of Police Allen Picard, Game Warden Alex Cummings and Bartlett were conducting dragging operations at the scene tonight.
Evers who was married and the father ... Read MORE...
Portland Press Herald - Portland, Maine - May 19, 1947
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Iowa, May 18—Five commissioners to the Presbyterian general assembly were bruised and injured late this afternoon by the collapse of a temporary stand which had been erected for the purpose of getting a group photographed. The injured are:
Dr. C. Lukins, Roswell, N.M., hip bruised
Rev. W. O. David, Monongahela, W. Va., hip bruised
George Wills, Mendota, Ill., back bruised
Rev. J. M. McGaughey, Charlton, Iowa, leg strained
Rev. W. C. Buell of New Mexico, back bruised
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Dallas Morning News - Dallas, Texas - May 19, 1906
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1906 - ACCIDENT AT DES MOINES. Five Commissioners to General Assembly Injured in Collapse of Platform.
Des Moines, Iowa, May 18—Five commissioners to the Presbyterian general assembly were bruised and injured late this afternoon by the collapse of a temporary stand which had been erected for the purpose of getting a group photographed. The injured are:
Dr. C. Lukins, Roswell, N.M., hip bruised
Rev. W. O. David, Monongahela, W. Va., hip bruised
George Wills, Mendota, Ill., back bruised
Rev. J. M. McGaughey, Charlton, Iowa, leg strained
Rev. W. C. Buell of New Mexico, back bruised
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Dallas Morning News - Dallas, Texas - May 19, 1906
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Washington, DC, USA
Washington, May 19 - Fire swept away a whole block of commercial buildings opposite the Smithsonian Institute soon after 8 o'clock last evening. The lives of at least six firemen were crushed out by falling walls. The loss will exceed $200,000. The buildings covering the block adjoining the Centre Market constituted practically the entire commission and wholesale produce business of Washington, and while not of great value, their contents burned so fiercely that a great portion of the residents ... Read MORE...
The Trenton Evening Times - Trenton, New Jersey - May 19, 1896
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1896 - FIERCE, FIRE RAGES. LIVES ALSO LOST IN THE FLAMES. SEVERAL FIREMEN CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER FALLING WALLS IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, May 19 - Fire swept away a whole block of commercial buildings opposite the Smithsonian Institute soon after 8 o'clock last evening. The lives of at least six firemen were crushed out by falling walls. The loss will exceed $200,000. The buildings covering the block adjoining the Centre Market constituted practically the entire commission and wholesale produce business of Washington, and while not of great value, their contents burned so fiercely that a great portion of the residents ... Read MORE...
The Trenton Evening Times - Trenton, New Jersey - May 19, 1896
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Everett, Washington, USA
EVERETT, May 19 - The Cherry Valley hotel, operated at that place by the Cherry Valley Timber company, was destroyed by fire which started about 1 o'clock this morning.
Between twenty and thirty guests, including Thomas Williams, treasurer of the company, escaped with only their sleeping garments. The loss is estimated at $13,000, covered by insurance.
The hotel operated for employes of the company, was a two-story frame building, 40 by 90 feet. The blaze is thought to have started from a ... Read MORE...
Bellingham Herald - Bellingham, Washington - May 19, 1920
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1920 - SNOHOMISH LOGGER HOTEL DESTROYED IN EARLY MORNING FIRE
EVERETT, May 19 - The Cherry Valley hotel, operated at that place by the Cherry Valley Timber company, was destroyed by fire which started about 1 o'clock this morning.
Between twenty and thirty guests, including Thomas Williams, treasurer of the company, escaped with only their sleeping garments. The loss is estimated at $13,000, covered by insurance.
The hotel operated for employes of the company, was a two-story frame building, 40 by 90 feet. The blaze is thought to have started from a ... Read MORE...
Bellingham Herald - Bellingham, Washington - May 19, 1920
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1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)
"...the inventor of the first zipper, Whitcomb L. Judson, did his experimentation right here in the Windy City and in 1891 invented a device called the zipper.
Actually, the first zipper was a very crude invention, conceived by this portly fella called Judson who found he could no longer bend over to tie his shoes. What he came up with was a device that held together some crude hooks and eyes - a very awkward contraption.
Whitcomb's idea lay idle for many years while other more... Read MORE...
The Daily Herald - Chicago, Illiniois - May 19, 1975
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East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme)
Hartford, Conn., May 18. - A special to The Courant from Goodspeed's Landing says:
The steamer Granite State, hence for New York, burned to the water's edge at 4 o'clock this morning. She had a large freight, and is a total loss. She lies sunk on Lord's Island, just above the landing. Five persons are missing. The body of the second cook (colored), named JACKSON, has been recovered.
The Granite State was owned in this city by the Hartford and New York Transportation company. She cost the... Read MORE...
The Evening Gazette - Cedar Rapids, Iowa - May 19, 1883
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1883 - FIRE AT SEA. BURNING OF A STEAMER ON LONG ISLAND SOUND - FIVE LIVES LOST.
Hartford, Conn., May 18. - A special to The Courant from Goodspeed's Landing says:
The steamer Granite State, hence for New York, burned to the water's edge at 4 o'clock this morning. She had a large freight, and is a total loss. She lies sunk on Lord's Island, just above the landing. Five persons are missing. The body of the second cook (colored), named JACKSON, has been recovered.
The Granite State was owned in this city by the Hartford and New York Transportation company. She cost the... Read MORE...
The Evening Gazette - Cedar Rapids, Iowa - May 19, 1883
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Nahant, Massachusetts, USA
Four Other Summer Residences at Nahant Swept Away by Fire.
Nahant, Mass., May 18. - Special Telegram. - During the high gale this afternoon fire broke out on the Longfellow cottage estate, and it spread rapidly through the residence section, destroying five mansions and causing a property loss of $100,000. The fire started in the yard of the historic Longfellow cottage, presumably from a spark from the pipe of a painter. It at once communicated with the cottage, reducing it to ashes before... Read MORE...
The Daily Inter Ocean - Chicago, Illinois - May 19, 1896
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1896 - LONGFELLOW COTTAGE DESTROYED.
Four Other Summer Residences at Nahant Swept Away by Fire.
Nahant, Mass., May 18. - Special Telegram. - During the high gale this afternoon fire broke out on the Longfellow cottage estate, and it spread rapidly through the residence section, destroying five mansions and causing a property loss of $100,000. The fire started in the yard of the historic Longfellow cottage, presumably from a spark from the pipe of a painter. It at once communicated with the cottage, reducing it to ashes before... Read MORE...
The Daily Inter Ocean - Chicago, Illinois - May 19, 1896
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Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
NEW YORK., May 18. - A dispatch from Vercheres, a village on the St. Lawrence, 30 miles from Montreal, says:
"A demonstration unique in the history of Vercheres has just been held. The postoffice was indicated by a notice bearing the English sign 'postoffice.' The population, wholly French-Canadian, assembled in front of the postoffice under the direction of a priest and after signing patriotic songs, posted a new signboard on the building bearing the words 'bureau de poste.' The curator of... Read MORE...
Oregonian - Oregon - May 19, 1911
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1911 - English Sign is Spurned - Under Leadership of Priest French Canadians Post New One
NEW YORK., May 18. - A dispatch from Vercheres, a village on the St. Lawrence, 30 miles from Montreal, says:
"A demonstration unique in the history of Vercheres has just been held. The postoffice was indicated by a notice bearing the English sign 'postoffice.' The population, wholly French-Canadian, assembled in front of the postoffice under the direction of a priest and after signing patriotic songs, posted a new signboard on the building bearing the words 'bureau de poste.' The curator of... Read MORE...
Oregonian - Oregon - May 19, 1911
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Flint, Michigan, USA
TRIMOTORED TRANSPORT HITS TENTS OF GROUND CREW; SIX INJURED.
Flint, Mich., May 18 (AP) - At least three persons, including THEODORE E. KNOWLES, pilot, were killed when a trimotored transport, carrying passengers at the dedication of a new air field here today, struck tents occupied by a Selfridge Field ground crew at the edge of the field and crashed. The plane did not catch on fire.
KNOWLES and an unidentified man passenger were dead when taken from the wreckage. An unidentified woman... Read MORE...
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City, Utah - May 19, 1935
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1935 - THREE LOSE LIVES IN PLANE CRASH AT FLINT, MICHIGAN.
TRIMOTORED TRANSPORT HITS TENTS OF GROUND CREW; SIX INJURED.
Flint, Mich., May 18 (AP) - At least three persons, including THEODORE E. KNOWLES, pilot, were killed when a trimotored transport, carrying passengers at the dedication of a new air field here today, struck tents occupied by a Selfridge Field ground crew at the edge of the field and crashed. The plane did not catch on fire.
KNOWLES and an unidentified man passenger were dead when taken from the wreckage. An unidentified woman... Read MORE...
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City, Utah - May 19, 1935
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1897 A Vast Sum Worse Than Wasted.
A temperance orator says that $858,000,000 was expended for beer alone in the United States last year. Assuming that the population of the United States was 70,000,000 in 1896, this would be more than $12 per capita for every man, woman, and child in the United States, and we all know that there are lots of children in the United States who didn't have any beer at all last year.
The Abbeville Press and Banner
Abbeville, South Carolina
May 19, 1897
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1676 May 19, 1676 - The Peskeompscut Massacre
On the sleepy morning of May 19, 1676 in present-day Gill, Massachusetts, a band of English colonists under the command of Captain William Turner fell upon the poorly guarded Indian village of Peskeompscut near the falls at dawn, slaughtering many of its inhabitants. More than 300 native people were killed (including many women and children), while only one colonist died in the surprise attack. There is still a marker commemorating the incident in Gill.
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1888 On the 10th, Cashier H. F. Royce, of the Willimantic (Conn.) Savings Institute, was arrested on the charge of embezzling $35,000.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
May 19, 1888
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A temperance orator says that $858,000,000 was expended for beer alone in the United States last year. Assuming that the population of the United States was 70,000,000 in 1896, this would be more than $12 per capita for every man, woman, and child in the United States, and we all know that there are lots of children in the United States who didn't have any beer at all last year.
The Abbeville Press and Banner
Abbeville, South Carolina
May 19, 1897
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1676 May 19, 1676 - The Peskeompscut Massacre
On the sleepy morning of May 19, 1676 in present-day Gill, Massachusetts, a band of English colonists under the command of Captain William Turner fell upon the poorly guarded Indian village of Peskeompscut near the falls at dawn, slaughtering many of its inhabitants. More than 300 native people were killed (including many women and children), while only one colonist died in the surprise attack. There is still a marker commemorating the incident in Gill.
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1888 On the 10th, Cashier H. F. Royce, of the Willimantic (Conn.) Savings Institute, was arrested on the charge of embezzling $35,000.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
May 19, 1888
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1886 1885 - CHOLERA COMING WEST. The Disease Appears in a Violent Form in a Province of France.
WASHINGTON, May 19. - The Marine hospital bureau received report showing cholera in a violent form has appeared in the village of Bretagne, France.
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Kansas City, Missouri
May 19, 1886
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1842 May 19 – Dorr Rebellion: Militiamen supporting Thomas Wilson Dorr attack the arsenal in Providence, Rhode Island, but are repulsed.
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1780 May 19 - The infamous "dark day" in New England tradition. At noon it was nearly as dark as night. Chickens went to roost, and many persons were fearful of divine wrath. The phenomena was caused by forest fires to the west of New England.
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May 19, 1780
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WASHINGTON, May 19. - The Marine hospital bureau received report showing cholera in a violent form has appeared in the village of Bretagne, France.
The Kansas City Star
Kansas City, Missouri
May 19, 1886
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1842 May 19 – Dorr Rebellion: Militiamen supporting Thomas Wilson Dorr attack the arsenal in Providence, Rhode Island, but are repulsed.
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May 19, 1842
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1780 May 19 - The infamous "dark day" in New England tradition. At noon it was nearly as dark as night. Chickens went to roost, and many persons were fearful of divine wrath. The phenomena was caused by forest fires to the west of New England.
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1902 STATEN ISLAND FERRYBOAT ACCIDENT.
The heavy and rather unusual spring fog which enveloped bay and river to-day was responsible for two serious collisions in the harbor, in one of which one man was killed and in the other a hundred or more passengers were carried down with the tide on an almost helpless ferryboat, but were later rescued uninjured in a panic stricken condition. The crash resulting in a fatality occurred at a little before 11 o'clock between the steam yacht AILEEN and the Staten Island Rapid Transit Company's...
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Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn, New York
May 19, 1902
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1896 Weavers Strike
FALL RIVER, Mass., May 18 - All the weavers of the Hargraves & Parker mills struck to-day, in accordance with a vote passed last week. The cause of trouble is given as the "general dissatisfaction with prices paid for weaving."
The Wilmington Messenger
Wilmington, North Carolina
May 19, 1896
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1821 The Roger Williams Factory, in Warwick, Rhode-Island, was entirely destroyed by fire, on the 11th inst. together with all its valuable machinery. The loss is estimated at $25,000.
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New Hampshire Observer
New Hampshire
May 19, 1821
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The heavy and rather unusual spring fog which enveloped bay and river to-day was responsible for two serious collisions in the harbor, in one of which one man was killed and in the other a hundred or more passengers were carried down with the tide on an almost helpless ferryboat, but were later rescued uninjured in a panic stricken condition. The crash resulting in a fatality occurred at a little before 11 o'clock between the steam yacht AILEEN and the Staten Island Rapid Transit Company's...
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Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn, New York
May 19, 1902
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1896 Weavers Strike
FALL RIVER, Mass., May 18 - All the weavers of the Hargraves & Parker mills struck to-day, in accordance with a vote passed last week. The cause of trouble is given as the "general dissatisfaction with prices paid for weaving."
The Wilmington Messenger
Wilmington, North Carolina
May 19, 1896
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1821 The Roger Williams Factory, in Warwick, Rhode-Island, was entirely destroyed by fire, on the 11th inst. together with all its valuable machinery. The loss is estimated at $25,000.
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New Hampshire Observer
New Hampshire
May 19, 1821
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America - Did you know?
Self-emptying Lake George (Alaska) is the best known curiosity of its kind. A dam of ice forms each winter and the lake backs up behind it. The pressure of the water causes the dam to burst. The lake empties itself, and the process begins all over.
Quebec - Did you know?
French Canadians celebrate Dollard Day on the Monday preceding May 25. The day honors a seventeenth-century French war hero. On that same day, the rest of Canada celebrates Victoria Day in honor of Britain's Queen Victoria.
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