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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated May 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 May 4 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Stuttgartger Sanitary Woolen Underwear
The T. Eaton Co., Toronto, Agts. in Canada
Ladies' Home Journal
November 1898
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Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Passaic, N. J., May 4. - Quick work of six boys from the Passic Orphan Asylum was credited today with averting a wreck of an Erie Railroad express train carrying 500 commuter passengers.
The boys, watching from the asylum windows during a heavy cloudburst last night, saw that the rush of water had carried away ballast under the tracks and left about 50 feet of tracks and ties hanging ten feet in air. They ran down the track in the rain, knowing the 7:50 express from Jersey City was... Read MORE...
Edwardsville Intelligencer - Edwardsville, Illinois - May 4, 1933
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1933 - Orphan Boys Prevent Wreck of Train Carrying 500 Persons.
Passaic, N. J., May 4. - Quick work of six boys from the Passic Orphan Asylum was credited today with averting a wreck of an Erie Railroad express train carrying 500 commuter passengers.
The boys, watching from the asylum windows during a heavy cloudburst last night, saw that the rush of water had carried away ballast under the tracks and left about 50 feet of tracks and ties hanging ten feet in air. They ran down the track in the rain, knowing the 7:50 express from Jersey City was... Read MORE...
Edwardsville Intelligencer - Edwardsville, Illinois - May 4, 1933
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Cream of Potato Soup - Pare three good-sized potatoes; cover them in boiling water; boil five minutes, drain and trhow away the water. Cover them with one pint of boiling water, add a slice of onion, a bit of celery cut into small pieces, or...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Home Journal, June 1898
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Ga., May 3. - (Special) - A mysterious fire in the Arlington hotel at Marietta and Cone streets at 1 o'clock this morning as a result of which a white man, Walter Campbell, was overcome by smoke and taken to the Grady Hospital has resulted in an investigation by the detective force. After the flames had been extinguished and the fire department had been gone for an hour and a half, the fire broke out in a new place in the hotel and the department was called again. Two weeks ago there... Read MORE...
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun - Columbus, Georgia - May 4, 1907
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1907 - FREQUENT FIRES IN AN ATLANTA HOTEL
Atlanta, Ga., May 3. - (Special) - A mysterious fire in the Arlington hotel at Marietta and Cone streets at 1 o'clock this morning as a result of which a white man, Walter Campbell, was overcome by smoke and taken to the Grady Hospital has resulted in an investigation by the detective force. After the flames had been extinguished and the fire department had been gone for an hour and a half, the fire broke out in a new place in the hotel and the department was called again. Two weeks ago there... Read MORE...
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun - Columbus, Georgia - May 4, 1907
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Easthampton, Mass.
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November 1898
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Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Jacksonville, Fla., May 3, 1901
Acres of Smoldering Ruins Mark the Site of Metropolis of Florida -
TEN THOUSAND PERSONS LEFT WITHOUT SHELTER
Mayor Bowden Estimates That at Least That Many Have Been Made Homeless
IT IS FEARED MANY PERISHED IN AWFUL CONFLAGRATION
Property Loss Estimated at $15,000,000 - Hotels, Schools, Residences, Churches and Business Houses Were Swept Away. Jacksonville, Fla. May 4--1 a.m.-- The most disastrous fire in the history of this city began yesterday... Read MORE...
The Atlanta Constitution - Atlanta, Georgia - May 4, 1901
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1901 - One hundred and forty-eight city blocks laid waste. LOSS $15,000,000. BILLOWS OF FLAME SWEEP JACKSONVILLE, LEAVING ASHES AND DEATH IN THEIR WAKE.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 3, 1901
Acres of Smoldering Ruins Mark the Site of Metropolis of Florida -
TEN THOUSAND PERSONS LEFT WITHOUT SHELTER
Mayor Bowden Estimates That at Least That Many Have Been Made Homeless
IT IS FEARED MANY PERISHED IN AWFUL CONFLAGRATION
Property Loss Estimated at $15,000,000 - Hotels, Schools, Residences, Churches and Business Houses Were Swept Away. Jacksonville, Fla. May 4--1 a.m.-- The most disastrous fire in the history of this city began yesterday... Read MORE...
The Atlanta Constitution - Atlanta, Georgia - May 4, 1901
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Acton, Massachusetts, USA (Nagog Woods) (South Acton)
ACTON, Mass., May 3. - Three of the buildings belonging to the plant of the American Powder Company, near the boundary line of Acton and Concord, were blown up shortly after 9 o'clock this forenoon. Five of the employes[sic] were killed. The names of the dead:
ESTY, ALBERT, fifty years old; leaves a wife and six children.
ESTY, CHARLES, forty years old.
MORTON, NELSON, fifty-five years old; leaves a wife and four children.
O'NEIL, JR., CHARLES, single; lived in Maynard.
WINSLOW, FRED,... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 4, 1895
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1895 - FIVE DEAD IN POWDER MILL RUINS Three Buildings of the American Powder Company's Plant Near Concord, Mass., Blown to Pieces.
ACTON, Mass., May 3. - Three of the buildings belonging to the plant of the American Powder Company, near the boundary line of Acton and Concord, were blown up shortly after 9 o'clock this forenoon. Five of the employes[sic] were killed. The names of the dead:
ESTY, ALBERT, fifty years old; leaves a wife and six children.
ESTY, CHARLES, forty years old.
MORTON, NELSON, fifty-five years old; leaves a wife and four children.
O'NEIL, JR., CHARLES, single; lived in Maynard.
WINSLOW, FRED,... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 4, 1895
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
Do not make any display of affection for even your dearest friend; kissing in public, or embracing, are in bad taste. Walking with arms encircling waists, or such demonstrative tokens of love, are marks of low...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
Summit, New Jersey, USA
Silk Workers at Summit, N. J., Refuse to Let Non-Union Men Stay.
Special to The New York Times
SUMMIT, N.J., May 3. - Following the decision of the striking weavers to refuse to accept the proposed terms of settlement offered by the Summit Silk Company officials, Sheriff George C. Otto doubled the force of Deputies that had been on guard at the silk mills since the beginning of the labor troubles here, more than a month ago. The angry attitude of the strikers has been aggravated by the... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 4, 1915
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1915 - Strikers Reject Offer
Silk Workers at Summit, N. J., Refuse to Let Non-Union Men Stay.
Special to The New York Times
SUMMIT, N.J., May 3. - Following the decision of the striking weavers to refuse to accept the proposed terms of settlement offered by the Summit Silk Company officials, Sheriff George C. Otto doubled the force of Deputies that had been on guard at the silk mills since the beginning of the labor troubles here, more than a month ago. The angry attitude of the strikers has been aggravated by the... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 4, 1915
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Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., May 3 — Five persons were trapped and burned to death this afternoon in a fire which destroyed a three-story building at 411 Main Street. Starting in a rear stairway from kerosene or gasoline ignited by children at play, the flames swept through the structure with such rapidity that the victims could not be reached by firemen and could not escape to the street.
The dead are C. Edward Seifts, 34; his wife, Mary Decker Seifts, about 30; their two children, Rosemary, 1, and ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 4, 1935
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1935 - Swift Fire Kills 5 in Poughkeepsie Building; 3 Boys Confess Setting It While Playing
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., May 3 — Five persons were trapped and burned to death this afternoon in a fire which destroyed a three-story building at 411 Main Street. Starting in a rear stairway from kerosene or gasoline ignited by children at play, the flames swept through the structure with such rapidity that the victims could not be reached by firemen and could not escape to the street.
The dead are C. Edward Seifts, 34; his wife, Mary Decker Seifts, about 30; their two children, Rosemary, 1, and ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 4, 1935
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Gouverneur, New York, USA
SIX MEN KILLED AND OTHERS INJURED NEAR GOUVERNEUR, N. Y.
GOUVERNEUR, N. Y., May 3. - At 11:30 o'clock this morning a terrible explosion occurred in the boiler room of the Whitney Marble Company's works about a mile from this village. The boiler room is in the saw-mill, and it contained two boilers of fifty-horse power each. The boilers had been out of repair since Wednesday, and Oliver Dashneau and Joseph Olive, of Watertown, had been sent on to fix them. Their work was nearly completed, and ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 4, 1884
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1884 - TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION.
SIX MEN KILLED AND OTHERS INJURED NEAR GOUVERNEUR, N. Y.
GOUVERNEUR, N. Y., May 3. - At 11:30 o'clock this morning a terrible explosion occurred in the boiler room of the Whitney Marble Company's works about a mile from this village. The boiler room is in the saw-mill, and it contained two boilers of fifty-horse power each. The boilers had been out of repair since Wednesday, and Oliver Dashneau and Joseph Olive, of Watertown, had been sent on to fix them. Their work was nearly completed, and ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 4, 1884
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1970 Kent State shootings - May 4 - Kent, Ohio
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1872 May 4 - The magazine Popular Science is first published in the U.S.
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1922 May 4 - Austin, TX, was hit twice by tornadoes which struck within thirty minutes of each other. Twelve persons were killed in the tornadoes.
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May 4, 1922
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1872 May 4 - The magazine Popular Science is first published in the U.S.
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1922 May 4 - Austin, TX, was hit twice by tornadoes which struck within thirty minutes of each other. Twelve persons were killed in the tornadoes.
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May 4, 1922
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1886 May 4, 1886: Haymarket Affair, Chicago, Illinois
A general strike begins in the United States, which escalates into the Haymarket Riot and eventually wins the eight-hour day for workers.
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May 4, 1886
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1904 ENDANGERS THOUSANDS - Mill Proprietors at Fall River, Mass., May Decide to Close their Mills - 40,000 Employees
Fall River, Mass., May 3. - Reports from many of the corporations which have been shutting down their cotton mills two days each week indicate that the curtailment of the past month has been largely disappointing in its results. Some of the manufacturers favor a complete shutdown of all the mills here unless relieve is shortly forthcoming from purchasers. The operatives are showing symptoms of uneasiness. A shutdown will not be considered, however, until the present plan has been tried out...
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Eau Claire Wisconsin Leader
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
May 4, 1904
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1911 Joseph Nash was put to death in the electric chair at Auburn, New York, yesterday for murdering his son-in-law. Nash was a prominent citizen of Waterloo, N. Y.
The Caucasian
Clinton, North Carolina
May 4, 1911
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A general strike begins in the United States, which escalates into the Haymarket Riot and eventually wins the eight-hour day for workers.
The Old Farmer's Almanac www.almanac.com
May 4, 1886
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1904 ENDANGERS THOUSANDS - Mill Proprietors at Fall River, Mass., May Decide to Close their Mills - 40,000 Employees
Fall River, Mass., May 3. - Reports from many of the corporations which have been shutting down their cotton mills two days each week indicate that the curtailment of the past month has been largely disappointing in its results. Some of the manufacturers favor a complete shutdown of all the mills here unless relieve is shortly forthcoming from purchasers. The operatives are showing symptoms of uneasiness. A shutdown will not be considered, however, until the present plan has been tried out...
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Eau Claire Wisconsin Leader
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
May 4, 1904
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1911 Joseph Nash was put to death in the electric chair at Auburn, New York, yesterday for murdering his son-in-law. Nash was a prominent citizen of Waterloo, N. Y.
The Caucasian
Clinton, North Carolina
May 4, 1911
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1979 May 4 - Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female prime minister of Great Britain
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1903 Injured in Ball Game
Andrew Pettingill 17 years old, and a member of the senior class of the Newburyport High school, was seriously injured in a ball game at the local grounds Saturday. Young Pettingill was at the bat when he was struck on the side of the head by a swiftly pitched ball. At first he did feel any bad effects but shortly afterward he became unconscious, and a physician who was summoned ordered his removal to the hospital. His condition is reported as critical.
Daily Kennebec Journal
Augusta, Maine
May 4, 1903
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1885 Blowing Up an Ice Bridge
Quebec, Ont., May 4. - The attempt to blow up the Cap Rouge ice bridge with 300 pounds of powder was unsuccessful. Another attempt will be made to day.
New Haven Register
New Haven, Connecticut
May 4, 1885
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1903 Injured in Ball Game
Andrew Pettingill 17 years old, and a member of the senior class of the Newburyport High school, was seriously injured in a ball game at the local grounds Saturday. Young Pettingill was at the bat when he was struck on the side of the head by a swiftly pitched ball. At first he did feel any bad effects but shortly afterward he became unconscious, and a physician who was summoned ordered his removal to the hospital. His condition is reported as critical.
Daily Kennebec Journal
Augusta, Maine
May 4, 1903
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1885 Blowing Up an Ice Bridge
Quebec, Ont., May 4. - The attempt to blow up the Cap Rouge ice bridge with 300 pounds of powder was unsuccessful. Another attempt will be made to day.
New Haven Register
New Haven, Connecticut
May 4, 1885
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1882 Within five and a half miles of Syracuse, New York, is an Indian reservation comprising 5,950 acres of the best land in the state.
Here the Onondagas live and keep up their traditions. They will not work and by the treaty by which they hold the land, they cannot sell it. The sight of the fertile but idle acres has set the New York statesmen to work to devise some method of kicking the Indians out.
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Dallas Weekly Herald
Dallas, Texas
May 4, 1882
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Here the Onondagas live and keep up their traditions. They will not work and by the treaty by which they hold the land, they cannot sell it. The sight of the fertile but idle acres has set the New York statesmen to work to devise some method of kicking the Indians out.
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Dallas Weekly Herald
Dallas, Texas
May 4, 1882
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America - Did you know?
1839 - Apples and Apple Cider in New EnglandApple trees have been cultivated and apple cider produced in New England from early Colonial days, when the region's first apple orchards were planted. The American folk hero "Johnny Appleseed" (John...Read MORE...
Hayward's New England Gazetteer of 1839
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September 1898
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