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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated November 14, 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 November 14 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov. 13. - Six persons are dead and twenty-six injured, four of whom, it is thought will die as the result of a street car on the Kalamazoo City Lines of the Michigan United Railways company being run down last night by a fast westbound express train on the Michigan Central Railroad. All of the dead and injured were passengers on the street car.
The dead:
WARD ABBOTT, twenty-five years old, married; both legs cut off.
WILLIAM F. SCHAFFER, forty-five years old, single.... Read MORE...
Nebraska State Journal - Lincoln, Nebraska - November 14, 1910
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1910 - SIX PERSONS DEAD. TWENTY-SIX INJURED IN ACCIDENT AT KALAMAZOO. FAST TRAIN CRASHED INTO A LOADED STREET CAR. CONDUCTOR SIGNALED CAR AHEAD AT THE CROSSING AND ENGINE HIT IS SQUARELY - MANY BADLY MANGLED.
Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov. 13. - Six persons are dead and twenty-six injured, four of whom, it is thought will die as the result of a street car on the Kalamazoo City Lines of the Michigan United Railways company being run down last night by a fast westbound express train on the Michigan Central Railroad. All of the dead and injured were passengers on the street car.
The dead:
WARD ABBOTT, twenty-five years old, married; both legs cut off.
WILLIAM F. SCHAFFER, forty-five years old, single.... Read MORE...
Nebraska State Journal - Lincoln, Nebraska - November 14, 1910
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Potato snow (1892)
Prepare the potatoes and let stand for several hours in cold water. Cook in boiling salted water until tender. Drain well and press through a colander into a deep dish. Let them lie as they fall. Put in the baker until very...Read MORE...
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Des Moines - FRANK MERRIAM, aged 25, and E. R. CAMPBELL, aged 22, were asphyxiated by illuminating gas in their room at 1435 West Locust Street. The double tragedy, from all appearances, was accidental. The gas jet, which worked very loosely, had been left partly open, apparently in the act of turning it off carelessly.
The room occupied by CAMPBELL and MERRIAM was fifteen by twelve feet in dimensions. It was a front room with windows on two sides, but all the windows were closed. The young... Read MORE...
Anita Republican - Iowa - November 14, 1906
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1906 - TWO ASPHYXIATED. YOUNG MEN OF DES MOINES ARE VICTIMS OF GAS.
Des Moines - FRANK MERRIAM, aged 25, and E. R. CAMPBELL, aged 22, were asphyxiated by illuminating gas in their room at 1435 West Locust Street. The double tragedy, from all appearances, was accidental. The gas jet, which worked very loosely, had been left partly open, apparently in the act of turning it off carelessly.
The room occupied by CAMPBELL and MERRIAM was fifteen by twelve feet in dimensions. It was a front room with windows on two sides, but all the windows were closed. The young... Read MORE...
Anita Republican - Iowa - November 14, 1906
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Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
Three Men Killed and Several Others Injured in a Wreck.
A frightful wreck occurred on the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad, at seven o'clock a few nights ago, at a point in Pennsylvania between Carbondale and Mayfield.
An engine, while trying to make a switch, crashed into a passenger train going in an opposite direction at full speed.
The engineers and firemen escaped by jumping, but were slightly injured.
CHARLES FINNEGAN, of Carbondale, a man named BURKE, of Jermyn, and... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - November 14, 1890
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1890 - FATAL CRASH AT A SWITCH
Three Men Killed and Several Others Injured in a Wreck.
A frightful wreck occurred on the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad, at seven o'clock a few nights ago, at a point in Pennsylvania between Carbondale and Mayfield.
An engine, while trying to make a switch, crashed into a passenger train going in an opposite direction at full speed.
The engineers and firemen escaped by jumping, but were slightly injured.
CHARLES FINNEGAN, of Carbondale, a man named BURKE, of Jermyn, and... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - November 14, 1890
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1894 Attempt to Wreck a Train
MALONE, N.Y., Nov. 14. - Facts have just come to light which show that an attempt was made to wreck a train on the Central Vermont railroad bewteen Chateauguay and Churubusco recently. A large number of ties were piled across the rails at one of the worst places possible for a wreck to occur. An engine smashed into the obstruction, but did not leave the rails, although it was badly damaged.
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1922 November 14 – The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) begins radio service in the United Kingdom, broadcasting from station 2LO in London.
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1851 November 14 – Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick; or The Whale is published in the U.S. by Harper & Brothers, New York, after being first published on October 18 in London by Richard Bentley, in 3 volumes as The Whale.
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MALONE, N.Y., Nov. 14. - Facts have just come to light which show that an attempt was made to wreck a train on the Central Vermont railroad bewteen Chateauguay and Churubusco recently. A large number of ties were piled across the rails at one of the worst places possible for a wreck to occur. An engine smashed into the obstruction, but did not leave the rails, although it was badly damaged.
Buffalo Evening News
Buffalo, New York
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1922 November 14 – The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) begins radio service in the United Kingdom, broadcasting from station 2LO in London.
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1851 November 14 – Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick; or The Whale is published in the U.S. by Harper & Brothers, New York, after being first published on October 18 in London by Richard Bentley, in 3 volumes as The Whale.
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1900 Warning Notice
Prescott, Ariz., Oct. 29, 1900. I Elizabeth Barrington do hereby protest against any person or persons cutting lumber or wood of any kind from said ranch located on Groom creek and owned by said Elizabeth Barrington. I also forbid any person taking any lumber from house or building or anything from said ranch. I also forbid any person opening any gate or driving or making public roads or taking down or damaging fences on said ranch. ELIZABETH BARRINGTON
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1868 - 4-Year Old Saves Brother
A little four-year old girl, in Sudbury, Mass., saved the life of her brother, who had fallen into a cistern of water, by holding his head above the water until assistance arrived.
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1910 November 14 - 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Va
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Prescott, Ariz., Oct. 29, 1900. I Elizabeth Barrington do hereby protest against any person or persons cutting lumber or wood of any kind from said ranch located on Groom creek and owned by said Elizabeth Barrington. I also forbid any person taking any lumber from house or building or anything from said ranch. I also forbid any person opening any gate or driving or making public roads or taking down or damaging fences on said ranch. ELIZABETH BARRINGTON
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Prescott, Arizona
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1868 - 4-Year Old Saves Brother
A little four-year old girl, in Sudbury, Mass., saved the life of her brother, who had fallen into a cistern of water, by holding his head above the water until assistance arrived.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1910 November 14 - 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Va
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America - Did you know?
Ford Motor Company paid auto workers $5 per day in 1914.
Quebec - Did you know?
The seigneur was endowed with his rank and estate to the sole end that he should become an active agent in making the colony grow. He was expected to live on his land, to level the forest, to clear fields, and to make two blades of grass grow where...Read MORE...The Seigneurs of Old Canada: A Chronicle of New-World Feudalism [Vol. 5 of "The Chronicles of Canada"] by William Bennett Munro; Toronto: Glasgow, Brook & Company, 1922
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