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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated November 17, 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 17 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
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Montgomery, Alabama, USA
House Owned by Gay Brothers, Valued at $5,000, Destroyed. It Was Occupied by Bernard Frank.
Three firemen overcome by heat and a handsome two-story residence owned by Charles and John Gay, occupied by Bernard Frank on South Lawrence Street, destroyed, is the result of a fire yesterday afternoon.
The injured firemen are Captain W. T. Jones of Hose Company No. 1, Captain E. J. Griffin and B. C. Lay. They were unconscious for several hours and are yet very weak from their experience. Captain ... Read MORE...
The Montgomery Advertiser - Montgomery, Alabama - November 17, 1901
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1901 - SWEEPING FLAMES. ONE RESIDENCE BURNED AND ENTIRE BLOCK THREATENED.
House Owned by Gay Brothers, Valued at $5,000, Destroyed. It Was Occupied by Bernard Frank.
Three firemen overcome by heat and a handsome two-story residence owned by Charles and John Gay, occupied by Bernard Frank on South Lawrence Street, destroyed, is the result of a fire yesterday afternoon.
The injured firemen are Captain W. T. Jones of Hose Company No. 1, Captain E. J. Griffin and B. C. Lay. They were unconscious for several hours and are yet very weak from their experience. Captain ... Read MORE...
The Montgomery Advertiser - Montgomery, Alabama - November 17, 1901
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Farmville, Virginia, USA
WING OF MAIN BUILDING COMPLETELY DESTROYED - NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED WOMEN-STUDENTS ROUTED FROM SLEEP -
ALL ESCAPED UNINJURED - FIREMEN CALLED FROM OTHER CITIES BUT WERE TURNED BACK WHEN FIRE WAS CONTROLLED.
(By The Associated Press.)
Farmville, Va., Nov. 17. - Between 450 and 500 women students at the State Normal School here were routed from their sleep early today by a fire which destroyed a wing of the main building with an estimated loss of $200,000. Of the 800 students enrolled at the... Read MORE...
The Bee - Danville, Virginia - November 17, 1923
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1923 - STATE NORMAL SCHOOL DAMAGED BY FIRE. FARMVILLE COLLEGE FOR GIRLS SUFFERS LOSS OF $200,000.
WING OF MAIN BUILDING COMPLETELY DESTROYED - NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED WOMEN-STUDENTS ROUTED FROM SLEEP -
ALL ESCAPED UNINJURED - FIREMEN CALLED FROM OTHER CITIES BUT WERE TURNED BACK WHEN FIRE WAS CONTROLLED.
(By The Associated Press.)
Farmville, Va., Nov. 17. - Between 450 and 500 women students at the State Normal School here were routed from their sleep early today by a fire which destroyed a wing of the main building with an estimated loss of $200,000. Of the 800 students enrolled at the... Read MORE...
The Bee - Danville, Virginia - November 17, 1923
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Rice Waffles - Beat together a pint of milk, the yolks of three eggs, two ounces of butter and half a teacup of thoroughly boiled rice, sprinkle a little salt and a half teaspoonful of soda into a pint of flour, and then sift it in. Beat...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., January 5, 1881
Babylon, New York, USA (Lindenhurst)
Lindenhurst, N.Y. (AP) - A twin-engine plane crashed in flames on take-off Saturday, plummeting into the front yard of a home where a child's birthday party was being held. All three men aboard the plane were killed.
Four persons on the ground were injured, one critically.
They were standing outside the STANLEY KATA residence when the plane clipped a corner of the frame house and plunged into the yard. Flaming gasoline set fire to the KATA house and three automobiles.
Inside the house... Read MORE...
Logansport Pharos - Tribune - Logansport, Indiana - November 17, 1963
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1963 - 3 DIE, 4 INJURED IN PLANE CRACKUP.
Lindenhurst, N.Y. (AP) - A twin-engine plane crashed in flames on take-off Saturday, plummeting into the front yard of a home where a child's birthday party was being held. All three men aboard the plane were killed.
Four persons on the ground were injured, one critically.
They were standing outside the STANLEY KATA residence when the plane clipped a corner of the frame house and plunged into the yard. Flaming gasoline set fire to the KATA house and three automobiles.
Inside the house... Read MORE...
Logansport Pharos - Tribune - Logansport, Indiana - November 17, 1963
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Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
Two Killed When Engine and Train Have a Collision.
FITCHBURG, Mass., Nov. 16. - One railroad employe[sic] was killed, another probably fatally injured, and six passengers slightly hurt when passenger train No. 2 from Rotterdam, N. Y., for Boston, over the Fitchburg Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad, ran into a light engine near the station here to-night.
Israel Sarkey, aged 30, an employe[sic] in the Boston & Maine machine shops, who was riding on the light engine, received wounds... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - November 17, 1912
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1912 - WRECK ON BOSTON & MAINE.
Two Killed When Engine and Train Have a Collision.
FITCHBURG, Mass., Nov. 16. - One railroad employe[sic] was killed, another probably fatally injured, and six passengers slightly hurt when passenger train No. 2 from Rotterdam, N. Y., for Boston, over the Fitchburg Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad, ran into a light engine near the station here to-night.
Israel Sarkey, aged 30, an employe[sic] in the Boston & Maine machine shops, who was riding on the light engine, received wounds... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - November 17, 1912
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1942 December 1 – Gasoline rationing begins in the United States.
License Numbers To Be on Coupons When individuals obtain their basic "A" gasoline rationing book, they must write their license number and states in which the automobile was registered on the back of each mileage ration coupon in ink, officials at the Denton County War Price and Ration Board said Tuesday. This will make the coupons valueless to anyone except the owner, and if the coupon book is lost or stolen, it can be more easily traced, it was explained.
Denton Record-Chronicle
Denton, Texas
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1888 Bad Bet
On the 9th Steve Brodie jumped from the Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) bridge in to the Hudson river, two hundred and twelve feet, and received injuries from which he may die. The leap was made for a wager of $500.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1917 SCHOOL FIRE.
Asheville, N. C. - Five children are dead, three missing and eight are seriously injured as the result of a fire today which started in the furnace room and destroyed the Catholic Hill school for colored children.
Waterloo Times Tribune
Iowa
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License Numbers To Be on Coupons When individuals obtain their basic "A" gasoline rationing book, they must write their license number and states in which the automobile was registered on the back of each mileage ration coupon in ink, officials at the Denton County War Price and Ration Board said Tuesday. This will make the coupons valueless to anyone except the owner, and if the coupon book is lost or stolen, it can be more easily traced, it was explained.
Denton Record-Chronicle
Denton, Texas
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1888 Bad Bet
On the 9th Steve Brodie jumped from the Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) bridge in to the Hudson river, two hundred and twelve feet, and received injuries from which he may die. The leap was made for a wager of $500.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1917 SCHOOL FIRE.
Asheville, N. C. - Five children are dead, three missing and eight are seriously injured as the result of a fire today which started in the furnace room and destroyed the Catholic Hill school for colored children.
Waterloo Times Tribune
Iowa
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The deadliest hurricane in the U.S. hit Galveston, Texas, on September 8, 1900. There is no exact count, but estimates are between 6,000 and 10,000 people were killed.
Quebec - Did you know?
In winter, most of Canada is covered by a thick layer of snow. In Quebec City, there is an average layer of snow on the ground for 140 days a year. During the peak of winter there is a pack of more than half a meter of snow. The first snow falls in...Read MORE...weleaf.nl
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