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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated September 12, 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 September 12 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Bennington, Vermont, USA (North Bennington)
Bennington, Sept. 9. - In a head-on collision a mile north of the railway station, two persons were killed and nearly a score injured, one fatally. The accident occurred when a passenger train on the Rutland railroad from Troy ran into a southbound milk train. Both locomotives were wrecked and two cars of the passenger train were telescoped.
The milk train was an hour late. It had the right of way and was running at a good speed. The passenger train, having just left the station here, had ... Read MORE...
St. Albans Messenger - St. Albans, Vermont - September 12, 1912
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1912 - BAD WRECK ON RUTLAND. Three Are Dead and Eleven Are Injured Near Bennington.
Bennington, Sept. 9. - In a head-on collision a mile north of the railway station, two persons were killed and nearly a score injured, one fatally. The accident occurred when a passenger train on the Rutland railroad from Troy ran into a southbound milk train. Both locomotives were wrecked and two cars of the passenger train were telescoped.
The milk train was an hour late. It had the right of way and was running at a good speed. The passenger train, having just left the station here, had ... Read MORE...
St. Albans Messenger - St. Albans, Vermont - September 12, 1912
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Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Latest Particulars of the Death of Charlie Howell
Charlie Norvell was a young man between 17 and 18 years of age. He was a farmer and trader and lived with his father, one brother and three sisters one mile southwest of town.
Yesterday Charlie was sitting on his horse near the court house fence on the square here during a thunderstorm, when a flash of lightning instantly killed him and his horse.
The young man never drew a breath after he was stricken, and the horse scarcely moved a... Read MORE...
Fort Worth Morning Register - Fort Worth, Texas - September 12, 1897
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1897 - THE WORK OF LIGHTNING
Latest Particulars of the Death of Charlie Howell
Charlie Norvell was a young man between 17 and 18 years of age. He was a farmer and trader and lived with his father, one brother and three sisters one mile southwest of town.
Yesterday Charlie was sitting on his horse near the court house fence on the square here during a thunderstorm, when a flash of lightning instantly killed him and his horse.
The young man never drew a breath after he was stricken, and the horse scarcely moved a... Read MORE...
Fort Worth Morning Register - Fort Worth, Texas - September 12, 1897
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Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - At least 14 persons, two of them women, died Monday in an early morning fire that destroyed the two-story, 33-room Lane Hotel on the edge of Anchorage's main business district.
Anchorage police said 14 bodies, some of them burned beyond recognition, were recovered from the ruins of the frame building at Fourth Avenue and C street.
The fire started at 1:17 a.m., Alaska Standard Time, during a cold, driving rain and flames quickly swept through the building, burst... Read MORE...
Daily Sitka Sentinel - Sitka, Alaska - September 12, 1966
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1966 - AT LEAST 14 DEAD AFTER HOTEL FIRE AT ANCHORAGE. BOILER ROOM EXPLOSION SUSPECTED.
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - At least 14 persons, two of them women, died Monday in an early morning fire that destroyed the two-story, 33-room Lane Hotel on the edge of Anchorage's main business district.
Anchorage police said 14 bodies, some of them burned beyond recognition, were recovered from the ruins of the frame building at Fourth Avenue and C street.
The fire started at 1:17 a.m., Alaska Standard Time, during a cold, driving rain and flames quickly swept through the building, burst... Read MORE...
Daily Sitka Sentinel - Sitka, Alaska - September 12, 1966
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Feather Cake One cup of sugar, one tablespoonful of butter, one egg, one cup of sweet milk, two cups of flour, one teaspoonful of cream-tartar, one-half as much soda.
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1868 One J. H. Mower, of Tonawanda, New York, claims to have discovered a new method of sub-aqueous communication, by which he can converse with persons at a distance without cable or other conductor than the water.
He proposes to establish communication between America and Spain within three months at an expense of not more than $10,000. Electricians discredit the statement.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
September 12, 1868
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1895 Train Accident
Frank Roney, brakeman on the Toledo and Ohio Central Association railroad, while coupling freight cars on the grade at Marietta, fell under the wheels and lost a foot and had the other badly crushed.
The Salem Daily News
Salem, Ohio
September 12, 1895
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1949 Vacation Continues
Morton (AP)- Students at Randle, in Eastern Lewis County, were still on vacation after destruction of their school by fire last week. Utilization of the Packwood grade school and vacant buildings in Randle was under considerations by the school board, but no decision had been reached. A proposal to secure war surplus Quonset huts was rejected as too expensive.
Walla Walla Union Bulletin
Walla Walla, Washington
September 12, 1949
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He proposes to establish communication between America and Spain within three months at an expense of not more than $10,000. Electricians discredit the statement.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
September 12, 1868
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1895 Train Accident
Frank Roney, brakeman on the Toledo and Ohio Central Association railroad, while coupling freight cars on the grade at Marietta, fell under the wheels and lost a foot and had the other badly crushed.
The Salem Daily News
Salem, Ohio
September 12, 1895
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1949 Vacation Continues
Morton (AP)- Students at Randle, in Eastern Lewis County, were still on vacation after destruction of their school by fire last week. Utilization of the Packwood grade school and vacant buildings in Randle was under considerations by the school board, but no decision had been reached. A proposal to secure war surplus Quonset huts was rejected as too expensive.
Walla Walla Union Bulletin
Walla Walla, Washington
September 12, 1949
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1875 HEAVY LOSSES.
Rutland, Vt., Sept. 11. - A fire in the Middlebury Paper Company's mill at Middlebury, Vt., destroyed last night the paper mill buildings, of the Middlebury Manufacturing Co., and 29 business houses, two halls, six dwelling houses with the highway bridge. Total loss estimated at $100,000, insurance $82,000.
Sedalia Daily Democrat
Sedalia, Missouri
September 12, 1875
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Rutland, Vt., Sept. 11. - A fire in the Middlebury Paper Company's mill at Middlebury, Vt., destroyed last night the paper mill buildings, of the Middlebury Manufacturing Co., and 29 business houses, two halls, six dwelling houses with the highway bridge. Total loss estimated at $100,000, insurance $82,000.
Sedalia Daily Democrat
Sedalia, Missouri
September 12, 1875
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America - Did you know?
Ford Motor Company paid auto workers $5 per day in 1914.
Quebec - Did you know?
Saint-Jean-Vianney was originally created as a parish municipality in 1935, and became a village on December 29, 1951. By 1971, the village had a population of 1,266. On May 4, 1971, the village ceased to exist after half the town was pushed into a...Read MORE...wikipedia
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Skinner School
Once a teacher training school named after Harmonous Welch, the Skinner School opened as a normal school in 1893. It then became an elementary school. It was closed in the mid-1970s. wikipedia
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