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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated September 13, 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 13 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Oxford, Mass., Sept. 13 (AP) - Six persons were killed and 13 others injured, several seriously, today when a New York-Houston bus and a truck-trailer collided almost head-on on a rain-swept highway.
The impact was heard a quarter-mile away by a restaurant proprietor who notified state police and a doctor.
The bus overturned and blocked the highway. Fuel tanks of both vehicles burst but the gasoline did not catch fire.
It took firemen two hours to extricate the dead and injured from... Read MORE...
Northwest Arkansas Times - Fayetteville, Arkansas - September 13, 1938
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1938 - SIX PERSONS DIE IN WRECK OF BUS-TRUCK. THIRTEEN OTHERS INJURED EARLY TODAY NEAR OXFORD, MASS.
Oxford, Mass., Sept. 13 (AP) - Six persons were killed and 13 others injured, several seriously, today when a New York-Houston bus and a truck-trailer collided almost head-on on a rain-swept highway.
The impact was heard a quarter-mile away by a restaurant proprietor who notified state police and a doctor.
The bus overturned and blocked the highway. Fuel tanks of both vehicles burst but the gasoline did not catch fire.
It took firemen two hours to extricate the dead and injured from... Read MORE...
Northwest Arkansas Times - Fayetteville, Arkansas - September 13, 1938
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Racine, Wisconsin, USA
CHAINED TO CENTREBOARD
Husband, Whose First Wife Way Elizabeth Flynn, Sought Thus to Save Her.
Special to the New York Times.
CHICAGO, Sept. 12. - A thrilling story of having clung to his overturned motor boat six miles out in Lake Michigan off Racine, Wis., for eighteen hours and seeing his bride of six weeks, whom he at chained to the centreboard, washed off by the waves after an eight-hour struggle, was told tonight by John A. Jones, a landscape artist, following his rescue. His... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - September 13, 1920
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1920 - ARTIST LOSES BRIDE IN STORM ON LAKE. Former Anna Mitchell, Painter, of this City, Washed from Motor Boat Off Racine.
CHAINED TO CENTREBOARD
Husband, Whose First Wife Way Elizabeth Flynn, Sought Thus to Save Her.
Special to the New York Times.
CHICAGO, Sept. 12. - A thrilling story of having clung to his overturned motor boat six miles out in Lake Michigan off Racine, Wis., for eighteen hours and seeing his bride of six weeks, whom he at chained to the centreboard, washed off by the waves after an eight-hour struggle, was told tonight by John A. Jones, a landscape artist, following his rescue. His... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - September 13, 1920
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Alamonde Beef
Take a round of beef, and stuff it with half pound pork, half pound butter, the soft of half a loaf of wheat bread, boil four eggs very hard, chop them up; and sweet marjoram, sage, parsley, summersavory, and one ounce cloves...Read MORE...
Amelia Simmons’ American Cookery, 1814
Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA (Point Judith)
Narragansett Pier, R. I., Sept. 12. - The Summer season here came to a sudden and disastrous end this afternoon through the complete destruction by fire of the great Rockingham Hotel, Sherry's beautiful and famous Casino, the Hazard block, the Knights of Pythias Hall, and a score of smaller buildings.
While the terrific gale undoubtedly aided the spread of the flames to a considerable extent it is probable that had the wind been in the opposite direction there would have been little left of... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - September 13, 1900
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1900 - FIRE AT NARRAGANSETT. ROCKINGHAM HOTEL, THE CASINO, AND HAZARD BLOCK IN RUINS - LOSS $350,000.
Narragansett Pier, R. I., Sept. 12. - The Summer season here came to a sudden and disastrous end this afternoon through the complete destruction by fire of the great Rockingham Hotel, Sherry's beautiful and famous Casino, the Hazard block, the Knights of Pythias Hall, and a score of smaller buildings.
While the terrific gale undoubtedly aided the spread of the flames to a considerable extent it is probable that had the wind been in the opposite direction there would have been little left of... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - September 13, 1900
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St Paul, Minnesota, USA
St. Paul, Minn. - In the presence of thousands of visitors at the state fair at St. Paul, Minn., Thursday. MR. and MRS. SEVENTHAL, of Eau Claire, Wis., fell from the upper car of a Ferris wheel to the ground, a distance of nearly 100 feet.
MRS. SEVENTHAL was instantly killed and her husband was so badly injured that he died shortly afterward.
The accident created a scene bordering on a panic.
The car was descending and the seat in which they were seated broke, precipitating them to the ... Read MORE...
Sioux County Herald - Orange City, Iowa - September 13, 1905
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1905 - FELL FROM A "FERRIS" WHEEL. WOMAN INSTANTLY KILLED AND HUSBAND SOON DIED IN ST. PAUL.
St. Paul, Minn. - In the presence of thousands of visitors at the state fair at St. Paul, Minn., Thursday. MR. and MRS. SEVENTHAL, of Eau Claire, Wis., fell from the upper car of a Ferris wheel to the ground, a distance of nearly 100 feet.
MRS. SEVENTHAL was instantly killed and her husband was so badly injured that he died shortly afterward.
The accident created a scene bordering on a panic.
The car was descending and the seat in which they were seated broke, precipitating them to the ... Read MORE...
Sioux County Herald - Orange City, Iowa - September 13, 1905
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Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)
Charlton, Sept. 13 (INS) - Head-on collision between a bus bound from New York to Boston, and a big trailer truck brought death today to seven persons and sent 14 to the hospital, four injured critically.
The collision was so violent the motor of the truck was ripped out, both front wheels were torn off at the hubs and the front axle stripped from the chassis. The trailer was overturned. The right side of the bus was demolished.
The dead were:
ALBERT ROSCOE, 62, and MRS. BLANCHE ROSCOE,... Read MORE...
Lowell Sun - Lowell, Massachusetts - September 13, 1938
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1938 - SEVEN KILLED AT CHARLTON AS BUS AND TRUCK COLLIDE. TWO OF MANY INJURED IN PASSENGER VEHICLE MAY DIE - MACHINES, ONE HAULING STEAMSHOVEL, MEET HEAD-ON.
Charlton, Sept. 13 (INS) - Head-on collision between a bus bound from New York to Boston, and a big trailer truck brought death today to seven persons and sent 14 to the hospital, four injured critically.
The collision was so violent the motor of the truck was ripped out, both front wheels were torn off at the hubs and the front axle stripped from the chassis. The trailer was overturned. The right side of the bus was demolished.
The dead were:
ALBERT ROSCOE, 62, and MRS. BLANCHE ROSCOE,... Read MORE...
Lowell Sun - Lowell, Massachusetts - September 13, 1938
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
Avoid making any noise in eating, even if each meal is eaten in solitary state. It is a disgusting habit, and one not easily cured if once contracted, to make any noise with the lips when...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
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
Benning W. De La Mater
Wednesday, September 13 PITTSFIELD - A blaze that drew dozens of firefighters and nearly 100 spectators to an abandoned house on Columbus Avenue burned into the night yesterday.
Officials say foul play may be to blame.
Calls of a fully involved structure fire at 363 Columbus Ave. flooded into the city's dispatch center shortly after 9:30 p.m.
When firefighters arrived, they entered the rickety-looking home believing that children may have been inside, said Chief ... Read MORE...
The Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield, Massachusetts - September 13, 2006
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006 - Condemned property burns
Benning W. De La Mater
Wednesday, September 13 PITTSFIELD - A blaze that drew dozens of firefighters and nearly 100 spectators to an abandoned house on Columbus Avenue burned into the night yesterday.
Officials say foul play may be to blame.
Calls of a fully involved structure fire at 363 Columbus Ave. flooded into the city's dispatch center shortly after 9:30 p.m.
When firefighters arrived, they entered the rickety-looking home believing that children may have been inside, said Chief ... Read MORE...
The Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield, Massachusetts - September 13, 2006
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1921 September 13 – White Castle hamburger restaurant opens in Wichita, Kansas, the foundation of the world's first fast food chain.
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September 13, 1921
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1861 September 13 - 1st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" off Pensacola, Fla
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September 13, 1861
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1884 THE WATERS RECEDING. WORK OF THE GREAT FLOOD IN THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis., Sept. 12. - The terrible floods reached a climax last night, and the waters of the mad Chippewa River are slowly receding. There has been a fall of three and one-half feet since 10 o'clock last night. The entire Chippewa Valley presents a scene of devastation. From the northern limits of the city to the extreme southern part, wherever the ground is low, boats are moving about laden with household goods and furniture and people seeking places of safety. The east side of the...
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The New York Times
New York, New York
September 13, 1884
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September 13, 1921
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1861 September 13 - 1st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" off Pensacola, Fla
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September 13, 1861
Visit Pensacola, Florida, USA!
1884 THE WATERS RECEDING. WORK OF THE GREAT FLOOD IN THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis., Sept. 12. - The terrible floods reached a climax last night, and the waters of the mad Chippewa River are slowly receding. There has been a fall of three and one-half feet since 10 o'clock last night. The entire Chippewa Valley presents a scene of devastation. From the northern limits of the city to the extreme southern part, wherever the ground is low, boats are moving about laden with household goods and furniture and people seeking places of safety. The east side of the...
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The New York Times
New York, New York
September 13, 1884
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1890 Famous Tree Gone
Another famous tree has fallen before the woodmans axe. It was a huge chestnut, nine feet and four inches in diameter, and stood on the old Elder Winsor Farm, near Greenville, Rhode Island. Its trunk was hollow enough in 1842, during the Dorr rebellion, to contain the arms of the rebels, who hid them there after their defeat at Acote's Hill.
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Elkhart Daily Review
Elkhart, Indiana
September 13, 1890
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Another famous tree has fallen before the woodmans axe. It was a huge chestnut, nine feet and four inches in diameter, and stood on the old Elder Winsor Farm, near Greenville, Rhode Island. Its trunk was hollow enough in 1842, during the Dorr rebellion, to contain the arms of the rebels, who hid them there after their defeat at Acote's Hill.
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Elkhart Daily Review
Elkhart, Indiana
September 13, 1890
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America - Did you know?
When the laconic President Calvin Coolidge died, columnist Dorothy Parker wrote: "How could they tell?"
Quebec - Did you know?
During the 17th century, Irish inhabitants of France were sent to Quebec to help populate the area. Historians estimate that about 40% of the population in Quebec is of Irish descent.
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