Welcome to our blog, where we embark on a captivating journey through time, exploring the rich tapestry of history and genealogy.
In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated September 6, 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 6 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA (Housatonic)
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass., Sept. 5 - The most peculiar case of violent death which has occurred in Great Barrington in years was discovered yesterday when Charles Kellogg found lying at the rear entrance to T. R. Prindle's residence on Mahwaie street, the body of Seigfred Alder, 45, with a rifle bullet wound in his right breast. Kellogg at once informed Medical Examiner Small, who viewed the body and had it taken to Culvert's morgue where an autopsy was performed this morning. Where the shot came ... Read MORE...
Worcester Daily Spy - Worcester, Massachusetts - September 6, 1893
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1893 - MOST PECULIAR CASE. Stray Bullet Thought to Have Ended Life of Seigfred Alder.
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass., Sept. 5 - The most peculiar case of violent death which has occurred in Great Barrington in years was discovered yesterday when Charles Kellogg found lying at the rear entrance to T. R. Prindle's residence on Mahwaie street, the body of Seigfred Alder, 45, with a rifle bullet wound in his right breast. Kellogg at once informed Medical Examiner Small, who viewed the body and had it taken to Culvert's morgue where an autopsy was performed this morning. Where the shot came ... Read MORE...
Worcester Daily Spy - Worcester, Massachusetts - September 6, 1893
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Bangor Daily Whig and Courier
Bangor, Maine
June 24, 1892
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Arcadia, California, USA
ARCADIA, Sept. 5 - Failure of the engineer on the California limited's lead locomotive to obey speed orders was blamed today by Santa Fe officials for a wreck that killed four persons and injured scores in a derailment last night near the Santa Anita race track.
The death list was expected to increase since many persons were seriously hurt.
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A Santa Fe spokesman said that Engineer W. L. Lyons, 58, of San Bernardino, was not observing the 15-miles-an-hour speed limit... Read MORE...
San Diego Union - San Diego, California - September 6, 1945
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1945 - 4 Dead, Scores Hurt in Wreck
ARCADIA, Sept. 5 - Failure of the engineer on the California limited's lead locomotive to obey speed orders was blamed today by Santa Fe officials for a wreck that killed four persons and injured scores in a derailment last night near the Santa Anita race track.
The death list was expected to increase since many persons were seriously hurt.
ENGINE RAMS SWITCH
A Santa Fe spokesman said that Engineer W. L. Lyons, 58, of San Bernardino, was not observing the 15-miles-an-hour speed limit... Read MORE...
San Diego Union - San Diego, California - September 6, 1945
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Good Coffee - Put a sufficient quantity of coffee in the pot and pour boiling water on it; stir and place it on the fire. As soon as four or five bubbles have risen take it off the fire and pour out a teacupful and return it; set it down for...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., July 12, 1882
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Amesbury, Mass.
Kensington, New Hampshire, sketches and reminiscences by Mace, Ida M Published 1909
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Binghamton, New York, USA
FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY AND RAILROAD OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE FIRST ERIE WRECK CLAIMING LIVES IN YEARS - WOODRUFF DECLARES ENGINEER KING OF FREIGHT ADMITS KNOWING TRACK NOT CLEAR - WOODEN COACH SMASHED.
Binghamton, Sept. 6 (AP) - Fourteen persons were killed and more than 100 injured on the eastern outskirts of the city last night when a milk train crashed into the rear of Train 8, the "Atlantic Express," on the Erie Railroad, eastbound.
The passenger train had stopped because of a switching... Read MORE...
Salamanca Republican Press - Salamanca, New York - September 6, 1933
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1933 - 14 KILLED, 100 HURT AS ERIE MILK TRAIN SMASHES REAR OF TRAIN NO. 8 AT BINGHAMTON.
FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY AND RAILROAD OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE FIRST ERIE WRECK CLAIMING LIVES IN YEARS - WOODRUFF DECLARES ENGINEER KING OF FREIGHT ADMITS KNOWING TRACK NOT CLEAR - WOODEN COACH SMASHED.
Binghamton, Sept. 6 (AP) - Fourteen persons were killed and more than 100 injured on the eastern outskirts of the city last night when a milk train crashed into the rear of Train 8, the "Atlantic Express," on the Erie Railroad, eastbound.
The passenger train had stopped because of a switching... Read MORE...
Salamanca Republican Press - Salamanca, New York - September 6, 1933
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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
Canandaigua, New York, USA
Accident Happened on Steep Grade and Passengers Say the Car Was Going at a Rate of Fifty Miles an Hour.
Canandaigua, N. Y. - DR. GEORGE WALDRON, a venerable physician of Rochester, took three of his oldest women patients for a health-giving auto jaunt in the country. At the Fresh Hour Crossing, four miles from here, the machine was struck by an express trolley car of the Rochester and Easton Railway, and all four were instantly killed.
Another woman patient, who was to have joined the... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - September 6, 1907
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1907 - DOCTOR AND 3 WOMEN DIE IN AUTO CRASH. Motor Car, Driven by Rochester Physician, Hit by Trolley. COLLISION OCCURS AT CROSSING.
Accident Happened on Steep Grade and Passengers Say the Car Was Going at a Rate of Fifty Miles an Hour.
Canandaigua, N. Y. - DR. GEORGE WALDRON, a venerable physician of Rochester, took three of his oldest women patients for a health-giving auto jaunt in the country. At the Fresh Hour Crossing, four miles from here, the machine was struck by an express trolley car of the Rochester and Easton Railway, and all four were instantly killed.
Another woman patient, who was to have joined the... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - September 6, 1907
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1921 BIG FIRE AT WENTWORTH, N. H.
Wentworth, N. H., Sept. 6. -- Two stores and seven houses in the center of town were destroyed by a fire which started here early today. The fire threatened to spread to other buildings and help was summond from nearby towns. No one was reported injured. The cause of the fire, which started in the general store of H. R. PERO, has not been determined.
Lowell Sun
Lowell, Massachusetts
September 6, 1921
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1865 Train Wreck
A collision occurred on the Long Island Railroad, near Jamaica, between the two engines, General Grant and General Sherman, attached to their respective trains. The trains were badly wrecked, the engines capsized, and four or five persons killed and large numbers injured.
The Daily Phoenix
Columbia, South Carolina
September 6, 1865
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1881 September 6 - Forest fires in Michigan and Ontario resulted in 'Yellow Day' in the northeastern U.S.
Twenty villages in Michigan burned, and a total of 500 persons were killed. Fires caused 2.3 million dollars in losses near Lake Huron. Candles were needed at the noon hour.
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September 6, 1881
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Wentworth, N. H., Sept. 6. -- Two stores and seven houses in the center of town were destroyed by a fire which started here early today. The fire threatened to spread to other buildings and help was summond from nearby towns. No one was reported injured. The cause of the fire, which started in the general store of H. R. PERO, has not been determined.
Lowell Sun
Lowell, Massachusetts
September 6, 1921
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1865 Train Wreck
A collision occurred on the Long Island Railroad, near Jamaica, between the two engines, General Grant and General Sherman, attached to their respective trains. The trains were badly wrecked, the engines capsized, and four or five persons killed and large numbers injured.
The Daily Phoenix
Columbia, South Carolina
September 6, 1865
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1881 September 6 - Forest fires in Michigan and Ontario resulted in 'Yellow Day' in the northeastern U.S.
Twenty villages in Michigan burned, and a total of 500 persons were killed. Fires caused 2.3 million dollars in losses near Lake Huron. Candles were needed at the noon hour.
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September 6, 1881
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1884 Secretary of the Treasury, Chas J. Folger, died suddenly in Geneva, N. Y., on Thursday, in the 67th year of his age. He had been in ill-health for sometime.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
September 6, 1884
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1878 HOTEL FIRE.
The Grand Central Hotel in Omaha, the finest hotel between Chicago and San Francisco, was totally destroyed by fire on the 4th inst. Three persons were killed and eight seriously injured. The insurance will almost cover the loss.
The Marion Daily Star
Marion, Ohio
September 6, 1878
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1877 Cure for Opium Habit
A resident of Thompson, Connecticut, publishes a cure for the "opium habit" that seems very simple. It is done by tapering off - diminishing the dose every day, which can be done without suffering, until the desire for the narcotic is removed and the ill effects dissipated.
Alton Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
September 6, 1877
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St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
September 6, 1884
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1878 HOTEL FIRE.
The Grand Central Hotel in Omaha, the finest hotel between Chicago and San Francisco, was totally destroyed by fire on the 4th inst. Three persons were killed and eight seriously injured. The insurance will almost cover the loss.
The Marion Daily Star
Marion, Ohio
September 6, 1878
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1877 Cure for Opium Habit
A resident of Thompson, Connecticut, publishes a cure for the "opium habit" that seems very simple. It is done by tapering off - diminishing the dose every day, which can be done without suffering, until the desire for the narcotic is removed and the ill effects dissipated.
Alton Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
September 6, 1877
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1900 $50,000 Fire In Connecticut.
DANIELSON, Conn., Sept. 5.--A fire started in a barn in the rear of The Observer office, Railroad Square, Dayville, to-day, and destroyed The Observer building , the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company's freight house, four tenement dwellings, besides considerably damaging the Dayville Hotel and other buildings. The total loss is more than $50,000.
The New York Times
New York, New York
September 6, 1900
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DANIELSON, Conn., Sept. 5.--A fire started in a barn in the rear of The Observer office, Railroad Square, Dayville, to-day, and destroyed The Observer building , the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company's freight house, four tenement dwellings, besides considerably damaging the Dayville Hotel and other buildings. The total loss is more than $50,000.
The New York Times
New York, New York
September 6, 1900
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America - Did you know?
Boulder City, Nevada, is one of the few places left in the state where gambling is illegal. The government did not want workers on the Hoover Dam to gamble their money away.
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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