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 8, 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 8 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
1934 - September 8 – Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner S.S. Morro Castle kills 134 people.
On September 8, 1934, tragedy struck off the coast of New Jersey when the luxury passenger liner S.S. Morro Castle caught fire under mysterious circumstances. The ship, which was on its way from Havana, Cuba, to New York City, quickly became engulfed in flames, leading to a chaotic and devastating incident. The fire spread rapidly throughout the vessel, exacerbated by strong winds and the ship's highly flammable interiors.
Despite efforts to contain the blaze and evacuate passengers, the... Read MORE...
September 8, 1934
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Beef Olives.
Cut slices from a fat rump of beef six inches long and half an inch thick, beat them well with a pestle, make a forcemeat of bread crumbs, fat bacon chopped, parsley, a little onion, some shred suet, pounded mace, pepper and salt;...Read MORE...
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Batavia, New York, USA
Car Rolled Down Bank 300 Feet Two Women Carried With Wreckage.
Batavia, N. Y., Sept. 7 (A.P.) - Four Buffalo persons were killed shortly before one o'clock today when a west bound New York Central passenger train crashed into a light sedan at a grade crossing near Godfrey's Pond, five miles northeast of Batavia on the Byron Road. Three of the dead are women and one a man. All of the women were instantly killed.
The dead are:
CHARLES H. SIMPSON, a welder, 34, driver.
MRS. FLORA SIMPSON,... Read MORE...
Plattsburgh Sentinel - Plattsburgh, New York - September 8, 1925
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1925 - FOUR KILLED IN WRECK AT R. R. CROSSING. BUFFALO FAMILIES WERE ON WAY TO PICNIC. MORE IN CAR SURVIVE.
Car Rolled Down Bank 300 Feet Two Women Carried With Wreckage.
Batavia, N. Y., Sept. 7 (A.P.) - Four Buffalo persons were killed shortly before one o'clock today when a west bound New York Central passenger train crashed into a light sedan at a grade crossing near Godfrey's Pond, five miles northeast of Batavia on the Byron Road. Three of the dead are women and one a man. All of the women were instantly killed.
The dead are:
CHARLES H. SIMPSON, a welder, 34, driver.
MRS. FLORA SIMPSON,... Read MORE...
Plattsburgh Sentinel - Plattsburgh, New York - September 8, 1925
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
ANN ARBOR, Sept. 7. - This morning a freight train going west on the Central drawn by engine No. 219, crashed into the rear end of a freight train standing on the main track about twenty rods east of the depot. The engine, tender and four freight cars and caboose were badly wrecked. The fault apparently lies with the conductor of the train that was struck, as he neglected to have the semaphore raised. The train coming around a curve, Engineer Winans, of 219, did not see the other until within... Read MORE...
Saginaw News - Saginaw, Michigan - September 8, 1887
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1887 - Two Freights Collide.
ANN ARBOR, Sept. 7. - This morning a freight train going west on the Central drawn by engine No. 219, crashed into the rear end of a freight train standing on the main track about twenty rods east of the depot. The engine, tender and four freight cars and caboose were badly wrecked. The fault apparently lies with the conductor of the train that was struck, as he neglected to have the semaphore raised. The train coming around a curve, Engineer Winans, of 219, did not see the other until within... Read MORE...
Saginaw News - Saginaw, Michigan - September 8, 1887
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Norwalk, Connecticut, USA (Rowayton) (South Norwalk) (East Norwalk)
South Norwalk, Conn., Sept. 8 - The express train due here from Boston at 5:20 Saturday evening ran into a Danbury and Norwalk railway commuters' train at the junction in this city.
About thirty passengers were injured, and both trains were badly smashed. The engineer of the express train was unable, on account of a curve, to see the other train until too late to prevent the collision.
Names of the most seriously injured:
W. C. COATES, Newark, N.J.
AARON LOCKWOOD, Sanford's... Read MORE...
Evening Gazette - Sterling, Illinois - September 8, 1890
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1890 - TRAIN OF ILL-OMEN.
South Norwalk, Conn., Sept. 8 - The express train due here from Boston at 5:20 Saturday evening ran into a Danbury and Norwalk railway commuters' train at the junction in this city.
About thirty passengers were injured, and both trains were badly smashed. The engineer of the express train was unable, on account of a curve, to see the other train until too late to prevent the collision.
Names of the most seriously injured:
W. C. COATES, Newark, N.J.
AARON LOCKWOOD, Sanford's... Read MORE...
Evening Gazette - Sterling, Illinois - September 8, 1890
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
Make yourself absolute master of your temper and your countenance; so far, at least, as that no visible change do appear in either , what ever you may feel inwardly...Read MORE...
Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
Chester, Massachusetts, USA
The Locomotive Got Across Safely, But Four Wagner Cars Plunged Into the Stream - Many Persons Killed or Injured - The Scene at the Wreck.
The Chicago limited express train for Boston broke through a frail iron bridge on the Boston and Albany Railroad one mile and a half east of Chester, Mass., at noon, and four Wagner cars were crushed, killing fourteen or fifteen persons, fatally injuring several others, while at least twenty were badly hurt. The wreck is the worst ever known on the road.... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - September 8, 1893
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1893 - A TRAIN'S FATAL PLUNGE IT GOES THROUGH A BRIDGE IN MASSACHUSETTS
The Locomotive Got Across Safely, But Four Wagner Cars Plunged Into the Stream - Many Persons Killed or Injured - The Scene at the Wreck.
The Chicago limited express train for Boston broke through a frail iron bridge on the Boston and Albany Railroad one mile and a half east of Chester, Mass., at noon, and four Wagner cars were crushed, killing fourteen or fifteen persons, fatally injuring several others, while at least twenty were badly hurt. The wreck is the worst ever known on the road.... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - September 8, 1893
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1727 September 8 - A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell in Cambridgeshire, England kills 78 people, many of whom are children.
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1888 Colonel George L. Perkins, aged one hundred years and one month, died in Groton, Conn., on the 5th of old age. He was treasurer of the Norwich & Worcester railroad for fifty years.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
September 8, 1888
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1900 More than 6,000 die after storm washes over Galveston
The nation's deadliest natural disaster, the storm struck with little warning late on Sept. 8. Storm tides of 8 to 15 feet inundated Galveston Island and portions of the nearby Texas coast. The tides were largely responsible for the 8,000 deaths, with some estimates ranging as high as 12,000.
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
September 8, 1900
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September 8, 1727
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1888 Colonel George L. Perkins, aged one hundred years and one month, died in Groton, Conn., on the 5th of old age. He was treasurer of the Norwich & Worcester railroad for fifty years.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
September 8, 1888
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1900 More than 6,000 die after storm washes over Galveston
The nation's deadliest natural disaster, the storm struck with little warning late on Sept. 8. Storm tides of 8 to 15 feet inundated Galveston Island and portions of the nearby Texas coast. The tides were largely responsible for the 8,000 deaths, with some estimates ranging as high as 12,000.
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
September 8, 1900
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1565 September 8 - Oldest city in the US, St Augustine Fla, established by Spanish Expedition
On September 8, 1565, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés landed on the shore of what is now called Matanzas Bay and began the founding of the Presidio of San Agustin. Later the settlement would be called St. Augustine, Florida. Built on the site of an ancient Native American village, and near the place where Ponce de Leon, the European discoverer of Florida, landed in 1513 in search of the legendary Fountain of Youth, it has been continually inhabited since its founding.
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September 8, 1565
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1949 PLANT DESTROYED
BELOIT, Wis., (AP) - Fire swept through the main plant of an ice cream manufacturing plant late Wednesday night causing damage estimated by a company official at $500,000. The two story brick structure housing the Taylor Freezer Corp. near the downtown district was completely destroyed.
The Walla Walla Union Bulletin
Walla Walla, Washington
September 8, 1949
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1826 Terrible Accident
From the Montreal Courant, of Sept. 2. We are informed that one day last week, a Canadian man at L'Assomption, was mowing hay near the river side, when he saw a very large fish near the water's edge; he made a blow at it with his scythe (which was just whetted) and raised it above his head; it appears the handle turned, and coming in contact with his person, it severed his head from his body.
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New York
September 8, 1826
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On September 8, 1565, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés landed on the shore of what is now called Matanzas Bay and began the founding of the Presidio of San Agustin. Later the settlement would be called St. Augustine, Florida. Built on the site of an ancient Native American village, and near the place where Ponce de Leon, the European discoverer of Florida, landed in 1513 in search of the legendary Fountain of Youth, it has been continually inhabited since its founding.
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September 8, 1565
Visit St Augustine, Florida, USA!
1949 PLANT DESTROYED
BELOIT, Wis., (AP) - Fire swept through the main plant of an ice cream manufacturing plant late Wednesday night causing damage estimated by a company official at $500,000. The two story brick structure housing the Taylor Freezer Corp. near the downtown district was completely destroyed.
The Walla Walla Union Bulletin
Walla Walla, Washington
September 8, 1949
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1826 Terrible Accident
From the Montreal Courant, of Sept. 2. We are informed that one day last week, a Canadian man at L'Assomption, was mowing hay near the river side, when he saw a very large fish near the water's edge; he made a blow at it with his scythe (which was just whetted) and raised it above his head; it appears the handle turned, and coming in contact with his person, it severed his head from his body.
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New York
September 8, 1826
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1874 Interesting Friendship
The sensation at Saratoga at present consists of two gentlemen from New York who are fast friends. The beautiful wife of one is divorced and is married to the other, and yet the men have never broken with each other. The case is one that has been known and talked about in New York for years, though the marriage only took place about a month or six weeks ago. The bride is resplendent with diamonds and magnificence.
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Jackson Citizen
Michigan
September 8, 1874
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The sensation at Saratoga at present consists of two gentlemen from New York who are fast friends. The beautiful wife of one is divorced and is married to the other, and yet the men have never broken with each other. The case is one that has been known and talked about in New York for years, though the marriage only took place about a month or six weeks ago. The bride is resplendent with diamonds and magnificence.
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Jackson Citizen
Michigan
September 8, 1874
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America - Did you know?
In 1620, the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts was established by Pilgrims from England. Before disembarking from their ship, the Mayflower, 41 male passengers signed the Mayflower Compact, an agreement that formed the basis of the colony's...Read MORE...www.infoplease.com
Quebec - Did you know?
A common belief in old Quebec was that lutins [spirits] had the power to do many things for people. They could procure good weather for the crops. They could watch over favorite animals. They could intercede for the recovery of a sick member of the...Read MORE...The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 5, No. 19, Oct. - Dec., 1892, Lutins in the Province of Quebec
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