CRG Transcriptions: News Stories

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Alaska (AK)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Camp Coogan Bay X DD AUG 1871 X [Coast of] AK X JAN 2010 X Google Books
A Whaling Captain's Tragic Search X 29 OCT 1897 X [Kotzebue Sound] X JAN 2008 X Jim Coogan
Capt. Coogan is Drowned X 23 OCT 1902 X [Pacific Ocean] X JAN 2010 X Library of Congress

Arkansas (AR)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Turkey-Free-For-All X 27 NOV 1914 X Fort Smith, AR X JUN 2008 X Fort Smith History

California (CA)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Thrown From His Horse X 20 MAR 1879 X [Coral Hollow], CA X MAY 2014 X California Digital Newspapers
Coogan's Cruelty X 30 OCT 1883 X San Francisco, CA X FEB 2014 X California Digital Newspapers
Assaulted by Strikers X 27 JUN 1890 X San Francisco, CA X AUG 2007 X Jim Coogan
San Andreas Hold-Up X 21 DEC 1895 X San Andreas, CA X SEP 2012 X Library of Congress
Hurt While Boarding Train X 01 DEC 1902 X San Francisco, CA X SEP 2011 X Library of Congress
Reaper and Stork Visit Thomas X 17 MAR 1910 X San Francisco, CA X FEB 2014 X California Digital Newspapers
Death from 'Unloaded' Gun X 14 OCT 1914 X Oakland, CA X AUG 2007 X University of Utah
Thrown Beneath Car X 16 MAR 1922 X San Francisco, CA X AUG 2011 X Jim Coogan
Jackie Coogan Hurt X 05 MAY 1935 X Pine Valley, CA X AUG 2007 X Jim Coogan
DNA Identifies Missing Coogan X 06 APR 2005 X Monterey, CA X OCT 2005 X Jim Coogan

Colorado (CO)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Young, But Tough X 20 APR 1894 X Denver, CO X AUG 2011 X Jim Coogan
Fractured His Skull X 17 SEP 1898 X Gillett, CO X JUN 2008 X CO Historic Newspapers
Pugilist Killed X 14 MAR 1901 X Denver, CO X FEB 2008 X Jim Coogan
Bridge Game Leads to Marriage X 06 DEC 1933 X Denver, CO X MAY 2011 X Jim Coogan
Coogan New Deputy Chief X 06 JAN 1999 X Denver, CO X SEP 2008 X Jim Coogan

Connecticut (CT)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Narrow Escape from Drowning X 06 FEB 1864 X Windsor Locks, CT X OCT 2010 X Google News
Keeper of House of Ill Fame X 01 AUG 1872 X Hartford, CT X FEB 2014 X Jim Coogan
Shot Woman He Was Courting X 08 JUN 1881 X New Haven, CT X OCT 2012 X Jim Coogan
Defends Man He Accuses X 28 APR 1911 X Hartford, CT X AUG 2007 X Jim Coogan

District of Columbia (DC)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Story of a Blind Man X 04 AUG 1894 X Washington, DC X OCT 2012 X Jim Coogan
A 'Boy Financier' X 10 APR 1911 X Washington, DC X AUG 2007 X Jim Coogan

Florida (FL)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Injured by Train, Died Here X 30 AUG 1907 X Miami, FL X SEP 2012 X Florida Digital Newspaper Library

Illinois (IL)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
A Sad Case X 13 OCT 1877 X Chicago, IL X SEP 2011 X Jim Coogan
Saloon Stabbing X 22 JUL 1884 X Chicago, IL X SEP 2012 X Jim Coogan
Run Over at Union and Wright X 13 NOV 1887 X Chicago, IL X AUG 2011 X Jim Coogan
Firemen Killed in Chicago X 06 AUG 1897 X Chicago, IL X AUG 2007 X Jim Coogan
Shot Dead in Street X 27 MAR 1916 X Chicago, IL X AUG 2008 X Jim Coogan
Killed on way to Mail Letter X 16 OCT 1943 X Lincoln, IL X NOV 2000 X Jim Coogan
GOP Nominations X 11 JUL 1952 X Chicago, IL X NOV 2007 X Jim Coogan

Indiana (IN)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Ten Years Ago Today X 08 APR 1938 X Whiting, IN X JUL 2011 X Jim Coogan

Iowa (IA)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Two Boys Drowned X 11 JUN 1914 X Waterloo, IA X MAY 2009 X Oelwein Public Library

Louisiana (LA)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Small Wager Leads to Death X 22 JUN 1878 X New Orleans, LA X MAR 2009 X Jim Coogan
'Scoop' Coogan X 08 SEP 1935 X Baton Rouge, LA X FEB 2008 X TrumanLibrary.org

Maryland (MD)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Accidents Due to Weather X 31 OCT 1939 X [Elkton], MD X JUL 2011 X Jim Coogan

Massachusetts (MA)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Leg Broken at the Station X 16 MAR 1854 X Pittsfield, MA X FEB 2014 X Jim Coogan
Coogan's Mill X c.1998 X Millbury, MA X JAN 2014 X Library of Congress

Michigan
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
A Beautiful Retreat X 30 DEC 1870 X Kalamazoo, MI X NOV 2013 X Kalamazoo Genealogy
Plucky Girl X 18 JUL 1885 X Kalamazoo, MI X OCT 2012 X Google News

Montana (MT)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Divorced Couple to Rewed X 11 DEC 1932 X Butte, MT X FEB 2006 X Jim Coogan

Nebraska (NE)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Mother Must Return $5,000 Gift X 31 JUL 1923 X Fremont, NE X DEC 2005 X Jim Coogan

New Hampshire (NH)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Drops Dead on Lagrange Street X 04 AUG 1937 X Keene, NH X OCT 2012 X Jim Coogan

New Jersey (NJ)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Tragic Affair in South Amboy X [26] DEC 1870 X South Amboy, NJ X MAR 2009 X Jim Coogan
Left by Father with a Relative X 14 MAY 1871 X Jersey City, NJ X FEB 2009 X Jim Coogan
A Railroad Accident X 16 JUN 1871 X Port Morris, NJ X FEB 2009 X Google Books
Assault & Battery X [15] NOV 1876 X Jersey City, NJ X JUL 2010 X Archive.org
A Burglar's Confession X 01 NOV 1877 X Bordentown, NJ X MAY 2011 X Jim Coogan
Thomas Coogan's Drowning X 10 MAY 1880 X Trenton, NJ X OCT 2012 X Jim Coogan
Narrowly Escaped Drowning X 06 JAN 1895 X Bloomfield, NJ X JAN 2008 X Jim Coogan
Man Hurt When Struck by Plank X 22 AUG 1930 X South Amboy, NJ X AUG 2013 X Dowdell.org
Distinguished Flying Cross Given X 20 AUG 1943 X [Madison], NJ X OCT 2012 X Google News

New York (NY)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
St. Denis Foundered X 17 JAN 1856 X [Atlantic Ocean] X MAR 2009 X Jim Coogan
Murder in New York X 12 NOV 1861 X New York, NY X JUL 2011 X Jim Coogan
Another East Side Tragedy X 16 JUN 1865 X New York, NY X DEC 2011 X Jim Coogan
Sudden Death X 05 AUG 1870 X New York, NY X JUN 2013 X Old Fulton NY Post Cards
Body Recovered X 19 JUN 1874 X [New York Bay] X AUG 2011 X Jim Coogan
Rolling On a Barrel X 01 APR 1878 X Brooklyn, NY X NOV 2006 X Jim Coogan
Arrested for a Row X 14 NOV 1878 X Kingston, NY X JUN 2013 X Old Fulton NY Post Cards
Runaway Horse X 29 JAN 1879 X Brooklyn, NY X NOV 2007 X Brooklyn Genealogy
Coogan In Search of a Father X 22 JUL 1880 X New York, NY X FEB 2006 X Jim Coogan
A Night on the Town X 02 FEB 1884 X New York, NY X JAN 2007 X Jim Coogan
Liquor and Cigars X 20 FEB 1884 X New York, NY X OCT 2012 X Mary Coogan
'Chere Poupee!" X [31] MAR 1885 X New York, NY X SEP 2011 X Jim Coogan
Died Suddenly on a Train Car X 21 MAR 1886 X Clyde, NY X OCT 2010 X Charles F. Coogan
A New York Policeman X 12 JUN 1887 X New York, NY X MAR 2013 X Jim Coogan
No Longer Coogan Avenue X 23 JAN 1889 X New York, NY X SEP 2008 X Jim Coogan
A Brave Act X 30 JUL 1889 X Kingston, NY X OCT 2008 X Jim Coogan
Insane? X 09 AUG 1889 X Brooklyn, NY X JAN 2007 X Jim Coogan
To Evict Her Daughter-in-Law X 13 MAR 1890 X Brooklyn, NY X OCT 2008 X MaggieBlanck.com
An Altercation X 23 DEC 1890 X New York, NY X NOV 2006 X Jim Coogan
Fatally Burned X 24 MAR 1892 X Syracuse, NY X JUL 2010 X Jim Coogan
Deaths at Fishkill X 10 OCT 1892 X Fishkill, NY X MAY 2014 X Google News
Coogan v. Coogan X 01 DEC 1897 X Brooklyn, NY X NOV 2006 X Jim Coogan
Young Coogan Alleges Cruelty X 22 FEB 1898 X New York, NY X NOV 2006 X Jim Coogan
Admired American Postal Service X 23 SEP 1898 X Staten Island, NY X SEP 2004 X Mary Coogan
Big Mess of Lark X 27 JUL 1905 X Syracuse, NY X JUL 2006 X Jim Coogan
Head Struck Bridge X 08 DEC 1906 X Syracuse, NY X JUN 2009 X Jim Coogan
Arrested for Speeding X 12 JUL 1909 X New York, NY X AUG 2007 X Jim Coogan
Killed by Auto X 01 NOV 1918 X Port Ewen, NY X FEB 2010 X Jim Coogan
Infantile Paralysis Cases X 26 SEP 1922 X Hornell, NY X MAY 2014 X Old Fulton NY Post Cards
Leap from Hotel Room X 19 SEP 1927 X New York, NY X FEB 2006 X Jim Coogan
Chasing Speeders Thrill Enough X 25 JUL 1929 X Syracuse, NY X FEB 2008 X Jim Coogan
Farm Dream Comes True X c.1931 X Syracuse, NY X JAN 2014 X FindAGrave.com
Confessed to Starting Blaze X 16 MAR 1939 X Buffalo, NY X AUG 2007 X Jim Coogan
Where 'The Kid' Played X 02 FEB 1947 X Syracuse, NY X FEB 2008 X Jim Coogan
Family Bible Returned X 04 DEC 1973 X Syracuse, NY X DEC 2004 X Jim Coogan
The Story of Coogan's Bluff X c.1980 X New York, NY X JAN 2002 X Jim Coogan
Brothers Share Call to Serve X 18 JUL 2001 X Long Island, NY X OCT 2008 X Jim Coogan

Ohio (OH)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Lives after Fearful Fall X 22 JAN 1913 X Cincinnati, OH X OCT 2012 X Jim Coogan
Fan Turns Down $1,000 X 10 APR 2000 X Cincinnati, OH X FEB 2006 X Jim Coogan

Pennsylvania (PA)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Death from Intemperance X 01 APR 1869 X Philadelphia, PA X OCT 2012 X Jim Coogan
Severely Cut in the Face X 10 AUG 1874 X Philadelphia, PA X FEB 2014 X Jim Coogan
Death in a Flooded Mine X 18 SEP 1880 X Shenandoah, PA X FEB 2006 X Jim Coogan
Fire at Silver Creek X 26 DEC 1885 X Silver Creek, PA X OCT 2012 X Jim Coogan
Fell at Home X 22 AUG 1892 X Coal Castle, PA X OCT 2012 X Jim Coogan
His Legs Taken Off X 05 SEP 1892 X Norwegian, PA X JAN 2009 X Jim Coogan
Scalded to Death X 26 JUN 1905 X Philadelphia, PA X JAN 2011 X Jim Coogan
Engulfed in Mine X 29 JUL 1913 X Shenandoah, PA X OCT 2012 X Jim Coogan
Died of Bronchitis X 04 JUL 1917 X Philadelphia, PA X OCT 2012 X Jim Coogan
Farewell Tribute to Soldier X 12 NOV 1917 X Philadelphia, PA X OCT 2012 X Library of Congress
POWs Released! X 25 APR 1953 X Philadelphia, PA X DEC 2005 X Jim Coogan

Rhode Island (RI)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Coogans Get Whitehall X 30 JUN 1903 X Newport, RI X FEB 2006 X Jim Coogan

South Carolina (SC)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Montgomery Guards Hold Election X 20 DEC 1859 X Charleston, SC X FEB 2014 X Jim Coogan
Blockade Runner X 12 AUG 1861 X Charleston, SC X DEC 2006 X Jim Coogan
Siege Matters - 487th Day X 07 NOV 1864 X Charleston, SC X JUL 2011 X Google News
Disloyal to Confederacy X 09 JAN 1867 X Charleston, SC X OCT 2012 X Jim Coogan

South Dakota (SD)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Killed by Indians X 04 MAY 1876 X Rapid City, SD X DEC 2009 X FindAGrave.com

Texas (TX)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
International-Great Northern X 31 MAR 1873 X [Houston], TX X JAN 2020 X Jim Coogan

Virginia (VA)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Prisoner of War X 06 SEP 1861 X Hampton Roads, VA X DEC 2006 X Jim Coogan

Washington (WA)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
A Ship Carpenter Killed X 15 NOV 1890 X Tacoma, WA X AUG 2011 X Jim Coogan
Peddled Choice Overseas Jobs X 20 JUL 1959 X Fort Lewis, WA X APR 2009 X Jim Coogan

West Virginia (WV)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Child Electrocuted X 17 JUN 1946 X Charleston, WV X AUG 2010 X Jim Coogan

Wisconsin (WI)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Missing Girl Sought X 01 APR 1935 X Milwaukee, WI X OCT 2010 X Jim Coogan
Prison Break X 19 MAY 1973 X Watertown, WI X MAY 2011 X Jim Coogan

Australia - New South Wales (NSW)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Execution X 18 JUN 1827 X Sydney, NSW X JUN 2008 X Jim Coogan
Found Dead in the Bush X 12 SEP 1872 X [Murrurundi], NSW X MAY 2014 X Trove Australia
Drowning Case X 10 NOV 1906 X [Woolloomooloo Bay] X OCT 2012 X Trove Australia
Murdered Last Night X 13 DEC 1919 X Sydney, NSW X DEC 2010 X NLA Australian Newspapers
Man Kicked by Horse X 01 JUN 1921 X Sydney, NSW X OCT 2012 X Trove Australia
Man Found in Lane Dies X 25 FEB 1942 X Sydney, NSW X FEB 2014 X Trove Australia

Australia - Queensland (QLD)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Liver Disease X 27 OCT 1900 X Ipswich, QLD X FEB 2012 X Trove Australia

Australia - South Australia (SAU)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Accidentally Drowned X 31 DEC 1883 X Adelaide, SAU X FEB 2012 X Trove Australia

Australia - Tasmania (TAS)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
A New Business X 10 DEC 1881 X Launceston, TAS X DEC 2011 X Trove Australia

Australia - Victoria (VIC)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Died While Putting up Fence X 18 JUN 1881 X Gnarwarre, VIC X AUG 2011 X Trove Australia
Death at the Races X 08 JUL 1907 X Melbourne, VIC X FEB 2012 X Trove Australia

Belgium
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Missing Aircraft Report X 18 SEP 1944 X Lichtaart, Belgium X DEC 2007 X B24.net

Canada - Quebec (QC)
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Fatal Shooting Accident X 16 NOV 1878 X North Wakefield, QC X AUG 2010 X Google News

France
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Over the Top, Boys! X 01 JUL 1916 X Somme, France X DEC 2007 X Middleton Guardian

Germany
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Saved by Daring Stunt X 18 AUG 1944 X Germany X DEC 2012 X Google News

Ireland - Carlow
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Small Pox Inoculations X 18 JUL 1769 X Carlow, Ireland X DEC 2008 X Rootsweb.com

Ireland - Dublin
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Died from Burns X 14 NOV 1870 X Dublin, Ireland X JUN 2014 X Angela Coogan Johnston

Ireland - Kilkenny
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Atrocities in Castlecomer X DD MMM 1802 X Kilkenny, Ireland X NOV 2007 X Google Books

Ireland - Meath
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Fatal Accident X 16 JUL 1859 X Meath, Ireland X NOV 2006 X IrelandOldNews.com

Ireland - Monaghan
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Alleged Attempted Murder X 20 SEP 1878 X Monaghan, Ireland X FEB 2008 X Pat Connor Coogan

Romania
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Cutting off Hitler's Oil X 18 MAY 1944 X Ploesti, Romania X DEC 2007 X Bruce Spitzer

Union of South Africa - Cape Colony / Cape of Good Hope
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Pirates on Elizabeth X 12 NOV 1817 X South Africa X JUN 2008 X Google Books

United Kingdom - England
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
Executed in the Old Bailey X 12 SEP 1788 X London, England X MAR 2009 X Jim Coogan
Found Drowned X 24 JAN 1873 X Liverpool, England X FEB 2012 X Old Mersey Times
Accidental Death X 30 JAN 1873 X Liverpool, England X FEB 2012 X Old Mersey Times

United Kingdom - Scotland
Story X Date X Location X Submitted X Contact
94-Year-Old Torch Bearer X 10 JUN 2011 X Carnoustie, Scotland X SEP 2012 X Eric Martindale


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