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Scranton Hearing Reveals Fight Over Child Labor in the Mines
In the hard coal fields of Pennsylvania, where whole towns lived by the whistle of the mines, the question of a miner’s wage was never…
The Strange Disappearance of the Proctor Pines Family
For years, the old southern home known as Proctor Pines stood near Princeton, Kentucky, wrapped in rumor. The family who lived there had money, lineage,…
Butte Mob Hunts Detective After Shooting of Harry Cole
Butte, Montana, was no stranger to violence in the early 1900s. It was a hard mining city, crowded with saloons, laborers, gamblers, detectives, and men…
Pittsburgh Police Probe Mystery of Headless Body
The discovery of a headless body in a bath house along Pittsburgh’s Monongahela River left detectives with a grim puzzle and almost nothing to follow. …
Skimmed Milk Blamed for Infant Malnutrition
In the years just after World War I, milk was a daily necessity, especially for families with infants and young children. But in 1919, as…
San Francisco Streetcar Strike Remains Deadlocked
San Francisco’s street railroad strike showed no sign of ending in May 1907, despite efforts by a citizens’ committee to bring both sides to the…
Poisoned Prison Liquor Kills Four Convicts at Joliet Penitentiary
Behind the walls of Joliet Penitentiary, the search for escape did not always mean files, tunnels, or midnight breaks across the prison yard. Sometimes it…
Illinois Farmhouse Fire Failed to Hide Double Murder
On a large farm near Mason City, Illinois, a wealthy elderly couple lived with money close at hand and suspicion close behind it. John P….
Headless Body of Young Woman Found in Lake Contrary
A grim discovery in Lake Contrary near St. Joseph, Missouri, left authorities with more questions than answers in 1920. The body of an unidentified young…
Man Robbed and Left on Rails Near Excelsior Springs
In 1920, George Underwood thought he was only waiting for a train at the Wabash Station in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. He had been to Kansas…
