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Whiskey, a Milk Bottle, Hot Coffee and an Axe Landed This Couple in Court

A domestic dispute in Wilmington, Delaware, brought Joseph Parise before Municipal Court in April 1922 after his wife accused him of coming home drunk, beating…

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Arkansas Peach Packing House Collapsed With Women and Girls Inside

A busy peach packing house in Horatio, Arkansas, became the scene of a deadly disaster in July 1907 when the building suddenly collapsed while it…

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Posted in Murder U.S. Historical News

15-Year-Old Boy Confessed to Putting Rat Poison in His Family’s Coffee

A series of mysterious illnesses in a California family took a horrifying turn in August 1912 when authorities questioned a 15-year-old boy and, according to…

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Woman Charged 25 Cents to View Executed Murderer’s Body

The execution of Frank Small in Pittsburgh in March 1882 did not end public interest in his case. If anything, his death appears to have…

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Chicago Theater Fire Sent Firefighters Plunging Through a Collapsing Roof

A devastating fire at one of Chicago’s prominent theaters turned even more dangerous when part of the burning roof collapsed beneath the firefighters trying to…

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Posted in Civil War U.S. Historical News

88-Year-Old Civil War Veteran Dies After Fall From Delaware Hospital Window

An 88-year-old Civil War veteran died at a Delaware hospital in April 1922 after falling from a third-story window, leaving hospital workers uncertain whether the…

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Arizona Man Said He Threw an Axe at His Wife “For Fun”

A Phoenix woman was left with a deep gash in her head in June 1919 after her husband allegedly threw an axe at her during…

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Delaware Woman Said a Man Watched and Followed Her for 9 Months

For nine months, Helen Graham said, a man repeatedly appeared near her Wilmington, Delaware, home and followed her when she went out on the street….

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Clever Label Trick Used to Sell German Goods in England

In the years after World War I, the simple phrase “Made in Germany” carried more meaning in Britain than a straightforward statement of where a…

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In 1924, Universities Were Already Planning to Teach Classes by Radio

Long before online courses, video lectures, and virtual classrooms became part of everyday education, American universities were already considering whether new technology could bring lessons…

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