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San Francisco Traffic Cop Arrested Woman for Sticking Out Her Tongue
In San Francisco in January 1921, Loretta Lowe of Fresno was arrested for an offense that rarely appears on modern police blotters: sticking out her…
Woman Allegedly Shoved From Streetcar Was Injured Again Minutes Later
Mrs. J. C. Anderson suffered not one but two transportation accidents while attempting to travel through Seattle on a Tuesday night in January 1921. The…
Minnesota Couple Found Two Abandoned Babies on Same Date 14 Years Apart
On the morning of April 19, 1930, Joseph and Mrs. Adams opened the door of their home in Montevideo, Minnesota, and found an infant girl…
Young Man Who Lost Both Arms Sold Newspapers at Brooklyn Bridge
At the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge on the evening of November 24, 1904, commuters encountered a new face among the young men selling newspapers…
College Men Trampled D.C. Policeman in Rush for Hats and Coats
The first notes of “Home, Sweet Home” usually signaled that a dance was coming to an end. At a fraternity gathering inside Washington’s Mayflower Hotel…
Springfield Woman Freed Herself After Burglars Ripped Telephone From Wall
Masked burglars entered the Springfield, Massachusetts, home of Alderman A. H. Rogers one night in April 1909. An alderman was an elected member of the…
Jimmy the Dog Saved a Baby Abandoned in a New York City Yard
Early one morning in April 1909, Mrs. Mary Theodore let her small black-and-tan dog, Jimmy, into the yard while she prepared breakfast. It was an…
Alleged Washington Burglars Were Betrayed by a Noisy Dumb Waiter
In the silence before dawn on January 13, 1930, someone inside Washington’s Ashley Apartments heard a dumb waiter making strange noises. A dumb waiter was…
Faithful Dog Saved Girls Trapped Overnight in a Bay City Closet
Three little girls disappeared from their homes in Bay City, Michigan, one afternoon in April 1909. For the next 20 hours, their families and neighbors…
D.C. Woman Claimed a Tea Burn Left Her Unable to Wear Evening Dresses
A cup of hot tea, two busy corridors, and one badly timed collision were enough to send two prominent Washington women into court in January…
