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Jersey City Theft Stop Uncovers Shocking Bigamy Case
A petty robbery investigation in Jersey City took an unexpected turn in August 1898 when police stopped a suspicious man carrying a bundle and uncovered…
Florida Officials Consider Bringing Back the Lash in Prison Camps
In 1925, Florida prison officials were openly discussing whether to bring back one of the state’s most brutal punishments: the lash. Only two years earlier,…
Prohibition Agents Attacked With Bottles During Hell’s Kitchen Raid
Prohibition agents found a hostile welcome in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen in July 1922. When three Federal officers entered Gentilly’s Cafe on Eighth Avenue, they…
Thunderstorm Wakes Girl Just in Time to Save Chloroformed Father
A violent thunderstorm may have saved a Cleveland man’s life in July 1905. In the early morning hours, burglars broke into the home of Melville…
1919 Barbecue Boss Shared His Massive Pit Recipe for Feeding 1,000 People
In 1919, Chattanooga’s Charlie Willingham was known as a man who understood barbecue on a grand scale. To Willingham, pit barbecue was not a quick…
Fourth of July Barbecue Turns Deadly After Family Eats Poisoned Meat
A Fourth of July family reunion near Garfield, Georgia, turned into a mass poisoning in 1912 after dozens of relatives became violently ill from barbecued…
Jewelry Salesman Found Murdered and Packed Inside Trunk in New York Hallway
A grim murder mystery unfolded in New York City in June 1910 when police were called to remove a rope-bound trunk left in the hallway…
Teen Girl Bandit Led Gang Through Vermont Mountain Towns
In the summer of 1905, fear spread through the mountain towns of southern Vermont as a small gang of outlaws raided rural communities and vanished…
Freak Lightning Strike Kills Two Boys Fishing During Midwest Storm
For four days in August 1924, the Midwest was battered by violent storms that tore through Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana with cyclonic winds, pounding…
Father and Daughter Drowned After Tide Trapped Them on Manasquan Beach Sand Bar
A summer outing at Manasquan Beach turned tragic when the tide cut off three bathers on a sand bar.Frank Brown, a clerk at the Chemical…
