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Washington Doctor Found Dead in Barn With Chloroform Beside His Body
For years, Dr. J.D. Scanlon had practiced medicine in Vancouver, Washington, and understood the dangers of the drugs commonly used by physicians of his era….
Los Angeles Bootlegger Found Beaten and Shot During 1928 “Rum War”
By the summer of 1928, Prohibition had created a vast illegal market for alcohol, and in Los Angeles, competition over the liquor trade could turn…
Candy Sales Boomed as Men Turned to Sweets Instead of Drinking
In the summer of 1919, candy dealers noticed an unexpected change in their customers. Men who had once dismissed sweets as something meant primarily for…
Illinois Miner Survived 7 Days Entombed Underground in the Cherry Mine
For seven days, William “Bill” Clelland existed in what newspapers described as a living grave beneath the Cherry Mine in Illinois. Trapped underground with other…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
