Category: U.S. Historical News
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…
Mob Tried to Burn Down New Jersey Pesthouse as Firefighters Fought Back
Orange, New Jersey, had barely finished building its new pesthouse when an angry crowd tried to burn it down. The small hospital, meant to isolate…
Lightning Tore the Shoe Off a 10-Year-Old Boy’s Foot
A single bolt of lightning tore through a Massachusetts neighborhood, injuring a young boy and knocking people and animals off their feet as it passed….
Three Young Women Trampled to Death During New York Factory Fire Panic
Smoke pouring into a crowded New York factory triggered a desperate rush for the exits that turned deadly within moments. On a January morning in…
Smallpox Patients Refused the Pesthouse as New Cases Spread
Another smallpox case had appeared, and with it came the difficult question of where the sick should be kept. Miss Mamie Halligan, a domestic in…
Man Fell From Excursion Steamer and Nearly Drowned as Tugboats Rushed In
An excursion trip nearly turned deadly when a man climbed onto the guard rail of a passing steamer and fell into the water. The steamer…
Baltimore Mother Held Baby From Third-Floor Window as Firemen Raised Ladder
Mrs. Bessie Levin stood at a third-floor window of her burning Baltimore home with her two-month-old baby in her arms, waiting for the firemen to…
