Category: U.S. Historical News
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…
Exploding Liquor Bottles Betrayed a Washington Driver During Prohibition
During Prohibition, transporting illegal liquor required secrecy, careful planning, and, preferably, bottles that did not announce their presence by exploding beneath the hood of your…
Broken Cigarette Lighter Saves Illinois Man From Bullet
A broken cigarette lighter turned out to be far more useful than its owner ever expected when it reportedly saved him from a gunshot in…
11-Year-Old Boy’s Search for Missing Family Ends at Boston Morgue
An 11-year-old Boston boy spent an entire day in September 1924 searching for his missing mother and siblings, only to have his search end in…
Connecticut Teacher Suffers Mysterious Breakdown After Just One Day in Class
A small Connecticut village was left without a schoolteacher in September 1909 after a young woman suffered what newspapers of the time described as a…
Two-Headed Tortoise Found Near Mount Vernon
A remarkable little box tortoise found in Fairfax County, Virginia, attracted attention in the early 1900s for an unusual feature that was impossible to overlook:…
3 Dead After Wedding Party’s Car Falls Onto Railroad Tracks
What began as a hopeful trip to be married ended in tragedy for a young Georgia couple and their companions in November 1909. James Shepard…
Man Risks His Life on Melting Ice to Save 10-Year-Old Boy
A ten-year-old boy’s plunge through the ice of the Saugus River in Lynn, Massachusetts, set off a desperate rescue in February 1920, with one man…
