Category: U.S. Historical News
NY Guard Shoots Disabled Soldier Patient, 200 Veterans Nearly Riot
A wrong gate, a nervous guard, and a pistol pressed too close turned an ordinary return to the Fox Hills hospital into a night of…
Boston Boy Who Stole a Bicycle Was Sentenced to Spend Saturdays in Bed
In 1906, a Boston judge found an unusual punishment for a boy who had stolen a bicycle. There would be no jail cell, no fine,…
Connecticut Buck Charged Railroad Camp and Sent 100 Workers Running
A railroad construction camp near Greystone, Connecticut, was thrown into chaos when a buck burst from the woods and charged straight at the workers. The…
Pottsville Hunter Rescued Alive After Terrifying Mine Shaft Fall
A pheasant hunt near Pottsville turned into a nightmare when 22-year-old Joseph Schrader stepped into an old mine shaft and plunged 400 feet into the…
Ten Germans Seized in New Orleans Over Alleged Plot to Bomb Ships
In the first months of World War I, the United States was still officially neutral, but its ports were already tied to the war overseas….
South Dakota Woman Reportedly Driven Insane by Sliver Under Fingernail
A sliver beneath a fingernail is a small injury, painful but ordinary. In this 1915 account from South Dakota, however, that tiny wound was said…
Man and Unknown Woman Drown in Fairmount Park
In March 1907, a quiet stretch of the Schuylkill River became the scene of a grim mystery. A park guard in Fairmount Park saw a…
Third Bad Dollar Leads to Arrest in NYC
Harry Wilson might have gotten away with one bad silver dollar. He might even have slipped by with two.But in 1906 New York, his mistake…
Helena Mining Leader Found Dying Outside Hospital
In January 1909, a mysterious note lured a prominent Montana mining man into the cold darkness of a winter night. By dawn, he was dying…
Los Angeles Woman Found Murdered in Fifth-Floor Office
In September 1913, a quiet Los Angeles office became the scene of a brutal and puzzling murder. Mrs. Rebecca P. Gay, a religious practitioner and…
