Category: U.S. Historical News
Yale Medical Student Trapped in Pesthouse After Volunteering to Treat Smallpox Patient
When smallpox appeared in Derby, Connecticut, fear spread almost as quickly as the disease. C.P. Cook was taken to the town pesthouse, isolated from everyone…
Camden Policemen Knocked Down by Electric Shock After Wires Crossed
At four o’clock in the morning, Camden’s police telephones turned deadly. Inside City Hall, Policeman Barr lifted the receiver to take the usual calls from…
How to Safely Handle and Store 100-Year-Old Newspapers and Letters Without Damaging Them
The Enemy When you hold a 100-year-old newspaper or letter, you are holding a slow-motion chemical reaction. To successfully preserve these documents, you first need…
Man Dies Saving His Dog From Oncoming Train
Waverly Moore was walking home from work when a train came up behind him on the tracks. Beside him, as always, was his little dog….
16-Year-Old Boy Drowns During Evening Swim in Nimishillen Creek
A summer evening swim in Nimishillen Creek ended in tragedy for 16-year-old Royal W. Tebay. He and his companion, Clayton W. Hines, had gone to…
Ex-Convict Found Dead in Hotel Room One Day After Prison Release
Jack Smith had been out of prison for less than a day when he was found dead in a Grand Island hotel room. Released from…
9-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Playing Tag Near Church
Nine-year-old Albert Garner did not have much of a defense when he stood before the Juvenile Court. He simply looked up at Judge DeLacy and…
Mystery Woman Found Unconscious After Poison Dose at Washington Hotel
A handsomely dressed woman checked into Washington’s Buckingham Hotel in good spirits. By late the next morning, she was found unconscious in her room. Believed…
Seven Men Executed in One Morning at Sing Sing Prison
Before dawn at Sing Sing Prison, seven men were led one by one into the death chamber. It was August 1912, and the executions at…
11 Bodies Found in Ashes After Mayfield’s “Red Night” Mystery
Near Mayfield, Kentucky, neighbors were awakened at midnight by screams, gunshots, and the glow of a burning home. By the time they rushed toward the…
