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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,…
California’s Schools on Wheels Helped 1,000 Children Without Permanent Homes
In 1922, California was experimenting with a new idea: if children could not reliably get to school, then school would have to go to them….
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….
Pennsylvania Woman Tied Up, Covered in Molasses and Feathers by Four Women
In the early 1900s, “whitecap” attacks were acts of vigilante intimidation, often carried out by groups who believed they had the right to punish or…
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…
San Francisco Judge Backs Handshake Marriage
A judge was asked to decide whether a marriage could begin with nothing more than a handshake back in 1915 San Francisco. Frank Wells said…
