Posted in Children U.S. Historical News

Fire Wrecks St. Mary’s Industrial School

In April 1919, a devastating fire tore through St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys in Baltimore, leaving behind wrecked buildings, injured men, and two dead…

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Posted in Murder U.S. Historical News

Fatal Coffee at Baltimore Boarding House Kill One, Poisons Others

In the spring of 1919, an ordinary supper at a Baltimore boarding house turned into a scene of panic and horror. One moment, the people…

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Posted in Tragedies U.S. Historical News

Gale Blows Roller-Skating Girls Into Automobile

A powerful gale tore through Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay in April 1916, leaving behind a trail of wreckage on land and water. Newspapers reported…

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