Tag: Colorado
Colorado Blacksmith Dies in Dynamite Blast
In Trinidad, Colorado, in 1908, James R. Howard, a 28-year-old blacksmith, went with his friend Fred Long to a bluff to blast out rock. The…
Texas Couple Frozen to Death on Pike’s Peak
In August 1911, a Texas couple set out to conquer one of America’s most famous mountains. What began as an ambitious afternoon hike up Pike’s…
4 Cloudbursts That Left Behind Death and Destruction
Violent storms, called cloudbursts, can cause an unbelievable amount of damage, as you can see in the following news reports from the past when people…
Denver Sees Arrival of Dr. Rucker, Winner of a Corpse in a Macabre Card Game
In 1895, a condemned murder lost a bet and his corpse to Dr. Rucker. Before Carlo Perri could face his execution at the hands of…
Man stabbed the son of a judge with a pitchfork
It’s time to check out a few deaths by pitchfork. I did not think that there would be so many of these incidents, and yet…
The Automatic Gallows of Colorado and Connecticut
Before 1889, Colorado hangings were public and gruesome. Those condemned to die by hanging sometimes twitched and kicked about on the end of a rope…
Bandit’s Dying Curse Fulfilled
It is not the story of the curse, but the wild flavor of old Colorado that makes me love this story of the posse who…
What the Past had to Say About Wives Spanking Husbands
We always read or hear about how men used to put their wives over their knees for a spanking, but did you know that it…
10 Most Important Facts About The Ludlow Massacre
Considered one of the darkest moments in American industrial labor history, the Ludlow massacre was a war between coal miners and the rich and powerful….
Pushmobiles in the Early 1900s
Just the other summer, I saw a small group of kids out with their pushmobiles. Parents were standing by, rather proudly, as the kids all…
