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Nine-Year-Old Girl Killed in Street After Fleeing Mysterious Man in Bridgeport

Nine-year-old Annie Stanakia was struck and killed by a car after allegedly fleeing from a man who had been chasing young girls near Fairfield Avenue,…

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Son finds over $3000 hidden under carpet

Son finds two layers of small bills hidden under kitchen carpet. Surprise! Money Hidden Under Carpet SOUTH NORWALK, Conn., March 9, 1910 — When Mrs….

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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…

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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…

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