Tag: Indiana
Baby Abandoned in Man’s Car, Taken to Hospital
In today’s news, we read that babies are being abandoned in the state of Texas at an alarming rate. The same thing happened 100 years…
Skeletal Remains of Child Found in Building Foundation
In 1911, the remains of a child were found in a wooden box buried in the foundation of a building. An old penny from 1817…
Woman sleepwalks out into below zero temperatures, freezes to death
In the winter of 1924, Indianapolis and surrounding areas was experiencing below freezing temperatures. A woman, 45, got out of bed and left her house…
Woman murders family with shotgun, worried about neighbors hearing the blast
Widow and mother grabbed the family shotgun and killed her mother, father, brother, and young daughter. She was deemed insane. Woman Slew 4; Goes to…
Indiana man murders woman, makes jest, and gets lynched
Oliver Canfield pretended to lean over and kiss his sweetheart when he instead shot her. After he was arrested, he requested to see her as…
Something picks up barn and sets it down in different field
A “freak cyclone” in Indiana caused a barn to be picked up and safely set down in another field as man and horses stood nearby….
Skeleton Found Buried in Sitting Position in Indiana 1905
Old newspapers reveal numerous skeletons having been found while digging pits, basements, etc. The skeleton mentioned below was found outside of Marion, Indiana in 1905….
Strange Airship Over Indianapolis 1903
Strange Airship Over Indianapolis Source: Evening Journal. September 14, 1903, Page 5. Wilmington, Delaware. Indianapolis, Sept. 14. – A torpedo-shaped airship about 30 feet long,…
8 People Who Were Tarred and Feathered
Tar and feathering was a popular method of intimidation, torture, and vigilanteism in the early 1900s. There were numerous reports of tar and feather parties…
Teacher Found Murdered in 1904
Things weren’t much different in the murder department over 100 years ago in the United States. The murders were just as vicious as they are…
