Tag: Iowa
Denison Man Downs a German Submarine
Months before the end of World War I, a Denison, Iowa man, chief gunner on the steamer Tidewater, reportedly took part in shooting down a…
Jack the Hugger Attacks Women in Iowa
The first time I learned about men who would jump out and accost women, common called a “Jack the Hugger,” was when I found the…
Karen-esque lawyers sue restaurant for cooking with onions
Male Karens existed back in 1911, as you will see in this article where a group of lawyers take a restaurant to court over the…
8 Heinous Crimes Committed By Children
They were called fiendish youths in the 1800 and 1900s, but they were simply children who sadistically hurt and sometimes murdered other people, both children…
7 Upsetting Stories of American Ghouls
A ghoul is traditionally a living person who steals from the dead, and it was quite an occupation back in the early 1900s when incidents…
5 Strange Accounts of Spell Casting
How would you react if you thought someone cast a spell on you? Hopefully not the way any of the following people reacted. Casting spells,…
