Tag: New York City
New York Man Kills Wife in Jealous Rage, Fatally Beaten by Brother-in-Law
In a violent domestic dispute, Giuseppe Aniolo fatally shot his wife, in a jealous rage before being severely beaten by his brother-in-law, who intervened following…
Husbands Call On Police to Stop Wives From Gambling at Hairdressers
An amusing news report published in 1912 tells us that a group of husbands had to ask the police to stop their wives from gambling…
New York Ladies’ Skirt Factory Owner Found Murdered at Work
A New York ladies’ skirt factory owner was found murdered at his factory in September of 1907. He was stabbed to death with a stiletto…
New York Girl Steals Money to Help Poor Family
A New York City girl steals money from a shoe shop and spends it on the seven children of a poor family. Newspaper describes her…
Anarchist Becky Edelson Faced Forcible Feeding with Rubber Hose as Hunger Strike Continued
The following 1914 news report tells of an accused anarchist who was arrested and then refused to eat. The report details how they planned to…
Bizarre Chastity Belt Case Leads Family and Roomer to Psychiatric Ward
On October 21, 1944, a disturbing scenario involving a chastity belt landed a Buffalo family and their roomer in the psychiatric ward of City Hospital….
Librarians mystified by lines of people visiting to read the dictionary
Long before the internet, there were dictionaries and encyclopedia sets. In 1921, librarians at the New York Library were stunned when lines of people formed…
Biggest booze raids promised, New Jersey almost impossible to dry up
During Prohibition, newspapers were always filled with articles about booze raids and attempts to take away alcohol from the people. As we all know, their…
Body found buried in barrel in Canarsie – Possibly buried alive
Bodies were discovered buried at an old farm house in Canarsie, Brooklyn, 1916. The article below details one of the finds. It was that of…
Sections of man’s body found in burlap sack in New York City
One might be a bit hard-pressed to find a readily available burlap sack today, but that certainly was not the case in the past. And…
