Tag: Washington DC
4 Women Arrested for Wearing Soldiers’ Uniforms on Halloween in Washington
Four young women dressed in soldiers’ uniforms for a night of Halloween fun never expected their costumes to land them in police custody. In 1919,…
9-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Playing Tag Near Church
Nine-year-old Albert Garner did not have much of a defense when he stood before the Juvenile Court. He simply looked up at Judge DeLacy and…
Mystery Woman Found Unconscious After Poison Dose at Washington Hotel
A handsomely dressed woman checked into Washington’s Buckingham Hotel in good spirits. By late the next morning, she was found unconscious in her room. Believed…
D.C. Children Warned Not to Drink From Horse Troughs
In the summer of 1907, Washington, D.C. officials faced a public health problem that seems almost unthinkable today: children drinking from horse troughs in the…
D.C. Launches Mass Vaccination Drive Amid Smallpox Outbreak
In the spring of 1925, Washington, D.C., found itself in the grip of a growing smallpox outbreak. Health officials were scrambling to contain the disease…
Girl, 12, Saves Child From Potomac Waters
The old newspapers were full of small acts of courage that were forgotten almost as soon as they were printed. In Washington, D.C., one of…
Mystery Light Over Washington Revealed
For a time, Washington, D.C., had a mystery hanging over it. In the western sky, residents saw a strange light that seemed to take the…
Truck Cut in Two by Falling Steel Beam in Washington, D.C.
Construction work in the heart of Washington, D.C., came to a sudden and terrifying halt when thousands of pounds of steel broke loose high above…
Veteran Brakeman Mangled While Coupling Cars
Railroad work in the early 1900s was dangerous, and few jobs were more perilous than coupling cars in a busy yard. One wrong step, one…
Anton Herl, Come Home
In February 1918, a desperate plea went out through Washington, D.C.: Anton Herl, come home. Your little boy is dying and asking for you. Herl,…
