Tag: Wilkes-Barre
Posted in Murder
The Red-Hot Poker Murder That Horrified a Pennsylvania Village
In February 1891, newspapers carried the story of a brutal murder committed in a small village near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The victim was a woman of…
Posted in Culture
Wilkes-Barre Mayor Says Jazz and Frankfurters Are Ruining America
In the roaring twenties, few cultural trends spread faster or stirred more controversy than jazz. To its fans, the new music was exciting and full…
