Mrs. Sarah Rhodes. Little Murders: From Defenders and Offenders: Mrs. Sarah Rhodes. “This remarkable woman, who sports a moustache, is accused of murdering Farmer Blizzard, a married man, and who seemed to be i...More...Murder By Gaslight - 5/18/2013
A Harlem faded ad keeps 1970s radio aliveThe 1970s Top-40 music scene lives on thanks to this almost perfectly preserved ad, on the side of a building at 145th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue. I’m guessing it went up in the disco era, w...More...Ephemeral New York - 5/22/2013
odditiesoflife: The Historic and Haunted Ghost Town of...More...Little Penny Dreadful - 5/24/2013
Soapy Smith's grave marker stolen, 1908 Soapy Smith's final resting place The first of five grave markers placed over the grave (courtesy of Dickey Family Collection) arl Gurcke published a post entitled, A Very Brief History...More...Soapy Smith's Soap Box - 5/23/2013
1872: John Presswood Jr., the last legal hanging in DeKalb CountyOn this date in 1872, a faltering John Presswood Jr., “nearly 18 years old,” was publicly hanged in Smithville, Tenn., for a still-infamous crime there. He’s the last person to suffe...More...Executed Today - 5/24/2013
She is So Very Gifted!Gifted By ANNE CAMPBELL She is so very gifted! If she should write a song, The lyric would be garbled, The melody all wrong. But singing to her baby She builds a world of peace Where sorrow does not e...More...YesterYear Once More - 5/8/2013
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