When its population peaked at around one-hundred people, Moonville could barely have been called a town. Regardless of its size, Moonville grew a reputation for being hard to get to and having an unusual amount of train accidents happen there. However, it is said that not everyone who lost their lives on that stretch of […]
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The hiker walked faster, their boots thumping a dull, steady rhythm on the trail with each step. They hadn’t wanted to be out there that late but had lost track of time. The area was beautiful. The woods stretched on for miles. It was hard to believe that they were in the middle of southern
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In this short story, the assembled crowd at the Saunders, Wisconsin train depot that hot summer day of 1907 just wanted to get a train ride. What they got instead was a show that none of them had ever wanted to see – or could ever forget. Sources Superior, Wisconsin. http://www.u-s-history.com Thrusts Head Under
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Competition amongst growing cities on the Midwestern frontier could be fierce. Throughout the 1800’s, towns vied with one another for their successes. Successful farmers, businessman, and manufacturers became leading citizens and politicians, having every interest in making their towns and regions thrive. Some wanted to make their mark on the world and leave their name
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Another collection of short tales from Midwest history, Volume 3 deals with accidents too awful to contemplate, yet too horrible to forget. Sources Leroy Sowell is Instantly Killed Today. The Daily Democrat and Leader, 1920 Leroy Stowell. http://www.findagrave.com Woman Saves Nephew from Death by Gas. The Capital Times, 12/28/1923 p. 2 Crowd
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I’ve always been fascinated by the little stories, the ones that you never hear about in the history books. While volumes have been written about the major people and big events of the world, not so much has been set down about the stories from the little people just out living their lives. So,
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If history is made up of small stories, then some of them fall off and disappear, like table scraps. Come and sample a few of these forgotten tales. Sources Girl Poet Ends Old Year by Taking Poison. Chicago Tribune, 1/1/1926 Pneumonia Threatens Girl Poet Taking Poison. The Des Moines Register, 1/4/1926 Poetess-Waif’s Wish for
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When I was younger, I spent a year working for a big box retail chain. One day, I noticed that one of my fellow employees (we’ll call her Mary) wasn’t feeling well. She was elderly, and I went over to see how she was doing. I ended up sitting with her for an hour or
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In 1925, a terrible event took place in Wisconsin that literally shook a city and left one man dead. The police were baffled, until the culprit was revealed in an unlikely set of circumstances. Sources Racine Steel celebrates 100 years. The Journal Times, 9/19/1992 http://www.northshoreline.com http://www.vindustries.com/racinehistory/ Life Sentence For Man Who Shot at Train.
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24-hour, late night restaurants are a normal, accepted institution in the modern world. While some establishments have discontinued round the clock services, there are several that still offer them. They cater to the late-night crowd – students, second and third shifters, police, doctors, and several others like them who routinely perform their jobs long after
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