Crime and Scandal
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9.3KThe Strange Death of Sarah Grosvenor in 1742
In 1742 in Pomfret, Conn., Sarah Grosvenor and Amasa Sessions were boyfriend and girlfriend, he 26 and she 19. In May of...
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8.6K2The Mysterious Disappearance of Danny Walsh, the Last Irish Gangster in Rhode Island
Before the Italian-American community (much to the chagrin of many) was branded as the face of organized crime, Irish Americans had their...
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7.0KPhilip Ashton Escapes Pirates and Miraculously Survives on a Deserted Island
Philip Ashton, a 19-year-old fisherman, escaped captivity by the vicious pirate Edward Low on a remote Caribbean island. For 16 months he...
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4.6KThe Notorious Vermont Doctor Behind Bennington’s Trinity University
In 1889, medical schools popped up all over the country to satisfy the high demand for doctors. Prospective medical students had a...
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4.2KNathaniel Sewell Comes to America in 1643 – and Regrets It
In 1643, Londoners were worried about the well-being of street children. So they developed a scheme to improve the children's lot in...
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4.7KPersonal Ads and Swiping Right in 1680: Five Colonial Courtship Customs
The course of true love is never smooth, and in colonial New England young couples had many courtship customs to contend with....
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5.8K2Stop Thief! The Society of Mutual Aid Against Thieves Chases Lawless Freebooters
Like many vigilante groups in New England, the Society of Mutual Aid Against Thieves came about for good reason in Worcester, Mass.,...
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4.5K3Several Dreadful Stroaks – The Demons of Jeremiah Meacham
On the night of March 22, 1715, Jeremiah Meacham was troubled - as usual. He had secluded himself on the second story...
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4.8KDr. T. Thatcher Graves and The Rhode Island Mail Order Murder
In September of 1893, Rhode Island's Dr. T. Thatcher Graves poisoned himself with morphine. He said he was driven to it by...
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9.4KIn 1795 Dr. Elisha Phelps Takes a Wife – Or Two
In 1795, Abigail Wheelock looked out the window of her house in Hanover, N.H., to see Suky Eastman stepping out the back...
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