Williamstown – Welcome Home Parade, 1947
A photograph taken in 1947 in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, of a parade to welcome home the men and women who fought in World War II. The marching band in […]
Abortion on Mountainside – Fetus Found in Coal Mine, 1941
In October 1941, a group of miners saw something suspicious near an abandoned coal mine on a mountainside near Tremont. The notified the police and then discovered that a box […]
Dr. Michael Austin – One Abortion & Three Engagements, 1914-1917
A news brief in the Pine Grove newspaper led to an interesting story about a well-known doctor of Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Dr. Michael Austin, who was convicted of performing […]
Eleven Arrested on Morals Charges at Railroad Camp, 1944
A case reported over several months involving “morals” charges and abortion was settled in late September 1944 with the conviction of two women and the acquittal of another. Involved were […]
Girardville – The Abortion Death of Kate Amanda Herb, 1885
This is a story of the notorious Dr. T. H. Wetzel, a.k.a. Dr. W. E. Wetzel, who in 1885, fled Pennsylvania after allegedly being an accessory before and after the […]
How Gary Rank Was ‘Framed’ by the State Police, 1979
In 1982, a Federal trial jury ruled in favor of the claims of Gary W. Rank of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, that his rights had been violated by three members […]
Has the 1978 Murder of Mildred Wilson Been Solved?
The murder of Mildred I. Wilson, of Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, occurred in January, 1978. It was previously reported on this blog in a series of five posts. At the […]
Pine Grove – Lovers Lane
An undated post card view of a road in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, widely known as “Lovers Lane” The photographer was said to be Alvin C. Schwalm. the location […]