Ghosts of the Haunted Tavern Near Hopewell New York
Reports from Hopewell New York recount eerie sights at the abandoned Hageman tavern near the old homestead. Farmers and youths describe a white porch figure and strange noises as local lore ties the haunt to Hendrick Hageman, whose death years ago was linked to strangulation and rumored secret rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hageman
Hopewell
N. Y
Stockholm
Hendrick Hageman
Chen
Aageman
Torture and Lynching Scene Reported in Descriptive Account
A graphic account describes a mob torturing a Black man with fire, holding timbers to his neck and body, burning clothes away, and mocking his agony as the crowd urged for a slower death. He begged to be shot while supporters watched, and after about thirty minutes only his trunk remained.
Remarkable Feat of a Baseball Player
Walter Wiley of Camden Maine recently caught a ball thrown from the bank of a Rockport Mine quarry 830 feet deep His first attempt was made in a quarry 250 feet deep He caught the ball six times in succession Then he went to the 830 foot quarry where Ira Barker Camden high school team member pitched the ball Down in the bottom Wiley looked small as the ball began its rapid descent and seemed no larger than a chocolate drop to him The ball sped toward him and Wiley prepared to receive the revolving sphere like a cannon ball
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wiley
Camden
Rockport
Ira Barker
Young Willey
Wiley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilbur Thompson
Thompson
Fishkill
Jong An Hageman
Philadelphia
Dudley Morgan
Morgan
Franklin Hear
Vermont Academy
Easthampton
Barre
Randolph
St. Albans
Peterboro
N. H
Shirley
Mass
Belfast
Knox County
Studkbaner
Oliver
Majestic Steel Ranges
OPP & Davis
the Vendome
Coakley Brothers
Ward Shainwald
C.J. Selwyn
Herman Haab
State Bank OF Idaho
Capital Stock
Edward Shainwald
Ardton Adams
M. McGregor
Isaac Laighton
MoOund
Herman Haas
C. J. Selwyn
Balee
Capital State
New York
Mercantile National
Ouiaha
Pirst National
San Francisco
Wells Fargo
Salt Lake
McCormnns
Thunder Mountain
Great Central Idaho Gold Fields
Idaho Klondike
Caswell
Thunder Mountain Placer Mining Go
Limite
Idah
Fosselman
W. Moyer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!