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December 22, 2016 / Old crime

The day bank inept robbers invaded tiny West Middlesex

Bandits trapped employees and customers in a vault, then disappeared.

Look at the picturesThe day bank inept robbers invaded tiny West Middlesex

December 9, 2016 / Events

Father Cox and his army of unemployed

Thousand of jobless men gathered in the city to begin a trek to Washington D.C.

Look at the picturesFather Cox and his army of unemployed

November 3, 2016 / Pittsburgh n'at

A tax on bachelors? Why not? ‘There’s one on dogs’

In decades past, life has been tough for unmarried men in the Steel City.

Look at the picturesA tax on bachelors? Why not? ‘There’s one on dogs’

October 13, 2016 / Pittsburgh n'at

If an atomic bomb strikes Pittsburgh, you can still eat the pumpernickel

A series of stories in The Pittsburg Press sought to reassure folks worried about an attack

Look at the picturesIf an atomic bomb strikes Pittsburgh, you can still eat the pumpernickel

September 22, 2016 / Events

Panic, deadly fumes inside the Liberty Tunnels

Incident in 1924 shows we’re at the mercy of those who design and and operate the infrastructure that takes us under mountains and over rivers

Look at the picturesPanic, deadly fumes inside the Liberty Tunnels

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