Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

The Hilton Sisters-Vaudeville’s Beautiful Siamese Twins, Part 2

May 29, 2025 | by Al Hunter

In the Roaring Twenties, the Hilton Sisters were the darlings of vaudeville. That circuit ran straight through the heart of Indianapolis. Violet and Daisy Hilton were conjoined twins who were abandoned by a single mother and sold to a Brighton, Sussex, England, saloon matron who subjected them to years of … Read More

The Hilton Sisters-Vaudeville’s Beautiful Siamese Twins

May 22, 2025 | by Al Hunter

I recently ran across a five-dollar box of sheet music at an antique show. Seems like nobody wants sheet music anymore. I suppose, like recipe books, almanacs, TV guides, and car manuals, they are seen as obsolete nowadays. It turned out to be a fun, if not so valuable, box … Read More

Foul Ball!

May 15, 2025 | by Al Hunter

Last week I ran a story about Cleveland Indians phenom Bob Feller’s pitched foul ball that hit and injured his mother during a game against the White Sox at old Comiskey Park in Chicago. That got me thinking about other foul ball stories and legends I’d heard about. Growing up, … Read More

Bob Feller’s Happy Mother’s Day

May 8, 2025 | by Al Hunter

So what did you get for Mother’s Day this year? I hope it was something fun, delicious, or useful, but just in case the answer was nothing, this article might make you feel a little better. Every year, as the boys of summer take the field, I try to dig … Read More

Gypsy Ghosts in Terry Hot

May 1, 2025 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in May 2014. When you hear the term Gypsy, what comes to mind? A vagabond road wanderer? A classic motorcycle? Maybe a Cher song? Let me share with you a gypsy story from a century ago from just up the National Road in Terre Haute. On … Read More