Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

The Most Famous Hoosier You’ve Never Heard Of, Part 2

May 11, 2023 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in June 2011. Today he is virtually unknown to all but a few dogged devotees, students of 20th century history, readers of obscure books, and researchers into the paranormal and bizarre. William Dudley Pelley, a truly fascinating fellow, was one of our countries’ best known public … Read More

The Most Famous Hoosier You’ve Never Heard Of, Part 1

May 4, 2023 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in June 2011. Well, okay so William Dudley Pelley was not a native Hoosier. By the end of this article, you’ll be glad of that. However his body does rest under 6 feet of Hoosier soil in a Noblesville cemetery to this very day. By the … Read More

Andrew Jackson’s Hair, Part 2

April 27, 2023 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in April 2012. The first recorded attack on a sitting President was against Jackson. On May 6, 1833 while in Fredericksburg Virginia dedicating a monument to the mother of George Washington, a disgruntled sailor named Robert B. Randolph jumped from the crowd and struck the President … Read More

Andrew Jackson’s Hair, Part 1

April 20, 2023 | by Al Hunter

This column originally appeared in April 2012. As many of you know, I collect “stuff.” In particular, historical stuff. Especially, slightly creepy historical stuff. For years, whenever my kids saw a $20 bill, they would delightfully squeal out the phrase “That Glorious Mane” and giggle devilishly amongst themselves. I always … Read More

Electricity On the Honor System

April 13, 2023 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in April 2012. An interesting item caught my eye while strolling through an antique show a couple of weekends ago. When I first saw it, I thought it was a school notebook, not unlike we all used back in the day. It is a colorful red, … Read More