While the pranks and disorder associated with Halloween were generally attributed to "boys" in public discourse, it would be safe to assume that quite a few adults also took part in the annual night of mayhem. In 1904, the operation of the Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula streetcar line was stopped cold when an old boiler was placed on the tracks and connected to overhead wires. This fairly elaborate and knowledgeable Halloween prank caused the rotaries in the substations to reverse, and led to an extensive search for the source of disruption. | Creator: Cleveland Plain Dealer | Date: October 31, 1904Download Original File
