Skid Row Sorrow: Airplane Fears and Fiery Fists

In the sweltering summer of 1922, a peculiar insurance dispute unfolded in the offices of a Yorkville, S.C. agent. A prospective policyholder, seemingly too tall for his own good, was rejected due to the ‘danger of a fellow having his head knocked off by a skidding airplane.’ This archaic concern was raised by the agent, highlighting the rapidly changing world of 1920s America. Little did the agent know, a more sinister tale of violence was brewing just a few miles away.