Tag: 1915
Ford’s Betrayal: A Scandal Unfolds on the High Seas
In a shocking turn of events, Henry Ford, the automotive magnate, has abandoned his peace mission to Sweden, leaving his delegation in the lurch. The Special Train bearing members of the Ford Peace Party arrived in Stockholm on December 25, 1915, where they were welcomed by the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Association. But the festivities…
Jitney Jeopardy: Elkhart Woman Sues for Divorce After Husband’s Cruelty
In the sweltering summer of 1915, a solitary woman, Mary L. Morningstar, was reported as having taken on a daring job in Elkhart, Indiana – operating a nickel wagon, a precursor to modern-day buses. But behind the scenes, Morningstar’s marriage was teetering on the brink of disaster. Her husband, John M. Morningstar, a factory employee,…
Ironworker Union Man Fires Back at Judge Ashford’s Scathing Remarks
December 23, 1915, marked a tense showdown between James P. Curran, a San Francisco union man and alleged organizer for the Ironworkers Union, and Judge Ashford who sentenced Curran to four months imprisonment for assault on a non-union man just last week. In a biting letter to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Curran took aim at the…
London on High Alert: Zeppelin Menace Looms
In a chilling prophecy, T.R. Macmechan, president of the Aero Nautical Society of America, warned that London would suffer another devastating Zeppelin attack within sixty days. The aerial assault, Macmechan predicted, would be bigger and more brutal than anything the city had endured before, with night after night of unrelenting terror. The German airships, Macmechan…
Tumulty Takes Aim at the Broken System
Bisbee, Arizona, December 9, 1915 – In a scathing rebuke, President Woodrow Wilson’s Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels’ right-hand man, Josephus Tumulty, has lambasted the education system in the United States, declaring it a failure. Speaking at a gathering of state teachers, Tumulty laid bare the inadequacies of America’s schools, citing incompetence among many…
Scandal and Vice Grip Chicago: Corruption and Crime Run Amok
It was a tumultuous December in 1915 for the city of Chicago and its surrounding areas. Just a year ago, the small town of Lake Forest was besieged by desperate individuals seeking food, a stark reminder of the economic hardships plaguing the nation. But it was not just hunger that drove the masses to the…
Blackout Betrayal: Tacoma Residents Left in Dark by Railway Company
Tacoma, WA – November 25, 1915 – It was supposed to be a day of gratitude and togetherness for the residents of Tacoma, but instead, it turned into a nightmare of darkness and chaos. The Tacoma Railway Power Co’s streetcar and interurban service suddenly ground to a halt, leaving thousands stranded in the pouring rain.…
Germany’s Secret War Chest: $30-$40 Million Funneled into America
In the midst of World War I, a sinister plot was unfolding in the United States. According to sources close to the investigation, the German Ambassador to America, Count Johann von Bernsdorff, had allegedly received between $30 and $40 million from his government to fund clandestine operations in the country. The ex-Austrian Consul, TAB Goricar,…
Death on the Boardwalk: Colored Woman Sentenced for Manslaughter
The sleepy coastal town of Wildwood, New Jersey, was shaken to its core when a young colored woman named Nellie Randall stood trial for the manslaughter of Lloyd Jefferous, a 35-year-old man found brutally murdered on the morning of August 24, 1915. The trial, which took place at Cape May Court House, revealed a dark…
Blood on Sacred Soil: Greeks Take Down Bulgarian Invaders
In a brazen attempt to breach the neutral territory of Greece, Bulgarian forces were met with a hail of gunfire from the Greek infantry. The clash, which took place on October 27, 1915, near the town of Dorian, close to the junction of the Serbian, Greek, and Bulgarian borders, was a tense standoff between two…
