Tag: 1922
DECEMBER 30, 1922: The Brownsville Herald’s Subscription Scandal Exposed
In a shocking turn of events, the Brownsville Herald Publishing Company has been embroiled in a scandal involving subscription rates and delivery times. Sources close to the company have revealed that subscribers in the City of Brownsville have been receiving their daily papers as late as 9 p.m., while Sunday papers have been delivered as…
Bonds of Deceit: A $10 Billion Shadow Economy
In a shocking revelation, it has come to light that the United States government has been quietly issuing an unprecedented amount of tax-free bonds in the past decade. By January 1, 1923, Uncle Sam will have completed a six-month-long census of wealth, public debt, tax-free securities, and taxes paid. The exhaustive investigation will leave no…
Hurricane-Haunted Skippers Face Ordeal at Sea
On a fateful December 26, 1922, 14 battered ships limped into New York’s Quarantine, their weary skippers recounting tales of a desperate battle against the fury of the Atlantic. A series of lashing hurricanes had ravaged the seas, leaving in their wake a trail of destruction and chaos. The gigantic new liner, the ‘Baronia’, was…
Senate’s Shameful Gift: ‘Gift’ of a Railroad Lawyer to the Supreme Court
In a move that has left many in stunned silence, the United States Senate has confirmed Pierce Butler, a prominent railroad attorney and corporate lobbyist, as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. This decision, made on a chilly December night in 1922, was met with a vote of 61 to 8, with even Democratic…
Bootleggers Strike Again: Whisky Heist in Lawrenceburg
The sleepy town of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, was shaken to its core when a staggering 1,000 barrels of whisky vanished from the Bond Brothers distillery. The heist, which occurred in broad daylight on Wednesday, has sent shockwaves through the community, leaving authorities scrambling to piece together the events of the brazen crime. According to eyewitnesses, the…
Blast of Fire and Lead: Chaos in Wheeling
In the heart of Wheeling, West Virginia, a series of shocking incidents has left residents reeling. It began on a fateful day in December 1922, when Samuel V. McCuskey, a local steelworker, was severely burned in a galvanizing pot mishap at the Wheeling Steel and Iron Company. His hands and face were left seared, a…
Circus of Deceit: Widow’s Brother Gets Life for First-Degree Murder
December 21, 1922, marked a somber day in the annals of New York City’s underbelly as the verdict in the high-profile murder trial of circus owner, Hon. John B. Mohr, came to a close. Doris Mohr, his widow, was on hand to witness the justice meted out to her brother, Rutherford C. Mohr, who stood…
The Great Escape Artist: John Weaver’s Wild Ride After Murder Conviction
It’s a case that will go down in history as one of the most brazen escapes in the annals of American justice. On July 15, 1920, John Weaver was found guilty of murdering W.P. Wilcox in El Paso, Texas. The verdict came as no surprise to those who knew Weaver’s shady past, marked by a…
The Great Escape: Oil Tycoon’s Daring Jail Break
In a jaw-dropping display of cunning and audacity, John Weaver, a man convicted of murder, allegedly walked out on his sentencing hearing in 1922, leaving behind a stunned courtroom and a baffling mystery. It was July 1920 when Weaver was found guilty of killing W.P. Wilcox, and two years later, on a fateful day in…
MURDER IN THE SILVER STATE: 10 Years Ago, Fronhofer’s Fate Was Sealed
It’s been a decade since the wheels of justice began to turn in the case of Peter Laux, the Winnemucca resident who met a tragic end at the hands of a ruthless assassin. On January 28, 1912, Laux was shot from ambush near Kennedy, a small town in the heart of Nevada’s rural landscape. The…
