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…
Watt Haniels and Thomas Richards Kidnapped and Murdered, Mer Rouge LA, 1922
In a shocking turn of events, the bodies of two men, believed to be Watt Haniels and Thomas Richards, were blown from the depths of Lake La Fourche in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, early today. The bodies, badly mutilated and bound with wire, were discovered by unidentified dynamiters. Authorities are still reeling from the gruesome discovery,…
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…
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…
Detroit Judge Targets Speed Fiends, Orders Sanity Tests, Detroit MI, 1922
In a bold move to curb the menace of reckless driving, Judge Charles L. Bartlett of Detroit, Michigan, has decreed that all speed fiends who dare to put innocent lives at risk will undergo mandatory mental examination to determine their sanity. Related Federal Cases Ronnie Edward Duke, Assaulting a Federal Prosecutor, Detroit MI, 2014 ·…
Mer Rouge Kidnapping, Kidnapping, Mer Rouge LA, 1922
The Mer Rouge kidnapping case, a four-month-old mystery that had stumped the state’s legal machinery, took another dark turn on December 20, 1922. National Guard troops were deployed to Bastrop, Louisiana, in a desperate bid to unravel the tangled threads of a centuries-old feud that had culminated in the abduction of five men from a…
Charles Linton Murdered, Bank Robbery, Denver CO, 1922
In a brazen daylight heist, masked bandits descended upon the federal reserve in Denver, Colorado, leaving a trail of blood and a staggering $200,000 in their wake. The robbery, which took place on December 19, 1922, was as shocking as it was audacious, leaving authorities scrambling to unravel the tangled threads of the crime. Charles…
