Tag: 1922
Senators and Representatives Embezzle Tree Seed Funds, Washington D.C., 1922
In a shocking revelation, it has come to light that Senators and Representatives in Washington D.C. have been embezzling funds intended for tree seed distribution. The agricultural bill, reported to the House on December 18th, 1922, carried a hefty appropriation for the improvement of U.S. post roads, including forest trails. However, a whopping $860,000 allocated…
John Weaver, Murder, Texas 1920
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…
Jameson Oil, Jail Break, California 2025
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…
Heidi Fronhoffer, Murder, Nevada 2013
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…
Jeffords, Arnette Murder, California 2022
December 10, 1922, marked a desperate day in the fight for justice in the United States. In a last-ditch effort to overturn the conviction of Frank M. Jeffords, a Washington attorney pleaded before Chief Justice William Howard Taft to review the case in the Supreme Court. Jeffords had been found guilty in the South Carolina…
Roy Harper Kuehhling, Attempted Murder, Washington D.C., 1922
A sensational case of attempted murder has unfolded in the nation’s capital, leaving a trail of blood and betrayal in its wake. Roy Harper Kuehhling, a man with a sordid reputation, was recently convicted of shooting his wife, Kathleen, at her parents’ home near Eldorado Springs, Missouri. The 1922 incident left Kathleen fighting for her…
Lawless Heirs: The Dangers of DIY Estate Planning
In the city of New York, a peculiar problem has arisen among the wealthy elite. Without a last will and testament, the fate of one’s estate hangs precariously in the balance. And it’s not just the law that’s to blame, but the limitations of individual executors too. Related Federal Cases Sununu Declares War on Trump’s…
Michael Brown, Arson on the Kalamazoo River, Michigan 2022
Albuquerque, December 10, 1922 – In a shocking turn of events, Harold H. Mendell, a man once considered a close friend, has been charged with the murder of Rollin Morgan in Michigan City, Michigan. The gruesome discovery of Morgan’s lifeless body in the Kalamazoo River on August 9th sparked a flurry of investigations, but it…
President Harding Takes on Prohibition Scandal, Tulsa OK, 1922
On a chilly winter evening in December 1922, President Warren G. Harding addressed a joint session of Congress with a message that would shake the very foundations of America’s great domestic issues. In front of a packed chamber, Harding delivered a scathing indictment of the nation’s troubled relationship with prohibition, railroads, and agricultural relief. Related…
Dr. John Henry Gray, Railroad Valuation Bribery, Minnesota 1922
December 9, 1922 – In a shocking turn of events, the esteemed politician and economist, Dr. John Henry Gray, was allegedly forced out of his position as head of the department of economics at the University of Minnesota. The reason behind his sudden ousting? A contentious railroad valuation case that has left a trail of…
