Tag: April 1874
Lobbying for Power, but at What Cost?
In the sweltering heat of April 28th, 1874, the New York courts witnessed a peculiar trial that would expose the dark underbelly of legislative lobbying. James L. Smith, a journalist from the New York Courier, had been seeking $18 for advertising sheriff’s notices in his newspaper. However, Comptroller Greeu refused to pay, citing a lack…
D.C. Dagger: Mysterious Stabbings Plague City Streets
Washington D.C. was gripped with fear as a series of brutal stabbings shook the nation’s capital. The latest in a string of attacks occurred on May 4, when a mysterious figure struck in the city’s outer neighborhoods. The victims, mostly young men, were found with severe lacerations and stab wounds, leaving authorities baffled. ‘This is…
Council’s Censure: The Schneider Scandal Rocks New Orleans
On a sweltering April 14th, 1874, the City Council of New Orleans convened in emergency session to address the simmering Schneider case. The controversy had been brewing for weeks, with allegations of irregularities in the Department of Finance surfacing in a scathing exposé published in the New Orleans Bulletin. The Investigating Committee, comprising five prominent…
