Tag: August 1900
Notable Morrstra, Assassination Plot, New York 1900
In a shocking turn of events, the U.S. Secret Service foiled a brazen assassination plot targeting President William McKinley in New York City. On August 20, 1900, authorities arrested four notorious anarchists, including Notable Morrstra and Mischel Welda, accused of conspiring to kill the President. The alleged plotters, who had been lurking in the city…
Morton Mills, Fatal Pistol Duel, Arkansas 1900
In a shocking turn of events, a deadly pistol duel has left a community in mourning. On a fateful day in August 1900, Henry Truitt faced off against Morton Mills in a small inland trading point, Union town, just 20 miles away from Van Buren. The outcome was tragic: Morton Mills lay lifeless, victim to…
