Tag: August 1933
Labor Dispute Turns Ugly, Richmond VA, 1933
A labor dispute in the St. Charles coal field has turned deadly, with 2,600 miners left idle and tensions running high. According to a communication from John Hopkins Hall Jr., Commissioner of Labor, the situation was brought to a head by the discharge of miners who joined the union. Men who had worked for the…
NR A Enforcers Gear Up for Battle Against Depression
August 17, 1933, marked a significant day in the fight against the Great Depression as Colonel E. Fisher, local leader of the National Recovery Administration’s recovery army, announced a massive rally at Tomlinson Hall on August 21. The event, following the parade and celebration of Indiana Recovery Day, aimed to mobilize over 3,000 members of…
Rot in the Valley: El Centro’s Fruitful Scam
In the sweltering heat of El Centro, California, the Imperial Valley Press unveiled a tale of deceit and corruption that would shake the very foundations of the local agricultural industry. On August 14, 1933, a staggering 12 carloads of perishables were shipped out of the valley, sparking suspicion among local authorities. According to B.A. Harrigan,…
Lorenz Strack Arrested for Ponzi Scheme, New York NY, 1933
August 11, 1933, marked a dark day for Lorenz Strack, a once-respected real estate broker in New York’s Yorkville neighborhood. The charwoman’s cheers that echoed in his cell couldn’t have been more ironic, for they were meant for a magistrate, not him. Strack, a corpulent man with a stern expression, refused to speak, but the…
Langer, Wire Fraud, California 2022
Bismarck, ND – August 7, 1933 – In a move that has left many scratching their heads, Governor William Langer of North Dakota sent a telegram to Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, asking him to ‘do all’. The cryptic message, sent on a Saturday, has raised more questions than answers, leaving local residents to…
Mystery Death on the Glen Echo Line: A Puzzling Case for Montgomery County Cops
On a sweltering summer evening, August 1, 1933, the quiet suburban streets of Glen Echo, Maryland, were shattered by the sound of a trolley car’s screeching brakes. The car, operated by George E. Myers, had struck an unidentified man lying across the tracks, his body mangled beyond recognition. The Washington Railway Electric Company’s street car…
