Tag: December 1911
Theodore Roosevelt Jr, Embezzlement, Illinois 1911
On the chilly night of December 10, 1911, a sense of unease settled over the city of Rock Island, Illinois. The annual meeting of the National Committee had concluded, but the real drama was yet to unfold. As the delegates dispersed, a sinister plot began to unravel, threatening to shake the very foundations of local…
Cascaret Advertising Scam, Iowa 1911
December 11, 1911, marked a peculiar day in Marshalltown, Iowa, as a seemingly innocuous advertisement caught the attention of local authorities. The ad, plastered on the front page of The Evening Times-Republican, touted the miraculous healing powers of Cascaret, a 10-cent remedy claimed to cure a range of ailments, from indigestion to sluggish intestines. But…
William Thompson Sentenced for Robbery, Detroit MI, 1911
In the city’s underbelly, a stark contrast emerged between two former newsboys who once hawked papers in the same alley. William Thompson, a name synonymous with the top of the line at the window where pennies were produced, now finds himself serving a sentence of seven and a half years for robbery at Marquette prison.…
Roosevelt Financiers, Railroad Embezzlement, New York 1924
In a bombshell revelation, Wharton Barker, a retired Philadelphia banker, spilled the beans to the Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, exposing a secret deal between Theodore Roosevelt and New York financiers in 1904. Barker claimed that these financiers had promised to back Roosevelt’s presidential bid in exchange for a favorable stance on the railroad question.…
Voting Rights for Women: A Gallant Election Officer’s Dilemma
On December 6, 1911, a peculiar scene unfolded at a polling station in Los Angeles, California. In a bid to ensure that women’s voices were heard in the Good Government Candidate for Mayor election, a gallant election officer, likely aware of the challenges faced by women in the 19th century, allowed housewives to leave their…
