Tag: February 1932
Kann’s Legacy of Greed: Tycoon’s Will Exposes Decades-Long Charitable Deception
Washington D.C., February 29, 1932 – In a shocking revelation, the will of Simon Kann, president of S. Kann Sons Co., has been filed in the District Supreme Court, exposing a web of deceit that has been shrouding the philanthropic efforts of the wealthy businessman. Kann, who passed away on February 21, left behind a…
Boissevain Mine Explosion, West Virginia 1932
February 27, 1932, will be etched in the memories of the mining community in West Virginia as a day of unimaginable tragedy. A massive explosion ripped through the Boissevain mine, operated by the Poca hontas Fuel Company, near Pocahontas, Virginia, leaving thirty miners unaccounted for. The blast was so powerful that it sent one miner…
Japan’s Shanghai Ultimatum: A Deadline for Defiance
In a tense standoff that has gripped the city of Shanghai, Japan has issued a stern ultimatum to China, demanding an immediate evacuation of the Shanghai area and the razing of the city’s defenses. The Japanese have threatened to cease fire only if the Chinese troops withdraw before Saturday night, February 20, 1932, and agree…
US and Britain, Aggressive Moves in Shanghai, Washington D.C. 1932
February 1, 1932, was a tense day in Washington, D.C., as the United States and Great Britain sounded off against Japan’s aggressive moves in Shanghai. A stern joint protest was hinted at by British Ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay after a confidential meeting at the State Department with Under Secretary of State Joseph Grew’s predecessor, William…
Moonshine and Mayhem on Bank Street: Spinks Fined $100 for Speakeasy
February 1, 1932, Waterbury, Connecticut – In a brazen raid over the weekend, the emergency squad descended upon an alleged speakeasy at 40 Bank Street, owned and operated by 69-year-old Charles Spinks of 103 James Street. The resulting seizure of a large quantity of beer and moonshine led to Spinks’ arrest and a hefty fine…
