Tag: January 1922
Panama Bank Heist: Sheriff and Cops Indicted in $31,000 Robbery
It’s a scandal that’s left the small town of Panama reeling. In a brazen daytime heist, the State Bank of Panama was robbed of a staggering $31,000. But what’s even more shocking is that the masterminds behind the crime were some of the town’s most trusted officials. Ten men, including Sheriff Wilson and Constable Ben…
Gold Against Fury: The Bitter Feud Unfolds
In a stunning display of defiance, Anne Irqurt Potter Stillman, wife of embattled financier James A. Stillman, has sent a scathing telegram to her husband, effectively ending a months-long truce between the couple. The message, dispatched from Montreal, Canada, yesterday, reads: ‘Today standing in the snow of Canada, I know what you tried to do…
Highway Heist: Powerhouse Workers Refuse to Back Down
RICHMOND, VA – January 7, 1922, will be remembered as the day the powerhouse workers of Virginia’s highway department stood up to the man. In a shocking move, the V.R.P. workers vowed not to quit their jobs despite the proposed abolition of the existing regime and the immediate retirement of Highway Commissioner Coleman and his…
Canners’ Cooperation Conundrum: A Recipe for Disaster?
In the scorching Utah desert, a brewing storm was brewing within the cannery industry. In 1922, Fred A. Taylor, a prominent figure in the Utah Canners Association, delivered a stark warning at a meeting in Ogden, Utah. He cautioned his fellow canners that their attempts at cooperation with producers, farmers, and merchants were on the…
