Tag: January 1931
Alonzo H. Lindley, Tax Sale Prevention, Indiana 2024
Indiana’s Senate has dealt a major blow to the state’s sheriff’s sales, with two bills aimed at giving relief to cash-strapped farmers and city dwellers. The measures, introduced by Senator Alonzo H. Lindley, a Republican from Kingman, are now headed to the House of Representatives, where they are expected to pass with little opposition. The…
Mussolini’s Fury: Butler’s Remarks Ignite Diplomatic Firestorm
In a shocking display of diplomatic indignation, Italian Premier Benito Mussolini fired off a scathing cable to Italian Ambassador de Martino in Washington, D.C. on January 30, 1931. Mussolini’s ire was sparked by the remarks of Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, a U.S. Marine Corps officer, who had made derogatory comments about the Italian leader.…
Dry Law Fails in Washington: Tourists Turn Capitol City into Boozy Hotspot
January 30, 1931, marked a bleak day for Prohibition in Washington, D.C. Prohibition Director Amos W. Woodcock painted a dismal picture of enforcement efforts in the nation’s capital, stating that the city’s observance of the dry law was ‘far less satisfactory’ than in many other cities. Woodcock blamed the influx of tourists, who each year…
Deadlock at the Capital: Muscle Shoals Legislation Stalls
On January 28, 1931, the wheels of progress ground to a halt in Washington D.C. as conferees failed to reach an agreement on the Muscle Shoals legislation. The proposed bill, authored by Senator George Norris of Nebraska, aimed to put the government in charge of a massive power and nitrate plant complex. However, the conference…
George Wickersham, Wickersham Commission Secrecy, Washington 1929
In a shocking development, the United States Senate has voted to investigate the Wickersham Commission’s report on prohibition enforcement, which has been shrouded in secrecy. Staff Correspondent Lyle C. Wilson reported from Washington that the Tydings resolution, calling for the commission’s chairman, George Wickersham, to provide a report on the puzzling aspects of the commission’s…
World Disarmament Conference, Deception in Washington, 1932
January 7, 1931, marked a pivotal moment in the world’s attempt to disarm. The coming world disarmament conference, set to be held in Europe early in 1932, hung precariously in the balance as a tangled web of technicalities and factional fights threatened to derail the proceedings. According to informed officials in Washington, the conference’s success…
Fur Hide and Wool House Fire, Walnut Grove MN, 1931
In a devastating blaze that ravaged the quiet streets of Walnut Grove, Minnesota, the Fur Hide and Wool house of J E McComb was reduced to smoldering ashes on Tuesday afternoon. Eyewitnesses described the inferno as ‘rapidly spreading’ and ‘intense,’ with flames engulfing the building within minutes. The cause of the fire remains a mystery,…
