Tag: July 1919
James Mooney, Murder Investigation, New York 1995
In the sweltering summer of 1919, a bomb ripped through a San Francisco street, claiming the lives of ten innocent civilians. The trial of Thomas J. Mooney, accused of participating in the heinous act, was a sensational spectacle that captivated the nation. But was justice truly served? The United States investigators, led by Secretary Wilson,…
Laundry Laborers Lured by False Promises
In the sweltering summer of 1919, a sinister plot unfolded in the nation’s capital. Unbeknownst to unsuspecting girls, a laundry in Washington D.C. was using deceitful advertisements to entice them into grueling labor. The Gazette exposed the scheme, revealing that the laundry at 1210 Queen Street had placed an ad seeking ‘Girls to work in…
Everett Buckingham, Stock Yards Manager, Omaha NE, 1919
In the sweltering summer of 1919, the Omaha stock yards were the epicenter of a labor dispute that would shake the very foundations of the city’s livestock industry. At the helm, Everett Buckingham, manager of the yards, stood firm as the stock handlers strike reached its climax. Related Federal Cases Michael Clayton, Bank Robbery, Omaha…
L.J. Simpson, Highway Bond Embezzlement, Oregon 1919
July 16, 1919, was a day of reckoning for Oregon’s Roosevelt highway program. According to L.J. Simpson, a state booster from North Bend and one of the few millionaires in Oregon, the people of the state were not following up on the program with the fervor expected. Simpson, who had been in Washington working on…
Thieves Make Off with $12,000 Worth of Woolens, Philadelphia PA, 1919
Philadelphia’s Main Line was hit by a brazen gang of thieves last week, netting them a haul of $12,000 worth of woolens. The first heist took place at 1610 Conshohocken Avenue, where tailor shop owner M. Truhan’s business was broken into. The thieves made off with $5,000 worth of cloth. But the Main Line was…
A Mitchell Palmer, Prohibition Enforcement Abuse, Illinois 1919
It was in the sweltering summer of 1919 that the Democratic National Committee convened in Chicago, a city teeming with corruption and scandal. Behind closed doors, the committee deliberated on the fate of its next presidential candidate. And it was here that Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer emerged as a dark horse contender, his name…
