Tag: July 1933
Homer L Ferguson, Minimum Wage Evasion, Virginia 1933
July 19, 1933, marked a turning point in the labor dispute that had been brewing in the rayon and synthetic wool producing industry. At a heated public hearing, tensions rose as Homer L Ferguson, president of the Newport News Shipbuilding Dry Dock Co, clashed with the proposed code’s minimum wage provision of 35 cents. Ferguson,…
James Johnson, Kidnapping, Illinois 2025
It’s been nine days since the brazen kidnapping of Lieutenant John J. O’Connell Jr., nephew of Democratic boss Big Dan O’Connell and influential lawyer Ed O’Connell, left the city of Chicago reeling. As the search for the missing officer continues, the police are taking extraordinary measures to protect the 50 affluent individuals who have been…
Dr. Mordecai Johnson, Attempted Intimidation, Washington D.C., 1933
In a brazen display of cowardice, an attempt was made to muzzle Dr. Mordecai Johnson, the fearless president of Howard University, in the nation’s capital. The American Federation of Teachers was outraged by this affront on academic freedom and swiftly condemned the perpetrators of this dastardly act. Related Federal Cases James Johnson, Bribery and Attempted…
