Tag: March 1898
C Oliver Iselin, Tax Evasion, New York 2023
In a shocking move, the Town Board of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, decided not to pursue its case against C. Oliver Iselin before the Court of Appeals. The Board believes that the courts are failing to uphold the Assessors’ decisions to increase property values in the county. This move is seen as a victory for Iselin,…
Juan Carlos Hernandez, Kidnapping, Florida 2024
In a shocking display of authoritarian zeal, Chief of Police Honorato Blanco has unleashed a wave of persecution against American newspaper correspondents in Havana, Cuba. On March 5, 1898, Blanco’s tirade against the press took a deadly serious turn when he arrested Honorato Laino, a correspondent for a New York newspaper, and charged him with…
