Tag: October 1937
James Parker, Tax Evasion, Nebraska 2022
It’s a story that has left even the most hardened Bismarck residents scratching their heads. The LongSuffering Taxpayer, a tongue-in-cheek slogan plastered across the front page of The Bismarck Tribune, has taken on a whole new meaning. At the center of this brewing controversy is Mrs. Stella Mann, president and treasurer of the paper’s parent…
Hamilton Games, Disorderly Conduct, Waterbury CT, 1937
In a shocking display of rowdy behavior, Hamilton Games, a spectator at the Hamilton Park athletic event, was prohibited from attending the grandstand after allegedly causing damage to several hundred dollars’ worth of property. Eyewitnesses claim that Games’ unruly antics disrupted the Leavenworth football contest, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. Games’ outburst…
Felix Frankfurter, Bribery, New York 1928
New York City, October 16, 1937 – In a shocking move that sent shockwaves through the nation’s capital of corruption, Governor Herbert H. Lehman has thrown his weight behind Tammany-backed candidate Jeremiah T. Mahoney in the mayor’s reelection bid. This endorsement marks a significant shift in the city’s political landscape, as Lehman, a longtime Democrat,…
