Tag: Q2 1932
Lindbergh’s Nightmare Unfolds: A Five-Man Gang’s Sinister Plot
Hopewell, NJ – May 14, 1932. The relentless pursuit of the Lindbergh baby killers reached a fever pitch tonight as shocking revelations emerged in the Atlantic seaboard negotiations involving a notorious five-man gang. According to John Hughes Curtis, the negotiations had been ongoing for two months, with the gang’s true intentions shrouded in secrecy. Related…
Henry Stimson, Geneva Disarmament Failure, Washington D.C. 1932
In a stark reversal, Secretary of State Henry Stimson returned to the State Department in Washington, D.C. on May 14, 1932, his Geneva disarmament proposals met with a chilly reception. The failed diplomatic mission has left the US facing a daunting array of international problems, rivaling the nation’s crippling economic woes. The Secretary’s trip to…
Oranville Fortescue, Lynching, Hawaii 1932
In a shocking turn of events, Mrs. Oranville Fortescue and three naval men, convicted of manslaughter in the brutal lynching of Joseph Kahahawai, were released from custody after serving just one hour of their 10-year prison sentences in Honolulu on May 5, 1932. The commutation, granted by Governor Lawrence M. Judd, brought an abrupt end…
Blood in the Ring: El Centro Wrestler’s Brawl Steals the Show
On a fateful night in May, the wrestling world witnessed a clash of titans in El Centro, California. The main event of the evening, billed for Doctor Mullikin and Marciano Agrava, was instead hijacked by a brutal battle between Wildcat Miller and Louis Mayo. The crowd was on the edge of their seats as the…
Hawaiian Hysteria: Four Teens Get Slap on the Wrist After Brutal Murder
On May 4, 1932, in the sweltering heat of Oahu, Hawaii, a sense of justice seemed to be served in a most peculiar way. The trial of four teenagers, accused of manslaughter, had concluded a month prior, but the verdict had yet to be delivered. The four – Mrs. Massie, her mother Mrs. For tescue,…
Massie Case Retrial, Lynching, Hawaii 2023
In the sweltering heat of Honolulu, a city beset by economic hardship, the wheels of justice continue to turn with a vengeance. Last Friday’s conviction of four Americans for lynching a Hawaiian native has sparked a renewed focus on the city’s darker side. As the community struggles to come to terms with the brutal attack,…
French Elections Marred by Radical Socialists’ Grip on Power
PARIS, May 2, 1932 – The streets of Paris were abuzz with whispers of a changing tide in French politics. Edouard Herriot, leader of the Radical Socialists, had emerged victorious in the country’s elections, but at what cost? The outcome was far from certain, with the electoral system pitting candidates against each other in a…
Al Capone, Tax Evasion, Illinois 1931
In a devastating blow to his empire, Al Capone’s appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court on May 2, 1932, marking the end of the infamous Chicago gangster’s battle to avoid serving his 11-year sentence in the Leavenworth Kansas penitentiary. The Department of Justice announced that Capone would be sent to the maximum-security prison, likely…
Lynching Legacy: Justice Served in Hawaii
April 30, 1932, marked a turning point in the tumultuous history of Hawaii as four men, Lt. Thomas H. Massie, Mrs. Granville Fortesque, Albert Jones, and E.J. Lord, were convicted of manslaughter in the brutal lynching of Joseph Kahahawai. The racially mixed jury’s verdict, reached after 48 hours of deliberation, was met with an unprecedented…
Civil War Echoes in the Classroom: A Darker Side of Oratory
On a fateful night in April 1932, a somber event unfolded at the Hyattsville High School auditorium in Maryland. Fifteen-year-old Irvin Adair Brooke, a senior at Rockville High School, stood out among his peers as he took the stage to deliver a haunting oration on ‘The Influence of the Civil War on the Constitution.’ His…
