Tag: Q3 1913
Schmidt Arrested for Murder, New York, 1913
In a stunning turn of events, Assistant Pastor Franz Schmidt was taken into custody for the brutal murder of a young woman in New York City. The victim, Dontraud JfraJvlat, was found dead in a gruesome scene that would shock even the most hardened detectives. The crime scene was a mock ceremony at the parish…
Juan Garcia, Labor Day Shooting, Texas 2020
It was a sweltering September day in 1913 when San Antonio’s Labor Day celebration turned into a battleground for ideologies. A speaker at the event quoted the venerable Daniel Webster, saying that ‘Capital cannot do without labor, but labor can do without capital.’ But was this a clever ploy to whip up the passions of…
Drunken Mexican Officer Shot by American Customs Man, El Paso TX, 1913
Tensions ran high on the US-Mexico border as a drunken Mexican officer sparked a violent confrontation that left one man dead and thousands on edge. It began on September 6, 1913, when El Paso customs officer, American by virtue, shot and killed a Mexican officer who had reportedly been causing a ruckus and brandishing his…
Gastronomic Greed: A Scandal of Epic Proportions in the Heart of Europe
In a shocking exposé, a young schoolgirl from Carroll County, Tennessee, has revealed the dark underbelly of the European travel industry. The unsuspecting tourist, who wishes to remain anonymous, documented her gastronomic adventures in a diary, exposing the culinary excesses of the continent’s elite. Related Federal Cases Piano Peddler’s Peculiar Predicament: A Milan Music House…
Blood and Wreckage on the Rails: 19 Lives Lost in Connecticut Crash
September 5, 1913 – Tragedy struck the New Haven, Connecticut, community yesterday as the White Mountain Express train, traveling at a breakneck 60 miles per hour, derailed and crashed into the rear of the Bar Harbor Express. The consequences were devastating – 19 innocent lives were lost, leaving a trail of blood and wreckage in…
Harry K. Thaw, Kidnapping Attempt, Oregon 1920
In a dramatic turn of events, a desperate attempt to spirit away the notorious Harry K. Thaw from jail was foiled yesterday, thanks to the swift intervention of a Medford court. The plot, which eerily echoed the highly publicized case of Thaw’s own crime, was exposed when Chief of Police John H. Loudron of Ashland…
Albino Ecker Faces Land Grab Lawsuits, Black Hawk CO, 1913
In a stunning turn of events, Albino Ecker, a resident of Black Hawk, Colorado, has found himself at the center of a land ownership dispute. On November 27th, 1908, Ecker made a Homestead Entry for a plot of land in Gilpin County, specifically the north half of the southeast quarter of section 14, township 2,…
Thaw’s Fugitive Trail Ends: Jerome Hired to Bring Him Back to Justice
On August 22, 1913, in Albany, New York, a pivotal move was made to bring Harry K. Thaw, the infamous millionaire accused of murdering architect Stanford White, back to the United States. Attorney General Charles S. Carmody appointed William Travers Jerome, a former district attorney of New York City, as special deputy attorney general to…
Harry K. Thaw Arrested for Bribery, New York, 1913
August 20, 1913, marked a pivotal moment in the tumultuous life of Harry K. Thaw, the wealthy playboy with a penchant for scandal. Thaw, who had been a patient at the State Hospital for the Insane at Matteawan, New York, managed to escape and flee to Canada, but his freedom was short-lived. Arrested in the…
Robert Jones, Money Laundering, Alabama 2022
In a shocking case of financial deceit, the office of Charles Robinson, Governor of Kansas in 1861, was embroiled in a scandal involving the sale of state bonds. The state was desperate for cash to fund its current expenses, but with the American Civil War just beginning, finding a buyer was a daunting task. Robinson…
