Tag: Q3 1919
Retailers, Price Fixing, Texas 1919
In the sweltering summer of 1919, a sinister tale of profiteering unfolded in the streets of Laredo, Texas. Retailers, backed by powerful wholesalers and manufacturers, were accused of fleecing the unsuspecting public with exorbitant prices. The National Association of Clothing Manufacturers had made a chilling prophecy: next year, a suit of wool clothes would cost…
WaterGate Scandal Rocks El Paso: Brook’s Canal Cover-Up?
In a shocking turn of events, El Paso’s highly-anticipated High Line Canal project has been shrouded in controversy, with allegations of backroom deals and government corruption swirling around a key player. E. Brook, advisor to the High Line Canal Committee, has just returned from Washington, D.C. after a four-week stint of secret meetings with Interior…
Profiteers in Plain Sight: Wilson Takes Aim at Railway Wage Scandal
In a bold move, President Woodrow Wilson took on the rising tide of profiteering in the nation’s capital, urging Congress to postpone its recess and investigate the lucrative wage demands of railway employees. On August 1, 1919, Wilson penned a letter to Speaker of the House Frederick Gillett, requesting that lawmakers delay their summer break…
James Mooney, Murder Investigation, New York 1995
In the sweltering summer of 1919, a bomb ripped through a San Francisco street, claiming the lives of ten innocent civilians. The trial of Thomas J. Mooney, accused of participating in the heinous act, was a sensational spectacle that captivated the nation. But was justice truly served? The United States investigators, led by Secretary Wilson,…
Laundry Laborers Lured by False Promises
In the sweltering summer of 1919, a sinister plot unfolded in the nation’s capital. Unbeknownst to unsuspecting girls, a laundry in Washington D.C. was using deceitful advertisements to entice them into grueling labor. The Gazette exposed the scheme, revealing that the laundry at 1210 Queen Street had placed an ad seeking ‘Girls to work in…
Everett Buckingham, Stock Yards Manager, Omaha NE, 1919
In the sweltering summer of 1919, the Omaha stock yards were the epicenter of a labor dispute that would shake the very foundations of the city’s livestock industry. At the helm, Everett Buckingham, manager of the yards, stood firm as the stock handlers strike reached its climax. Related Federal Cases Michael Clayton, Bank Robbery, Omaha…
Thieves Make Off with $12,000 Worth of Woolens, Philadelphia PA, 1919
Philadelphia’s Main Line was hit by a brazen gang of thieves last week, netting them a haul of $12,000 worth of woolens. The first heist took place at 1610 Conshohocken Avenue, where tailor shop owner M. Truhan’s business was broken into. The thieves made off with $5,000 worth of cloth. But the Main Line was…
L.J. Simpson, Highway Bond Embezzlement, Oregon 1919
July 16, 1919, was a day of reckoning for Oregon’s Roosevelt highway program. According to L.J. Simpson, a state booster from North Bend and one of the few millionaires in Oregon, the people of the state were not following up on the program with the fervor expected. Simpson, who had been in Washington working on…
A Mitchell Palmer, Prohibition Enforcement Abuse, Illinois 1919
It was in the sweltering summer of 1919 that the Democratic National Committee convened in Chicago, a city teeming with corruption and scandal. Behind closed doors, the committee deliberated on the fate of its next presidential candidate. And it was here that Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer emerged as a dark horse contender, his name…
