Tag: Q3 1923
Freight Train Wreck Closes Down Kasota, Minnesota, 1923
A harrowing close call shook the small town of Kasota, Minnesota, last Wednesday morning, September 21, 1923. Freight train No. 18, operated by the Omaha railroad, came to a sudden stop in front of the local depot. Miraculously, no one was injured in the incident, which could have had disastrous consequences if it had occurred…
King Alfonso XIII, Treason, California 1936
In a shocking turn of events, King Alfonso XIII of Spain has refused to order punishment for the military revolters who seized power in Barcelona, plunging the country into chaos. The drama unfolded on September 14, as the monarch returned to the capital, Madrid, after a tumultuous period abroad. Greeted at the railway station by…
John Oretzer, Shipboard Robbery, Massachusetts 1923
In a brazen attack, a group of ruthless thieves targeted the British ruin schooner ‘FDR Ship’ off the coast of Rockport, leaving a trail of destruction and a wounded survivor in their wake. Post Office Inspector John Oretzer, 48, a veteran of the Spanish-American War, was shot in the head during the heist. RELATED: Dayton…
Ben F Sikes, Grover C Sikes, Karl Sack Guilty of Riot, Broken Arrow OK, 1923
In a stark display of justice, three confessed members of the Ku Klux Klan faced the music in a Tulsa, Oklahoma courtroom yesterday. Ben F Sikes, Grover C Sikes, and Karl Sack, all residents of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to charges of riot stemming from the brutal flogging of local farmer Ben Wagner. The…
James Johnson, Reckless Driving, Wyoming 2022
August 22, 1923, Casper, Wyoming – In a bold move to crack down on reckless driving, the Casper Motor Club has thrown its weight behind the ‘Drive Right’ campaign launched by the Casper Daily Tribune. The resolution, adopted at a meeting of the Motor Club’s board of directors at the Chamber of Commerce Building, urges…
London’s Elite, Desert Heists, California 1923
In the sweltering summer of 1923, a peculiar trend took hold among London’s upper crust, with the well-heeled and adventurous classes abandoning the city’s stuffy social scene for the unforgiving vastness of the world’s most inhospitable lands. The allure of the unknown, coupled with a growing desire for excitement, had Londoners trading in their weekend…
Ticking Away: The Last of a Dying Breed
August 17, 1923, marked a somber day in Yorkville, South Carolina, as local clock dealer T.W. Speck revealed that his store had stopped carrying a piece of history – the weight clock. Once a staple in homes across the nation, these time-telling devices were rapidly falling out of favor. When asked if he still stocked…
Coal Crisis Erupts as Operators Try to Bury Labor Movement
WASHINGTON D.C. – August 16, 1923 – The nation’s coal industry teetered on the brink of collapse as the coal conference deadlocked in a bitter dispute over union recognition. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, emerged as the key figure in the crisis, refuting claims by operators that a tentative agreement had…
Klan Members Detained as Suspicious Characters, Steubenville OH, 1923
A tense standoff unfolded in the streets of Steubenville, Ohio, as Sheriff Edward Lucas thwarted a potential riot by turning back a group of armed Klansmen. The would-be rioters, who had arrived in five automobiles, were met with a firm hand by the sheriff, who refused to let them join the fray. Guns at the…
Alabama Port Corruption, Alabama 1923
August 12, 1923, was a day of high stakes in the Alabama State Legislature. The port enabling act, a crucial piece of legislation, was set to be debated in the house, while the revenue bill had been made a special order in the senate. The four-mill tax for education, a contentious issue, had yet to…
