Tag: Q3 1933
Mystery Death on the Glen Echo Line: A Puzzling Case for Montgomery County Cops
On a sweltering summer evening, August 1, 1933, the quiet suburban streets of Glen Echo, Maryland, were shattered by the sound of a trolley car’s screeching brakes. The car, operated by George E. Myers, had struck an unidentified man lying across the tracks, his body mangled beyond recognition. The Washington Railway Electric Company’s street car…
Rayon Racket Exposed as Labor Dispute Ignites
July 19, 1933, marked a turning point in the labor dispute that had been brewing in the rayon and synthetic wool producing industry. At a heated public hearing, tensions rose as Homer L Ferguson, president of the Newport News Shipbuilding Dry Dock Co, clashed with the proposed code’s minimum wage provision of 35 cents. Ferguson,…
Chicago’s $250,000 Ransom Demand: A Gripping Kidnapping Drama Unfolds
It’s been nine days since the brazen kidnapping of Lieutenant John J. O’Connell Jr., nephew of Democratic boss Big Dan O’Connell and influential lawyer Ed O’Connell, left the city of Chicago reeling. As the search for the missing officer continues, the police are taking extraordinary measures to protect the 50 affluent individuals who have been…
