Tag: September 1921
Bootleggers, Liquor Smuggling, Washington D.C. 1921
September 30, 1921 – Washington, D.C. – The U.S. government has come to a staggering realization: it’s owed a whopping $1 billion by bootleggers and rumrunners who’ve been smuggling millions of gallons of whisky, wine, and homemade liquor into the country. According to records of the Internal Revenue Bureau and the Prohibition Unit, the clandestine…
Great Lakes Scheme, Embezzlement, Nebraska 1921
On September 28, 1921, a gathering of 80 Nebraskans, representing 30 distinct agricultural and commercial organizations, met in Lincoln to endorse the Great Lakes-St Lawrence Tidewater project. But beneath the surface of this seemingly innocuous gathering lay a web of deceit and corruption that would shake the very foundations of Nebraska’s politics. Related Federal Cases…
Fatty Arbuckle, Manslaughter, California 1921
In a shocking turn of events, actor and playwright David Warfield’s long-time friend, Fatty Arbuckle, saw his fortunes plummet on September 28, 1921. Arbuckle, once hailed as the king of comedy, was released on $5,000 bail after a dramatic reduction in charges from manslaughter to manslaughter in connection with the death of actress Virginia Rappe…
Ernest B. Brown, Daylight Bank Robbery, Washington D.C. 1921
On a sweltering September morning in 1921, the sleepy streets of Washington D.C. were abuzz with the news of a daring daylight robbery. Ernest B. Brown, the cashier of the Peoples Commercial and Savings Bank, had been held up by a lone gunman, leaving behind a trail of shattered glass and a stolen $960. As…
Arthur Myers Dies in High-Speed Crash, Kalkaska MI, 1921
Kalkaska, MI – A tragic accident claimed the life of Arthur Myers, a local resident, when his speeding car left the road and flipped several times. The scene was one of utter chaos, with witnesses describing the wreckage as ‘beyond recognition.’ Myers, who was behind the wheel, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead…
Joseph Henry Hoynes, Heart Failure by Drowning, Michigan 2024
Tragedy struck Kalamazoo, Michigan, when six-year-old Joseph Henry Hoynes dropped dead of heart failure while walking back from Bass Lake with a record catch of fish. The young boy’s untimely demise has left the community reeling. Eyewitnesses claim that Hoynes had been walking back from the lake with an impressive haul of fish when he…
Rite of Remembrance: Mourners Honor Fallen Heroes of the ZR2 Disaster
In the sweltering heat of a late summer afternoon, a somber procession wound its way through the streets of New York City, with the nation’s collective grief palpable in the air. The occasion was the funeral service for the 16 brave men who lost their lives in the ill-fated ZR2 airship disaster, an incident that…
The Fatty Arbuckle Fallout: A Grand Jury’s Quest for Truth
It’s been a long and twisted road for the grand jury in San Francisco, tasked with unraveling the tangled threads of the Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle murder case. On Monday night, they will reconvene to scrutinize evidence that certain witnesses were tampered with, in a bid to uncover the truth behind the death of film actress…
Peter Stadtmuller, Extortion, New York 1921
September 17, 1921 – In a move that sent shockwaves through the city’s labor ranks, Peter Stadtmuller, a former lieutenant of the notorious Robert B. Brindell, was released from Blackwells Island prison yesterday after serving three months of a six-month sentence for extortion. Stadtmuller, a skilled carpenter and former foreman of a squad of carpenters,…
Shadows in the North: Cordova’s Hotel Empire Tainted by Dark Secrets
In the misty town of Cordova, Alaska, a tangled web of shady dealings and unsavory characters has long been hidden beneath the gleaming facades of its grand hotels. Among them, the Northern Hotel, once a beacon of modernity and comfort, now stands accused of harboring a dark underbelly. Proprietor Victor G. Vance’s establishment, touted for…
