Tag: September 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…
