ADDITIONAL HISTORY: Headlines You Probably Missed

On January 17, 1920, a new amendment to the constitution of the United States of America went into affect and stayed in place for the next 14 years. Instead of giving something new to the people, this amendment took something away. Think you know what it is? Listen to find out!

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“Doctor Has a Hearing.” The Daily Chronicle (De Kalb, Illinois), March 4, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Doctor Suspected in Slaying Five in Family.” Salt Lake Telegram, January 10, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Doctors Have Hope That Poison Olive Victims May Live.” The Buffalo Courier (Buffalo, New York), January 18, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Four Killed When Still Explodes.” The Lake County Times (Munster, Indiana), January 17, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Lena Delbene in the 1920 United States Federal Census.” Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com. Accessed December 3, 2020. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/31920347:6061?indiv=1.

“Nurse's Tale of Mustard Death Mystery Bared.” The Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), January 12, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Officials to Exhume Other Bodies in Startling ‘Mustard Murder Case.’” The Eau Claire Leader (Eau Clair, Wisconsin), January 17, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Rushing Anti-Toxin to Ill People By Plane.” The Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusetts), January 17, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Serum Arrives in Time to Save Last of Family of Seven Killed by Poison Olives.” The Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, Michigan), January 19, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Serum Plane Is Forced to Land Near Black Oak.” The Lake County Times (Munster, Indiana), January 17, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“TWO MORE ARE DEAD FROM EATING OLIVES.” The New York Times. The New York Times, January 17, 1920. https://www.nytimes.com/1920/01/17/archives/two-more-are-dead-from-eating-olives-paul-delbene-and-son-stricken.html.

“United States Is Dry.” The Eau Claire Leader (Eau Clair, Wisconsin), January 17, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Redagent. “Mustard Squirting/Squeezing/Farts.” June 2, 2016. www.freesound.org.

Iwiploppenisse. “Explosion.” May 20, 2012. www.freesound.org.

Thomas_Marcum. “Train Horn and Bell.” November 14, 2018. www.freesound.org.

Sometimes I come across small articles that interest me, but they aren't big enough to fill an entire additional history story, or else they don't coincide with any famous date. Today you get to hear some of those stories.

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Associated Press. “Family Is Late Again; Father to Play Santa.” Palladium-Item (Richmond, Indiana), October 1, 1971. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Man Dreaming of Goat Injured at Keene When ‘Butted’ Out Window.” The Boston Globe (Massachusetts), October 6, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

“A Courtship School.” The Brainerd Daily Dispatch (Brainerd, Minnesota), December 18, 1903. www.newspapers.com.

Haber, Joyce. “Absentee Dog Panics Joanne Carson.” The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida), October 1, 1971. www.newspapers.com.

“The Pen for Life.” Austin-American Statesman (Austin, Texas), September 16, 1896. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND FILES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

YleArkisto. “Police station’s cell door.” July 9, 2018. www.freesound.org.

Beskhu. “goat.aif.” May 12, 2015. www.freesound.org.

Tim.kahn. “i_love_you_too.wav.” April 14, 2010. www.freesound.org.

Giddster. “Small dog bark.” September 11, 2019. www.freesound.org.

Theartguild. “Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas!” September 22, 2020. www.freesound.org.

On May 6, 1937, a disaster happened. Even though the event was tragic, perhaps it wouldn't have been remembered so much in history if a certain radio host's passionate recording of the events unfolding in front of him didn't exist. Do you think you know what happened in New Jersey on that day?

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SOURCES – May 6, 1937

Associated Press. “Education-Seeker Is Sent to Jail.” Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), October 19, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Hollywood Murder Mystery Is Revived After Fifteen Years.” Corsicana Daily Sun (Corsicana, Texas), May 6, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Police Watch Mail for Edward, Wallis Against Possible Bomb Masked as Gift.” The Nashville Banner (Nashville, Tennessee), May 6, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

“Director William Desmond Taylor Is Found Murdered.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, November 13, 2009. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/murder-in-hollywood-a-tale-of-vice-and-vixens.

“Hindenburg Explodes; 99 Aboard.” Asbury Park Evening Press (Asbury Park, New Jersey), May 6, 1937, Extra edition. www.newspapers.com.

Klein, Christopher. “The Hindenburg Disaster: 9 Surprising Facts.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, May 4, 2012. https://www.history.com/news/the-hindenburg-disaster-9-surprising-facts.

“Left Clues Even A Blindman Could Follow.” The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California), June 20, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

“Mary Miles Minter.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 26, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Miles_Minter.

“Miss Betty Gilcrest Is Wed to Joseph Turner in Denver.” Palladium-Item (Richmond, Indiana), September 15, 1946. www.newspapers.com.

“Police Corner Suspect in Taylor Murder Case.” Los Angeles Record (Los Angeles, California), February 3, 1922. www.newspapers.com.

“Silly Advertising.” The Albany Capital (Albany, Missouri), May 6, 1937, Page 8. www.newspapers.com.

“Slain Man Predicted Death, Clue in Murder Mystery.” Los Angeles Record (Los Angeles, California), February 2, 1922. www.newspapers.com.

“Suspect in Big Theft Held Here.” Daily News (Los Angeles, California), May 10, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

Suzy & Rob. “Martha Turner Blous (1872-1940) .” Find a Grave. Accessed January 4, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117275052/martha-blous.

United Press Leased Wire. “Medical Student Arrested at Sea.” The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, California), May 6, 1937. www.newsapers.com.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

YevgVerh. “bagpipe_on_street_BA.wav.” April 1, 2012. www.freesound.org

Schots. “Gun shot.” March 2, 2017.” www.freesound.org.

Kinoton. “Cruise Ship Horn, 3X.” August 20, 2016. www.freesound.org.

I found out about this special woman just a few months ago. The people of Savannah, Georgia, however, have known about her for well over a hundred years. What is it that made her so special?

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“Florence Margaret Martus (1868-1943) .” Find a Grave. Accessed November 9, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6943136/florence-margaret-martus.

“Florence Martus.” National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed November 8, 2020. https://www.nps.gov/fopu/learn/historyculture/florence-martus.htm.

“Florence Martus.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, July 10, 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Martus.

Sieg, Gerald Chan. “The Sailors' Girl.” The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), April 22, 1973. www.newspapers.com.

Sutlive, W. G. “To Wave Farewell in May.” The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), January 25, 1931. www.newspapers.com.

“Sweetheart Gone 38 Years, Still Waits.” Daily News (New York, New York), October 18, 1925. www.newspapers.com.

“'Waving Girl' of Elba Island Retires to Home in Savannah.” The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), June 3, 1931. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND FILES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

On January 15, 1919, Boston got itself into a very sticky--and tragic--situation. Do you know what happened on this famous day just over 100 years ago? Listen to find out what else was going on around the country and world on the exact same day. 

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“15 Killed, 150 Injured In North End Explosion.” The Boston Evening Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), January 15, 1919. www.newspapers.com.

“Advertisement: Cleopatra at The Strand (Page 4).” Fremont Daily Messenger (Fremont, Ohio), January 15, 1919. www.newspapers.com.

“Annie Elias Has Returned to Her Home.” Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania), January 17, 1919. www.newspapers.com.

“Annie Loise Is Missing From Home.” Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania), January 15, 1919. www.newspapers.com.

“Artist-Convict Pardoned Once, Is Rearrested.” San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, California), March 6, 1921. www.newspapers.com.

Genteau, Robert. “Picture of Crucifixion Wins Bandit Freedom.” Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), October 2, 1921. www.newspapers.com.

“Great Molasses Flood.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 11, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood.

“Hiram F. Sawtell: The Yankee Doodle Whistling Cobbler.” The Boston Globe (Massachusetts), November 29, 1885. www.newspapers.com.

“John Elias (1876-1965) .” Find a Grave. Accessed November 17, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110347882/john-elias.

“John Patterson Lester (1888-1949) .” Find a Grave. Accessed November 17, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12576436/john-patterson-lester.

“Second Artist Pencils Wall in County Jail.” San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, California), June 2, 1922. www.newspapers.com.

“Sketch of Christ in Cell Leads to Freedom for Mexican Bandit.” The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California), January 15, 1919. www.newspapers.com.

Sohn, Emily. “Why the Great Molasses Flood Was So Deadly.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, January 15, 2019. https://www.history.com/news/great-molasses-flood-science.

United Press. “First American Taken Tells of Experiences.” The Evening Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), January 15, 1919. www.newspapers.com.

“Will Shellac Garcia's Work.” San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, California), July 16, 1921. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND FILES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Chripei. “Victory Cry Reverb 2.wav.” September 18, 2012. www.freesound.org.

Deleted_user_4772965. “Knock on the door.” December 3, 2014. www.freesound.org.

Brianbaltar. “Prison door closing.” July 17, 2020. www.freesound.org.

On January 1, 1892, a place of great importance to many Americans and their ancestors opened for the first time. It is a place where the American dream began for millions of immigrants. Have you been there?

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SOURCES

“About Us.” Save The Whales, November 19, 2019. https://savethewhales.org/about/.

Anderson, Thomas F., and Henry G. Trickey. “Lured Away: Hiram Sawtelle Missing From Home.” The Boston Globe (Massachusetts), February 11, 1890. www.newspapers.com.

“At Ellis Island: Opening of the New Immigration Station.” The World: Evening Edition (New York City, New York), January 1, 1892. www.newspapers.com.

“Hiram F. Sawtell (1849-1890) .” Find a Grave. Accessed December 1, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195482108/hiram-f.-sawtell. www.newspapers.com.

“Hiram F. Sawtell: The Yankee Doodle Whistling Cobbler.” The Boston Globe (Massachusetts), November 29, 1885. www.newspapers.com.

“Hiram's Head: Ghastly Find in the Maine Woods.” The Boston Globe (Massachusetts), December 6, 1891. www.newspapers.com.

“History of Bison Management in Yellowstone (U.S. National Park Service).” National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed November 13, 2020. https://www.nps.gov/articles/bison-history-yellowstone.htm.

“Hung to Trees.” The Prattville Progress (Prattville, Alabama), January 1, 1892. www.newspapers.com.

“Immigration to the United States.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 9, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States.

“Isaac B Sawtell (1812-1886).” Find a Grave. Accessed December 1, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96541899/isaac-b-sawtell.

“Isaac Bridge Sawtell Jr. (1841-1891) .” Find a Grave. Accessed December 1, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195463648/isaac-bridge-sawtell.

Klein, Christopher. “Remembering Annie Moore, Ellis Island's First Immigrant.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, December 28, 2016. https://www.history.com/news/remembering-annie-moore-ellis-islands-first-immigrant.

Mackenzie, Willie. “A Brief History of Commercial Whaling and Greenpeace.” Greenpeace International, December 26, 2018. https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/18307/history-commercial-whaling-greenpeace/.

“Outlaws Lynched.” The Iowa Citizen (Iowa City, Iowa), January 1, 1892. www.newspapers.com.

Reed, A. L. “Advertisement: Raise Some Lemons (Page 8).” Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), January 1, 1892. www.newspapers.com.

“Sawtelle Dies in Prison.” The Columbian (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania), January 1, 1892. www.newspaspers.com.

Taken from the London Standard. “Reckless Waste.” Kansas Alliance-Union (Eureka, Kansas), January 1, 1892. www.newspapers.com.

Trickey, Henry G. “Under Arrest: Isaac Sawtell In Hands of the Law.” The Boston Globe (Massachusetts), February 13, 1890. www.newspapers.com.

Trickey, Henry G., and Thomas F. Anderson. “Sawtelle Seen Driving Down the Road to Springvale.” The Boston Globe (Massachusetts), February 12, 1890. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND FILES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Eliasheuninck. “steam train horn 01.” November 25, 2012. www.freesound.org.

InspectorJ. “Bird Whistling, Single, Robin, A.wav.” January 27, 2018. www.freesound.org.

Bevibeldesign. “Large Animal Running.” July 16, 2016. www.freesound.org.

The 1800s were filled with expansion, new beginnings, and many people looking to get rich quick. One man living in the Utah Territory took advantage of people at the lowest times in their lives and learned the hard way that his unique crimes would bring a very unique punishment. But, did the punishment work?

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SOURCES – April 2, 1893

Arave, Lynn. “Fate of Grave Robber After Banishment Is Yet To Be Unearthed.” Deseret News. Deseret News, December 9, 1991. https://www.deseret.com/1991/12/9/18956114/fate-of-grave-robber-after-banishment-is-yet-to-be-unearthed.

“A Gruesome Tale.” The Salt Lake Sunday Herald (Salt Lake City, Utah), April 2, 1893. www.newspapers.com.

Smith, Willard C. “Fremont Island Reveals Unique History.” The Daily Utah Chronicle (Salt Lake City, Utah), September 27, 1978. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music. 

A celebrity musician disappeared on December 15, 1944. When newspapers finally caught wind of it and started printing the story in their papers on the 24th, the nation mourned. Do you know who disappeared that day?

Something good happened on October 1, 1971. A popular park opened for the first time and millions and millions have visited since that day. I've been there, have you?

In this mini episode, you'll learn about a woman who was the first ever to do a very specific thing, but, scared of what the consequences might be, she kept her secret for nearly 30 years.