The St Louis boodle crusade ends in tragedy and punishment
A sprawling obituary style survey recalls the St Louis bribery scandals led by Joseph Folk, detailing Snyder and Turner deaths, prison terms for seven, and moral reckonings for former lawmakers. It notes failures, escapes, and dire fates haunting those tied to the bribery era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louien
Robert M. Snyder
Kansas City
Snyder
Joseph W. Folk
St. Louis
Independence Boulevard
Nolle
Criminal Courts
Falk
Supreme Court
St Louis
Charles H. Turner
New York
Corve
Red” Galvin
The
of Folk
Philly Stock
Municipal Assembly
Suburban Street
Turmer
Bie Trust
Street Railway
Leatherman
Turner
St. Loma
Bie
Kelly
St. Vincent's Asylum
Alale
Uils
Gov. Folly
Julius Lehmann
Emile Hartmann
Lehmann
Hartmann
RATTLESNAKE SUPPER REMINISCENCE OF A MOBILE TO MONTGOMERY MARCH
A Belvidere correspondent recalls the Sixteenth corps march from near Fort Blakely to Montgomery in April 1865. The trek traverses a vast pine wilderness in Alabama, with hot weather and weary feet, punctuated by humorous signs and a rattlesnake supper anecdote shared by Ninety fifth Illinois and Forty fourth Missouri veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Montgomery
Fort Blakely
Confederacy
Belvidere
National Tribune
Alabama
Blakely
Selma
United States of America
Pine Forest
Lower
Ninety-fifth
Illinois
Missouri
Resimental
Andrews Raiders Remembered In Civil War Episode
The image shows the engine General and five of the six surviving Andrews Raiders, former Union volunteers who on April 12 1862 captured a locomotive at Big Shanty Georgia to burn bridges and aid Sherman. The article lists survivors, their fates, and the 1864 exchanges, noting Lincoln’s stance and the enduring legend of the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
House of Delegates
Combine
Charles F. Kelly
Edward Butler
Butler
Polk
Grand Jury
Emiesarten
Folk
Tett
Weilville
Tenn
Sherman
City Point
Lincoln
Jeff Davis
The
Indianapolis News
John R. Potter
Whausfall
William Bensinger
William Knight
Stryker
Jacob Parrott
Kenton
Daniel A. Dorsey
Enid
Lafayette
Chattanooga
Knoxville
J. J. Andrews
Chatanooga
Atlanta
Andrews
Okla
Wilson W. Frown
Toledo
Louieville & Nash Crilfe
Daniel AL ' Dorsey
John R. Porter
William J. Knight
Anthony Murphy
Naval Heroes of Peace in a World War Warning
An excerpt cites the New York World on torpedo boats in wartime and the near certainty of death for crews. It notes frail craft dash at battleships, the danger of rust and breakups, and mentions British destroyers suffering catastrophic damage from frailty and rough seas.
American Rifles Favored by British Forces in India
British soldiers in India may obtain hunting permits through good conduct to acquire American rifles. The practice aims to equip the forces with reliable weapons while ensuring orderly use and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Rifca
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cary Snyder
R. M. Snyder
New York Herald
Trim
Canada
Atlantic
Europe
West
Arthur N. Sager
Sager Folke
Athoff and Ritter
Ed. Butler
Board of Health
Columbia
Passed & Din
Fulton
John Parle
John KR. Butler
Butter
Ellis Wainwright
Council
Paris
Charles Gutke
Ike Murrefi
Mexico
United States
Krats
Charles E. Denny
Old House of Delegates
Denny
Louis Decker
Averyman
Circuit
Ee Bersch
John Schnettler
Gutke
Eugene
Gutkewan
Wien
CR. Kelly
Duuius Lehmann
J.k.murrreell
Cuares Kratz
R.m.snyder
Andrews’ Raiders
Ite
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