On February 14, 1929, a day usually associated with love and joy, something horrible happened in Chicago. In a city known for its prohibition-era gangsters and organized crime, it was only a matter of time until something like this occurred. It's been 92 years, but the details are still a bity hazy. Want to know what else was going on that day around the country? Listen and find out!
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SOURCES
Associated Press. “Mrs. Byrd Gets Life Sentence For Murder of Her Husband.” The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), March 1, 1929. www.newspapers.com.
“California, U.S., Prison and Correctional Records, 1851-1950, for Garland Williams.” Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com. Accessed February 11, 2021. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8833/images/40477_2221301551_2434-00198?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=a4c3c358eb1d244a0020f83998b74275&usePUB=true&_phsrc=piU10&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.46937383.1635110134.1613002297-1671096037.1613002297&pId=294493.
“Eight Persons Detained After Dead Man Found.” The Index-Journal (Greenwood, South Carolina), September 1, 1928. www.newspapers.com.
“Five Blackshear Defendants Face Trial For Slaying Ira Byrd With Ax.” The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), February 10, 1929. www.newspapers.com.
“Five Held For ‘Most Brutal Murder’.” Blackwell Journal-Tribune (Blackwell, Oklahoma), February 14, 1929. www.newspapers.com.
Hawthorne, Nevada. Accessed February 11, 2021. http://mineralcountynv.us/departments/index.php#:~:text=Construction%20of%20the%20Hawthorne%20Naval,encompassing%20over%20230%20square%20miles.
“Reneger in Suicide Pact Is Given 'Life'.” The San Francisco Examiner (California), April 9, 1929. www.newspapers.com.
“Seven Shot to Death in Chicago Gang War.” Visalia Times-Delta (Visalia, California), February 14, 1929. www.newspapers.com.
“'Stick 'Em Up' Says Hawthorne Bandit to Crowd.” Reno Gazette-Journal (Reno, Nevada), February 14, 1929. www.newspapers.com.
“Tells of Weird Pact of Death.” Jackson's Hole Courier (Jackson, Wyoming), February 14, 1929. www.newspapers.com.
SOUND SOURCES
THEME MUSIC CREDITS
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.
Spurioustransients. “Cow moo #3.” April 14, 2020. www.freesound.org.
Anagar. “Knock_the_door.wav.” March 23, 2015. www.freesound.org.
Vdublin. “Saloon piano, honky tonk, interrupted.” May 13, 2018. www.freesound.org.
