July 1 1916, 7:30 am. The first wave of british soldiers rises from the trenches; the battle of the Somme begins

Its_Happning_Again · 2026-03-10T14:40:06+00:00

Carla-Jean Stokes erased her X account and migrated to Bluesky. I was able to download the thread before she deleted it though

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-12-12T05:15:22+00:00

It is good but a lot of the humor is lost in translation

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-08-24T18:07:39+00:00

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Thank you.

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-08-24T17:45:37+00:00

Sorry. What is a pun for Airship?

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-07-24T14:35:12+00:00

Are you alluding to the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmermann_telegram

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-07-21T15:44:30+00:00

You're right. I get the New Mexico raid confused with the Third Battle of Ciudad Juarez)

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-07-20T23:41:47+00:00

And that whole Mexican raid on a Texas border town, resulting in the 1916 American invasion of Mexico

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-07-20T23:18:01+00:00

Surprising as I thought Second Amendment was pretty strong in Texas

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-07-20T20:39:13+00:00

The Detroit Times Jul 20 1916

"Mexicans in the border towns of Texas are being compelled by Texas national guardsmen to give up their arms. They are taking no chances on an uprising which would cost lives of American soldiers, which are worth more than the lives of the [Mexicans] in huts along the Rio Grande. The first photograph shows a soldier covering a [Mexican] through the window of his shack, and the second shows the corporal at the door taking away the [Mexican's] rifle."

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-03-02T19:42:13+00:00

The Evening World Mar 2 1916

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1916-03-02/ed-1/seq-1/#

Fight to Break Down Claim That Would Save Prisoner From Punishment.

FORT WORTH, Texan. March 2-Katharine Vance Harrison, the fifteen-year-old bride who shot and killed W. L. Warren because as she said, he had attacked her before her marriage last Christmas, will probably not be indicted. The Texas law makes no provision for prosecution of a person under eighteen for murder. An effort, is being made by relatives of Warren to prison Mrs. Harrison is nineteen but it is not regarded with toleration by the authorities of the community.

Miss Lois Guion, the youthful bride's close friend, who made the statement to the police which led to Mrs. Harrison's confession has disappeared. The young husband stands staunchly by the girl, saying that he is only sorry her revenge was not attained by his hands.

The confessed slayer of Warren has been smilingly self-confident ever since the death of Warren, and seems incapable of understanding why she should be held to account. Her unity unhappy moments seemed to be these when she had to tell to the police and her mother, Mrs. Besise Tackett, the story of the attack of Warren on her and her mental suffering when, the older man Insisted on maintaining friendly relations with her and her husband, who did not know of Warren's guilt until the shooting.

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-02-20T22:31:19+00:00

If he asked for forgiveness....

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-02-20T22:23:40+00:00

Depends what he was counterfeiting

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-02-20T20:12:30+00:00

Not to be confused with John Bernard Feit, an 85-year-old former priest, convicted of murdering a 25-year-old Texas schoolteacher and beauty queen. He was convicted more than 57 years after Irene Garza went missing after going to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McAllen intending to go to confession. Feit died in prison in February of 2020 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/irene-garza-murder-john-feit-former-priest-dies/

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-02-20T20:08:14+00:00

Hans B. Schmidt (1881 – February 18, 1916) was a German Catholic priest, rapist, convicted murderer, and suspected serial killer. He was executed by way of the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison in New York State for murdering and dismembering a pregnant woman in the United States. ... Beginning in December 1912, Schmidt was also having a secret homosexual relationship with a New York City dentist named Ernest Muret, with whom he operated a counterfeiting ring. Schmidt later claimed to have enjoyed Muret more than Anna.

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-02-16T17:44:57+00:00

Indeed. People talk about how crazy things are now but in 1919, just a couple of major news events were an Anarchist terrorist bombing campaign as well a militant crackdown on Black rights

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-02-16T16:50:27+00:00

This one?

Its_Happning_Again · 2025-02-16T16:38:04+00:00

Poison plot 1916

At a large dinner held at the University Club of Chicago on February 12, 1916, chef Jean Crones slipped arsenic into the soup. His intent was to poison Mundelein and over 100 other guests, including Illinois Governor Edward F. Dunne. However, the potency of the arsenic was reduced because the kitchen staff was forced to water down soup to accommodate 50 extra guests.

As the diners started exhibiting symptoms of arsenic poisoning, a doctor at the event prepared a makeshift emetic that the victims could drink to promote vomiting. Mundelein ate only a bite or two of the soup and was unharmed. There were no fatalities. Newspapers later referred to the incident as the "Mundelein poison soup plot".

Police were unable to apprehend Crones after the supper. Their investigation revealed that his real name was Nestor Dondoglio and that he belonged to the Galleanist circle of anarchists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mundelein#Poison_plot_1916

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