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The Story of [the late] Dorothy Balmain – Part 1
One girl is killed and two other girls injured in a hit-and-run with a drunk driver. The incident created quite a spectacle in the community, involving a suspicious medical exam, two NYC night club...
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The Story of [the late] Dorothy Balmain – Part 2
Last time, we learned about the varied and diverse players in our story. Let’s see if we can figure out what actually happened that fateful Thursday evening. HIT RUN VICTIM SEMI-CONSCIOUS Funeral...
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The Story of [the late] Dorothy Balmain – Part 3
When we left our story last time, we had just learned that Mr. Lyons had been partying all day with at least three friends when he decided to go for a joyride, shattering the lives of three families. 2...
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The Story of [the late] Dorothy Balmain – Part 4
The doctor who examined the driver of the car that ran over the three girls stated that he was under the influence of an intoxicant, but not to an extent that he would be unfit to operate a car....
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The Story of [the late] Dorothy Balmain – Part 5 (final)
This tragic story affected more than just the families of the victims. The police department suffered a blow to its reputation due to some technical mistakes made during the investigation of this...
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Grampa Turns 9!
It’s not every child whose 9th birthday party ends up in the newspaper, but my Grampa wasn’t every child. He was the son of Walter Gallagher – a man with a plan. This article was likely published in...
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How to Identify Loyal Cops in a Bad Economy
These articles were published in December 1933. Publication name unknown. This clearly was in the midst of the Great Depression – a time when communities worked together to succeed. Cops Offer To Take...
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R.I.P. Billy Gallagher (1870-1934) – Part 2
This article appeared in an unknown newspaper – and I’m not sure how accurate the story about Billy giving away a million-dollar fortune … particularly when he just finalized a bankruptcy in 1930....
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R.I.P. Billy Gallagher (1870-1934) – Part 3
Two more unknown newspapers report the death of Billy Gallagher. The stories presumably ran on 5 Mar 1934, the day after his death. Note that they refer to his wife dying eight years prior – that was...
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Lunatic in Pajamas With Revolver
It’s not every day that you read a headline like this. This likely occurred around 1935, given Beall’s age of 45 and his age on the 1930 and 1940 U.S. Census (40 and 50, respectively). It appears he...
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