During the Great Migration, a period of American history when millions of black southerners moved to find work in the industrialized cities of the north, many found themselves in Tuscarawas County, Ohio including Tennessee native Frank Wilson. In the early hours of November 7, 1925, Frank Wilson (1902-1925) was killed by a six-inch ax fractureContinue reading “1925-1932: The Seven-Year Hunt for the Slayer of Frank Wilson”
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January 12, 1913: The Night Dover Held Its Breath
Four well-liked young men, a flooded bridge, and a night that nearly claimed their futures forever. It was cold and rainy Sunday afternoon, January 12, 1913 when four friends decided to travel from Dover to visit Mineral City’s newspaper office. It was a trip the group – made up of Perry Floyd Bixler (1895-1972), linotypeContinue reading “January 12, 1913: The Night Dover Held Its Breath”
Kidnapping of “Plucky” Clara Thiebaud
Newspaper headlines often offer a snapshot of an exciting, and perhaps scary, event in an otherwise normal person’s life. One such headline jumped out at me from a 1920s issue of a local newspaper and I could not resist learning more. I have chosen not to use Clara’s later married name(s). Charles Thiebaud and hisContinue reading “Kidnapping of “Plucky” Clara Thiebaud”
