Germany
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Horrible Scenes at the Execution of Three German Criminals
Following on from the last post, this graphic account of a triple execution in Mecklenburg was featured in the same issue of the Daily Evening Herald. German journals give a horrible account of the execution by beheading with the sword at Butzau, Mecklenberg, of three murderers, Henry Schaffer, Peter Nopp, and Francis Newmann. The crowd Continue reading
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The 1915 Vancouver Bridge Fires
By Matthews, James Skitt, Major (1878-1970) – Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1612556 Shortly before 4 a.m. on Thursday, 29 April 1915, a watchman working for the Pacific Box Company noticed smoke rising from the Connaught Bridge, spanning False Creek, Vancouver. The Connaught Bridge, a four-lane, 1,247 metres (4,091 ft) long medium-level steel bridge, was opened to traffic Continue reading
Hellish Fiends, and Brutish Men 