#35 Gunfights, Murder, Bank Robbery, and Frontier Justice.

12/28/22 • 64 min

The 1891-92 Diary of former sheriff, Frederick D. Schnebly, led us to discover a couple of significant stories we share in this episode--the murder of an innocent newly wed couple and an armed bank robbery in a coal town. You will also hear of "seduction trials", a vigilante mob, a jail break, and regular towns people armed and ready to administer "frontier justice". All of this took place in the Wild West of Washington State-- not usually the first place a person thinks of in this regard.
We also share one of our favorite towns to visit--Roslyn, Washington, the site of the bank robbery and where the bank still exists as a candy shop.
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A 1923 Scrapbook diary led to a mysterious connection between the diarist and the author of Mary Poppins--Pamela L Travers. In this episode, we talk about the woman who wrote the diary and to whom P.L. Travers dedicated a book. Also a very insightful, and interesting entry regarding their first use of a radio in their home, is discussed. Throw in a little time travel with a spoonful of sugar and you have this episode.
Music: Wagner: Lohengrin: Prelude To Act lll --Nikolai Sokolof:
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#36 Diary Sampler- Six Short Stories From Six Diaries

In this episode, you will attend the theatre with Mrs. Bram Stoker of Dracula fame, visit the Bridge of No Return in Korea, hear about a suspect in the Jack The Ripper case, and then tour the underground sewers of Paris. You will also hear about the tragic circus fire in 1944 that killed 170 people, and to finish it off, we will tell you about a diary that contained some coded entries which we were able to decipher and brought to our attention the popularity of roller skating in the 1880's.
Six little morsels for your listening delight!

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