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In early 1861 states found themselves with a difficult decision to make, either secede or stay loyal to the Union. In few areas was this decision more difficult to make than in Missouri. Missouri was settled primarily by Southerners from Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky, or in Bollinger County’s case, North Carolinians but the late 1840’sContinue reading “Choosing Sides”

The October 6, 1948 The Daily Standard newspaper (Sikeston, Missouri) reported the curious case of a large cache of gold coins and certificates in a cave near Gads Hill, Missouri. Gads Hill, is the site of the James Gang train robbery in 1874. The paper reported: “Captain O.L. Wallis of the state patrol , saidContinue reading “James Gang Gold in Wayne County, Missouri”

The Friday December 3, 1909 Bloomfield (Missouri) Vindicator reported: “The St. Louis Post-Dispatch of November 30th, contained the following article. We are disposed to doubt the statement that Frank James lives in this country but give the article to our readers for what it may be worth.” “This country” as The Vindicator described it wasContinue reading “Frank James in Advance Missouri”

The December 5, 1878 edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch carried an article titled “Shaking in Their Boots”, detailing the appearance of five men appearing before the U.S. Court. Two of the five were from Bollinger County, Missouri and they did not appear to be shaking in their boots. Jesse Statler was described by theContinue reading “Only Nine”

Perhaps I could have picked a better title for this particular blog post. Technically when L.B. James killed Charles Whitworth it was murder but it was murder in self-defense. It seems that Mr. Whitworth had drifted into town a few days earlier, stayed drunk and was harassing citizens. In short I get the impression heContinue reading “Murder in Marble Hill 1879”

The May 31’st 1861 Charleston [Missouri] Courier carried a story originally published in the Bloomfield Herald. The article reported that: “The Military ardor of South-East Missouri is up to the highest point. We hear of companies being raised at St. Luke, St. Francoisville, Spring Hill and Lakeville [present day Advance] as well as in otherContinue reading “Stoddard County Embraced Secession”

“Blood in the Ozarks: Expanded Second Edition” is an account of atrocities during the War Between the States, focusing on the areas of Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas. Over 300 pages which includes personal stories of atrocities, newspaper accounts of the era and excerpts from “The Slave Narratives”. $15 paperback or $2.99 for Kindle. ClickContinue reading “October 25, 1862 Perryville Weekly Union Reports Bushwhacking”

The August 3, 1947 issue of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat carried a story on the controversy over who the Madison County town of Fredericktown was named. The paper stated that historians of the past stated it was named after Bollinger County pioneer George Frederick Bollinger while contemporaries of the time contested the claim on theContinue reading “1947 Debate About Who Fredericktown Was Named”

The Hodge twins are back and they have a message for hedge fund investors that prey on working people.

EPISODE #518 THE EVILS OF COMMUNISM – A POLISH PERSPECTIVE Richard welcomes a journalist from Poland who describes what life was like for his people under communist rule. Guest: Adam Borowski is a 34-year-old journalist, international relations enthusiast, a Polish-English teacher and translator with a passion for the unexplained since he can remember. He isContinue reading “The Evils of Communism From a Polish Perspective”