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Luna's Veil
In the depths of despair, Leonard Burton must unravel the eldritch mysteries surrounding his wife's death before he is consumed by the malevolent forces lurking beneath Lunaâs Veil.
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1928. All her life, Etta Wozniak has toiled on her familyâs small farm. Life has fallen into a rut of drudgery and predictability. That is, until the day she discovers something in an unlikely place; an old car.
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As I close out my first year on YT, it's time to reflect on how far the channel has come since Jalopy Patrol and my first foray into Garden State history with the Jersey Devil video. I'm deeply thankful to everyone who has visited and shown an interest and while my channel is small, I hope folks will continue to find their way here and get something out of it.
And the winner of 2024 is *drumroll* the Mt. Holly Witch Trials... interestingly enough, tangentially related to the Jersey Devil by way of Benjamin Franklin; the founder who bought a newspaper to troll Titan Leeds.
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November 18, 1922
Atlantic City, NJ
Captain Harvey Goukler, of the Edwin H Berke, was arrested by the Coast Guard for smuggling whiskey into Atlantic City. This ruffled some feathers among the Feds, who opined that he couldnât be held without going through the formality of obtaining a warrant and being indicted by Federal Marshals.
This would represent the last time the Feds would worry themselves over such detailsâŚ
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November 16, 1934
Bayonne, NJ
A thousand GI Generation teenagers went on a riot through downtown after their pep rally bonfire was extinguished by the FD... and also because the FD turned the hoses on the teenagers.
Their Principal - way overqualified for his job - bailed many of them out of jail.
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November 6, 1899
Jersey City, NJ
Even 125 years ago, paperwork holdups could land someone in trouble.
Saloonkeeper, Anthony Saurland, was arrested for operating without a license... while it had been issued - and he possessed the receipt - it was put on hold following protest by his neighbors.
The police ran a little sting, arresting him and his employee for serving. Unclear if the cops first drank their beer before pulling out the cuffs... but seems plausible.
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October 31, 1938
Fallout continues from the War of the Worlds broadcast the night before.
Orson Welles performed a radio play of HG Wells novel (no relation).
Public response ranged from panic to outrage.
What do you think they'd say if they found out about social media?
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October 30, 1893
Passaic, NJ
Train engineer, Robert Compton leaned outside the window of the locomotive he was driving and struck a pole, killing him. This same pole had also claimed 2 other men in the same way⌠and no one thought to even put up a warning sign.
Charles Ingle worked at Acheson & Harden Handkerchief Factory with his wife Mary Starlts, a woman described as âa bonnie scotch lassie.â He proceeded to accumulate a large amount of debt and initiated a relationship with another woman named Annie McMurry.
Shortly thereafter, he skipped town and fled to Washington state, defaulting on his debt and inviting Annie to join him. An offer she declined⌠around the same time she learned about his wife.
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October 29, 1895
Jersey City, NJ
Police received word that a trolley car on the Kearny-Harrison line had been held up by rowdy Italians. The men allegedly boarded and paid, but didnât realize that they had to pay again at the transfer to the next line. Upon hearing this, âa lively fight ensued,â culminating with one of the Italian men drawing a revolver, but ultimately all three were rejected from the trolley with no one hurt.
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October 28, 1888
Seacaucus, NJ
The body of a 60 y/o woman was discovered out in the marshes. Assumed to be the victim of a murder - "a struggle" was described - but no cause of death was revealed.
A gold wedding ring remained on her finger, suggesting robbery was not the intent. The nearby area is described as having "an unsavory reputation... infested with the worst kind of tramps and toughs."
Oddly enough, she had a half bunch of celery and two carrots on her at the time of death.
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