Death On a Dairy Farm: A Family Was Murdered in 1930 and It’s Still Unsolved
The brutal killing of an Upstate farm family in November 1930 shocked the nation and forced future U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to intervene in the case. Nearly 90 years later the murders remain unsolved.
On the 152nd anniversary of the shooting of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, we share a new video about a 1933 phonograph record in The Huntington’s Library collections. The disc—which happens to be the only known copy—contains a recording of actor Joseph H. Hazelton (1855–1936) recalling Lincoln’s assassination, which he witnessed as a boy.
From “Do Not Open” on VERSO:
In his video, [Aric] Allen pieces together the curious story of the recording, Hazelton’s eyewitness account, and the value of such a historic artifact (especially curious, given that Hazelton’s recollection of the assassination was riddled with inaccuracies). In fact, the story seems particularly timely, providing a tiny window into how so-called eyewitness accounts can turn into “alternative facts.”
Arkansas “Ag Gag” Legislation Could Be Bad News for All Whistleblowers
Arkansas has moved closer to passing a so called “ag gag” law that would allow business owners to sue whistleblowers. While it’s aimed at preventing undercover filming of agricultural businesses by animal activists, but could end up preventing whistleblowers from exposing dangerous or unsanitary working conditions in a variety of industries, including child care and restaurants.
Aussie and Kiwi Scientists Use Tech to Fight Livestock Rustling
Cattle rustling doesn’t just happen in old Hollywood westerns. It’s a huge problem worldwide. A team of scientists from Australia and New Zealand have come up with a new system that uses GPS to track livestock to help take a bite out of this type of crime.
