Woolwich - Garrison Church Parade Prior to 1910. And Three Murders and a Suicide.

            The Postcard

A postcard that was published by H. Pryce & Son of Woolwich. The card was printed in Great Britain.

The card was posted in Woolwich using a ½d. stamp on Monday the 27th. June 1910. It was sent to:

Revd. John McKenna,
70, Wellesley Road,
West Croydon.

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"Had a nice time with Mr. 
& Mrs. Chodsko. I stopped
with them for one night.
I left Jersey at 8 am and
arrived Southampton at 5,
and Waterloo at 8.
Pleasant trip across.
Shall go down to Gravesend
& Tilbury Docks from Friday
to Monday.
Home to Croydon Monday
night.
F. Ryan."

Three Murders and a Suicide in Georgia

So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?

Well, on the 27th. June 1910, in Irwinville, Georgia, cop-killer W. H. Bostwick shot himself after releasing six children whom he had taken hostage. 

Bostwick had murdered the Irwin County Sheriff and the chief of police of Ocilla the day before, and shot four deputies in the siege, one fatally.

A Train Robbery in Utah

Also on that day, three masked bandits conducted a train robbery on the Oregon Short Line, as its train No. 1 approached Ogden, Utah. 

Nearly 100 passengers and crew lost their money to the thieves.

Robert A. Taft

Also on the 27th. June 1910, Robert A. Taft, the 20-year-old son of the President of the United States (as well as a future U.S. Senator from Ohio), accidentally ran over a pedestrian with his automobile while driving near Beverly, Massachusetts. 

Michael Thisthwolla received prompt medical attention, and President Taft paid the man's hospital bills, as well as a trip to Italy and more than a year's pay.

The First Electric Bulletin Press

Also on that day, the first "electric bulletin press" was installed in a large window at the New York Times building, introducing the concept of displaying breaking news as it was received.

An operator typed news bulletins on an electric keyboard, and the words would be printed in letters 1+1⁄2 inches high, large enough to be read from the street. 

The first big test was when it provided instant updates on the 4th. July Johnson-Jeffries boxing match.
   

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