Ep#3: 1917 Timeline Twist & The Murder of Ruth Cruger

12/13/2023: On today's episode, Valerie presents War Cake! (and other WWI era dishes), and Halifax Nova Scotia's connection to the Titanic disaster in the 1917 Timeline Twist, and Amy Jo tells the story of Mary Grace Quackenbos Humiston (aka Mrs. Sherlock Holmes), and her unwavering determination to investigate and solve the murder of 17 year-old Harlem resident, Ruth Cruger.

Cover Photo: Ruth Cruger

1. Cottingley Fairy & Elsie Wright

2. R to L: Jacinta Marto, Lucia Dos Santos, Francisco Marto, Fatima Portugal

3. Composition with Large Red Plane, Yellow, Black, Gray and Blue, by Mondrian, 1921

4. Athletic Girdle, 1917

5. War Cake!

6. Little Italy, East Harlem, 1917

7. Motorcycle Shop

8. Alfredo Cocchi

9. Mrs. Sherlock Holmes

10. Get Out of Jail Free Card

Sources/Photo Sources

Timeline Twist Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/architectural-styles/a5161-timeline-of-prominent-architectural-styles/#:~:text=Modernism%2D%201917%20to%201965&text=Modernism%20encompasses%20various%20different%20styles,of%20architectural%20design%20and%20expression.

https://www.theartstory.org/movement/de-stijl/#:~:text=or%20concrete%20representation.%22-,Neo%2DPlasticism,suited%20to%20the%20modern%20era.

https://corporate.ford.com/articles/history/moving-assembly-line.html#:~:text=The%20Ford%20Motor%20Company%20team,our%20Highland%20Park%20assembly%20plant.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/allysonportee/2020/10/26/how-wwi-influenced-contemporary-womens-fashion/?sh=453f514e73be

https://www.archives.nyc/blog/2018/11/15/returning-home#:~:text=New%20York%20City%20played%20a,as%20soldiers%20embarked%20for%20Europe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_history_of_New_York_City

https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/fighting-world-war-one-on-the-streets-of-new-york

​​https://www.lavenderandlovage.com/2014/11/on-the-home-front-original-wartime-recipes-from-the-great-war-1914-to-1918.html

https://www.britannica.com/place/Halifax-Nova-Scotia

​​https://www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/halifax-nova-scotia

https://www.fivefishermen.com/

Timeline Twist Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottingley_Fairies#/media/File:CottingleyFairies4.jpg

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2017/05/10/story-fatima-apparitions-miracles-and-journey-sainthood

https://www.sleek-mag.com/article/mondrian-100-years/

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d0/aa/88/d0aa88e8c25cee88bbdd5f2e863d7fe6.jpg

https://nineteenteen.blogspot.com/2014/02/baking-1917-style.html

The Murder of Ruth Cruger Sources:

Ricca, Brad. (2016) Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City's Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case that Captivated a Nation (First Ed.). St. Martin's Press.

https://cynthiavarady.medium.com/mrs-sherlock-holmes-and-the-murder-of-ruth-creuger-132789c176f9

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

"Girl Kidnapped Father Fears as Wide Hunt Fails"The Evening World (New York, NY), February 15, 1917, Final Edition, Image 1, col. 3.

"Fear Cruger Case Will Stay One of City's Mysteries"The Evening World (New York, NY), February 22, 1917, Final Edition, Page 2, Image 2, col. 4.

"Cocchi Planned for 'Trip' Before Ruth Cruger Left"New-York Tribune (New York, NY), March 4, 1917, Page 14, Image 14, col. 4.

"Ruth Cruger Gone a Month, Clues Useless"The Bridgeport Evening Farmer (Bridgeport, CT), March 14, 1917, Page 5, Image 5, col. 4-5.

"Alfredo Cocchi is Located in Italy"The Sun (New York, NY), June 1, 1917, Page 6, Image 6, col. 4.

"Mrs. Humiston's Theory Solved Cruger Mystery"New-York Tribune (New York, NY), June 17, 1917, Page 8, Image 8, col. 1.

"Cocchi Indicted for Ruth Cruger's Murder"New-York Tribune (New York, NY), June 19, 1917, Page 14, Image 14, col. 1-2.

"Father of Murdered Ruth Cruger Tells of Police Neglect in Case"The Bridgeport Evening Farmer (Bridgeport, CT), June 29, 1917, Second Section, Image 15, col. 1-3.

"Mrs. Cocchi Tells of More Bungling in the Cruger Case"New-York Tribune (New York, NY), July 25, 1917, Page 16, Image 16, col. 6.

"Cocchi Bares Details of Cruger Murder; Crusade Started to Safeguard Girls Here"The Washington Times (Washington, DC), July 28, 1917, Night Final, Page 2, Image 2, col. 2-5.

"Wife Killed Ruth Cruger, Cocchi Swears"New-York Tribune (New York, NY), June 25, 1919, Image 1, col. 1.

"Cocchi Fights to Obtain Delay in Murder Sentence"South Bend News-Times (South Bend, IN), August 10, 1919, Second Section, Image 17, col. 5.

"Cocchi Faces Jury in Italy"The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 26, 1920, Final Edition, Page 2, Image 2, col. 8.

"Cocchi's Counsel Admits Prisoner Slew Cruger Girl"New-York Tribune (New York, NY), October 28, 1920, Page 9, Image 9, col. 2.

"Cocchi, Slayer of Ruth Cruger, Gets 27 Years" New-York Tribune (New York, NY), October 30, 1920, Image 1, col. 2.

https://youtu.be/AdxO9jogmJQ?si=DHdcrnTtbxCcQqmu

https://youtu.be/hwlCEQg5950?si=j7q10K1NQiicZ-CV

https://spotify.link/jKPzWcqrSDb

The Murder of Ruth Cruger Photo Sources:

https://i0.wp.com/defrostingcoldcases.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190213_202320.jpg?ssl=1

https://www.tumblr.com/irregularincidents/172703591666/the-first-female-united-states-attorney-was-a

https://cynthiavarady.medium.com/mrs-sherlock-holmes-and-the-murder-of-ruth-creuger-132789c176f9

https://www.theagencyre.com/blog/east-harlem-nyc-2017-neighborhood-guide/

https://monopoly.fandom.com/wiki/Get_out_of_Jail_Free_(card)