Woman Blames Movie Violence for Attempt to Kill Family

Posted on January 12, 2010 by lmharnisch
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Jan. 12, 1910: Freed killer Alma Bell went to see a movie about a woman who stabs her boyfriend and attempts suicide. Afterward, she tried to shoot the family that had taken her in. 

Nov. 17, 1909, Alma Bell

Nov. 17, 1909: Alma Bell is accused of killing her lover, Joseph Armes. She was found not guilty by reason of insanity. 

Jan. 12, 1910, Manhole Covers
More sewer gas explosions blast manhole covers higher than the trolley wires.

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Edgar S. Smith is struck by the propeller of his airplane.

Jan. 12, 1910, Winners 

Louis Paulhan flies 8.75 miles; Glenn Curtiss gets airborne in 98 feet.

Jan. 12, 1910, Aviation Meet

Jan. 12, 1910:  Glenn Curtiss "was the first to carry a passenger, taking up his manager, J.F. Fanciulli, for a flight of a mile, which he covered in 2 min., 6 seconds, his speedometer, patterned after wind gauges used by the weather bureau, registering a high speed of 55 mph.”

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1 Response to Woman Blames Movie Violence for Attempt to Kill Family

  1. David Middlecamp's avatar David Middlecamp says:
    January 12, 2010 at 2:02 pm

    Seems like this was the era for barnstorming pilots. There were a few ads about the same time in the San Luis Obispo Tribune, I still am looking for photos from our area.

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