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2 episodes with Allan Pinkerton
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2 episodes with Allan Pinkerton
2 episodes with Allan Pinkerton
2 episodes with Allan Pinkerton
2 episodes with Allan Pinkerton
2 episodes with Allan Pinkerton
2 episodes with Allan Pinkerton
2 episodes with Allan Pinkerton
In 1859, legendary private detective Allan Pinkerton tries to solve the year-old case of a bank robbery and the murder of a guard.Original Air Date: November 18, 1946Originating in HollywoodStarring: Lee Bowman as Allan Pinkerton; William Johnstone; Wally Maher; Pinky Parker; Griff Barnett; Lois Corbett; Sarah SelbySupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Jacqueline, Patreon supporter since August 2018.Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
In 1859, legendary private detective Allan Pinkerton tries to solve the year-old case of a bank robbery and the murder of a guard.Original Air Date: November 18, 1946Originating in HollywoodStarring: Lee Bowman as Allan Pinkerton; William Johnstone; Wally Maher; Pinky Parker; Griff Barnett; Lois Corbett; Sarah SelbySupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Jacqueline, Patreon supporter since August 2018.Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
Welcome to Your History Your Story! In this episode, we journey back to the late 1800s, the final days of the Wild West, when notorious outlaws found refuge in remote hideouts like Robbers Roost, Brown's Hole and the infamous Hole in the Wall. We're joined today by New York Times best-selling author Tom Clavin, who's here to discuss his latest book, Bandit Heaven: The Hole in the Wall Gangs and the Final Chapter of the Wild West. Tom will share riveting stories of some of the West's most infamous criminals—names like Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, Blackjack Ketchum and Kid Curry. We'll also hear about the women who stood by their side, and how legendary lawmen such as, Allan Pinkerton and Charlie Siringo, known as the “cowboy detective” played a pivotal role in bringing an end to the lawlessness of that era. Stay with us as we uncover the fascinating final chapter of the Wild West. Music: "With Loved Ones" Jay Man Photo(s): Courtesy of Tom Clavin To Support Your History Your Story: Please consider becoming a Patron or making a one time donation via PayPal. - THANK YOU!!! YHYS Patreon: CLICK HERE YHYS PayPal: CLICK HERE YHYS: Social Links: CLICK HERE YHYS: Join our mailing list: CLICK HERE #yhys #yourhistoryyourstory #history #storytelling #podcast #njpodcast #youhaveastorytoo #jamesgardner #historian #storyteller Tom Clavin website: www.tomclavin.com
Send us a textHello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom!The next few episodes of Breakfast with Mom we will highlight the first female Pinkerton detectives. Today is dedicated to the very first woman to be hired by Allan Pinkerton and one that would be a lifelong friend of Allen's. She was even buried in his family plot.Kate Warne was an American law enforcement officer best known as the first female detective in the United States, for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. She also had a role in uncovering the 1861 Baltimore Plot against President-elect Abraham Lincoln, recruiting female agents for the Pinkerton Agency, and conducting intelligence work for the Union during the American Civil War. My resources can be found in the show notes. Resources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_Funds#Historyhttps://www.adamsfunds.com/wp-content/uploads/adams_history.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin,_New_Yorkhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6425/kate_warnehttps://web.archive.org/web/20220601205400/https://www.avclub.com/america-s-first-female-detective-once-saved-abraham-lin-1846303888Say What?!: https://apnews.com/article/california-giant-pumpkin-winner-71cc6201bb732f057261d452bdf97ba5All the things: Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20kingLogo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featuredEpisode was researched, written and edited by ShanoaSocial Media: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112X (formerly Twitter): @breakfastmompodEmail: breakfastwithmompodcast@gmail.comWebsite: https://breakfastwithmompodcast.com/
Ci fu un uomo, in Europa, che nel primo ventennio dell'Ottocento iniziò a rivoluzionare le tecniche investigative. Era decisamente un personaggio meno eroico e meno… immacolato di Allan Pinkerton. Il suo nome? Eugène François Vidocq.Buon ascolto!
Tuffiamoci insieme nei casi intricati e incredibili che hanno visto come protagonista la prima investigatrice donna degli Stati Uniti, Kate Warne, uno dei 5 agenti preferiti di Allan Pinkerton. Travestimenti, confidenze, spionaggio e un coraggio senza pari per questa ragazza che rivoluzionò le tecniche investigative dell'Ottocento. Buon ascolto!
Luci nel Buio è la nuova serie estiva di Ottocento Oscuro che esplora le vite e le imprese dei protagonisti positivi (o quasi...) dell'Ottocento. Vi parlerò di investigatori, medici forensi e altri uomini e donne che hanno lottato contro il crimine e contribuito, chi più chi meno, a portare giustizia per le vittime e progresso nei metodi, in un'epoca tanto buia quanto stimolante. Scopriremo insieme le loro storie straordinarie e il loro impatto sulla società del tempo. Questo episodio inaugurale parla di Allan Pinkerton e della sua celebre agenzia investigativa: ho diviso l'episodio in due parti, di cui la prima, questa, un po' più didascalica, mentre la seconda parlerà di un paio di casi particolarmente avvincenti. Buon ascolto!
Vuonna 1850 tynnyrintekijä Allan Pinkerton perusti etsivätoimiston.Vuosien saatossa etsivätoimiston agentit jahtasivat villissä lännessä rosvoja, soluttautuivat salaseuroihin, toimivat tiedustelijoina sisällissodan aikana ja tukahduttivat lakkoja.Myyttisen statuksen saaneen Allan Pinkertonin ja hänen etsivätoimistonsa tarinassa yhdistyvät niin presidentti Abraham Lincolnin hengen pelastaminen, kuin myös häikäilemätön väkivalta ja hyvin kyseenalaiset tutkintamenetelmät.Instagram: subjektiivinentodistajaYouTube: Subjektiivinen TodistajaGmail: subjektiivinentodistaja@gmail.com
Allan Pinkerton started the Pinkerton National Detective Agency to catch robbers, counterfeiters and spies. For a time, Pinkerton detectives enjoyed their good image, carefully crafted by Pinkerton himself. But, that image tarnished as the Pinkertons increasingly took on paid work breaking up strikes for Gilded Age industrialists. Today, Lindsay is joined by S. Paul O'Hara, an Associate Professor of History at Xavier University, to discuss Allan Pinkerton's determination to build the company brand and cultivate his own mythology. O'Hara is the author of, Inventing the Pinkertons. Pre-order your copy of the new American History Tellers book, The Hidden History of the White House, for behind-the-scenes stories of some of the most dramatic events in American history—set right inside the house where it happened.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
At the peak of their existence, the Pinkerton Detective Agency was *the* crime fighting machine in the United States. They hired the first female detective, notoriously saved Abraham Lincoln from being killed on a train by dressing him in a disguise, among other feats. But, they admittedly had their flaws as well. However, without the Pinkertons' contributions to the industry, we would not have the CIA, FBI, and law enforcement as we know it today. SOURCES:www.legendsofamerica.com/pinkertons/www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/james-agency/#:~:text=Scottish%20emigrant%20and%20abolitionist%20Allan,James%20brothers%2C%20and%20he%20failedwww.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-pinkertons. www.britannica.com/biography/Allan-Pinkerton.www.britannica.com/event/Chartism-British-history.www.intelligence.gov/evolution-of-espionage/civil-war/union-espionage/allan-pinkerton. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
In the mid-1870s the Pinkerton Detective Agency's fame was growing, and founder Allan Pinkerton began to pen bestselling books that promoted his and the agency's crime-fighting image even more. But after Pinkerton died in 1884, his sons took over and expanded the business, providing guards and watchmen to protect railroads, mines, and factories. By the early 1900s, Pinkertons had become feared labor spies and strike-busters. It wasn't long before their brutal and deadly methods began to attract scrutiny from the press and federal regulators.Pre-order your copy of the new American History Tellers book, The Hidden History of the White House, for behind-the-scenes stories of some of the most dramatic events in American history—set right inside the house where it happened.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Kraig, host of the Voices from the Left Podcast came back on the show to present on the notorious private detective agency, the Pinkerton's. In addition to the Pinkerton's, Heather, Kraig, and I also chat about some relevant current events. Sources: Editors, C. R. (2019). The Pinkerton Agency: The History of Allan Pinkerton and America's First Major Private Detective Organization. Independently Published. Homestead Steel Works - Wikipedia Pinkerton (detective agency) - Wikipedia Listen to Voices From the Left Podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voices-from-the-left/id1697725294 Follow Kraig on Instagram: @dystopiangrift As always, the 805UNCENSORED is on all the major social media and podcasting platforms and if you have any comments, guest suggestions, episode ideas, etc shoot us an email: 805uncensored@gmail.com Thank you for listening!
In the early 1850s, Scottish immigrant Allan Pinkerton stumbled upon a counterfeiting operation while gathering wood for his barrel-making business. After helping the authorities arrest the criminals, he was inspired to form a detective agency, to chase bank robbers and train bandits. His business grew quickly and in 1861 he was enlisted to prevent an attempted assassination of President Lincoln. The Pinkerton Detective Agency soon established itself as America's most innovative and aggressive private police force, spying for the Union during the Civil War, and sending agents out to hunt the nation's most notorious Wild West outlaws.Pre-order your copy of the new American History Tellers book, The Hidden History of the White House, for behind-the-scenes stories of some of the most dramatic events in American history—set right inside the house where it happened.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
En 1850, el escocés Allan Pinkerton fundó en Chicago una agencia de detectives que se haría célebre por atrapar a salteadores de trenes, criminales políticos... y huelguistas.
If you've ever seen The Wild Bunch, 3:10 to Yuma, or played Red Dead Redemption series of games you're probably familiar with The Pinkertons. Created by a Scottish immigrant in the 1850's, In the beginning The Pinkerton Detective Agency did everything from spy on the confederacy during the civil war to protecting Abe Lincoln on the train ride to his inauguration. Later they made their name stopping outlaw gangs from robbing trains (i.e. Jesse James, The Wild Bunch). And even later they gave into greed and began infiltrating trade unions and were used as strike breakers against those trying to fight for their fair share and acceptable working conditions. Yeah these guys went from Heroes to Zeroes and we're covering the whole fall.
1850 gründete der Böttcher Allan Pinkerton in den USA ein Detektivbüro. Die „Pinkerton Detective Agency“ wurde zu einer der bekanntesten Detekteien der Welt. Nicht nur, weil Pinkerton vielleicht einen Anschlag auf Abraham Lincoln verhinderte, sondern auch, weil zahlreiche Pinkerton-Agenten engagiert wurden, um Streiks niederzuschlagen. //Literatur - S. Paul O'Hara: „Inventing the Pinkertons“ //Aus unserer Werbung Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte: https://linktr.ee/GeschichtenausderGeschichte //Wir haben auch ein Buch geschrieben: Wer es erwerben will, es ist überall im Handel, aber auch direkt über den Verlag zu erwerben: https://www.piper.de/buecher/geschichten-aus-der-geschichte-isbn-978-3-492-06363-0 Wer Becher, T-Shirts oder Hoodies erwerben will: Die gibt's unter https://geschichte.shop Wer unsere Folgen lieber ohne Werbung anhören will, kann das über eine kleine Unterstützung auf Steady oder ein Abo des GeschichteFM-Plus Kanals auf Apple Podcasts tun. Wir freuen uns, wenn ihr den Podcast bei Apple Podcasts oder wo auch immer dies möglich ist rezensiert oder bewertet. Wir freuen uns auch immer, wenn ihr euren Freundinnen und Freunden, Kolleginnen und Kollegen oder sogar Nachbarinnen und Nachbarn von uns erzählt!
Kate Warne, a pioneering figure in the field of private investigation, is best known as the first female detective in the United States. She was hired by Allan Pinkerton, the founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, in 1856. This week Annie tells us about the case she and her fellow detectives solved in "Atkinson" Mississippi, involving the murder of bank teller George Gordon and a $130,000 theft. George's body was found in the morning, the detectives are certain: the victim must have known the killer! Learn all about the time Allan Pinkerton used a ghost to get a confession.
New episode out now! We watched the pilot of The Pinkertons, a Canadian period procedural about the beginnings of the Pinkerton Agency in post-Civil War Missouri. We discuss the representation of both Allan Pinkerton and his son Will, as well as one of the earliest female detectives Kate Warne, and wonder how involved the actual Pinkerton agency was in their depiction. We decide it follows basic procedural rules, admire the costume design even if they are not dirty enough, try to diagnose our lackluster feelings about the episode, and talk at length about how it made us want to play Red Dead Redemption 2 instead. (Seriously, this episode is basically half advertisement for RDR2). Katy finds herself defending Canadian television again, Carrie busts out a high-point vocabulary word, Maddy reveals her feelings for bagpipes, and Mack raves about Allan Pinkerton. We talk about the true dangers of the Civil War, compare the weird commercials we saw while watching, share video game stories, and try to remember our confirmation names. We also learn many facts in real time, including why some movies are called spaghetti westerns, what bushwhackers are, and when sunscreen was invented. Listen to hear about wild unboxing stories, the Sultana steamboat, litigation, the sexual energy of Dulé Hill, and more! (Seriously Mack shares so many varied and interesting facts). Enjoy and yeehaw! TW: Anti-Union sentiment, strikebreaking, racism, Southern Confederacy Show Notes: Wikipedia article about Adam Worth linked here. Wikipedia article about Allan Pinkerton linked here. Mack meant the villain tried to poison the UK Parliament, not US Congress, in 2009's Sherlock Holmes Mack DOES know Wilson Fisk was Kingpin, not the Punisher, it was just a slip of the tongue. Rockstar Games Hits Back at Real Pinkertons Over ‘Red Dead Redemption 2' Lawsuit Re: The story Katy half remembered: The man who attacked the woman in the apartment was allegedly a Pinkerton employed security guard; the woman's name is Jennifer Morey and you can read about the story here. A YouTube link to the I Survived episode about her is here but be warned it is disturbing. Also, here is a link to the My Favorite Murder episode about it, released September 2016: Episode 33: What About Mimi? Clip from the Drunk History episode Katy mentioned: Drunk History - Allan Pinkerton Protects Abraham Lincoln (ft. Charlie Day and Paget Brewster) The National Museum of Civil War Medicine is in Frederick, Maryland.
Get ready for this story because Alana can't stop fangirling over Kate Warne. Decades before women were part of the police force, Kate Warne walked into the Pinkerton Detective Agency to apply to be a detective. Assuming Kate was there to work as a secretary, Allan Pinkerton was taken aback but ultimately swayed by Kate's persuasive argument and agreed to hire her. Over the course of her life, Kate would prove to be an unbelievable asset to the Pinkerton Agency, solving murders, working undercover and saving the life of the President elect, Abraham Lincoln.Tea of the Day: Plum Deluxe Heritage Blend Black Theme Music by Brad FrankSources:On the Inside: Discovery Channel-Pinkerton Detective Agency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwO6Z2W-IJEAllan Pinkerton: America's Most Famous Private Eye: Biographics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ0byzPA8F0https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-kate-warne-americas-first-woman-detective-foiled-a-plot-to-assassinate-abraham-lincoln-180979829/https://youtu.be/Go_OefM_Z4U?feature=sharedhttps://youtu.be/1d7dbhhFkog?si=PAn_kyQ_D8eYKTlrhttps://www.nps.gov/foth/learn/historyculture/kate-warne-private-detective.htmhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/02/15/kate-warne-lincoln-bodyguard-assassins/https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2011/03/kate-warne.htmlhttps://explorethearchive.com/kate-warne-first-female-detectivehttps://allthatsinteresting.com/kate-warnehttps://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/kate-warnehttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/miss-scarlet-and-the-duke-meet-historys-early-female-detectives/#https://cowgirlmagazine.com/hattie-lawton-wild-women-wednesday/Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph - 11 Feb 1951, Sun · Page 80 https://www.newspapers.com/image/524659772/The Louisville Daily Courier - 01 Mar 1861, Fri · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/119232545
I went on to the @OASInfoService to talk about a possible beginning of anti-communism, modern para-politics and false flags. "We are SO back... to discuss the (likely) false flag psyop known as the molly maguires -- a terrorist group which conveniently for CEO Franklin B Gowen only bombed competitors of his reading company, which foot the bill for Allan Pinkerton's informant James McParland, who went on to a long career of bombing and murder for hire."
We are SO back... to discuss the (likely) false flag psyop known as the molly maguires -- a terrorist group which conveniently for CEO Franklin B Gowen only bombed competitors of his reading company, which foot the bill for Allan Pinkerton's informant James McParland, who went on to a long career of bombing and murder for hire.
In February 1861, concerned railroad bosses learned of a plot to destroy the main route to Washington DC, in order to disrupt the inauguration of President-Elect, Abraham Lincoln. They immediately called in the country's leading Private Detectives to help stop the attack. Allan Pinkerton, of the famous Pinkerton National Detective Agency, took two of his top agents—Kate Warne and new recruit, Harry Davies, straight to Baltimore to find out what was afoot. There, they discovered that the plot against the railroad was just the tip of the iceberg. These disgruntled Southerners would stop at nothing to prevent Lincoln from reaching Washington. Even if that meant killing the man himself. A Noiser production, written by Sean Coleman For ad-free listening, exclusive content, and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about Diana's 52 ancestors post with the prompt "out of place." She chose to write about her maternal grandfather, Edward Raymond Kelsey. After high school and a few years working at the railroad, he decided to become a hobo. This was about 1905. He stayed in hobo camps along the railroad lines and traveled throughout the northwest on the trains. Join us as we study the family stories, photos, and historical context of our ancestor, Edd Kelsey, and his time as a hobo. Links Out of Place: Edward Raymond Kelsey and The Hobo Life - https://familylocket.com/out-of-place-edward-raymond-kelsey-and-the-hobo-life/ Family History Serendipity: Revisiting the House That William H. Kelsey built - https://familylocket.com/family-history-serendipity-revisiting-the-house-that-william-h-kelsey-built/ In Search of the American Hobo - http://www.xroads.virginia.edu/~MA01/White/hobo/thejungle.html (excerpts from Allan Pinkerton's article, Hobo Jungle. Sponsor - Newspapers.com For listeners of this podcast, Newspapers.com is offering new subscribers 20% off a Publisher Extra subscription so you can start exploring today. Just use the code “FamilyLocket” at checkout. Research Like a Pro Resources Airtable Research Logs Quick Reference - by Nicole Dyer - https://familylocket.com/product/airtable-research-logs-for-genealogy-quick-reference/ Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide book by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com - https://amzn.to/2x0ku3d Research Like a Pro Webinar Series 2023 - monthly case study webinars including documentary evidence and many with DNA evidence - https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-webinar-series-2023/ Research Like a Pro eCourse - independent study course - https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-e-course/ RLP Study Group - upcoming group and email notification list - https://familylocket.com/services/research-like-a-pro-study-group/ Research Like a Pro with DNA Resources Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist's Guide to Finding and Confirming Ancestors with DNA Evidence book by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthlin - https://amzn.to/3gn0hKx Research Like a Pro with DNA eCourse - independent study course - https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-ecourse/ RLP with DNA Study Group - upcoming group and email notification list - https://familylocket.com/services/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-study-group/ Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Write a review on iTunes or Apple Podcasts. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for our newsletter to receive notifications of new episodes - https://familylocket.com/sign-up/ Check out this list of genealogy podcasts from Feedspot: Top 20 Genealogy Podcasts - https://blog.feedspot.com/genealogy_podcasts/
Did you know that the Pinkerton National Detective Agency -- famed protector of Abraham Lincoln in the 1800's, and union-busting goon squad in the 1900's -- is still around? And they have time to chase down Magic: the Gathering fans for using prohibited card sets? It's true: Dan & Paul discuss the latest WOTC goony actions, other game-companies that lost their sanity checks, and more. Pinkerton is a private security guard and detective agency established around 1850 in the United States by Scottish-born American cooper Allan Pinkerton and Chicago attorney Edward Rucker as the North-Western Police Agency, which later became Pinkerton & Co, and finally the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. It is currently a subsidiary of Swedish-based Securitas AB. Pinkerton became famous when he claimed to have foiled the Baltimore Plot to assassinate president-elect Abraham Lincoln in 1861. Lincoln later hired Pinkerton agents to conduct espionage against the Confederacy and act as his personal security during the American Civil War. The Pinkerton National Detective Agency hired women and minorities from its founding because they were useful as spies, a practice uncommon at the time. At the height of their power, the Pinkerton Detective Agency was the largest private law enforcement organization in the world. Following the Civil War, the Pinkertons began conducting operations against organized labor. During the labor strikes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, businesses hired the Pinkerton Agency to infiltrate unions, supply guards, keep strikers and suspected unionists out of factories, and recruit goon squads to intimidate workers. During the Homestead Strike of 1892, Pinkerton agents were called in to reinforce the strikebreaking measures of industrialist Henry Clay Frick, who was acting on behalf of Andrew Carnegie, the head of Carnegie Steel. Tensions between the workers and strikebreakers erupted into violence which led to the deaths of three Pinkerton agents and nine steelworkers. During the late nineteenth century, the Pinkertons were also hired as guards in coal, iron, and lumber disputes in Illinois, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Pinkertons were also involved in other strikes such as the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. During the 20th century, Pinkerton rebranded itself into a personal security and risk management firm. The company has continued to exist in various forms through to the present day, and is now a division of the Swedish security company Securitas AB, operating as "Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations, Inc. d.b.a. Pinkerton Corporate Risk Management". The former Government Services division, PGS, now operates as "Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services, Inc.". Read the Gizmodo news on the incident here And see an update here This description uses material from the Wikipedia article "Pinkerton (detective agency)", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
Ep 154 is loose and we're looking into the history of the world's most famous detective agency!Who was Allan Pinkerton? What crimes did he battle in his career? And how many uses are there for barrels? The secret ingredient is...a detective!Join us on Patreon to get extra historic true crime episodes every week, and come and follow us on TikTok, Instagram Twitter and Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In 1856, 23-year-old Kate Warne walks into Allan Pinkerton's office replying to a job posting recruiting new detectives. Only, no woman had ever been hired as a detective before. It was unthinkable, even laughable. However, Kate's extremely logical arguments eventually win over Pinkerton and she would, indeed, become the first female detective in US history. And she was a VERY GOOD one, at that. In fact, her brilliant role in averting an assassination attempt on President-elect Lincoln's life would be the foundation and inspiration for the Pinkerton logo and motto "We Never Sleep". Listen now to hear the full story of how she saved Lincoln, and the rest of Kate's incredible accomplishments. — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world! 3 Ways you can help support the podcast: Write a review on Apple Podcasts Share your favorite episode on social media / tell a friend about the show! Send us an email with a broad suggestion, question, or comment at BroadsYouShouldKnow@gmail.com — Broads You Should Know is hosted by Sara Gorsky. IG: @SaraGorsky Web master / site design: www.BroadsYouShouldKnow.com — Broads You Should Know is produced by Sara Gorsky & edited by Chloe Skye
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 644, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Fabrics And Textiles 1: Gauze is named for this Palestinian city where it's thought to have originated. Gaza. 2: In 552 Emperor Justinian sent 2 monks to China to discover the secret of this fabric. Silk. 3: The chief hair fiber used in textiles today comes from this kind of animal. Sheep. 4: A true Donegal type of this fabric will have flecks of many colors in the weave. Tweed. 5: Count Hilaire de Chardonnet is considered the father of this regenerated cellulose fiber. Rayon. Round 2. Category: Mountains 1: Air Force photos from 1949 show what some believe are the ruins of Noah's Ark on this Turkish mountain. Mount Ararat. 2: Though only 3 degrees south of the equator, this African mt.'s Kibu Peak is permanently covered in snow. Mount Kilamanjaro. 3: This Sicilian volcano has over 200 subsidiary cones. Etna. 4: This country's highest peak, Mount Elbrus, lies in the Caucasus Mountains on the Georgian border. Russia. 5: An Austrian and Italian portion of this system is called the Tyrol. the Alps. Round 3. Category: October Fest 1: This U.S. university was founded October 28, 1636. Harvard. 2: In late October 1922, he became premier of Italy. Benito Mussolini. 3: Martin Sheen played Bobby Kennedy in this 1974 TV movie about a crisis in Cuba. The Missiles of October. 4: This Middle Eastern president was assassinated while reviewing a military parade October 6, 1981. Anwar Sadat. 5: On October 21, 1520 this sailor entered the Chilean strait that today bears his name. Ferdinand Magellan. Round 4. Category: I Did It! 1: Florence Chadwick was the first woman to swim this in both directions; Gertrude Ederle swam it one way. the English Channel. 2: 13-year-old Rebecca Sealfon won it in 1997 by knowing euonym,E-U-O-N-Y-M. the National Spelling Bee. 3: Check it out! In 1972 he became the first American chess player to win the world championship. Bobby Fischer. 4: In 1957 this future astronaut set a speed record flying from L.A. to NYC in 3 hrs., 23 min., 8.4 sec.. John Glenn. 5: In 1884, the year of his death, he published the memoir "30 Years a Detective". (Allan) Pinkerton. Round 5. Category: The Computer Age 1: According to Moore's Law, named for a founder of Intel, these double in power roughly every 18 months. computer chips. 2: Dan Bricklin developed VISICALC, the first of these programs, similar to an accounting ledger. spreadsheet. 3: Coherent and Xenix are 2 of these, part of the abbreviation in the better-known MS-DOS. operating systems. 4: This programming language was named for calculating-machine inventor Blaise. PASCAL. 5: Among Internet users, the World Wide Web has surpassed the system named for this burrowing rodent. gopher. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
Allan Pinkerton made history with his links to Abraham Lincoln, a renowned firm which pioneered in the ‘private eye' industry, and he even fought to abolish slavery. Importantly, he also hailed from Glasgow.------------------------- Narrated by Alex Norton. Words by Norman Silvester, edited by Jamie Norton and produced by Ema Sabljak for the Glasgow Times. Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/badass-blues License code: MT7EQUAUCDLZ2K2F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
El tercer episodio de la temporada recupera el tema de las muertes mierdosas con nuevos casos, nuevas muertes y, sin duda, nuevos epic fails. Por favor acompáñennos a revisar los fallecimientos de los artistas (paraguas amplio) Francis Bacon, Friedrich Nietzsche, Harry Houdini, León Tolstói, Allan Pinkerton, Yukio Mishima, Arnold Bennett, Jack Kerouac y otros, así como a decidir en qué categorías pueden archivarse (¿Ridículo Rotundo? ¿Vil Violencia Viril? ¿Factor Bizarro Impredecible? ¿Ataque Animal? ¿O tal vez Muerte por Mierda?). Una hora y media de schadenfreude empático-jocosa de la mano de sus dos anormales favoritos. Nunca la frase actoral “mucha mierda” había sido tan literal.
Strikebreaking origins of the word. Today's labor quote: A. Philip Randolph. Today's labor history: Birth of strikebreaker Allan Pinkerton. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Strikebreaking origins of the word. Today's labor quote: A. Philip Randolph. Today's labor history: Birth of strikebreaker Allan Pinkerton. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Allan Pinkerton was a Scottish man who moved to the New World in 1842. Not long after his move, he foiled a counterfeiting ring which served as the catalyst for what would become the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. The PNDA was the first to employ female operatives and former slaves who would serve as Union spies against the Confederate army. Its also responsible for the coined term "private eye" and led to what is the modern day secret service agency. Ronda: Allan Pinkerton made waves with the methods he used to solve crimes and recover stolen goods. He was a revolutionary for his time, using spies and unconventional methods to get results. Follow along as I tell you how the Pinkerton National Detective Agency came about and the many firsts that come along with it. You'll also get to freshen up on a little Civil War history as you listen. Pam: To dive into one of the many times the Pinkerton National Detective Agency hunted down some crooks... I will be telling you about the world's first ever train robbery. The Reno Gang of the 1860's were some of the toughest men of the Midwest and they weren't afraid to rob anyone which led to them making out with hundreds of thousands of dollars, (millions after inflations) before being stopped by the PNDA.Sources:Ronda:Wikipedia - PNDA - Allan Pinkerton Podcast- Unearthed Ep3Washington Post - Kate Warne John Scobell - Turning the racism of the Confederacy against itself Pam:Wikipedia - Reno GangHeroes, Heroines, and History: Worlds First Train Robbery and the Reno GangHistory - Vigilantes Yank Train Robbers From Jail and Hang ThemBig Foot by Gvidon on Pixabay (Go check it out!)
Today I sit with author Mark Cannon who has written the book, "Lincoln's Scout. The Diary of Horatio Cooke, Soldier, Spy, Escape Artist". Not only has Mark Cannon served 36 years in Law Enforcement, but he himself is an escape artist. This makes him the most appropriate person to tell the story of the escape artist who would become Lincoln's most trusted scout and eventually Houdini's mentor!More from Mark Cannon here: https://www.cannonsgreatescapes.com/ Sign up on Patreon and be in the running for the upcoming raffle: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51151470&fan_landing=truMusic is graciously provided by Craig Duncan.Support the show:(The podcast receives monetary compensation from these options.)Make a one time donation of any amount here: https://www.paypal.me/supportuntoldCWMake a monthly payment through Patreon and get the most up to date news on the podcast! Also, if you choose the 2,3, or 4 tier, you'll be able to ask the experts questions ahead of time!https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51151470&fan_landing=truThis show is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Please check them out below:The Badge Maker, proudly carrying affordable, USA made products for reenactors, living history interpreters, and lovers of history. https://www.civilwarcorpsbadges.com/Civil War Trails is the world's largest 'Open Air Museum' offering over 1,350 sites across six states. Paddle to Frederick Douglass's birthplace, follow the Gettysburg Campaign turn-by-turn in your car, or hike to mountain tops where long forgotten earthworks and artillery positions await you. Follow Civil War Trails and create some history of your own. www.civilwartrails.orgMilitary Images is America's only magazine dedicated solely to the study of portrait photographs of Civil War soldiers. In each quarterly issue of MI, readers find a mix of analysis, case studies, examinations of material culture and personal stories that offer a unique perspective on the human aspect of the Civil War.http://militaryimagesmagazine.com/The Excelsior BrigadeDealers in FINE CIVIL WAR MEMORABILIA.The goal of the "Brigade" is to offer high quality, original items while ensuring the best in service and customer satisfaction. https://www.excelsiorbrigade.com/HistoryFixCome enjoy history! Whether it's a movie, short film, documentary or site visit - come find a way to get away for a bit! Explore stories from the Middle Ages to the early 21st century. Enjoy historical content always ad free and get a 7-day free trial as you explore our site. Be sure to check in on Fridays as that's when new content is uploaded. https://www.historyfix.com/Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube:https://www.facebook.com/untoldcivilwar/ https://www.instagram.com/untold_civil_war/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMWxSupport the show
Chances are you know a bit about Abraham Lincoln. After all, he was one of America's most famous Presidents. But, did you know that before he even became President, Lincoln's life was threatened and he was forced on a daring journey to escape? Join host Adam Ray for a story about detectives, assassins, and disguises. As the story goes, just before Lincoln was to be inaugurated, a plot to assassinate him emerged and was uncovered by one of history's most famous detectives, Allan Pinkerton. It's a story of intrigue and espionage, leading to Lincoln's disguise as a sick old man that allowed him to escape on a train and become America's 16th President. Let's go learn about this incredible story. About the Host Adam Ray is an actor appearing in many movies like Ghostbusters. You can hear Adam's voice on cartoons like like Dreamwork's Trolls, Adult Swim's Rick & Morty & Super Mansion, and as Swift Wind in the Dreamworks SHE-RA. About Honest History Honest History creates award-winning books, magazines, and this show for young historians across the world. Our mission is to inspire kids to create a positive impact on history themselves. Learn more at honesthistory.co and @honesthistory. Credits This episode was written by Heidi Coburn and produced by Randall Lawrence. Original theme music was written and recorded by Luke Messimer. More Enjoy this episode? Share with your friends and don't forget to rate and review. See you next time!
Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentWe tackle the Superhero, Steampunk and Historical Fiction genres all at once by leaping into a world in which the Civil War is being fought not only with armies, but with strange technology and stranger heroes. Find it in the wiki here.Recommendations: Jon recommends World War Z by Max Brooks. Jim recommends Matthew Wayne Selznick's World Building series.00:00 Tomfoolery00:22 Mr. Rogers / HAL 900000:55 Introduction01:32 Recommendations / World War Z03:10 Matthew Wayne Selznick04:07 Deciding Genre04:38 DC / Marvel05:09 The New Gods05:16 Green Lantern / Superman / The Flash05:24 Thor / The Incredible Hulk / The Silver Surfer / X-Men06:10 Deciding Superhero Power Level & Geographic Scale07:15 Gambit (Remy LeBeau) / Rogue07:33 The Civil War08:34 Hat with Gears09:27 Confederate Ironclads / Submarines10:34 Washington, D.C. / Richmond, VA11:20 Creating Characters12:44 Kentucky Fried Chicken / Colonel Sanders13:27 Snow Crash13:45 Captain America / Golden Age of Comics14:13 Professor X15:23 Dime Novel15:46 Battle Hymn of the Republic17:16 Batman17:42 D&D / Cavalier / The Cavalier18:25 Colt Dragoon18:55 Sergeant Major20:08 Benjamin Franklin20:19 Q / Futurama21:28 Fu Manchu22:20 Abraham Lincoln / Pinkerton Detective Agency22:41 Allan Pinkerton / Secret Service23:22 Locations23:52 Georgetown, SC24:09 Tuskegee Airmen24:28 Deadlands 31:13 S.H.I.E.L.D.32:28 Tuskegee, AL34:09 Percy Jackson / Ares34:54 Poseidon35:16 Leonidas / Menelaus35:46 Odysseus36:08 Ulysses S. Grant36:20 Captain Nemo38:44 Geomancy39:58 Acadians42:11 Joan of Arc43:30 Catching Up on Names45:05 Gone With the Wind / Scarlett O'Hara / Vivien Leigh46:15 Geomancers46:44 Butte47:32 Ursa Major49:18 Highlander50:18 Conclusion & Outro DOWNLOAD EPISODE 5 - THE CIVIL ENGAGEMENT
A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!It's part 2 of our story on the founder of The Pinkerton National Detective Agency: Allan Pinkerton.This week we tell you about Pinkerton's involvement in the Underground Railroad, his epic and deadly rivalry with the outlaw Jesse James and chat a bit about the Pinkerton Agency in pop culture and what they're getting up to these days. Put on you Stetson, saddle up and come riding into the Wild West with the TDN Lads. SláinteCONTACT:Instagram: thistledopodTwitter: @thistledopodFacebook: www.facebook.com/thistledopodEmail: thistledonicelypod@gmail.comwebsite: https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/Google Voicemail: 4844 TDN POD (484 483-6763)SOURCES: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/p/allanpinkerton.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1861/01/11/archives/the-adams-express-robbery-trial-of-the-alleged-robbers-at.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Warne#Early_detective_work:_1856%E2%80%931861https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-pinkertonshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkerton_(detective_agency)#Originshttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Pinkerton-National-Detective-Agencyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Pinkertonhttps://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/allan-pinkerton-4572.phphttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Allan-Pinkertonhttps://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/red-dead-redemption-2-rockstar-pinkerton-lawsuit-1203108019/https://law.jrank.org/pages/12271/Pinkerton-Allan-America-s-Scotland-Yard.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/are-emily-blunt-and-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-making-a-propaganda-film-for-amazonhttps://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/allan-pinkerton-the-eye-that-never-slept-library/https://blackthen.com/john-scobell-untold-story-one-union-army-intelligence-officer/https://www.nps.gov/people/allan-pinkerton.htmhttps://www.annmarieackermann.com/kate-warne-first-female-detective/
Summary J. Scott Cameron (LinkedIn) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss the National Intelligence University (NIU). He is the President of this unique “skiffed” institution. What You'll Learn Intelligence o The NIU – what it is, what it does, and what it does differently. o NIU's position within the American intelligence ecosystem o How NIU “banks knowledge” without compromising intelligence o What it is like to be a student in a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS-SCI) research facility Reflections o 20th century institutions for 21st century problems o Scott's journey from a plant biologist who has been shot at, to his recruitment into the IC at a high school soccer match, to NIU President And much more… Quote of the Week We do work in secret. So how do you bank knowledge in that kind of a community? All communities that are healthy bank knowledge and learn from it. So, our job is not just to be a classroom, but to be that defender of knowledge building in the community to make sure that we're learning from ourselves, that we understand ourselves and advance our mission by better ideas and then empowering the next generation to take those and equip them with the confidence to go out there and do something with it. Episode Notes “TS-SCI” is one of the major terms you will hear with regards to American intelligence, but what happens if you cross that with the concept of “the university,” a place that relies on sharing information, pooling knowledge, and the free flow of ideas? To find out how this circle is squared, Andrew sat down with President of the National Intelligence University, Scott Cameron. The NIU, which is housed at the Intelligence Community Campus Bethesda (ICCB), alongside our friends at the NCSC and quite a few other agencies, is unique in many ways. It is behind “guards, guns, and gates,” you need TS-SCI clearance to apply, and tuition is courtesy of the government. The staff-student ratio is also in the very top tier of the 4000 or so degree granting institutions in the United States. It transitioned from the DIA to the ODNI in June of 2021. And… Scott's grandmother was from Glasgow, as was Allan Pinkerton, Bobby Thompson, Craig Ferguson, and Christina Conte (try her fish n' chips recipe!). Incidentally, there are many more Glasgow's in the United States than in Scotland, at 21. Further Resources SpyCast's · Joint Special Operations University President “Ike” Wilson Virtual Exhibition · Wall of Spies (ICC-B) Books · China's Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem, R. Uber (2020) · History of American Higher Ed., R. Geiger (2016) · Higher Ed. & the Growth of Knowledge, M. Segre (2015) · NIU's Role in Interagency Research, Johnson et al. (2013) Articles · Eisenhower Signs National Defense Intelligence Ed. Act (Politico, 2018) · Goldwater-Nichols & the Evolution of JPME (CRS, 2016) · The Origins of JPME (JFQ, 2005) Audio · NIU Moving Under ODNI Umbrella (FedNewsNet, 2021) Websites · NIU Degrees (NIU) · NIU Catalog, 2021-22 (NIU) · College of Strategic Intelligence (NIU) · School of Science & Technology Intelligence (NIU) · Institute for Intelligence Research (NIU) · IC Centers for Academic Excellence (DNI) Primary Sources · The American Scholar, R. Waldo Emerson (Em.Cent., 1837) · The Idea of a University, J. H. Newham (1852, 1858) · National Defense Education Act of 1958 (FedEdPolicy) · Degree Granting Authority for NIU (GovInfo, 2012) · US Intelligence Community's Human Capital Vision 2020 (DNI, 2014) · The National Intelligence Strategy of the US (DNI, 2019) · NIC - Global Trends 2040 (DNI, 2021) Wildcard Resource How to set up a “SCIF,” aka: · “Technical Specifications for Construction & Management of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities” (DNI, 2020)
A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!This week we're talking about the complicated, but fascinating story of the founder of The Pinkerton National Detective Agency and a man who had a significant impact on American law enforcement: Allan Pinkerton. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he moved to America as a humble barrel maker, but quickly became embroiled in the dramas of the Wild West, the Civil War, the outlaw Jesse James and a failed assassination attempt on Abe Lincoln. Imagine yourself in a smoky office, put your feet up on the desk, take a slug of cheap whisky and let us spin you a tale that will make your grannies whiskers curl. SláinteCONTACT:Instagram: thistledopodTwitter: @thistledopodFacebook: www.facebook.com/thistledopodEmail: thistledonicelypod@gmail.comwebsite & sources: https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/Google Voicemail: 4844 TDN POD (484 483-6763)SOURCES: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/p/allanpinkerton.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1861/01/11/archives/the-adams-express-robbery-trial-of-the-alleged-robbers-at.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Warne#Early_detective_work:_1856%E2%80%931861https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-pinkertonshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkerton_(detective_agency)#Originshttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Pinkerton-National-Detective-Agencyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Pinkertonhttps://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/allan-pinkerton-4572.phphttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Allan-Pinkertonhttps://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/red-dead-redemption-2-rockstar-pinkerton-lawsuit-1203108019/https://law.jrank.org/pages/12271/Pinkerton-Allan-America-s-Scotland-Yard.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/are-emily-blunt-and-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-making-a-propaganda-film-for-amazonhttps://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/allan-pinkerton-the-eye-that-never-slept-library/https://blackthen.com/john-scobell-untold-story-one-union-army-intelligence-officer/https://www.nps.gov/people/allan-pinkerton.htmhttps://www.annmarieackermann.com/kate-warne-first-female-detective/
Welcome to Mysteries to Die For. I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery, murder, and mayhem. These are arrangements, which means instead of word-for-word readings, you get a performance meant to be heard. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes. This is Season 3, Enter the Detective. This season contains adaptations of the first cases for detectives. Some will be characters from book, screen, and stage. Others will be lesser known but with great stories that we hope you give a try. Episode 3 is about temptation, planning, and self-control. This is Pinkerton's The Detective and the Expressman and adaptation of The Detective and the Expressman by Allan Pinkerton. Support our Sponsors! Down and Out Books. Mysteries and thrillers from mainstream publishers leave you feeling like you kissed your best friend? Then you are ready to step down to Down & Out Books. Mystery, thrillers and horror. Gritty. Hard core. Obscure. Twisted. Imaginative. Fantastic. Stories the way you like them. Discover your next amazing read at Downandoutbooks.com Persons Unknown by Michael Penncavage Steve Harrison, thirty-five years old, handsome, has the world in his hands. He is admired by his co-workers, his friends, his wife, and his mistress. And then he gets a call. "Bill” informs him that his wife has been kidnapped and if Steve wants her back alive, he has to do exactly what he says. If Steve deviates from Bill's plan, tries going to the police, or tries to involve others, his wife won't be breathing when he brings her home. Buy, download, and read Person Unknown by Michael Penncavage. From publisher Down & Out Books. https://downandoutbooks.com/bookstore/penncavage-person-unknown/ (Buy Direct from D&O HERE) Exacting Justice by TG Wolff (That's me!) Do you dig a flawed cop? Meet Cleveland homicide detective Jesus De La Cruz. In his debut case, Exacting Justice, Cruz is after a serial killer who preys on the drug community. He is damned if he does, damned if he doesn't in a case where the bad guy is making the streets safer. After coming close too many times, Cruz goes under cover, coming face-to-face with his demons for a chance to end a killer's reign. Read Exacting Justice and see if you can beat Cruz to the truth. Happy Hunting, detective. From Down & Out Books. Available in paperback and e-book from your favorite book seller. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RSSJZ8Z?searchxofy=true&binding=kindle_edition&ref_=dbs_s_aps_series_rwt_tkin&qid=1632664885&sr=8-4 (Amazon Link). Episode Materials There are several places where you can find the original. Gutenberg is one of them. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22155 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22155) Background on Allan Pinkerton can be found on the company website and Wikipedia among others: https://pinkerton.com/our-story/history (https://pinkerton.com/our-story/history) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Pinkerton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Pinkerton) Research locations on the history of American money and our banking system: https://eh.net/encyclopedia/antebellum-banking-in-the-united-states/ (https://eh.net/encyclopedia/antebellum-banking-in-the-united-states/) https://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-american-money (https://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-american-money) https://www.aba.com/about-us/our-story/aba-history/1850-1899 (https://www.aba.com/about-us/our-story/aba-history/1850-1899) Cast of characters (in the order of appearance) Allan Pinkerton: Detective extraordinaire. Nathan Maroney: our primary quarry Mrs. Maroney: our secondary quarry Flora: Mrs. Maroney's young daughter John R. White: Pinkteron detective assigned to Nathan Marony Kate Warne aka Madam Imbert:... Support this podcast
What led Scottish born Allan Pinkerton to track down one of America's most notorious outlaws? Jesse James is a house hold name to many, but in this episode we unearth the legend of both Pinkerton and James, to find out what brought these two men on a massive collision course, and how that ultimately changed the face of the Pinkerton Agency forever. Interviews with: T.J Stiles - Pulitzer prize winning author of Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil WarBob Whitaker - Historian and producer of History Respawned PodcastIan Templeton - ex-police officer from Glasgow
The audio quality can be a little wonky this week. We've identified the issue and resolved it. Sorry about that.We've heard for years that gamers are violent. But what if gamers were more peaceful in game than the people around them in real life? A really interesting new study has identified that gamers behave differently in EVE Online depending on the type of community they live in.The Nirvana Nevermind baby isn't happy about his nudes being plastered all over record stores and the internet. Now he's suing. We're not legal beagles, but we've got opinions.Roblox is bad. It isn't the simple gameplay, the child targeted community, or the memes. Actually, it's bad because it's one of the worst deals for game devs out there. Roblox seem intent to make it hard to make money from developing on their platform. That's a really nice way to treat the people who made your game popular. People are also trying to recreate mass killings in a game for children. It's a mess.The Link Between Videogames And Violence Is Not What You Think- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0240196#sec012Smells Like A Lawsuit- https://deadline.com/2021/08/baby-nirvana-nevermind-album-cover-sues-band-exploitation-1234821540/Roblox Drama- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-08-20-roblox-business-model-criticized-as-exploiting-children- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-06-03-parent-watchdog-group-warning-about-robloxOther topics discussedMilk crate challenge has doctors warning it's ‘worse than falling from a ladder'- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/25/milk-crate-challenge-tiktok-doctors-warningsWhat is the Milk Crate Challenge, how did it explode out of nowhere and why are people doing it?- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-25/what-is-milk-crate-challenge-viral-videos-doctors/100404942Ice Bucket Challenge (sometimes called the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, is an activity involving the pouring of a bucket of ice water over a person's head, either by another person or self-administered, to promote awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as motor neuron disease and in the United States as Lou Gehrig's disease) and encourage donations to research.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Bucket_ChallengeJack Thompson (activist) (American activist and disbarred attorney, based in Coral Gables, Florida. He is known for his role as an anti-video-game activist, particularly against violence and sex in video games. During his time as an attorney, Thompson focused his legal efforts against what he perceives as obscenity in modern culture. This included rap music, broadcasts by shock jock Howard Stern, and the content of video games and their alleged effects on children.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(activist)Mothers Against Videogame Addiction and Violence (a parody and satire hoax organization created by sophomore Parsons The New School for Design student David Yoo as a final project in December 2002.)- https://gyaanipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Mothers_Against_Videogame_Addiction_and_ViolenceEve Online ((stylised EVE Online) is a space-based, persistent world massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by CCP Games. Players of Eve Online can participate in a number of in-game professions and activities, including mining, piracy, manufacturing, trading, exploration, and combat (both player versus environment and player versus player). The game contains a total of 7,800 star systems that can be visited by players.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_OnlineEve Online's ‘million dollar' battle came up a little short last night- https://www.polygon.com/2018/1/24/16927594/eve-online-million-dollar-battle-resultsFIFA (video game series) ((also known as FIFA Soccer, FIFA Football or EA Sports FIFA) is a series of association football video games developed and released annually by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label. As of 2011, the FIFA franchise has been localised into 18 languages and available in 51 countries. Listed in Guinness World Records as the best-selling sports video game franchise in the world, the FIFA series has sold over 325 million copies as of 2021. It is also one of the best-selling video game franchises.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_(video_game_series)Australian Classification Board : Adult (18+) ratings for video games (Many games were banned before 2011 on the basis that the R18+ rating did not apply to video games at the time. This was the subject of complaint in the gaming community, who argued that there is no reason why adults should be prevented from seeing content in games that they could see in a film.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Classification_Board#Adult_(18+)_ratings_for_video_gamesVideo game addiction (also known as gaming disorder or internet gaming disorder, is generally defined as the problematic, compulsive use of video games that results in significant impairment to an individual's ability to function in various life domains over a prolonged period of time. The World Health Organization included gaming disorder in the 11th revision of its International Classification of Diseases (ICD).)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_addictionSurgeon Simulator : Surgeon Simulator is an over-the-top operation sim, stitching together pitch-black humour with life-saving surgery.- https://store.steampowered.com/app/233720/Surgeon_Simulator/Corrupted Blood incident ((or World of Warcraft pandemic) was a virtual pandemic in the MMORPG World of Warcraft, which began on September 13, 2005, and lasted for one month. The epidemic began with the introduction of the new raid Zul'Gurub and its end boss Hakkar the Soulflayer. When confronted and attacked, Hakkar would cast a hit point-draining and highly contagious debuff spell called "Corrupted Blood" on players.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrupted_Blood_incidentCorrupted Blood Incident : Comparison to the COVID-19 pandemic (The Corrupted Blood incident has been compared to the COVID-19 pandemic, and epidemiologists who studied the Corrupted Blood outbreak are using the research from the incident to better understand coronavirus's spread - primarily its sociological factors.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrupted_Blood_incident#Comparison_to_the_COVID-19_pandemicCall Of Duty (a first-person shooter video game franchise published by Activision. Starting out in 2003, it first focused on games set in World War II. Over time, the series has seen games set in the midst of the Cold War, futuristic worlds, and outer space. The games were first developed by Infinity Ward, then also by Treyarch and Sledgehammer Games.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_DutyUS man sues Nirvana for using his naked photo on iconic 'Nevermind' album : Spencer Eldon recreating the photo he took when he was a four-month-old baby in 1991.- https://www.malaymail.com/news/showbiz/2021/08/25/us-man-sues-nirvana-for-using-his-naked-photo-on-iconic-nevermind-album/2000325Viva Frei - Nirvana's "Nevermind" Baby Lawsuit is BOUND TO FAIL! Lawyer Explains - Viva Frei Vlawg- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXY_nlfZ_dI&t=257sGamer Chad - Roblox / Ultimate Slide Box Racing / Into the Toilet! / Gamer Chad Plays- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzqLTCT0vc4Columbine High School massacre : Doom connection and the Harris levels (Eric Harris was an enthusiast of the Doom series, owning some of the Doom novels and having designed Doom levels under the nicknames "REB", "Rebldomakr", and "RebDoomer". In a videotape recorded before the massacre, Harris expressed enthusiasm for the planned shooting, saying it would be like Doom. He also pointed out that the shotgun was "Straight out of Doom".)- https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacreSuper Columbine Massacre RPG! (a role-playing video game created by Danny Ledonne and released in April 2005. The game recreates the 1999 Columbine High School shootings near Littleton, Colorado. Players assume the roles of gunmen Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold and act out the massacre, with flashbacks relating parts of Harris and Klebold's past experiences. The game begins on the day of the shootings and follows Harris and Klebold after their suicides to fictional adventures in perdition.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Columbine_Massacre_RPG!Robux ((R$) is the currency on Roblox. Robux was introduced on May 14, 2007 (alongside Tix) as a replacement of ROBLOX Points. Robux was one of two currencies on the platform alongside Tix, which was removed on April 14, 2016. Robux is known as Roblox's primary currency by the community and staff; all paid items within the avatar shop are sold for Robux, including user-created content such as microtransactions and game passes. The name 'Robux' is a portmanteau of Roblox and bucks.)- https://roblox.fandom.com/wiki/RobuxAttack on Pearl Harbor (a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States (a neutral country at the time) against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, just before 08:00, on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' formal entry into World War II the next day. The Japanese military leadership referred to the attack as the Hawaii Operation and Operation AI, and as Operation Z during its planning.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_HarborSix Days in Fallujah (an upcoming first-person shooter video game developed by Highwire Games and published by Victura. Described by Highwire Games as a tactical shooter, it is slated to be the first video game to focus directly on the Iraq War. The game's plot follows a squad of U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines (3/1), fighting in the Second Battle of Fallujah over the span of six days in November 2004.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Days_in_FallujahBattle of Hastings (fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, the Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman conquest of England. It took place approximately 7 mi (11 km) northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_HastingsHistory (American TV network) ((formerly The History Channel from 1995 to 2008; stylized as HISTORY) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the Disney General Entertainment Content division of the Walt Disney Company.The network was originally focused on history-based documentaries. During the late 2000s, History drifted into reality television programming. In addition to this change in format, the network has been criticized by many scientists, historians, and skeptics for broadcasting pseudo-documentaries and unsubstantiated, sensational investigative programming.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_(American_TV_network)The Curse of Oak Island : What Is the Oak Island Money Pit?- https://www.history.com/shows/the-curse-of-oak-island/articles/what-is-the-money-pitForged in Fire (TV series) (American competition series that airs on the History channel and is produced by Outpost Entertainment, a Leftfield Entertainment company.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forged_in_Fire_(TV_series)The Secret Playboy Mansion Games Room With Hidden Bedrooms, Mirrored Walls, Gambling & Arcades ?♀️- https://www.celebritywotnot.com/celebrity-homes/the-playboy-mansion-games-room-secret-cabin-hidden-bedrooms-mirrored-walls-gambling-arcades/Red Hat (an American IBM subsidiary software company that provides open source software products to enterprises. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, with other offices worldwide.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat- https://www.redhat.com/enHistory of union busting in the United States (The history of union busting in the United States dates back to the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century which produced a rapid expansion in factories and manufacturing capabilities. As workers moved away from farm work to factories, mines and other hard labor, they faced harsh working conditions such as long hours, low pay and health risks.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_union_busting_in_the_United_StatesAmazon is using union-busting Pinkerton spies to track warehouse workers and labour movements at the company, according to a new report- https://www.businessinsider.com.au/amazon-pinkerton-spies-worker-labor-unions-2020-11?r=US&IR=TActivision Blizzard ‘suppressed' evidence in sex discrimination lawsuit, California claims- https://www.polygon.com/22641099/activision-blizzard-dfeh-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-amendmentThe Fly (1986 film) (a 1986 science-fiction psychological body horror film directed and co-written by David Cronenberg. Produced by Brooksfilms and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film stars Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz. Loosely based on George Langelaan's 1957 short story of the same name and the 1958 film of the same name, The Fly tells of an eccentric scientist who, after one of his experiments goes wrong, slowly turns into a fly-hybrid creature.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fly_(1986_film)The Fly II (a 1989 American science fiction horror film directed by Chris Walas. The film stars Eric Stoltz and Daphne Zuniga, and is a sequel to the 1986 film The Fly, itself a remake of the 1958 film of the same name.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fly_IIThe Fly (1958 film) (a 1958 American horror science-fiction film produced and directed by Kurt Neumann and starring David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, and Herbert Marshall. The film was released in CinemaScope with color by Deluxe by 20th Century Fox. It was followed by two black-and-white sequels, Return of the Fly (1959) and Curse of the Fly (1965). The original film was remade in 1986 by director David Cronenberg.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fly_(1958_film)Arrival (film) (a 2016 American science fiction drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve and adapted by Eric Heisserer, who conceived the movie as a spec script based on the 1998 short story "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. It stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker. The film follows a linguist enlisted by the United States Army to discover how to communicate with extraterrestrial aliens who have arrived on Earth, before tensions lead to war.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_(film)Verge Science - We decoded NASA's messages to aliens by hand (In 1977, twin golden records were sent into space on the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft. Still sailing through space at nearly 60,000 km per hour, the records contain sound, songs, and images from earth.)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRuovINxpPcWTF is Happening! The Podcast (TNC Podcast)- https://anchor.fm/wtfihpodShout Outs 21st August 2021 – Nick Davatzes, Cable Pioneer Who Launched A&E Network and History Channel, passes away at 79 - https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/nick-davatzes-dead-79-ceo-ae-networks-1235046271/ Nickolas Davatzes, longtime CEO of A+E Networks who steered the launch of A&E Network and History Channel has passed away. Davatzes joined the company as CEO in 1983 just as A&E Networks was formed through the merger of fledgling cable channels Entertainment Network, owned by RCA and the Rockefeller family, and ARTS Network, owned by Hearst and ABC. A+E Networks today is a 50-50 joint venture of the Walt Disney Co. and Hearst Corp. Davatzes served as CEO emeritus. Davatzes led the company's launch of the signature A&E Network (an amalgam of Arts and Entertainment) in 1984 and History Channel in 1995 (History formally dropped “Channel” from its moniker in 2008). He served as CEO of the parent company through 2005, when he was succeeded by protege Abbe Raven, who started at the company as a secretary. Davatzes was known for promoting educational outreach and the importance of industry R&D during his run at A&E Networks. The company later expanded to include the Lifetime cable channel as well as more recent entries like lifestyle channel FYI and Lifetime Movie Network. Disney executive chairman Bob Iger hailed him as a “towering figure in the early days of cable television (who helped) build some of the most iconic brands in the media landscape.” Iger added that he was “a person of true integrity.” He died in Wilton, Connecticut.24th August 2021 – Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts passes away at 80 - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-25/rolling-stones-drummer-charlie-watts-dies-at-age-80/100404658Charlie Watts, the drummer who provided the backbone of the Rolling Stones' songs for more than half a century, has died. Watts "passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family," his publicist Bernard Doherty said. "Charlie was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and also as a member of The Rolling Stones, as one of the greatest drummers of his generation." The quiet, elegantly dressed Watts was often ranked with Keith Moon, Ginger Baker and a handful of others as a premier rock drummer, respected worldwide for his muscular, swinging style as the band rose from its scruffy beginnings to international superstardom. He joined the Stones early in 1963 and remained over the next 60 years, ranked just behind Jagger and Keith Richards as the group's longest lasting and most essential members. Watts stayed on, and largely held himself apart, through the drug abuse, creative clashes and ego wars that helped kill founding member Brian Jones, drove bassist Bill Wyman and Jones' replacement Mick Taylor to quit and otherwise made being in the Stones the most exhausting of jobs. The Stones began, Watts said, "as white blokes from England playing black American music" but quickly evolved their own distinctive sound. Watts was a jazz drummer in his early years and never lost his affinity for the music he first loved, heading his own jazz band and taking on numerous other side projects. He had his eccentricities — Watts liked to collect cars even though he didn't drive and would simply sit in them in his garage. But he was a steadying influence on stage and off as the Stones defied all expectations by rocking well into their 70s, decades longer than their old rivals The Beatles. He died in London with his family around him.25th August 2021 – Linux turns 30 - https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-on-linuxs-30th-birthday/ In 1991, Unix was an important but secondary x86 operating system. That year, on August 25, a mild-mannered Finnish graduate student named Linus Benedict Torvalds announced on the Usenet group comp.os.minix that he was working on "a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones." No one knew it, not even Torvalds, but the technology was going to change forever. Thirty years later, Linux rules IT. Almost all major websites -- including Google, Facebook, and Wikipedia -- run on Linux. It's the same with the clouds. Even on Microsoft's own Azure, the most popular operating system is Linux. As for supercomputers, all 500 of the world's fastest 500 supercomputers run Linux. Thanks to Android, Linux is also the most popular end-user operating system. Not bad for a hobby operating system! In those very first days, Linux wasn't formally known as Linux. Torvalds explained, "Linux was my working name, but I never wanted to release it as Linux. Linux was a perfectly good working name, but if I actually used it as the official one, people would think that I am an egomaniac and wouldn't take it seriously. So I chose this very bad name, "Freax," for "Free Unix." Fortunately, the first Linux administrator Ari Lemmk, decided Freax was a silly name too. Hence, he actually named it Linux because he thought this internal project name was Torvalds first choice.Remembrances25th August 1822 – William Herschel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_HerschelGerman-born British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Lucretia Herschel. Born in the Electorate of Hanover, William Herschel followed his father into the military band of Hanover, before emigrating to Great Britain in 1757 at the age of nineteen. Herschel constructed his first large telescope in 1774, after which he spent nine years carrying out sky surveys to investigate double stars. Herschel published catalogues of nebulae in 1802 (2,500 objects) and in 1820 (5,000 objects). The resolving power of the Herschel telescopes revealed that many objects called nebulae in the Messier catalogue were actually clusters of stars. On 13 March 1781 while making observations he made note of a new object in the constellation of Gemini. This would, after several weeks of verification and consultation with other astronomers, be confirmed to be a new planet, eventually given the name of Uranus. This was the first planet to be discovered since antiquity, and Herschel became famous overnight. As a result of this discovery, George III appointed him Court Astronomer. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society and grants were provided for the construction of new telescopes. Herschel pioneered the use of astronomical spectrophotometry, using prisms and temperature measuring equipment to measure the wavelength distribution of stellar spectra. In the course of these investigations, Herschel discovered infrared radiation. Other work included an improved determination of the rotation period of Mars, the discovery that the Martian polar caps vary seasonally, the discovery of Titania and Oberon (moons of Uranus) and Enceladus and Mimas (moons of Saturn). Herschel was made a Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order in 1816. He was the first President of the Royal Astronomical Society when it was founded in 1820. He died at the age of 83 at Observatory House, Windsor Road, Slough Herschel's epitaph is Coelorum perrupit claustra (He broke through the barriers of the heavens).Famous Birthdays25th August 1819 – Allan Pinkerton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_PinkertonScottish–American detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Pinkerton first became interested in criminal detective work while wandering through the wooded groves around Dundee, looking for trees to make barrel staves, when he came across a band of counterfeiters, who may have been affiliated with the notorious Banditti of the Prairie. After observing their movements for some time he informed the local sheriff, who arrested them. This later led to Pinkerton being appointed, in 1849, as the first police detective in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. In 1850, he partnered with Chicago attorney Edward Rucker in forming the North-Western Police Agency, which later became Pinkerton & Co, and finally Pinkerton National Detective Agency, still in existence today as Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations, a subsidiary of Securitas AB. Pinkerton's business insignia was a wide open eye with the caption "We never sleep." As the US expanded in territory, rail transport increased. Pinkerton's agency solved a series of train robberies during the 1850s, first bringing Pinkerton into contact with George McClellan, then Chief Engineer and Vice President of the Illinois Central Railroad, and Abraham Lincoln, the company's lawyer. When the Civil War began, Pinkerton served as head of the Union Intelligence Service during the first two years, heading off an alleged assassination plot in Baltimore, Maryland while guarding Abraham Lincoln on his way to Washington, D.C. as well as identifying troop numbers in military campaigns. His agents often worked undercover as Confederate soldiers and sympathizers to gather military intelligence. Pinkerton himself served on several undercover missions as a Confederate soldier using the alias Major E.J. Allen. He worked across the Deep South in the summer of 1861, focusing on fortifications and Confederate plans. This counterintelligence work done by Pinkerton and his agents is comparable to the work done by today's U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agents in which Pinkerton's agency is considered an early predecessor. He was succeeded as Intelligence Service chief by Lafayette Baker; the Intelligence Service was the predecessor of the U.S. Secret Service. His work led to the establishment of the Federal secret service. Despite his agency's later reputation for anti-labor activities, Pinkerton himself was heavily involved in pro-labor politics as a young man. Though Pinkerton considered himself pro-labor, he opposed strikes and distrusted labor unions. He was born in Gorbals, Glasgow.Events of Interest25th August 1957- The Invisible Man Vs. The Human Fly premiered in Japan - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204691/ A star is born! On this day in 1957 (in Japan), The Invisible Man Vs. The Human Fly took to the silver screen for a monster of a pairing! Directed by Mitsuo Murayama, the SciFi/Fantasy starred Ryûji Shinagawa and Yoshirô Kitahara; and here's the plot summary: "A ruthless serial killer with a peculiar method of stalking and killing his victims comes face to face with a police officer turned invisible by a scientific experiment. Who will emerge triumphant?" In the late 1950s, in the United States this film was announced, and stills were published, under the English language title "The Murdering Mite." This film shares part of its Japanese title with the Japanese release of the much better-known 1958 U.S. science fiction film The Fly, which was released in Japan as Fear of the Fly Man (ハエ男の恐怖 Hae Otoko no Kyōfu), though with the 'Fly' in "Fly Man" spelled in katakana rather than kanji characters. While both films feature "fly men," The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly actually predates the latter film by almost an entire year.25th August 1989 – Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Neptune, the last planet in the Solar System at the time, due to Pluto being within Neptune's orbit from 1979 to 1999 - https://www.wired.com/2010/08/0825voyager2-neptune/ Voyager 2 makes its closest encounter with Neptune, passing just 3,000 miles above the cloud tops of the most distant planet in our solar system. The Voyager 2 space probe has been our most productive unmanned space voyage. It visited all four of the outer planets and their systems of moons and rings, including the first visits to previously unexplored Uranus and Neptune. Voyager 2 found four rings and evidence for ring arcs, or incomplete rings, above Neptune. That means all four of the gas giants in our solar system have rings. Neptune's, however, are very meager compared to the magnificent rings around Saturn. In the late 19th century, astronomers thought that an unseen Planet X was influencing the orbits of Uranus and Neptune. The observed positions of the two planets and their calculated positions differed. Among those astronomers convinced of the existence of Planet X was Clyde Tombaugh. In 1930 while scanning areas of the sky for Planet X, he found Pluto. When Voyager 2 flew by Neptune, it took very precise measurements of Neptune's mass and found it to be about 0.5 percent less massive than previous estimates. When the orbits of Uranus and Neptune were recalculated using the more accurate mass figure, it became clear that the imprecise number for Neptune -- and not the gravity of an unseen planet -- had caused the observed orbital discrepancies. After its encounter with Neptune, the spacecraft was rechristened the Voyager Interstellar Mission by NASA to take measurements of the interplanetary magnetic field, plasma and charged-particle environment. But mostly it's searching for the heliopause, the distance at which the solar wind becomes subsumed by the more general interstellar wind.IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/Email - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comSupport via Podhero- https://podhero.com/podcast/449127/nerds-amalgamated See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Did you know that the founder of the American secret service was from Glasgow? This week I take a look at the life of Allan Pinkerton, founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, and how he and his crew foiled a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. It's a story of gun-slinging, murder, espionage, and cowboys. So welcome to Allan Pinkerton's Wild West! Unearthed is a Scottish history podcast that dusts off the history books to take you back in time to find out more about lesser-known heroes from Scotland's past. What can we learn from the ghosts of the past? Support the show by joining the Unearthed Club.
Join Drifter & Gypsie as we take you back to the Graceland Cemetery in Chicago Illinois and delve a bit into Allan Pinkerton & the Pinkertons Detective Agency.Web: www.RebelAtLarge.comEmail: Rebels@RebelAtLarge.comSupport the show: PatreonSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/RebelAtLarge)
Join us as we take a meandering tour through the Graceland Cemetery in Chicago Illinois to visit several graves such as Allan Pinkerton, George Pullman, the mysterious Eternal Silence statue & explore the history of this beautiful cemetery.....before getting kicked out.Click HERE for the article/magazine discussing the Inez Clarke mystery.Web: www.RebelAtLarge.comEmail: Rebels@RebelAtLarge.comSupport the show: PatreonSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/RebelAtLarge)
Private eyes, they're watchin' you (clap clap). On this episode of Cemetery Row, Sheena, Hannah and Lori discuss crime fighters and where they're buried. Sheena discusses Frances Glessner Lee, Hannah covers Allan Pinkerton and Lori talks about Kate Warne.
"Nyanyian ziarah. Dalam kesesakanku aku berseru kepada TUHAN dan Ia menjawab aku." (Mazmur 120:1) Renungan: Pada pertengahan tahun 1800 an ada seorang detektif yang menjadi terkenal karena ia berhasil memecahkan misteri serangkaian perampokan kereta api dan menggagalkan rencana pembunuhan terhadap Abraham Lincoln yang sedang dalam perjalanannya untuk dilantik sebagai presiden. Detektif tersebut adalah Allan Pinkerton. Badan Detektif Nasional Pinkerton menjadi lebih terkenal lagi karena logonya yang berbentuk sebuah mata yang terbuka lebar dengan slogan "Kami tidak pernah tidur." Tidak ada perasaan yang lebih baik selain tahu bahwa kita terlindungi dengan aman. Kita merasa damai ketika pintu terkunci dan suasana tenang ketika kita tidur di malam hari. Namun banyak orang yang terbaring dalam kondisi terjaga di tempat tidur dengan pikiran yang penuh ketakutan tentang kondisi masa sekarang atau mengkhawatirkan masa depan. Sejumlah orang khawatir dengan huru hara atau dengan pasangan mereka yang bersikap kasar. Ada yang khawatir terhadap anaknya yang tidak taat dan penuh pemberontakan. Ada yang khawatir dengan sakit penyakit yang dideritanya atau dengan masa depan hidupnya. Terlebih saat ini begitu banyak orang dipenuhi dengan ketakutan dan kekhawatiran akan covid 19. Inilah waktu-waktu di mana Allah yang maha pengasih mendorong kita untuk berseru kepada-Nya, kepada Pribadi yang tidak akan terlelap atau tertidur (Mzm 121:4). Kita juga diingatkan bahwa, "Mata Tuhan tertuju kepada orang-orang benar, dan telinganya kepada teriak mereka minta tolong." (Mzm 34:16). Detektif Pinkerton mungkin memiliki "mata detektif", tetapi Allah yang benar-benar memiliki mata yang tidak pernah tertidur sedang mendengarkan seruan orang-orang benar yang dilanda kesusahan. Apapun masalah yang kita hadapi saat ini, janganlah membuat kita menjadi putus harapan. Tetaplah percaya bahwa pertolongan Tuhan akan datang tepat pada waktunya. Tuhan Yesus memberkati. Doa: Tuhan Yesus, terima kasih atas pemeliharaan-Mu padaku sampai hari ini. Aku bersyukur karena memiliki Allah seperti-Mu, Allah yang tidak pernah tidur dan senantiasa memandang kepadaku. Apapun kondisi hidupku saat ini, aku percaya semuanya ada dalam jangkauan pandangan mata-Mu. Tambahkan iman percayaku pada-Mu ya Yesus, agar aku tetap bertumbuh dalam iman yang teguh walau badai melanda hidupku. Amin. (Dod).
Weird History: The Unexpected and Untold Chronicles of History
Discover the origins of America's most important intelligence and surveillance agencies through the intriguing history of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Founded by Allan Pinkerton in the 19th century, this agency laid the groundwork for the FBI, Secret Service, and CIA. Learn how the Pinkerton Agency's early activities paved the way for today's US security infrastructure. #Pinkerton #GovernmentAgencies #WeirdHistory #FBI #CIA #SecretService #AllanPinkerton #USSecurity #Intelligence #Surveillance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Colin Farrell is Jesse James and Scott Caan is Cole Younger in this 2001 western that pits the James-Younger gang against the greedy railroad tycoon Thaddeus Rains as he attempts to steal their town's land with the help of the dogged Allan Pinkerton. We discuss classic Western genre tropes and the conflict of the little guy battling corporate America. PLUS, mentions of Justin Timberlake and the Bye Bye Bye music video, Gregory Smith's cinematic mortality, and another Sopranos cast-member! (recorded April 8, 2021) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd-Ed4HB0-I References: The Great Train Robbery (1903) - WIkipedia
Dealing with the second coming of Jesse-Freaking-James was bad enough, but then some dude calling himself Allan Pinkerton shows up looking like he's from the Nineteenth Century. Our heroes hit it off with Pinkerton even worse than they did with Jesse James.
Season 2 Episode 10: What, in the end, is this seminal detective’s legacy? Dbtd is researched, written, and produced by me, Kristy Baxter. Voice acting by Scott Mort. Other shows you should check out: Old Timey Crimey: linktr.ee/oldtimeycrimey Short Story, Short Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3qwlV2z Social media: Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, & Instagram! Music: Dark Hallway (clean) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3607-dark-hallway-clean-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Plans in Motion by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4225-plans-in-motion License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Crusade Heavy Industry by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4678-crusade-heavy-industry License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The Builder by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4484-the-builder License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources: Allan Pinkerton. Strikers, Communists, Tramps, and Detectives. Allan Pinkerton Describes the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Strikers_Communists_Tramps_and_Detective/aHizEr_P3acC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22At+noon+of+Thursday,+July+19th,+the+unexpected+blow+was+struck%22&pg=PA219&printsec=frontcover Sarah Jones. “Pinkertons Still Never Sleep.” https://newrepublic.com/article/147619/pinkertons-still-never-sleep Boston Globe via newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/430668231/?terms=pinkerton%20strike%20dead&match=1 PBS. Allan Pinkerton’s Detective Agency | American Experience Ari Shapiro, Lauren Kaori Gurley. All Things Considered. Amazon Reportedly Has Pinkerton Agents Surveil Workers Who Try To Form Unions
In 1856, a young woman entered the Pinkerton Detective Agency's offices at 80 Washington Street in Chicago, Illinois, looking for employment. According to his own accounts, Pinkerton politely told her he didn’t need a cleaner or a secretary, but she insisted she wasn’t interested in a traditional woman’s role. She believed the detective service needed her as an agent. After considering her compelling arguments, Allan Pinkerton hired her as his first female operative. This is the story of Kate Warne, the first female Pinkerton detective. Listen carefully, because this story is full of hard to believe details.
Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.Before the StoryI am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery, murder, and mayhem. Some episodes will be my own stories, others will be classics that helped shape the mystery genre we know today. These are arrangements, which means instead of word-for-word readings, you get a performance meant to be heard. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes (unless it's really bad) This is Season 2. This season contains adaptations of stories published in the 1800s. These stories are some of the first considered to be mysteries. For that reason, this season is called The Originators. Today’s story is about relentless dedication, an eye for detail, and the price of speculation. This is Desperate Times, and adaptation of The Somnambulist and the Detective, by Allan Pinkerton. Our story today was published in 1875 but took place 19 years prior in 1856. Episode Materials Read the original: There are several places where you can find The Detective and the Somnambulist. Gutenberg is one of them. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30636 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30636) Cast of Characters: Allan Pinkerton, detective George Gordon, 28, bank paying-teller, victim Thomas McGregor, 60+, bank cashier (a top position) Alexander Bannatine, 50+, president, 50, former lawyer Peter A. Gordon, 50+, vice-president, uncle of deceased John Stolz, 50+, shoemaker, one of last to see George alive John Flanders, 70+, jeweler, George’s, one of last to see him alive Alexander P. Drysdale, 40+, county clerk, George’s Walter Patterson, 30+, merchant, George’s friend Henry Caruthers, 20+ son of a wealthy planter, George’s friend My Two CentsThis mystery holds up very well. The logic is all there, the actions and reactions make sense. I suspect one of the reasons it works so well is because it is based on a true story. Pinkerton is a very good storyteller but, to an extent, he did not have to create the characters, their behavior, their motivations. He had to report them. Based on this story, Pinkerton is going to remain on the To Be Read list. There is a second half to this story that details how the Pinkerton detectives get their man. Spoiler alert: If you plan to read the story, mute us for 7 seconds. In essence, three detectives some to town and haunt Drysdale with George’s ghost, driving him to the brink of madness. Drysdale is a sleep walker and leaves his house to return to the place where he hid the money. Eventually, he confesses everything. He had invested / speculated and lost. He had his home and plantation but not the money to run them properly. He went to George for a loan. When he saw the money in the vault, his desperate times led to desperate measures. After confesses, he sends a friend to apologize to his wife and then kills himself. It is an interesting read, but we didn’t include it here because, well, Pinkerton had already solved the mystery. After the Story That wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by telling a mystery lover about us and giving us a five-star review. Sponsor this season. Join our Body Bag Brigade with your donation. Give what you can. Everything is appreciated. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=WS7LB7KYA6D5U (DONATE HERE) Mysteries to Die For is written by TG Wolff with contribution from Jack Wolff and Shannon Leahy. The Thinking Man was written by TG Wolff, adapted from Edgar Allan Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue. Music and production and by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by Shannon Leahy. www.tgwolff.com/podcast Join us in two weeks for Human Effect, an adaptation of The House and the Haunters by Edward Bulwer-Lytton Support this podcast
Season 2 Episode 7: An introduction to the life and exploits of Allan Pinkerton. Other shows you should check out: Old Timey Crimey: linktr.ee/oldtimeycrimey Short Story, Short Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3qwlV2z Social media: Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, & Instagram! Music: The old clock shop by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7101-the-old-clock-shop License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Air Of Mystery by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7119-air-of-mystery- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Waltz of Treachery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4606-waltz-of-treachery License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Amazing Plan - Distressed by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3357-amazing-plan---distressed License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources: https://aflcio.org/about/history/labor-history-events/1892-homestead-strike https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/carnegie-strike-homestead-mill/ Sarah Jones. The New Republic. “The Pinkertons Still Never Sleep.” https://newrepublic.com/article/147619/pinkertons-still-never-sleep https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pinkerton_Labor_Spy https://www.britannica.com/biography/Allan-Pinkerton https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/james-agency/ https://www.nps.gov/people/allan-pinkerton.htm https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-25/ https://pinkerton.com/our-story/history Alton Weekly Courier, Chicago Tribune, Rock Island Argus. https://www.newspapers.com/image/612856722/?terms=pinkerton&match=1
Founded in 1850 by Allan Pinkerton, a Scottish immigrant that went on to become the first detective in the history of Chicago, the Pinkerton Detective Agency became synonymous in American life with conspiracy theories and violent clandestine activities—and with good reason. Though Pinkerton himself was one of the Union's first spymasters during the Civil War and foiled an assassination plot on President Lincoln in 1861, he did what every ex-intelligence community type does after wars nowadays: Uses his government skills and contacts to profit in the private sector. In its early years the agency, something of a precursor to the infamous Blackwater mercenary outfit founded by Erik Prince that is linked to war crimes in Iraq, was at one time bigger than the U.S. Army and connected to outlandishly villainous plots that were in fact true. For example, Pinkerton agents were actually the private armies for the rich industrial titans of the Gilded Age, helping union bust and infiltrate workers groups. Even going so far as to shoot striking workers like a private-death-squad-for-hire in Colorado. Pinkerton agents were also alleged to have firebombed the home of the outlaw Jesse James' mother (while James wasn't there), blowing her arm off and killing his half-brother. Both weren't involved in any of the ex-Confederate's crimes. Well, unlike most companies founded almost two-hundred years ago, the Pinkerton agency still exists and recently, not unlike how the capitalist behemoths of yesteryear used it, it was hired by Jeff Bezos's Amazon to union bust in Europe. Motherboard reporter Lauren Kaori-Gurley is on CYBER this week to talk about her scoop. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Founded in 1850 by Allan Pinkerton, a Scottish immigrant that went on to become the first detective in the history of Chicago, the Pinkerton Detective Agency became synonymous in American life with conspiracy theories and violent clandestine activities—and with good reason. Though Pinkerton himself was one of the Union’s first spymasters during the Civil War and foiled an assassination plot on President Lincoln in 1861, he did what every ex-intelligence community type does after wars nowadays: Uses his government skills and contacts to profit in the private sector. In its early years the agency, something of a precursor to the infamous Blackwater mercenary outfit founded by Erik Prince that is linked to war crimes in Iraq, was at one time bigger than the U.S. Army and connected to outlandishly villainous plots that were in fact true. For example, Pinkerton agents were actually the private armies for the rich industrial titans of the Gilded Age, helping union bust and infiltrate workers groups. Even going so far as to shoot striking workers like a private-death-squad-for-hire in Colorado. Pinkerton agents were also alleged to have firebombed the home of the outlaw Jesse James’ mother (while James wasn’t there), blowing her arm off and killing his half-brother. Both weren’t involved in any of the ex-Confederate’s crimes. Well, unlike most companies founded almost two-hundred years ago, the Pinkerton agency still exists and recently, not unlike how the capitalist behemoths of yesteryear used it, it was hired by Jeff Bezos’s Amazon to union bust in Europe. Motherboard reporter Lauren Kaori-Gurley is on CYBER this week to talk about her scoop. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The year was 1856. Twenty-three years old, widowed, and in a new city, Kate Warne had the audacity to walk into Allan Pinkerton's office and ask for a job. No, not the secretarial position he'd advertised, but the one for a detective. A trailblazer in her time, and this is her story.
The year was 1856. Twenty-three years old, widowed, and in a new city, Kate Warne had the audacity to walk into Allan Pinkerton's office and ask for a job. No, not the secretarial position he'd advertised, but the one for a detective. A trailblazer in her time, and this is her story.
Willard Oliver, of Sam Houston State Univ, explains that the FBI was created by Teddy Roosevelt in an attempt to investigate land fraud deals, some of which involved members of Congress. Xavier Univ's Paul O’Hara tells the story of Allan Pinkerton, the founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
History Riders Radio Podcast HRR 2720 for Week 27 of 2020 – Saturday 06/270/2020 to Friday 07/03/2020. History Riders, ride this Week’s Memory Trail with Doc Boyle to discover an event from Western History for each day of the week; all rounded up from the pages of Old West Daily Reader. Subjects Include: Benteen & Reno Relieved; Texas Jack Omhundro; The Kidder Massacre; Charles Guiteau; Allan Pinkerton; Clay Allison; Black Hills Expedition; Summer Buffalo Hunt; Red River Dick; Mine trouble. (00:07:04)Please leave a FaceBook “Like” and share our link with a friend. Thanks for the visit! - oldwestdailyreader.comSupport the show (http://oldwestdailyreader.com)
Paul O’Hara tells the story of Allan Pinkerton, the founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Bruce Goldfarb explains how one woman's crime-scene dioramas led to modern forensics.
As the book opens, the Republic is deeply divided, each half of the country hating the other half (sound familiar?). The story begins in 1861 on a train traveling from Philadelphia to Washington DC in the dark of night, days before Abraham Lincoln’s first inauguration. On the train, Lincoln is in disguise, dressed an invalid, wearing a shawl and low-brimmed hat. Why? A secret society didn’t want an abolitionist in the highest office in the land. Thanks to the work of famed detective Allan Pinkerton, along with one of the first female private detectives in America, the assassination plot was stopped. The Lincoln Conspiracy shows how dangerously close the killers came to changing the course of American history—and what kind of leadership was required to thwart the plot. This new book, also co-written with Josh Mensch, has received early praise by historians such as James Swanson, Douglas Brinkley, and others. Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Escape Artist, The Inner Circle, and ten other bestselling thrillers, as well as the Ordinary People Change the World series. He is also the host of the History Channel TV shows Brad Meltzer’s Decoded and Brad Meltzer’s Lost History, which he used to help find the missing 9/11 flag that the firefighters raised at Ground Zero.
As the book opens, the Republic is deeply divided, each half of the country hating the other half (sound familiar?). The story begins in 1861 on a train traveling from Philadelphia to Washington DC in the dark of night, days before Abraham Lincoln’s first inauguration. On the train, Lincoln is in disguise, dressed an invalid, wearing a shawl and low-brimmed hat. Why? A secret society didn’t want an abolitionist in the highest office in the land. Thanks to the work of famed detective Allan Pinkerton, along with one of the first female private detectives in America, the assassination plot was stopped. The Lincoln Conspiracy shows how dangerously close the killers came to changing the course of American history—and what kind of leadership was required to thwart the plot. This new book, also co-written with Josh Mensch, has received early praise by historians such as James Swanson, Douglas Brinkley, and others. Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Escape Artist, The Inner Circle, and ten other bestselling thrillers, as well as the Ordinary People Change the World series. He is also the host of the History Channel TV shows Brad Meltzer’s Decoded and Brad Meltzer’s Lost History, which he used to help find the missing 9/11 flag that the firefighters raised at Ground Zero.
It’s a Little-Known, But True, Story About a Secret Society and Its FIRST Attempt to Kill Abraham Lincoln. #1 Bestselling Author Brad Meltzer joins Ric and reveals lessons in courage and leadership from Abraham Lincoln PLUS the work of famed Detective Allan Pinkerton and one of the first female private eyes in America, in The Lincoln Conspiracy As the book opens, the Republic is deeply divided, each half of the country hating the other half (sound familiar?). The story begins in 1861 on a train traveling from Philadelphia to Washington DC in the dark of night, days before Abraham Lincoln’s first inauguration. On the train, Lincoln is in disguise, dressed an invalid, wearing a shawl and low-brimmed hat. Why? A secret society didn’t want an abolitionist in the highest office in the land. Thanks to the work of famed detective Allan Pinkerton, along with one of the first female private detectives in America, the assassination plot was stopped. The Lincoln Conspiracy shows how dangerously close the killers came to changing the course of American history—and what kind of leadership was required to thwart the plot. This new book, also co-written with Josh Mensch, has received early praise by historians such as James Swanson, Douglas Brinkley, and others. Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Escape Artist, The Inner Circle, and ten other bestselling thrillers, as well as the Ordinary People Change the World series. He is also the host of the History Channel TV shows Brad Meltzer’s Decoded and Brad Meltzer’s Lost History, which he used to help find the missing 9/11 flag that the firefighters raised at Ground Zero. For more info, visit: www.bradmeltzer.com http://www.funkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/bmeltzer2020.mp3
SHOW NOTES ||| Threats to the US, 1898 - 1905: Spanish-American War (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War), 2nd Boer War (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War), Boxer Rebellion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion), Philippine Insurrection (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War), Baltimore Incident (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_crisis), Russo-Japanese War (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War) ||| Walter Bosley - http://empireofthewheel.blogspot.com/ | 'Cora Stanton' (murder victim) as Ethel 'Etta' Place (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_Place) girlfriend/wife of Harry Longabaugh/'Sundance Kid' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundance_Kid) | 'The Arrangement': Butch, Sundance and Etta go to Argentina, buy 15,000acre ranch in Cholila, Chubut Province, Argentina...c.100 miles from San Carlos de Bariloche (German colony, suspected Nazi refuge); 198km - 40 hours via walking, 11 hours by bicycle; Chilean border | Unknown fate of Butch, Sundance and Etta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgF3MRxpx2E | Q: If Etta Place was some kind of US intelligence agent...who was running her? | Divergence from Bosley: US Secret Service only formally assigned to counterespionage in 1915: https://www.secretservice.gov/about/history/events/ | Allan Pinkerton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Pinkerton; ***Assassinated (1884)?; *** Significant change in Pinkerton operations under his brother Robert, incl dismissing all women detectives (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d7dbhhFkog) || Culper Spy Ring: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culper_Ring | Benjamin Tallmadge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Tallmadge | American Black Chamber: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Chamber | Booz, Allan, Hamilton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booz_Allen_Hamilton || William J. Donovan - MajGen (USA); first Head of OSS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Strategic_Services); Ambassador to Thailand, - Medal of Honor, WW1, - "Part-time spy"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Donovan ||| https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/michaelacessna --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dark-drop-podcast/support
On January 23, 2020, Douglas Waller delivered the Banner Lecture, "Lincoln’s Spies: Their Secret War to Save a Nation." Lincoln’s Spies is a story about dangerous espionage and covert operations during the Civil War. It is told through the lives of four Union agents. Allan Pinkerton, whose detective agency had already brought him fame nationwide, was George McClellan’s failed spymaster, delivering inflated intelligence reports that made the Union general even more cautious. Lafayette Baker ran counter-espionage operations in Washington for the War Department, putting hundreds in jail and pocketing cash from graft he uncovered. George Sharpe, a New York lawyer, successfully ran spying for generals Joseph Hooker, George Meade, and Ulysses S. Grant, outpacing anything the Confederates could field. Elizabeth Van Lew, a Virginia heiress, ran a Union espionage ring in Richmond, providing Grant critical information as his army closed in on the Confederate capital. And behind these secret agents was Abraham Lincoln who became an avid consumer of intelligence and a ruthless aficionado of covert action. The phone tapping, human collection and aerial snooping you see today’s spies doing can be traced back to the Civil War. Douglas Waller is a former correspondent for Newsweek and TIME, where he covered the CIA, Pentagon, State Department, White House, and Congress. He is the author of several bestselling books, including Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage; The Commandos: The Inside Story of America's Secret Soldiers; and Disciples: The World War II Missions of the CIA Directors Who Fought for Wild Bill Donovan. His latest book is Lincoln’s Spies: Their Secret War to Save the Nation.
On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the most corporations in American history, the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Known simply as the Pinkertons, they have were a key figure in the taming of the old west. They feuded with Jesse James, killed strikers during labor disputes, and protected the railroad as it expanded. They evolved over the years to become one of the world’s largest modern day security companies, but their legacy as corporate goon squads and private armies is still around today (and for good reason!). The group was said to be founded by Allan Pinkerton (though it was really him and his brother together). Allan was an emigre from Scotland who landed in Chicago as a barrel builder. While there, the stumbled on a counterfeit ring and helped the local sheriff bust them. From there, his life as a crime fighter and detective started. He and his brother started two different detective and security companies but eventually merged them to be the infamous Pinkertons of the old west. So what was so special about the Pinkertons? Well, for one thing, they hired straight up street thugs and armed them. Eventually, they had more members of their group than the US Army had soldiers. Secondly, they were not afraid to get their hands dirty. Their union busting efforts saw their members do everything from firebombing to shooting innocent picketers. What else did they do? They allegedly stopped Abraham Lincoln from getting assassinated on the way to his inauguration. They hired the first ever female detective in the United States. They killed people for JD Rockefeller in the Ludlow Massacre. They blew up Jesse James’ mom and little brother with a bomb. They started the first ever criminal database in the nation, and they were the equivalent of the FBI, CIA, and Secret Service in the 1800s when such things didn’t even exist yet. We cover everything from their time as Union spies during the civil war to their feud with the video game Red Dead Redemption. The Pinkertons are still around, though, so let’s hope we don’t piss them off enough to start spying on us! Visit Our Sources: https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-pinkertons https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/james-agency/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkerton_(detective_agency) https://www.pinkerton.com/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/pinkerton-detectives-still-exist-and-theyre-tired-of-being-the-bad-guys-11548097818 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-25/ https://www.loc.gov/item/mm75036301/ http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/969.html https://newrepublic.com/article/147619/pinkertons-still-never-sleep https://www.legendsofamerica.com/pinkertons/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre www.denverpost.com/2014/04/11/100-years-ago-ludlow-miners-and-their-families-were-massacred/
Kevin Trask takes Philip and Simon to 1946 in Trask’s Time Tunnel. John Doremus tells the story of “Allan Pinkerton” in Ep 814 of The Passing Parade. We remember the music of 1995 The Mervyn Purvis Kwik Kwiz from 16 Oct, 2005. Giovanni from The Olive Jar drops in to serenade us. Tony Moclair previews Australia Overnight. Produced by Karl Bianco
As the Civil War fractured Washington D.C., socialite Rose O'Neal Greenhow coordinated a vital spy ring to funnel information to the Confederates. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe one of the war's most unlikely spies, and her determination to aid the South. We'll also fragment the queen's birthday and puzzle over a paid game of pinball. Intro: German officer Ernst Jünger likened the sounds of World War I shelling to "being menaced by a man swinging a heavy hammer." Bowdoin College compiled a list of odd how-to titles. NOTE: After this episode was originally released, some listeners objected to our handling of Greenhow's story, saying that we were treating her too sympathetically when she was defending the institution of slavery. They're entirely right about that -- I had focused on her personal story without being sensitive to its larger implications. I'm very sorry for that oversight. We're presenting the story here as it originally ran, and we'll discuss listeners' reactions to it in Episode 279. -- Greg Sources for our feature: Ann Blackman, Wild Rose: Rose O'Neale Greenhow, Civil War Spy, 2006. Ishbel Ross, Rebel Rose: Life of Rose O'Neal Greenhow, Confederate Spy, 1954. Karen Abbott, Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War, 2014. Rose O'Neal Greenhow, My Imprisonment and the First Year of Abolition Rule at Washington, 1863. H. Donald Winkler, Stealing Secrets: How a Few Daring Women Deceived Generals, Impacted Battles, and Altered the Course of the Civil War, 2010. Michael J. Sulick, Spying in America: Espionage from the Revolutionary War to the Dawn of the Cold War, 2014. Allan Pinkerton, The Spy of the Rebellion, 1886. John Bakeless, Spies of the Confederacy, 2011. Ernest B. Furgurson, "The End of Illusions," Smithsonian 42:4 (July/August 2011), 56-64. Jack Finnegan, "Professional Results for an Amateur," Military History, suppl. "Spies and Secret Missions: A History of American Espionage" (2002), 34-35. Nancy B. Samuelson, "Employment of Female Spies in the American Civil War," Minerva 7:3 (Dec. 31, 1989), 57. "Seized Correspondence of Rose O'Neal Greenhow," U.S. National Archives (accessed Nov. 24, 2019). Rose O'Neal Greenhow Papers, Special Collections Library, Duke University. "The Wild Rose of Washington," New York Times, Aug. 22, 2011. "Spy Loved, Died in Line of Duty," [Wilmington, N.C] Morning Star, Dec. 31, 1999, 23. "Civil War Day by Day," Washington [D.C.] Herald, Sept. 30, 1914, 4. "Fair Southern Spies," [Savannah, Ga.] Morning News, Sept. 29, 1896, 5. "Blockade Running," [Winston, N.C.] Western Sentinel, Jan. 14, 1886. "A Rich New Year's Gift," Yorkville [S.C.] Enquirer, Feb. 6, 1862, 1. "The Female Traitors in Washington," New York Herald, Jan. 22, 1862, 2. "Mrs. Greenhow's Indignant Letter to Mr. Seward," New York Herald, Dec. 16, 1861, 4. Phyllis F. Field, "Greenhow, Rose O'Neal," American National Biography, February 2000. Listener mail: "Public Holidays in Western Australia," Government of Western Australia Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (accessed Nov. 27, 2019). Wikipedia, "Oscar Wilde" (accessed Nov. 27, 2019). Howard Markel, "No, Oscar Wilde Probably Didn't Die of Syphilis," PBS NewsHour, Nov. 30, 2015. Jon Henley, "Wilde Gets Revenge on Wallpaper," Guardian, Dec. 1, 2000. "What Are the Best Last Words Ever?", Atlantic 317:4 (April 2016), 13. "Grand Lakes St. Marys Educational Series: History of GLSM What You Don't Know," Lake Improvement Association (accessed Nov. 30, 2019). "Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: History," Ohio State Parks and Watercraft (accessed Nov. 30, 2019). Lew Powell, "Behind the Lines, Fighting Malaria With Whiskey," North Carolina Miscellany, July 10, 2011. Wikipedia, "Gin and Tonic" (accessed Nov. 30, 2019). Wikipedia, "Tonic Water" (accessed Nov. 30, 2019). "'The Book of Gin' Distills a Spirited History," Morning Edition, National Public Radio, Dec. 28, 2012. Kal Raustiala, "The Imperial Cocktail," Slate, Aug. 28, 2013. "The Largest Human-Made Lakes in the World," WorldAtlas (accessed Nov. 30, 2019). Wikipedia, "Lake Kariba" (accessed Nov. 30, 2019). This week's lateral thinking puzzle was inspired by an item heard on the podcast No Such Thing as a Fish. Here are two corroborating links (warning -- these spoil the puzzle). You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- you can choose the amount you want to pledge, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!
Some say the staffing crisis is a matter of life and death. Today’s labor history: birth of strikebreaker Allan Pinkerton. Today’s labor quote by A. Philip Randolph.
This week, Repy and Austyn discuss four bizarre deaths, those of Queen Sunanda Kumariratana of Siam, legendary dancer Isadora Duncan, infamous detective Allan Pinkerton, and Gregory Glen Biggs. For donations please visit Paypal.me/HellandHighHorror Our theme music is a derivative work featuring samples from Top Pop by Jumbo Seller Music and clips of dialog from Peeping Tom (1960), The Shining (1980), and Psycho (1960). Our cover artwork was created by Pineberrry. The hosts of Hell and High Horror are @austyncastelli and @reparataann Become a Patron on Patreon and gain access to our monthly news episode and more!: https://www.patreon.com/Hellandhighhorror Follow us on: Twitter: twitter.com/hellhighhorror Facebook: facebook.com/hellandhighhorror/ Instagram: Instagram.com/hellandhighhorror We’re proud to be part of the Murderly network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hosts John Fenn and Stephen Winick, along with Library of Congress staff members Stephanie Hall, Michelle Stefano, and Muhannad Salhi, explore the work of "hidden folklorists," that is, people whose folklore work is sometimes overlooked because they came from marginalized communities and/or were more famous for other activities. This episode looks at four folklorists or folklore families. The famous 19th century detective Allan Pinkerton and his wife Joan compiled an early book of Scottish ballads, and were featured in a blog post by Stephen Winick. King David Kalakaua and his sister Queen Liliuokalani, last monarchs of Hawai'i, published and translated the sacred chants of their people, and were featured in blogs by Stephanie Hall. Sarah P. Jamali, an English professor and wife of an Iraqi prime minister, collected audio recordings of Iraqi folktales and published them in English translation, and was written about by Michelle Stefano; and Ralph Ellison, prominent novelist, whose Invisible Man was partly inspired by a story he collected in New York, as revealed by Stephen Winick.
Founded by Scottish immigrant Allan Pinkerton, Chicago’s first police detective, in 1850, the Pinkerton Agency quickly became one of the most important crime detection and law enforcement groups in the United States. The pioneered the concepts of undercover work, criminal surveillance, and building an actual criminal database. The Pinkertons performed many of the same duties now regularly assigned to the Secret Service, the FBI, and the CIA. The agency also played an active role in chasing down a number of Wild West outlaws including Jesse James. And they did so much more. And we explore their history and the history of law enforcement before them in a big 'ol fat and juicy edition of Timesuck. Timesuck is brought to you by the following sponsors: The Jim Jefferies Show podcast. Subscribe n and listen to new episodes every Wednesday on your favorite podcast app! The War and Conquest podcast hosted by TimeSucker and history buff Neil Eckart. Subscribe today where you listen to podcasts for deep dives on some of the biggest battles the world has ever seen. Get a full month of unlimited access to The Great Courses Plus and all of their lectures for FREE only at TheGreatCoursesPLUS.com/Timesuck Get $150 off the Leesa mattress PLUS a free pillow at leesa.com/timesuck and enter promo code TIMESUCK at checkout! Want to try out Discord!?! Click HERE! Watch the Suck on Youtube: https://youtu.be/HBlQrpFgqu8 Merch - https://badmagicmerch.com/ Want to try out Discord!?! https://discord.gg/tqzH89v Want to join the Cult of the Curious private Facebook Group? Here it is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cultofthecurious/ For all merch related questions: https://badmagicmerch.com/pages/contact Please rate and subscribe on iTunes and elsewhere and follow the suck on social media!! @timesuckpodcast on IG, @timesuckpodcast on Twitter, and www.facebook.com/timesuckpodcast Wanna be a Space Lizard? We're over 3500 strong! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/timesuckpodcast Sign up through Patreon and for $5 a month you get to listen to the Secret Suck, which will drop Thursdays at Noon, PST. You'll also get 20% off of all regular Timesuck merch PLUS access to exclusive Space Lizard merch. You get to vote on two Monday topics each month via the app. And you get the download link for my new comedy album, Feel the Heat. Check the Patreon posts to find out how to download the new album and take advantage of other benefits. And, thank you for supporting the show by doing your Amazon shopping after clicking on my Amazon link at www.timesuckpodcast.com
On Episode 37 of American History Too! we look at a man and an organisation who encapsulated much of what 19th century America was about: immigration, westward expansion, big business, labour relations, war, and politics. We examine Allan Pinkerton and the ‘eye that never sleeps’, the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Scholarship Christopher Andrew, For the President’s Eyes Only: Secret Intelligence and the American Presidency, from Washington to Bush (New York: HarperCollins, 1995) Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, The FBI: A History (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007) Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, We Know All About You: The Story of Surveillance in Britain and America (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017) Frank Morn, The Eye That Never Sleeps: A History of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1982) S. Paul O’Hara, Inventing the Pinkertons; or, Spies, Sleuths, Mercenaries, and Thugs (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“The Hour of Peril” In February of 1861, just days before he assumed the presidency, Abraham Lincoln faced a “clear and fully-matured” threat of assassination as he traveled by train from Springfield to Washington for his inauguration. Over a period of thirteen days the legendary detective Allan Pinkerton worked feverishly to detect and thwart the plot, assisted by a captivating young widow named Kate Warne, America’s first female private eye. As Lincoln’s train rolled inexorably toward “the seat of danger,” Pinkerton struggled to unravel the ever-changing details of the murder plot, even as he contended with the intractability of Lincoln and his advisors, who refused to believe that the danger was real. With time running out Pinkerton took a desperate gamble, staking Lincoln’s life—and the future of the nation—on a “perilous feint” that seemed to offer the only chance that Lincoln would survive to become president. Daniel Stashower is an acclaimed biographer and narrative historian and winner of the Edgar, Agatha, and Anthony awards, and the Raymond Chandler Fulbright Fellowship in Detective Fiction. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, AARP: The Magazine, and National Geographic Traveler as well as other publications.
FOR A BETTER VERSION OF THIS EPISODE, SEE CASE #01.5: Kate Warne- America's First Female Detective REVISITED When the door opened at the Pinkerton Detective Agency on August 23rd, 1856, Allan Pinkerton, the legendary chief of the most famous detective shop in history, had no idea what lay ahead of him. She was, as Allan later described her, “A commanding person, with clear cut, expressive features.” He said he wouldn’t call her handsome, but a “slender, brown-haired woman, graceful in her movements and self-possessed.” He also said that she was of an “intellectual cast.” Despite holding her in high regard upon meeting her, however, it never occurred to Pinkerton that she was there for a detective job.
Everybody knows about the Pinkerton Agency. Yet, probably less people know about the man behind it all: Allan Pinkerton. Allan and his wife Joan came to the USA in the 1840's. Allan was to be a cooper, as was his trade in Scotland. Little did he know he was to be the father of one of the most notorious law enforcement agencies on the continent. Studying the life and work of Allan Pinkerton year by year, the author does a great job at allowing the reader a peak into what it means to be one of the most thorough crime fighters in history. Enlightening!
Have you ever heard of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency? The Pinkerton Agency predated the both the CIA and the Secret Service and actually provided the model for the FBI when it was formed in 1908. The founder, Allan Pinkerton, was known as “A Friend to Honesty and a Foe to Crime.” From the attempted capture of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to uncovering a plot against Abraham Lincoln, Pinkerton made history. Tune in to hear Pinkerton expert and private investigator Ray Pezolt describe the man and the agency that originated the private investigation profession as we know it.
Allan Pinkerton fell into detective work when he discovered a gang of counterfeiters in Illinois. In 1861, he helped thwart a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, which may have led Lincoln to later tap Pinkerton to organize the first Union espionage. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
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