THE LAST STAGECOACH ROBBERY IN THE UNITED STATES - 1899

THE LAST STAGECOACH ROBBERY IN THE UNITED STATES - 1899

Author: Forgotten News Podcast July 20, 2018 Duration: 1:02:52
On this first anniversary episode of the Forgotten News Podcast, we tell the story of the last stagecoach robbery in the United States, which took place in Arizona in 1899.  There will also be a Police Blotter and Court News segment (August 28, 1886), and shout-outs for everyone who gave reviews on iTunes over the past 3 months. HISTORICAL REFERENCES: The Last Stagecoach Robbery / The Life of Pearl Hart: Brown, Wynne L., More than Petticoats: Remarkable Arizona Women (2003). Love, Frank, Poor From Brothel to Boomtown: Yuma's Naughty Past, Pitiful Pearl Hart: Yuma Prison's Most Famous Inmate. (1981). The People’s Almanac #2, The Last Stagecoach Robbery (1978). New York Times. Arizona Robbers Caught, June 6, 1899. p. 1. Dallas Morning News. Escape of Pearl Hart. October 12, 1899. p. 5. New York Times. Pearl Hart Acquitted. November 17, 1899. p. 9. Volbeat, Pearl Hart (song), on album, Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies. Tales  of Wells Fargo (tv show), Pearl Hart (episode), May 9, 1960. Death Valley Days (tv show), The Last Stagecoach Robbery (episode), March 17, 1964. Police Blotter and Court News: Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 28, 1886. GUEST VOICES: Pearl Hart – Erin Fleming, host of the Redrum Blonde podcast. Narrator, Police Blotter – Carrie, host of the Sip & Shine podcast. Police Blotter Title Voice – Shawn Vanderloo, host of the Rusted Robot podcast and the Soul Forge podcast. Judge / Call to Order - John Doe, free-lance actor and voice performer. Judge / Adjournment – Jeff Richardson, co-host of the Everything Is Awesome with Jeff & KC podcast, and the Shattered Worlds RPG podcast. Host Intro:  Nina Innsted, host of the Already Gone podcast. Extro Aphorism (voice): Kit Caren, co-host of the Forgotten News Podcast. MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by/3.0 At Rest I Knew A Guy The Curtain Rises Freesound.org: Happy Birthday Music Box (Inspector J). SOUND EFFECTS: Freesound.org: Horse Gallop and Whinny EXTRO APHORISM: Source: Chesterton, G.K., Heretics, (1909), “On The Institution of the Family” (chapter) (only partial quote in episode). T-SHIRTS, MUGS, AND OTHER SWAG - NOW AVAILABLE! Just click here!   HEY!  CONTACT US: E-Mail:  ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren   HEY! CAN YOU HELP US?!   PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES.   ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT! Just click on this PayPal link, to contribute. PAYPAL Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

There’s a certain kind of story that crackles with urgency when it breaks, dominating conversations and front pages, only to vanish completely a few years later. FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST goes looking for those stories. Each episode is a deep dive into a different moment that once captivated the public, an event or figure that seemed indelible but somehow slipped through the cracks of our collective memory. You’ll hear about scandals that toppled empires of reputation, inventions that promised to change everything, and personal dramas that played out on a very public stage-all now quietly gathering dust in old newspaper archives and forgotten diaries. The aim isn’t just to recount these tales, but to understand why they resonated so powerfully in their moment and explore what their disappearance says about how we remember. It’s a process of careful excavation, piecing together narratives from primary sources, historical accounts, and the cultural echoes that remain. Tuning into this podcast feels like opening a long-lost trunk in the attic; every story is presented with the immediacy it once held, allowing you to experience the surprise, outrage, or wonder just as an audience did decades or even centuries ago. These are the headlines that time edited out, brought back to life.
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