Balladeer’s Blog continues its examination of the many facets of Fool Killer lore. FOR PART ONE, INCLUDING THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT IN THE 1850s, CLICK HERE.
PART 77 – As always, it’s fascinating to read the over 100-year-old opinions of James Larkin Pearson (and by extension his Fool Killer), including the opinions that one doesn’t agree with. Here are the Fool Killer’s targets in September 1915. There was no August issue that year.
*** Former President Theodore Roosevelt for his repeated calls to current President Woodrow Wilson that America should enter the ongoing World War.
*** Uber-wealthy J.P. Morgan for pompously proclaiming that the war would be over within a year. (As we all know, it actually lasted until November 11th, 1918.)
*** The Chicago Evening Post for supporting U.S. entry to the war.
*** Thomas Edison, but only with a good-natured joke about his recent remark “I owe everything to my wife.” He said she should take Thomas for everything he was worth. Continue reading
U.S. STEEL HOUR: SEASON FOUR (1956-1957) – “The Broadway of Television” was back for another season. Some standout episodes from this season:
BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY – PAUL NEWMAN, George Peppard, Albert Salmi, Barbara Babcock and Clu Gulager star in the TV version of this classic story. A major league pitcher (Paul Newman) learns his catcher (George Peppard in his television debut) is dying from a rare disease. He honors the catcher’s request to keep the situation a secret from the rest of the team. 
SIX-STRING SAMURAI (1998) – 91 minutes – Directed by Lance Mungia … Starring Jeffrey Falcon and Justin McGuire … Written by Lance Mungia and Jeffrey Falcon … Soundtrack by Brian Tyler and the Red Elvises 
FROM MAY 13th, 2020: One of the many books examining the travesty of Barack Obama’s presidency. 
Martin Luther King Person of Courage Kiara Ashanti (above right) authored COMMANDER-IN-FAILURE: AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN REFLECTS ON AMERICA’S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT AND HOW HE FAILED US ALL. It’s a riveting read.
DIVISION TWO OVER DIVISION ONE – The NCAA Division 2 team the DELTA STATE STATESMEN traveled to face NCAA Division 1’s MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE DELTA DEVILS. After a scoreless 1st Quarter, the Delta Devils went up 3-0 at the Half. The Statesmen took a 14-6 advantage to end the 3rd Quarter before consummating the Upset 21-6 in the 4th. 
DIVISION THREE OVER DIVISION TWO – NCAA Division 3’s BREVARD COLLEGE TORNADOES defeated their hosts the D2 ERSKINE COLLEGE FLYING FLEET by a final score of 27-14 ### And the D3 team the UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT LACROSSE EAGLES won big 47-13 at the D2 WAYNE STATE WARRIORS. 
SEPTEMBER 19th, 1893 – New Zealand’s suffrage movement ended in success as the Electoral Act of 1893 was signed by Governor Lord Glasgow. Kate Sheppard was one of the prominent women leading the movement, and the Women’s Christian Temperence Union were also crucial in pushing for women’s suffrage. 
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS Vol 1 #1 (March 1941) 
The next day at Camp Lehigh, Rogers and Barnes witness the fiery destruction of industrialist George Maxon’s latest military aircraft during a test flight. The Red Skull is behind this, too. That night the Skull shows up at the home of General Charles Manor in the Virginia suburbs and kills him.
PART TEN – We begin this installment with a much more mature and sober-minded Ozidi. We’ve seen him go from his wild and unavoidable embrace of violence during his revenge quest against the murderers of his father to destructively maintaining that reflexive violence after his vengeance had been achieved. 
