The Joseph P. Boyle Story – Part II
Read Part I here. After years of abuse by Boyle and his cronies, The Memphis
Read Part I here. After years of abuse by Boyle and his cronies, The Memphis
Born in 1891 to Patrick and Mary Boyle, Joseph P. Boyle was a rich mix
The history of Chinese Memphians goes back 150 years in Memphis. Our first Chinese families
Slave Dealers, Trading Companies, and their Product By Joe Lowry Edited by Trish
Joe V Lowry On April 5, 1891, three handsome buildings on north Main burned.
By Joe Lowry Edited by Trish Gully By the end of the 1800s, Memphis would
By Joe Lowry Edited by Trish Gully Memphis and Shelby County is no stranger to
By Joe Lowry Edited by Trish Gully From chasing fire engines on his bicycle to
It all happened October 22, 1931. A four alarm fire consumed five stores on South
by J.V. Lowry In a town where there was no Mafia, and E.H. Crump made
John Matthew Dolan.. a Memphis Fire Department icon was born December 19, 1866, one of
February 26, 1953 The telling and retelling of this one event has over the years
By Michael Vanelli and Joe V Lowry, with research and editorial assistance by Trish Gully.
Every once in a while I stumble into a story that has all kinds of
Three years ago I sat down my childhood friend Ray Ransom, who spent his entire
(When political power was the prize, legendary politician Edward Crump knew how to get the
The Nashville Tennessean Newspaper was quoted as saying “he ran the day to day business
I was truly amazed when I started doing the research on this fine Memphian. After
Written by Joe Lowry with research and editorial assistance by Trish Gully. It was the
Our wonderful story is about Edward O. Cleaborn. A forgotten Memphis hero, this 18-year-old U.S.
Over the past 100 years when a neighboring community experienced a devastating disaster, like a
Most of us have never heard this story and I admit I was a bit
Just like every other city employee of the day, Fire, Public Works, and Teachers, they
Written by Joe Lowry with research and editorial assistance by Trish Gully. Joseph Newberger, born
As Memphis history goes, G. P. Hamilton, was one of my heroes. If you get