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True Tales from the Eastland: Admiral Rickover Remembers, Survivors Battle for Redress
Season 4 Episode 132
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Admiral Hyman Rickover—father of the nuclear navy and one of the most influential military figures of the 20th century—had a connecti…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Shoeless in Chicago: A Rusyn Teen Hero of the Eastland
Season 4 Episode 131
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At just 17 years old, Peter Hardy stood on a Chicago bridge in 1915, watching the Eastland fill with happy Western Electric employees…
7 months ago
Erased by a Typo — Meet the Man Who Saved Lives and Legacies
Season 4 Episode 130
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In this episode, I return to Dwight Boyer’s "True Tales of the Great Lakes" and discuss two forgotten heroes of the 1915 Eastland dis…
7 months, 1 week ago
Honeymoon Interrupted: The Groom Says "I Do" to Disaster
Season 4 Episode 129
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Hidden stories have a way of finding the light. In this fascinating deep dive, we uncover two previously unknown documents that resha…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Sleepyhead Who Dodged Death - Another Untold Eastland Story
Season 4 Episode 128
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Three young engineers fresh out of Cornell University were running late to the Western Electric company picnic on July 24, 1915. One …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Lost in Translation: How a Name Hid a Hero
Season 4 Episode 127
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One shout could have saved lives.
On the morning of the Eastland Disaster, a lone street peddler saw the danger before anyone else. H…
8 months ago
Who Speaks for Dwight Boyer? The Storyteller Who Remembered Them All
Season 4 Episode 126
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In this week’s episode, I continue reading from "Who Speaks for the Little Feller?"—Dwight Boyer’s unforgettable chapter in "True Tal…
8 months, 1 week ago
Dwight Boyer: Forgotten Chronicler of the Eastland Disaster
Season 4 Episode 125
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What We’re Covering:
Maritime journalist Dwight Boyer (1912–1977) published a detailed Eastland Disaster account in 1971—more than two…8 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside the Eastland Morgue - Where Death Wasn't Silent
Season 3 Episode 124
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Released on July 24, 2025 – the 110th anniversary of the Eastland Disaster
On this pivotal anniversary, I’m sharing one of the most ha…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Late for Death: Stranger Things--Eastland Edition
Season 3 Episode 123
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What if being late saved your life?
In this episode of Flower in the River, we follow the eerie ripple of that question through time.
O…
8 months, 4 weeks ago