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Tuesday morning the City of Cedar Rapids tested out its new rolling floodgate. That test comes nearly seven years after temporary flood walls protected much of

The Kreps' family home on the Upper East Side, designed by Studio DB, is a jewel box of artworks by Josef Albers, Hilary Pecis, Mel Bochner and more, each with its own personal story.

The Rev. W.B. Hogg of Winfield Memorial Methodist Church in Little Rock preached the funeral service of Tom Slaughter on Dec. 13, 1921.

This is Part 3 in a series about Tom Slaughter's historic 1921 escape from the Arkansas state prison known as The Walls. Part 1 appeared in Style on Dec. 13, Part 2 on Dec. 20.

This is Part 3 in a series about Tom Slaughter's historic 1921 escape from the Arkansas state prison known as The Walls. Part 1 appeared in Style on Dec. 13, Part 2 on Dec. 20.

The Rev. W.B. Hogg of Winfield Memorial Methodist Church in Little Rock preached the funeral service of Tom Slaughter on Dec. 13, 1921.

Editor's note: This is Part 2 of a series on the last hours of escaped murderer Tom Slaughter in 1921. Part One appeared in Style on Dec. 13.

Editor's note: This is Part 2 of a series on the last hours of escaped murderer Tom Slaughter in 1921. Part One appeared in Style on Dec. 13.

Late on an almost-winter afternoon, alone in an open expanse of Oakland Fraternal Cemetery with the shush of interstate traffic in the distance, it’s hard to imagine what happened here 100 years ago today.

Late on an almost-winter afternoon, alone in an open expanse of Oakland Fraternal Cemetery with the shush of interstate traffic in the distance, it’s hard to imagine what happened here 100 years ago today.