[web3@1.0.0-beta.41] getPastEvents not working - {"code":-32603,"message":"request failed or timed out"}

[neocybereth]

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Expected behavior

Expected .getPastEvents to fire for a particular contract and return the data based on the allocated toBlock/fromBlock parameters

Actual behavior

Console returns this error:
{"code":-32603,"message":"request failed or timed out"}

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. [First step]
   find an ethereum contract
2. [Second step]
   call an event on it between a particular pair of block numbers
3. [and so on...]

Error Logs

(node:37749) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: Connection error: Connection is not open on send()
    at /Users/smorgin099/projects/node_modules/web3-providers/dist/web3-providers.cjs.js:519:27

NOTE: #2311 (comment) ; in this comment @mistersandman provides valuable insight into what the potential issue is.

Versions

[NPM, Node, Web3.js, OS, device...]
web3@1.0.0-beta.37 - 41 (ive tried all instances to no avail)
node@v10.14.2
npm@6.7.0
OS: MacOS mojave

[nivida]

I'm closing this issue because I've reopened the other.