Political Strong-Arm Tactics in City Elections Revealed
A veteran lawyer recalls ward politics in a turbulent era, detailing strong-arm groups, ballot stuffing, and violence tied to campaigns. He notes how lower-level operatives offered muscle, while higher-ups wielded influence, and describes legal responses to libel, intimidation, and the dangers of dirty campaigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of
Gelley
Deane
Nile
Lincoln
Board of Local Improvements
Board of Local Amusements
Aseir
Labor Day Hostess Plans A Themed Party For Women
Mme. Merri, famed for novel entertainments, promotes a Labor Day luncheon in which guests wear wash fawn aprons with threaded broom strings and dust pan place cards. The table features small wash tubs and doll centerpieces, eight guests, and a dessert of rapid churned cream. An article on household arts and birthstones accompanies the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Merri
Yost
Tuban
Hos Légie
Lifelong White House doorkeeper marks 50 years of service
Maj. Charles Loeffler, a veteran doorkeeper and military storekeeper, completes fifty years in federal service. Trusted by eight presidents, he joined in 1858, served through the Civil War and beyond, and remains active at the White House with Theodore Roosevelt’s praise guiding his quiet, lifelong duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Charles D. A. Loemer
Maj
White House
Maj. Loefler
Army
Theodore Roosevelt
Maj. Loeffler
Cavalry Service
Baltimore
Amos
Robert E. Lee
Leutenant
Second Cavalry
Fitzhugh Lee
Gen. Lee
Sergé. Loefner
War Department
Stanton
Scofield
Gtant
Fashion plates describe midriff dresses for girls and women
A scanned description outlines three dress designs in zephyr or lawn and spotted washing silk, detailing bodices with yokes, tuck work, lace and embroidery inserts, wide box plaits, and belts. Materials list includes yardages for 28 and 22 inch widths, plus inserts, for sizes from six to eight years up to adult.
Denatured Salt Tax Evasion In France
The American Sugar Industry notes denatured sugar used to defraud salt taxes in France under President Fallierés March 2 decree. Salt meant for table use could be denatured with crystalline sugar to avoid duties, a tactic described amid broader discussions of denatured alcohol in Europe.
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France
Europe
Fallierés
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Underworld
Ernest McGaffey
Jack
Andy
George H. Wilson
Smalleys
Smalley
James Street
Grarling
Fang
Mme. Merri
Tollay
Otra
Tix
Ffc
Madame Merrl
Pasor
Coa Loeffler
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