John Riley Collects Poll Tax

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My second great-grandfather John Riley Deweese served as Welch Township Republican Committee Chairman in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri for most of his adult life. Besides holding party caucuses in his home, John Riley served as Road Commissioner in the 1910s. Residents mostly traversed the roads by horse and buggy. Viens no mehānismiem, ko valdības izmantoja, lai iekasētu nodevas par ceļiem

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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)

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Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Moto filma, Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), on June 24, 1938. Lou Breslow and John Patrick set the film in Cambodia allowing Twentieth-Century Fox to use stock footage of the recently discovered ruins of Angkor Wat. The discovery of Angkor Wat captured the attention of the American public. Daudzi

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Cīkstēšanās Champion Mēģina Boxing

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Otrdien, Janvāris 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, Seattle ārsts un pro cīkstonis, kurš bija pietiekami labs, lai uzvarētu amerikāņu Heavyweight čempionātā, neizskaidrojamā kārtā nolēma izmēģināt savu roku pie Profesionālais bokss. Viņa pretinieks bija draugs un sarunu partneris, “Denver” Ed Martin, kurš varētu uzvarēt Colored Pasaules Heavyweight boksa čempionātā. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Streetcar Strike Mob Attacks Woman

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I have always said the St. Louis Streetcar Strike of 1900 was not the story of the evil streetcar companies exploiting the innocent workers. “The innocent workers” committed many deplorable acts during the streetcar strike. One of their most frequent tactics involved stripping woman in public who rode the streetcars during the strike. Amazingly, viņu upuri bija jauni un pievilcīgi

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