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. Moja ya njia ambazo serikali ilitumia kukusanya ada za barabara

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Streetcar Strike Mob Attacks Woman

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I have always said the St. Louis Streetcar mgomo wa 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. Cha kushangaza ni kwamba, waathirika wao walikuwa vijana na kuvutia

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