Friday, May 16, 2014

Richard W. Leche: keep on trucking

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Source: knowla.org When the political machine overseen by Huey P. Long was left leaderless after Long's assassination, Richard Webs...
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Monday, March 24, 2014

Charles Christopher Sheats: wearing the Union label

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( Source ) When several southern states broke off from the United States after President Abraham Lincoln's election, the support f...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

William Augustus Barstow: three governor monte

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Image from: findagrave.com Though elections throughout United States are usually filled with close votes, a gubernatorial contest in Wi...
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Monday, January 27, 2014

Earl L. Butz: just plane stupid joke

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Credit: fordlibrarymuseum.gov Earl Lauer Butz was not one to soften his abrasive speech when discussing the issues facing the Departmen...
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Friday, December 27, 2013

George E. Foulkes: postal service shakedown

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Photo credit: findagrave.com George Ernest Foulkes would earn a seat in the House of Representatives based on a solid background of go...
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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Joseph Barker: the street preacher mayor

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Photo credit: brooklineconnection.com To Joseph Barker's supporters in Pittsburgh's 1850 mayoral election, their candidate wa...
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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Orville E. Hodge: high flying lifestyle

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Hodge is fingerprinted by Paul Terrill, chief investigator for the Sangamon County Sheriff's Department, following his arrest in July...
Friday, August 9, 2013

Thomas Heflin: even bad men love their mommas

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Photo credit: bioguide.congress.gov "Cotton Tom" Heflin had a curious pair of choices in what he considered to be his accompl...
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Thursday, April 4, 2013

William J. Janklow: need for speed

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Image from npr.org In 1979, as a way of showing solidarity with citizens coping with gas shortages, South Dakota Governor William Jo...