In the sweltering summer of 1903, the city of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was abuzz with politics. As the nation’s attention turned to the upcoming election, one man stood tall as a prophet of sorts – Colonel J.J. Flanigan. The seasoned politician had a reputation for being well-informed and rarely wrong in his predictions. Fresh from a vacation in Atlantic City, Flanigan stopped in Washington, D.C., and was ‘overflowing with politics,’ as he himself put it.
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Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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