In the sweltering summer of 1924, Milwaukee’s common council was entangled in a web of corruption and deceit as they weighed the fate of over 300 saloon applications. On July 13, a special meeting of the council’s license committee descended into chaos as tensions boiled over between aldermen and the police department.
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Key Facts
- State: Wisconsin
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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