Tag: November 1917

It’s been a week since the devastating bomb explosion ripped through the central police station in Milwaukee, leaving nine officers and one woman dead in its wake. Police Chief Janssen and Detective Captain Sullivan have been scrambling for answers, but so far, their efforts have been met with a frustrating lack of progress. The case…

The Oklahoma state government is cracking down on the cotton oil milling industry, accusing operators of price fixing and exploitation. In the first hearing of a highly anticipated lawsuit, the state attorney general’s office demanded that cotton oil millers submit detailed reports on their business practices. Oklahoma City’s cottonseed men were required to reveal the…

November 15, 1917, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – A heated debate erupted at the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association convention in the city’s public library, leaving a cloud of tension in the air. The controversy centered around a resolution criticizing the National Woman’s Party and their picket activities at the nation’s capital. The resolution, presented by the executive…