On September 28, 1921, a gathering of 80 Nebraskans, representing 30 distinct agricultural and commercial organizations, met in Lincoln to endorse the Great Lakes-St Lawrence Tidewater project. But beneath the surface of this seemingly innocuous gathering lay a web of deceit and corruption that would shake the very foundations of Nebraska’s politics.
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Key Facts
- State: Nebraska
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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