Thursday, September 26, 2013
Today -100: September 26, 1913: Of saloons, charming cities being charming, and parades
The Tennessee Legislature has more gunmen today, with Nashville cops sent by the mayor to protect Speaker Stanton from the prison guards sent by the governor to intimidate him over anti-alcohol legislation. However, Stanton orders the State House be searched top to bottom and any gunmen be expelled. Visitors were then excluded from the House chamber, except women and the press. “The explosion of a photographer’s flashlight created a small panic among the Representatives, several automatically reaching for their weapons.” The session is again abruptly adjourned due to “a sudden illness of the Speaker.”
Baltimore City Council passes an ordinance for residential racial segregation. People currently living on the “wrong” block will have to move. (The Maryland Supreme Court will strike this down next month).
A little civil war in Serbia, government v. Albanians, as is the custom.
Russia occupies Kobdo and Tchougoutchak in Western Mongolia.
Sir Edward Carson’s first act as self-proclaimed premier of Ulster is to take to his bed on doctor’s orders. There will be a parade of Ulster volunteers on Saturday, and the Unionists asked that a big football game be moved so as not to conflict with it.
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Assuming the definition of a gunman is any person carrying a gun, and after the building had been searched and gunmen expelled, just what weapons were representatives reaching for? Machetes, pitchforks, house bricks?
ReplyDeleteI believe the definition of a gunman (the term used in the article) would be any person carrying a gun professionally.
ReplyDeleteThat said, it is Tennessee in 1913, so I wouldn't rule out any of those things.