Today -100: July 17, 1920: Of clubs and fiery court houses

Warren Harding refuses to, as his secretary puts it, “wield a club” to get Connecticut Gov. Holcomb to call a special session of the Legislature to pass the federal women’s suffrage Amendment.

The Buncrana (County Donegal) court house, at which the trial of Sinn Féin MP Joseph O’Doherty for raising funds for the Irish Parliament was due to start, mysteriously burns down, as was the custom. Also the Burnfoot court house, where it was originally scheduled.

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