Today -100: November 8, 1924: Just governor, I guess

Irish Pres. W.T. Cosgrave announces an amnesty for political crimes committed during the Civil War.

“Ma” Ferguson continues to claim she’ll be the real governor of Texas, not a proxy for her disgraced husband: “I expect to be governor, just as any man.” Dealing with something that’s never been an issue in the US before, she decides against using the title Madame Governor: “Just governor, I guess.” Her daughter will do the “first lady” hosting stuff, while her husband will be “an interested spectator.”

With Franco-Russian relations re-established, Soviet Ambassador Christian Rakovsky takes possession of the old embassy, which has been occupied by anti-Soviet exiles for the last 7 years. His first question is where is the secret walled room where the secret documents are kept. He’s told there isn’t one – a likely story.

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