Today -100: June 18, 1920: Of punchy Belgians, lynchings, bears, and women’s suffrage

There are rumors that former kaiser Wilhelm was punched by a Belgian.

The St. Louis County, Minnesota County Attorney Warren Greene says at least 2 of the 3 men lynched in Duluth were definitely innocent.

There’s a gang war in progress in Chicago, as is the custom. The latest victim: Paddy “The Bear” Ryan, a nickname presumably intended to be terrifying rather than adorable.

Emma Goldman, in exile in the Hotel Astoria in Petrograd, says there’s “no health” in Russian state socialism.

After having failed to pass the federal women’s suffrage Amendment, the Louisiana State Senate also fails to pass one to the state Constitution.

Obit of the Day -100: Dr. James Hyslop, retired Columbia professor and psychic researcher to the stars.

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