Friday, June 26, 2020

Today -100: June 26, 1920: Of campaign finance and duels


Harding will limit campaign contributions to $1,000 which is the equivalent of some dollars in today’s money. As we know, Harding dislikes even the appearance of corruption.

Gov. Coolidge follows Harding in refusing to ask the Republican governors of Connecticut and Vermont to facilitate the passing of the federal women’s suffrage Amendment.

France is returning to normality. Well, duels anyway. The first post-war duel takes place between Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, lawyer for former prime minister Joseph Caillaux, and someone named Torres. They exchange shots, neither managing to hit the other.

Spain has a plague of locusts.


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