Today -100: November 24, 1923: I know of only one man who was flogged and did not get what he deserved

Bombs explode at the Spanish and Italian consulates in Philadelphia.

Gustav Stresemann loses a vote of confidence 230-155 and resigns as German chancellor. He and his cabinet will continue in office until a replacement is named.

French PM Raymond Poincaré wins a vote of confidence 506-70.

Gen. Hans von Seeckt, commander-in-chief of the Reichswehr (didn’t he challenge Stresemann to a duel some time back?) bans and orders dissolved the Communist Party (KPD), the Nationalist Party, and the National Socialists.

Pro-Klan members of the Oklahoma Legislature defeat a bill to make membership lists of secret organizations public. One senator declares that the Klan stands for law n’ order: “I know of only one man who was flogged and did not get what he deserved.” Ousted Gov. Jack Walton is indicted for 7 counts, coinciding with 7 of the charges for which he was impeached.

A circuit court orders Chicago to issue a license for a birth control clinic. Judge Fisher thinks knowledge of birth control methods would not materially lessen morality.

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