Today -100: October 4, 1925: Of rent, keystones, assassinations, special constables, and Venetians

The Dept of Justice’s landlord serves a 30-day eviction notice on its offices, possibly in a move to jack up the rent.

Ahead of the opening of the Locarno (Switzerland) Conference French PM Paul Painlevé says “Franco-German reconciliation is like the keystone of European civilization.”

A local Fascist leader is assassinated in Florence, the assassin shot up but not killed by members of the crowd. For some reason Florence officials respond by closing all the theatres.

3,000 British Fascisti will join the Liverpool cops as special constables to serve in emergencies like the Communist uprising that they claim is planned for spring. The Liverpool PD says sure, why not. I strongly doubt there are 3,000 British Fascisti.

The citizens of Venice, California vote for the city to be absorbed into Los Angeles.

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