State troops to the rescue in Boston Size:M: 60 x 40cm Superstition and Fanaticism

Superstition and Fanaticism

Stepney Green

Suffolk Lane

Punch always enjoyed its little digs at the world of women's rights

State troops to the rescue in Boston Size:M: 60 x 40cm Superstition and FanaticismState troops to the rescue in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1919. A Company going on duty during the city's Police Strike, which broke out on 9 September 1919. Widespread civil disorder broke out in the city and the Massachusetts Militia was deployed to restore order. US President Woodrow Wilson desribed the strike as a crime against civilization. State Governor Calvin Coolidge intervened to end the strike, sacking 1100 of the striking officers and