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Holyoke’s Socialist Member

Tweet Note: Moritz E. Ruther ran for the office of Governor in Massachusetts in the 1909 election, representing the Socialist Labor Party. Sadly, Mr. Ruther died in 1914 at the age of 57 after a...

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The Holyoke Inaugural

Tweet John P. Bleasius 11 January 1914 Alderman John P. Bleasius, who was elected president of the Board of Aldermen, will make an excellent presiding officer. Mr. Bleasius has been minority leader...

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Whitings At White House

Tweet Note: Coolidge was President when this event took place. 02 February 1926 Ophelia roses, Freesia and glorisum fern in plaques flanked by towering gold vases formed the table decoration at the...

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Is Sentenced to Hang

Tweet 25 February 1917 Thomas J. Mooney, former Holyoker Holyoke Man May Appeal May 17 Date Set for Execution of Thomas J. Mooney, Found Guilty for Bomb Explosion. Thomas J. Mooney, a labor agitator,...

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The Fate of Annexation

Tweet Note: Are you aware there was once a movement in the works seeking to annex Willimansett and Fairview to Holyoke? 03 March 1912 Chicopee’s Strong Opposition to Willimansett Plan The movement for...

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Death of M. J. Griffin

Tweet 28 March 1912 A Former Mayor of Holyoke As Postmaster and City Solicitor He Had Also Served the City. Former Mayor Michael J. Griffin of Holyoke, who died at his home on Brooks Avenue in that...

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Aftermath of the Kent State Shootings

Tweet 10 May 1970 Mural on Closed Annex Door of Holyoke Community College, May 10, 1970 Striking students at Holyoke Community College painted a mural showing a clenched fist, symbol of revolution....

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Holyoke Woman Being Boomed for Congress

Tweet 28 February 1950 Anna B. Sullivan, a Holyoke-born textile worker and union organizer Holyoke. The campaign to put Mrs. Anna Sullivan, local CIO official, in Congress next fall gained new impetus...

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A Stirring Holyoke Week

Tweet 11 March 1906 Firemen’s Aldermanic Order And Various Doings of Holyoke Board Arouse Spirited Discussions It has been a breezy week in Holyoke. The weather was breezy, there has been a breezy...

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