All posts tagged "bangor maine"

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  Connecticut

  The Brahmin Rough Riders of New England

  Some people believe that the Rough Riders were almost all cowboys from out West. After all, it had earned the nickname “The...

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  Business and Labor

  Maine Peonage Law Sent Men to Jail for Quitting Their Jobs

  In 1907, lumber barons persuaded politicians to pass the Maine peonage law to keep lumberjacks on the job. If they quit work,...

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  Connecticut

  6 Places That Became a Summer White House

  The summer White House has featured in presidential life since John Adams returned to Quincy, Mass., to get away from the muggy...

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  Crime and Scandal

  The Brady Gang in Bangor – The End of the Road for America’s Most Wanted

  In October 1937, the FBI’s public enemy number one – bankrobber and murderer Al Brady – came to Bangor, Maine, with his...