All posts tagged "bangor maine"
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6.5KBusiness and LaborMaine 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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17.7K2Connecticut6 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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7.9K6Crime and ScandalThe 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...
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