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| − | + | *[[April 5]] – Streetcar operators of the [[Pensacola Electric Company]] [[1908 streetcar operators' strike|go on strike]]. | |
| − | *[[April | + | *[[April 11]] – National Guard troops are ordered into Pensacola to protect [[1908 streetcar operators' strike|strikebreakers]] and restore order. |
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*[[May 13]] – [[1908 streetcar operators' strike|Streetcar operators' strike]] ends. | *[[May 13]] – [[1908 streetcar operators' strike|Streetcar operators' strike]] ends. | ||
*[[July 29]] – [[Leander Shaw]] is hanged by a lynch-mob in [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]] for the rape and murder of [[Lillie Davis]]. | *[[July 29]] – [[Leander Shaw]] is hanged by a lynch-mob in [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]] for the rape and murder of [[Lillie Davis]]. | ||
| + | *A new [[Pensacola City Hall]] is completed at 300 South [[Jefferson Street]] on the east side of [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]. The building currently houses the [[T. T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum]]. | ||
==Candidates for office== | ==Candidates for office== | ||
Revision as of 21:58, 7 April 2008
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Events
- April 5 – Streetcar operators of the Pensacola Electric Company go on strike.
- April 11 – National Guard troops are ordered into Pensacola to protect strikebreakers and restore order.
- May 13 – Streetcar operators' strike ends.
- July 29 – Leander Shaw is hanged by a lynch-mob in Plaza Ferdinand VII for the rape and murder of Lillie Davis.
- A new Pensacola City Hall is completed at 300 South Jefferson Street on the east side of Plaza Ferdinand VII. The building currently houses the T. T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum.
