Documents Tagged ‘bombing’
Old Peoria: Fixed Cops, Gang Murders, Kidnapping
Archive Entry Date: 4/15/56
Reformed Peoria looked back at days of gangland kidnappings and murder
Old Peoria: As Wide Open As The Gateway To Hell
Archive Entry Date: 4/14/1956
From the newspaper of the All-American city, a guided tour of the old “Empire of Vice”
Now They’re Proud of Peoria
Archive Entry Date: 8/55
Feminist pioneer Betty Friedan praised World War II veterans for turning around Peoria.
Peoria Mayor Vows to Push Fight On Vice
Archive Entry Date: 5/22/1954
Peoria's new reform-oriented mayor was undaunted by the bombing of his home