Hillary and Tina cover the Bonus Army and the 1904 Colorado Election Scandal.
Hillary’s Story
Up through the Great Depression, the US Government provided service certificates for military veterans who served in war. BUT, when the money stopped, the Bonus Army headed to DC to demand payment and what happens is shocking.
Tina’s Story
Governor James Peabody served during a tumultuous time in Colorado history and had a contentious relationship with the working class. BUT, when the incumbent governor loses, cries of election fraud add fuel to the fire.
Sources
Hillary's Story
NPR Radio Diaries
The Bonus Army: How a Protest Led to the GI Bill--by All Things Considered
History
Bonus Marchers evicted by U.S. Army
Zinn Education Project
July 28, 1932: Bonus Army Attacked
Wikipedia
Bonus Army
US Capitol
Bonus Army Conflict Image
The Washington Post
The verterans were desperate Gen. MacArthur ordered US troops to attack them.
Politico
Bonus Army expelled, July 28, 1932
ABA Journal
July 28, 1932: US Army disperses bonus marchers
National Park Service
The 1932 Bonus Army
Britannica
Bonus Army: United States History
US History
The Great Depression: The Bonus March
National Archives
Document from July 28th, 1932
Photos
Cops at Campsite--by Signal Corps Photographer via Public Domain
Campsite on Fire--by Signal Corps Photographer via Public Domain
Tina's Story
Google Books
Pioneers & Politicians: Colorado Governors in Profile--By Richard D. Lamm, Duane A. Smith
National Governors Association
Gov. James Hamilton Peabody
Colorado Archives
Colorado Governors: James H. Peabody
Holcombs
Biography of James H. Peabody--by James O. Chipman
History Colorado
1904: The Most Corrupt Election in Colorado History
Wikipedia
Alva Adams (governor)
James Hamilton Peabody
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
Election Fraud--from The Whitehorn News
Colorado LegiSource
Verifiable Oddities in Colorado’s History: The Day Colorado Had 3 Governors--by Ashley Zimmerman
Daily Kos
Alva Adams to the People of Colorado Before Departing Denver--by JayRaye for Hellraisers Journal
Canon City Daily Record
James H. Peabody: A polarizing figure--by Ed Norden
Photos:
Alva Adams--via Public Domain
James Hamiliton Peabody--from C P Connolly via Public Domain
1904 Election Cartoon--printed by the Denver Post in 1904
