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This Saturday, January 11 at 5 p.m., Iric Nathanson will give
a Fireside Chat about "The Shame of Minneapolis," the mayoral and police
corruption scandal of 1902 surrounding Mayor "Doc" Ames. The scandal was given
widespread coverage when the article "The Shame of Minneapolis" was published in
McClure's Magazine 100 years ago this month. It was one of the earliest examples
of muckraking journalism. Iric has written an article about this scandal in the
current issue of Hennepin History magazine.
The Fireside Chat is free and open to the public. The Hennepin
History Museum is located at 2303 3rd Avenue South, in the historic Christian
Mansion. Parking is available in the museum's lot on the south side of the
building, on 3rd Avenue, or in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts parking lot
(former Fair Oaks motel).
Kelly O'Brien
Kingfield
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