The Town, 13 (Event)

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13
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In June De Spain was elected mayor. It was a landslide
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14
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Wednesday, June 1, 1904 to Saturday, December 31, 1904
Summary: 

Charles describes how Manfred de Spain taps into Jefferson's youth vote, and they "displaced the old dug-in aldermen and themselves rode into office as the city fathers on Manfred de Spain's coat-tails or anyway axe" (14). The "new age" has "entered Jefferson" (13).

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Keywords: 
Modernity, Automobile, Aesthetics: Allusion: Medieval Europe

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