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Victor Aloysius Meyers

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Victor Aloysius "Vic" Meyers (September 7, 1897 – May 28, 1991), known as "The Clown Prince of Politics" and "The Pagliacci of Politics",Don Duncan, Seattle Times, May 29, 1991. [1]

68 relations: Al Thompson, Albert Rosellini, Arthur B. Langlie, Belltown, Seattle, Brunswick Records, Butler Hotel, Child protection, Clarence D. Martin, Columbia Records, Democratic Party (United States), Denny Triangle, Seattle, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Emmett T. Anderson, Everett, Washington, Fairmont Olympic Hotel (Seattle), Franklin D. Roosevelt, Golf course, Great Depression, Happy Days Are Here Again, Harold E. Weeks, Harry Von Tilzer, Howard S. Bargreen, Indian reservation, Initiative, Isaac Stevens, Jazz, John Arthur Gellatly, Kent, Washington, Left-wing politics, Lieutenant Governor of Washington, Little Falls, Minnesota, Lud Kramer, Mahatma Gandhi, Mayor of Seattle, Minnesota, Monrad Wallgren, Morrison County, Minnesota, Nonpartisanism, Oliver Wallace, Olympia, Washington, Oregon, Pagliacci, Pension, Political corruption, Prefabricated home, Primary election, Prohibition, Satire, Saxophone, Seaside, Oregon, ..., Seattle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Secretary of State of Washington, Shriners, Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park, Tacoma, Washington, The Seattle Star, The Seattle Times, Trianon Ballrooms, Tuxedo, Unemployment benefits, United States dollar, United States presidential election, 1932, Victor Aloysius Meyers, Washington (state), Washington elections, 2016, Washington State Senate, World War II. Expand index (18 more) »

Al Thompson

Al Thompson (September 21, 1884 – March 1, 1960) was an American film actor.

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Albert Rosellini

Albert Dean Rosellini (January 21, 1910 – October 10, 2011) was an American politician, the 15th governor of the state of Washington for two terms, from 1957 to 1965, and was the first Italian American and Roman Catholic governor elected west of the Mississippi River.

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Arthur B. Langlie

Arthur Bernard Langlie (July 25, 1900 – July 24, 1966) served as the mayor of Seattle, Washington and was the 12th and 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1941 to 1945 and from 1949 to 1957.

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Belltown, Seattle

Belltown is the most densely populated neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States, located on the city's downtown waterfront on land that was artificially flattened as part of a regrading project.

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Brunswick Records

Brunswick Records is an American record label founded in 1916.

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Butler Hotel

The Butler Hotel or Hotel Butler in Seattle, Washington, was one of Seattle's leading hotels in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Child protection

Child protection is the protection of children from violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect.

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Clarence D. Martin

Clarence Daniel Martin (June 29, 1886 – August 11, 1955) was the 11th Governor of the state of Washington — the first born in the territory of the state.

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Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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Denny Triangle, Seattle

The Denny Triangle is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA, that stretches north of the central business district to the grounds of Seattle Center.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American army general and statesman who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961.

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Emmett T. Anderson

Emmett T. Anderson (January 17, 1890 – March 20, 1969) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Washington.

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Everett, Washington

Everett is the county seat of and the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.

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Fairmont Olympic Hotel (Seattle)

The Fairmont Olympic Hotel, originally The Olympic Hotel, is a historic hotel in downtown Seattle, Washington.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr. (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

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Golf course

A golf course is the grounds where the game of golf is played.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States.

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Happy Days Are Here Again

"Happy Days Are Here Again" is a song copyrighted in 1929 by Milton Ager (music) and Jack Yellen (lyrics) and published by EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc./Advanced Music Corp.

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Harold E. Weeks

Harold E. Weeks was an American politician from Maine.

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Harry Von Tilzer

Harry Von Tilzer (July 8, 1872 - January 10, 1946) was a very popular United States songwriter.

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Howard S. Bargreen

Howard Samuel Bargreen (July 6, 1906 – December 18, 1987) was an American politician in the state of Washington.

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Indian reservation

An Indian reservation is a legal designation for an area of land managed by a federally recognized Native American tribe under the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs rather than the state governments of the United States in which they are physically located.

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Initiative

In political science, an initiative (also known as a popular or citizens' initiative) is a means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote (referendum, sometimes called a plebiscite).

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Isaac Stevens

Isaac Ingalls Stevens (March 25, 1818 – September 1, 1862) was the first Governor of Washington Territory, serving from 1853 to 1857.

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Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime.

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John Arthur Gellatly

John Arthur Gellatly (July 6, 1869 – July 6, 1963) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Washington.

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Kent, Washington

Kent is a city located in King County, Washington, United States.

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Left-wing politics

Left-wing politics supports social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy.

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Lieutenant Governor of Washington

The Lieutenant Governor of Washington is an elected office in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Little Falls, Minnesota

Little Falls is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States, near the geographic center of the state.

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Lud Kramer

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Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule.

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Mayor of Seattle

The Mayor of Seattle is the head of the executive branch of the city government of Seattle, Washington.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States.

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Monrad Wallgren

Monrad Charles Wallgren (April 17, 1891September 18, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 13th Governor of Washington from 1945 to 1949, as well as representing that state in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

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Morrison County, Minnesota

Morrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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Nonpartisanism

Nonpartisanism is a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias toward, a political party.

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Oliver Wallace

Oliver George Wallace (August 6, 1887 – September 15, 1963) was an English-born American composer and conductor.

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Olympia, Washington

Olympia is the capital of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,479 as of the 2010 census, making it the 24th largest city in the state. The city borders Lacey to the east and Tumwater to the south. Olympia is a cultural center of the southern Puget Sound region. Olympia is located southwest of Seattle, the largest city in the state of Washington.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States.

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Pagliacci

Pagliacci (literal translation, Clowns)The title is sometimes incorrectly rendered in English with a definite article as I pagliacci.

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Pension

A pension is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years, and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments.

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Political corruption

Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials or their network contacts for illegitimate private gain.

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Prefabricated home

Prefabricated homes, often referred to as prefab homes or simply prefabs, are specialist dwelling types of prefabricated building, which are manufactured off-site in advance, usually in standard sections that can be easily shipped and assembled.

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Primary election

A primary election is the process by which the general public can indicate their preference for a candidate in an upcoming general election or by-election, thus narrowing the field of candidates.

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Prohibition

Prohibition is the illegality of the manufacturing, storage in barrels or bottles, transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of alcohol including alcoholic beverages, or a period of time during which such illegality was enforced.

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Satire

Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement.

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Saxophone

The saxophone (also referred to as the sax) is a family of woodwind instruments.

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Seaside, Oregon

Seaside is a city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (popularly known as the Seattle P-I, the Post-Intelligencer, or simply the P-I) is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Secretary of State of Washington

The Secretary of State of Washington is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Washington.

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Shriners

Shriners International, also commonly known as The Shriners, is a society established in 1870 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, USA.

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Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park

Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park (formerly Sun Lakes State Park) is a Washington state park located near Coulee City at the foot of Dry Falls.

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Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.

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The Seattle Star

The Seattle Star was a daily newspaper that ran from February 25, 1899, to August 13, 1947.

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The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times is a daily newspaper serving Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Trianon Ballrooms

The Trianon Ballroom was the name given to a number of ballrooms in cities during America's big-band era.

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Tuxedo

A tuxedo (American English), or dinner suit (British English), is a semi-formal three or two piece suit for evening wear, distinguished primarily by satin or grosgrain jacket's lapels, and similar stripes along the outseam of the trousers.

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Unemployment benefits

Unemployment benefits (depending on the jurisdiction also called unemployment insurance or unemployment compensation) are payments made by the state or other authorized bodies to unemployed people.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ and referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, or American dollar) is the official currency of the United States and its insular territories per the United States Constitution since 1792.

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United States presidential election, 1932

The United States presidential election of 1932 was the thirty-seventh quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1932.

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Victor Aloysius Meyers

Victor Aloysius "Vic" Meyers (September 7, 1897 – May 28, 1991), known as "The Clown Prince of Politics" and "The Pagliacci of Politics",Don Duncan, Seattle Times, May 29, 1991.

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Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Washington elections, 2016

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Washington on November 8, 2016.

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Washington State Senate

The Washington State Senate is the upper house of the Washington State Legislature.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Aloysius_Meyers

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