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'Tapeworm ticket' hurts intestines of election / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [765] [WAYITWAS-2007-765]
My last column looked at local elections in the 1860s and 1870s and their tumultuous proceedings. One of the most memorable elections occurred in 1871, when Vallejo gained national fame for the invention of the so-called "tapeworm ticket." The main information for the events surrounding this ballot ticket can be found in "Recollections of a Newspaperman," written by Frank A. Leach in 1917.
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Town gains fame as fruit-growing capital / Delaplane, Kristin [247] [ECHOS-1995-247]
Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council and Vacaville Museum. Second of two parts Vacaville was the birthplace of another man of note. The famed botanist, Willis Linn Jepson, was born in Vacaville in 1867.
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Civil War becomes center of Solano life / Delaplane, Kristin [318] [ECHOS-1996-318]
The Civil War was the source of much local news in 1863. Pearon's traveling exhibition, "Mirror of the War," was up for three days in Suisun and allowed citizens to see and hear accounts of the war. Local militia groups were formed in the event they were needed for the war effort. It was announced that the Vallejo Rifle Co [...]
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Law was passed closing saloons on election day to quell rioting / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [763] [WAYITWAS-2007-763]
Our recent local elections with low voter turnout and disinterested citizens had me look at earlier elections in Solano County. With today's well-regulated and orderly campaign and voting system in mind, 19th century elections read more like a riot.
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1932

Vacaville Traffic officer, Elmer King, giving a "ticket" for impeding traffic to local teachers, Alberta Dodson and Mildred Burton steering Leonard Mix's donkey. The occasion was The Saturday Club'd "Hi-Jinks" and parade on March 14, 1932..
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How a courtship proceeded in the 1870s / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [651] [WAYITWAS-2006-651]
This column continues the story of the courtship of Thomas Jefferson Mize, also known as "TJ" or Jeff, and Mary Melissa Creighton. Both kept a diary, Thomas covering the years 1873 through 1875 and 1878, Mary covering the years 1874 and 1875.
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