In 1911, women's long hatpins were in fashion and a self-defense tool. They were also deemed a public nuisance.
A look back at the 1911 State Fair through the covers of the Syracuse Herald
1911: To make city safer, Syracuse considers taking on a public menace: 'bristling hat pins'
Inside Syracuse City Hall's mad dash to fix a $6M goof and prevent a surprise tax hike
1931: SU student builds and rides (briefly) a rocket sled on Oneida Lake
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Perspective: Public Safety Consolidation - Does it Make Sense? — LEB
1921: The day Syracuse took a stand against dancing by banning the camel walk, the toddle and the shimmy
The New York Rapid Transit Decision of 1900 (Katz)
At one time, half the typewriters in America were made in Syracuse
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WPA 2.0 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy