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Vera D Benson 1912 - 1995

Vera D Benson of Marion, Linn County, IA was born on July 1, 1912, and died at age 83 years old in December 1995.
Vera D Benson
Marion, Linn County, IA 52302
July 1, 1912
December 1995
Female
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  • 07/1
    1912

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    July 1, 1912
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  • 12/dd
    1995

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    December 1995
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In 1912, in the year that Vera D Benson was born, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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In 1920, by the time she was only 8 years old, the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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