June 28
1885: A violent riot by parishioners over the suspension of a priest occurs at St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church on Lagrange Street. Hundreds of local residents take to the neighborhood streets in violent clashes as at least two people are shot and killed and over 20 are arrested.
1906: A Toledo probation officer, “Dilgart,” says he will end the practice of parents sending their children to corner saloons to pick up a supply of beer. Officer Dilgart says young children and toddlers are being sent into “dives of iniquity” to get beer for a besotted father…