Thursday, April 16, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 16

April 16, 1921 – St. Paul police today were trying to figure out means of prosecuting over 300 men and 300 hula dancers locked up last night after a raid on the Franklyn Athletic Club. After seeing the show, stool pigeons of the purity squad were so sorry for a blind man in the audience that they let him go.

The dancing ladies dressed behind bathrobes while the dejected guests fled out to automobiles that took them to police stations for the night.

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “Hula-Hula Dancers at St. Paul Club Pinched; Dancing Ladies Dress Behind Bathrobes While Dejected Guests Are Departing;” April 16, 1921; p. 1.




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