Note the different reasons for the raid. Officer Charles Davis makes it seem like a raid simply to get Williams. Wilson says that it was a joint effort between prohibition officers UNL Administration designed for the "mental effect" it would have. This motivation might be questionable. How much mental effect does a raid in an almost empty coliseum in which one ex-student is arrested really have?
Note the different reasons for the raid. Officer Charles Davis makes it seem like a raid simply to get Williams. Wilson says that it was a joint effort between prohibition officers UNL Administration designed for the "mental effect" it would have. This motivation might be questionable. How much mental effect does a raid in an almost empty coliseum in which one ex-student is arrested really have?
It appears that Williams was a repeat offender under investigation by the police before the raid took place. Note that Wimberly and Eliason spent the night in jail before they were released.
The information in this article from the Omaha Bee-News appears to be relatively straightforward, despite the huge, sensationalized headline. Notice that no timeline was given between the discovery of the liquor by the chaperones and the raid itself (other articles state a range from 3 to 10 minutes), and there were no accusations against anyone but Williams.
The information in this article from the Omaha Bee-News appears to be relatively straightforward, despite the huge, sensationalized headline. Notice that no timeline was given between the discovery of the liquor by the chaperones and the raid itself (other articles state a range from 3 to 10 minutes), and there were no accusations against anyone but Williams.
The information in this article from the Omaha Bee-News appears to be relatively straightforward, despite the huge, sensationalized headline. Notice that no timeline was given between the discovery of the liquor by the chaperones and the raid itself (other articles state a range from 3 to 10 minutes), and there were no accusations against anyone but Williams.
Professor Lowry C. Wimberly graduated from UNL in 1916. He continued his education at the University, achieving his masters degree in 1920 and his doctorate in 1925. He became a full professor of English at UNL in 1929. He founded the literary magazine Prairie Schooner and helped to start the writing careers of some prominent authors. He was suspended from March through August of 1932 due to his involvement in a Rum Raid on campus during prohibiton. After his suspension, he remained employed by the University until his retirement in 1956. Lowry Wimberly died in July of 1959(Lowry Wimberly Dies).
A detail from an article in the Lincoln Journal Star, February 18, 1987, page. 19, regarding a decision to allow a condom giveaway at the University of Nebraska Lincoln.
A detail taken from the 1970 Cornhusker yearbook, page 115, showing a student with a raised arm. (https://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1970,522#page/115/mode/transcription)
A photo of Joan Baez that appeared in the Daily Nebraskan from an article "Baez Advocates Peace in Her Songs, Actions," published on Nov. 13, 1967, with a caption reading "Singer Joan Baez will be heard Nov. 15 at Pershing Auditorium."
An excerpt taken from a publication titled the Corn Shucks with a photo of a women seated on a wrestler with the headline reading" Corn Shucks Interviews with a Lady Wrestler."
