Episode 7: George Loughman

George Loughman was mayor of South Bend from 1884-1888, and while he was mayor, he was also freight agent with the railroad, foreman of a fire station, President of the South Bend Building and Loan, and an insurance dealer. His tenure watched over the professionalization of city’s police and firefighters, a historic visit from presidential candidate James Blaine, a violent strike that almost drove Oliver from the city, and the death of Schuyler Colfax.

Part of Series 1: Dawn of the City of South Bend

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00:35    Racist affronts and attacks toward South Bend’s only Chinese citizen

04:06    Brief biography of George Loughman

08:37    City cuts funding to firefighters in 1883

11:14    Political upset in the 1884 election

14:15    Presidential candidate James Blaine visits South Bend!

18:27    Strike at the Oliver Factory turns violent

20:43    Death of Schuyler Colfax

23:04    Mayor Loughman scrambles to keep the Oliver business in South Bend

26:13    City’s first streetcar system opens!

29:18    Construction begins on Tippecanoe Place

31:28    Oil derricks go up amidst South Bend’s gas craze

32:20    Mayor Loughman’s legacy and death

A Bend in Time is presented by The History Museum in South Bend, Indiana and hosted by Aaron Helman. 

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