https://eu.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2024/06/19/the-ugliest-political-fight-in-rhode-island-happened-100-years-ago/74123884007/#:~:text=There%20was%20even%20a%20poison,government%20ground%20to%20a%20halt.
Always worth putting contemporary political "polarisation" in perspective. When was the last time there was a giant brawl in a state legislature?
This was an attempt to poison Lt Gov Taupin, but it backfired as he had a towel over his face (he was being shaved because he was filibustering over several days.)
