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Reading was appointed City
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Shortly after leaving office, Reading was indicted on charges of accepting bribes and conspiring to protect
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Reading was for a time a semi-pro wrestler. He later worked variously as a printer, a newspaper executive, and a real estate dealer before entering public life in 1921.
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William Reading was born in Detroit on February 7, 1882, the son of Richard W. and Louise M. Reading. He was educated in the
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