William won the election of 1896 by manipulating votes. He had given a free tax of 2$ to everyone who'd vote for him and made his way into victory through cheating. He was caught in 3 years after the voting and immediately thrown off the parliament.
A similar case like this happened around 1800s where the MNET company had manipulated charts and prevented popular musical groups such as "Red Velvet" from getting their 7th win.
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The answer is most likely Manchester
The situation that caused stress on public services offered in American cities during the late 19th century and early 20th century was: Migration from farms to cities.
Migration from farms to cities massively increased the number of population that should be eligible to obtain government benefits in that area destination. This lead to an increase of work load for government workers in that period and caused stress on public services offered by the cities.