This article on the sentencing of anarchists for the “Haymarket Riot” appeared in the Turners Falls (Massachusetts) Reporter. The labor violence that caused the trial occurred during a strike and rally in Chicago for the eight-hour day (May 4, 1886). During the demonstration a bomb was thrown at police and a gun battle ensued. Eight anarchists were convicted for murder in a widely publicized trial and four men were eventually executed.
Turners Falls Reporter. “Sentenced to Death.” October 20, 1886. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l07-023/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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