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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1919
Page
1
An anarchist poster found after a bombing in Washington denounces the powers and urges class war for the international proletariat. It asserts the need to stop the suppression of the working class and vows to speak for the proletariat through force. Continued on page three.
Across multiple cities including Pittsburgh and New York, a coordinated bombing campaign injured no one but killed a patrolman in New York. Authorities found anarchist literature and suspected an assassination plot, with homes damaged and officers deployed to secure public sites.
Washington detectives pursue a nationwide anarchist ring after a bomb wrecked Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer's residence. A severed leg and torso fragments were found, with a hat and an Italian American dictionary linking to Philadelphia suspects. Similar blasts hit New York Boston Philadelphia Paterson and Pittsburgh.
Police hunt three radical leaders in connection with a bomb blast that partially wrecked Mayor Henry L. Davis home on the Cleveland lawn last night. The mayor his wife and friends were present. only the boy and a maid inside were unharmed. Two men seen near the premises earlier are being sought. one carried a suitcase believed to contain the device.
June 3 report says Department of Justice officials and Chicago police launched a weeding out drive against Red agitators after bomb explosions aimed at public figures in eight cities last night. Special operatives and officers guarded homes of prominent men and warned clubs and custodians of public buildings. Captain Philip J. Barry said the case is being kept under control.
Washington reports detail a bomb plot aimed at Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer with ties to eastern cities and possible routes via Philadelphia or Paterson New Jersey. Investigators link the bomber to a prior Holt case and note a Baltimore and Ohio ticket found at the scene. Public figures including Frank Morrison and Victor Berger discuss immigration policy and its relation to bombings and calls for reform. A Walsh Senate bill to punish anarchists and Reds is cited in records.
Charles B. Beverage, a prominent merchant, filed for bankruptcy claiming sale of his interest in the Union grocery partnership at Violet block. An appraisement was completed, creditors met, a trustee appointed, with a final hearing set for Friday after initial proceedings on April 25.
Paris announces that the French cabinet will remove most import prohibitions, ending many trade restrictions. The move broadens goods allowed from abroad, signaling a shift in economic policy.
A Moscow wireless dispatch dated June 3 reports that American troops are withdrawing from Archangel, according to Bolshevik officials.
Two bombs exploded in West Philadelphia late last night injuring a bystander. The blasts damaged the rectory of Our Lady of Victory church and the home of jeweler Louis Jagielky. Police detained two men and found an abandoned car believed used by the attackers.
A bomb exploded in the reception hall of a two family house at 12 25 this morning in New Jersey City. No one was seriously hurt. Police cannot determine motive but suspect the blast was aimed at John J. Fitzgerald, Paterson Chamber of Commerce secretary, who lived on the first floor until May 1.
Infamous devices damaged the Roxbury residence of Justice Albert Hayden and lightly injured the daughter of State Representative Leland Powers in Newelville. Anarchistic leaflets tied to other national bombings were found near Hayden's home.
A special patrolman named Wm Boehner was killed when a satchel of explosives exploded at the home of Judge Charles C Nott Jr in New York. Several people were injured and damage estimated at 25000 dollars. Police found remains scattered and identified Boehner by clothing and his son's testimony. Eyewitnesses reported two young women on the steps before the blast and a distant car sighting.
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