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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1887
Page
2
A sweeping retrospective traces the Haymarket affair from red flag protests to dynamite and arrests. It highlights key figures like Spies and Parsons, the Lehr and Webers circle, and the violence that culminated in the Haymarket mass meeting and subsequent trials.
In New York on Nov 11 a Federation of trades unions and sympathizers held a somber protest for anarchists in Chicago. Despite inclement weather the march proceeded with no disturbances. Spectators carried bloodthirsty banners and placards condemning “to kill squabgs” and threatening dynamite.
The governor reviews the Cook county murder verdicts against August Spies Albert Parsons Samuel Fisken and others in Degan case. He upholds guilt but commutes Fielden and Schwab to life imprisonment and grants no relief to most defendants.
Captain Black reports a telegram from attorney Wagenor claiming an affidavit identifying a man who would throw a bomb at the market riot in New York. The note describes arrests, court actions, and a plan to capture suspects, with references to Spies and Fischer and a looming execution watch as authorities prepare a security perimeter around the jail.
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