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June 10, 1919
Wausau Pilot
Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
Bomb explosions targeted officials in eight US cities as part of a suspected nationwide plot to kill law enforcement and others. Victims included Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer and others; deaths and injuries reported in several locations.
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Bombs in 8 Cities
Aimed at Officials
Eight cities were the scene of bomb explosions in what is believed a nation-wide plot to kill law enforcement officials and others. Those whose lives were attempted are:
Washington.—A. Mitchell Palmer, United States attorney general. In this attack the supposed bomb thrower was killed. A second bomb was aimed at Claude A. Swanson, United States senator from Virginia.
Boston—Justice Albert F. Hayden of the Roxbury municipal court.
Cleveland—Mayor Harry G. Davis.
Pittsburgh—Federal Judge William H. Thompson and W. W. Sibray, chief inspector of the bureau of immigration.
New York—Judge Charles C. Knott, Jr., of the court of general sessions. One person is known to have been killed. Two others may have been killed.
Newtonville, Mass.—Representative Leland W. Powers of the state legislature.
Philadelphia—Rectory of the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Victory and the home of Louis Jagielsky, a jeweler, eight blocks away. Three persons injured.
Paterson, N. J.—House of Max Gold, a silk manufacturer, wrecked. No one injured.
Aimed at Officials
Eight cities were the scene of bomb explosions in what is believed a nation-wide plot to kill law enforcement officials and others. Those whose lives were attempted are:
Washington.—A. Mitchell Palmer, United States attorney general. In this attack the supposed bomb thrower was killed. A second bomb was aimed at Claude A. Swanson, United States senator from Virginia.
Boston—Justice Albert F. Hayden of the Roxbury municipal court.
Cleveland—Mayor Harry G. Davis.
Pittsburgh—Federal Judge William H. Thompson and W. W. Sibray, chief inspector of the bureau of immigration.
New York—Judge Charles C. Knott, Jr., of the court of general sessions. One person is known to have been killed. Two others may have been killed.
Newtonville, Mass.—Representative Leland W. Powers of the state legislature.
Philadelphia—Rectory of the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Victory and the home of Louis Jagielsky, a jeweler, eight blocks away. Three persons injured.
Paterson, N. J.—House of Max Gold, a silk manufacturer, wrecked. No one injured.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Historical Event
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Catastrophe
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Bomb Explosions
Nationwide Plot
Assassination Attempts
Law Enforcement
Multiple Cities
What entities or persons were involved?
A. Mitchell Palmer
Claude A. Swanson
Justice Albert F. Hayden
Mayor Harry G. Davis
Federal Judge William H. Thompson
W. W. Sibray
Judge Charles C. Knott, Jr.
Representative Leland W. Powers
Louis Jagielsky
Max Gold
Where did it happen?
Washington, Boston, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, New York, Newtonville Mass., Philadelphia, Paterson N. J.
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Key Persons
A. Mitchell Palmer
Claude A. Swanson
Justice Albert F. Hayden
Mayor Harry G. Davis
Federal Judge William H. Thompson
W. W. Sibray
Judge Charles C. Knott, Jr.
Representative Leland W. Powers
Louis Jagielsky
Max Gold
Location
Washington, Boston, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, New York, Newtonville Mass., Philadelphia, Paterson N. J.
Story Details
Eight cities experienced bomb explosions in a believed nationwide plot targeting law enforcement officials and others, resulting in deaths and injuries.