Historical Newspaper: Labor Agitators

Denis Kearney

Historical Newspaper: Labor Agitators

3/26/1880

Historical Newspaper

Chronicling America features a March 26, 1880 article, author unknown, from the Ouachita Telegraph newspaper on the arrest and sentence of Denis Kearney, an Irish immigrant and leader of the Workingmen's Labor Party of California. According to the source, Denis Kearney was arrested for “vulgar and threatening language in his speeches.” Themes include: Kearney's monetary fine, Kearney’s reaction to his sentence, and the reaction of the San Francisco Workingmen’s club members.

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Library of Congress - Chronicling America (The Ouachita Telegraph, LA)