The Everett Massacre Prisoners Arrive
Forty-one members of the Industrial Workers of the World were transported under heavy guard to the Snohomish County jail following the bloody confrontation on the waterfront.
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Everett, Wash.—Forty-one members of the Industrial Workers of the World, charged with murder in connection with the fight here last Sunday, Nov. 5, in which two of a posse of Everett citizens and five of the Industrial Workers were killed, were brought here Saturday and placed in the Snohomish county jail.
“Forty-one members of the Industrial Workers of the World, charged with murder in connection with the fight here.”
This event, known as the Everett Massacre, remains a foundational trauma for Washington's labor movement. It serves as a stark reminder of the violent suppression of free speech and assembly in the Pacific Northwest during the early 20th century.
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