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Lattimer Massacre

Lattimer, Pennsylvania
· September 10, 1897
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At Lattimer, unarmed union men were shot down despite being neither aggressive nor defensive, and the killings were characterized as licensed life takers trying to outdo one another in butchery. Those who made the supreme sacrifice were Sebastian Broztowski, Michael Cheslock, Frank Chrzeszeski, Adalbert Czaja, John Fotta, Anthony Grekos, Andrew Jurecek, Stephen Jurics, George Kulick, Andrew Mieczkowski, Andrew Monikaski, Clement Platek, Raphael Rekiewicz, John Skrep, John Tarnowicz, Jacob Tomashontas, Stanley Zagorski, Adalbert Ziemba, and Adam Zieminski.
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