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Omaha Steve

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Mon Jul 20, 2015, 04:53 PM Jul 2015

7-18-15 Joe Hill Sentenced To Death in 2:00


http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/july-18-sentenced-to-death/




July 18, 2015
On this day in Labor History the year was 1914. That was the day IWW songwriter, Joe Hill, was sentenced to be executed in Utah.
He was convicted of murder although the charges were likely trumped up. Hill grew up in Sweden.

2:00 minute audio at link.


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7-18-15 Joe Hill Sentenced To Death in 2:00 (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jul 2015 OP
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