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Illinois vs. August Spies et al. trial evidence book. People's Exhibit 118.
Arbeiter-Zeitung (Newspaper) article, untitled, 1885 Apr. 24

1 p.
Introduced into evidence during testimony of E. F. L. Gauss (Vol. K p. 721-732), 1886 July 31.
Transcript of translation of article.


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Friday, April 24, 1885.

"The international Workingmens Association resolved sometime ago on the day of the dedication of the New Board of Trade to arrange a demonstration. The dedication of the glorious building which is to be used for such vicious purposes will take place Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Now, since the members of the I. A. A. belong to the common people, which during the day have to provide for the maintenance of these idlers, the celebration will take place Tuesday evening. The celebration begins at 8 o'clock at Market Square and will adjourn to the new temple of the usurers, gamblers, thieves and criminals, after the customary sentences of praise and blessing have been spoken. In the temple itself a grand concert will take place on the same evening, no doubt to the ennobling of its worshipers. If ten to twenty thousand workingmen whose happiness of life forms the stake in that gambling hell should bring a serenade to the high guets of this occasion, the effect would be immense---as we hear, this is in fact to be done. All the workingmen of the city are invited to participate in this serenade."


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