The Repercussions
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The incident led to mass arrests and the first “Red Scare.” |
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Eventually eight of the best organizers in Chicago were tried and condemned. |
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None but Fielden was at the meeting when the bomb was thrown. |
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Parsons, Spies, Engel and Fischer were hanged. Governor Altgeld of Illinois pardoned the others. |
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