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Joe Brill

Gender:Male
Era:1930s
State:Pennsylvania
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Joe was arrested while speaking at an unemployed workers’ meeting at Philadelphia’s Labor Lyceum.

The February 11 Philadelphia dispatch reports their arrest that morning while speaking at the unemployed meeting in the Labor Lyceum, with inciting-to-riot and other accusations and $1,000 bail each. No exact physical discharge or completed duration is given. Daily Worker, February 12, 1930, original PDF page 1. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1930/v06-n292-NY-feb-12-1930-DW-LOC.pdf#page=1

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Arrested: Feb 11, 1930
Sentence: The February 11 Philadelphia dispatch reports their arrest that morning while speaking at the unemployed meeting in the Labor Lyceum, with inciting-to-riot and other accusations and $1,000 bail each. No exact physical discharge or completed duration is given. Daily Worker, February 12, 1930, original PDF page 1. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1930/v06-n292-NY-feb-12-1930-DW-LOC.pdf#page=1