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Mrs. Elmer Buse

Gender:Female
Era:1910s
State:Nebraska
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Biography

Mrs. Elmer Buse was named as Mrs. Elmer Buse in E. W. Latchem’s April 12, 1920 account of IWW members arrested at the November 13, 1917 construction-workers convention, 1301 Douglas Street, Omaha. Released after investigation; no final indictment or imposed term reported. The account establishes actual arrest, not an exact complete detention duration. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/one-big-union-monthly/v02n05-may-1920_One%20Big%20Union.pdf#page=55

Case

Charges: IWW convention raid and federal grand-jury investigation in Omaha.
Arrested: Nov 13, 1917
Sentence: Actual November 13, 1917 arrest. Released after investigation; no final indictment or imposed term reported.