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November 13, 1907: Revolutionary Defense Fund

Posted on November 13, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 13, 1907: An uproarious meeting is held at Simpson Auditorium to raise money for four Mexican revolutionaries held in the county jail. Antonio Rodriguez, who spoke in Spanish, Job Harriman and defense attorney A.R. Holston attacked the Mexican government, U.S. officials and the police. Continue reading →

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Nov. 13, 1907: Revolutionary Defense Fund

Posted on November 13, 2018 by lmharnisch

Note: This is an encore post from 2006. Nov. 13, 1907 Los Angeles An uproarious meeting was held last night at Simpson Auditorium to raise money for the four Mexican revolutionaries being held in the Los Angeles County Jail. The … Continue reading →

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