Topics in Chronicling America - The Anarchist Movement

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Important Dates:

• May 4, 1886. Haymarket riot.
• Nov. 11, 1887. Four anarchists are hanged for allegedly throwing a bomb at Haymarket.
• July 11, 1892. Francois Claudius Koenigstein (Ravachol) is executed in France; becomes an anarchist martyr.
• Feb. 12, 1894. Emile Henry detonates a bomb in the Cafe Terminus, killing one and injuring twenty.
• Sept. 10, 1898. Elisabeth, Empress of Austria is stabbed by an anarchist.
• July 29, 1900. Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by anarchist Gaetano Bresci.
• Sept. 6, 1901. President William McKinley is shot by an anarchist.
• Nov. 1919. Palmer Raids begin.
• Dec. 21, 1919. 249 political radicals are deported including anarchist leader Emma Goldman.
• Sept 16, 1920. A bomb explodes on Wall Street killing 38.

Suggested Search Strategies:

• [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as phrases using Search Pages in Chronicling America.] Anarchism was a popular subject in late 19th and early 20th century America. Using the words anarchist or anarchism will give a broad overview but not necessarily information on a specific person or event. The name of a place or an individual in combination with anarchist or anarchism in the “all of these words” field will give you more specific returns; examples: anarchist and McKinley, Haymarket and anarchism, anarchy and Goldman. Limiting the date range will also limit articles to immediate reaction to a given event or retrospective reaction.

Sample Articles from Chronicling America:

• "Cut Throats Caged," Omaha Daily Bee, (Omaha, NB), May 6, 1886, page 1, image 1, col. 1.
• "Four Will Be Hanged," The Sun (New York, NY), Nov. 11, 1887, page 1, image 1, col. 1.
• "Ravachol Found Guilty," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), April 27, 1892, page 1, image 1, col. 1.
• "The Bomb Thrower Found," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), Dec.11,1893, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Bomb In A Paris Hotel," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), Feb. 13, 1894, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "What is an Anarchist?" Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, NB), Mar. 18, 1894, Part III, page 18, image 19, col. 4.
• "Elizabeth of Austria Is Slain By An Anarchist," The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), Sept. 11, 1898, page 1, image 1, col. 1.
• "King of Italy Shot By Assassin," The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), July 30, 1900, page 1, image 1, col. 1.
• "McKinley’s Condition Is Now Serious President shot by an anarchist," The Evening World (New York, NY), Sept. 6, 1901, Night Edition, page 1, image 1, col. 1.
• "Anarchist," The Colored American (Washington, D.C.), Jan. 18, 1902, page 3, image 3, col. 1.
• "Dr Barnes Advocates Socialism and Anarchy," Blue-Grass Blade (Lexington, KY), June 7, 1903, page 4, image 4, col. 1.
• "Emma Goldman is an American and the Government Can’t Deport Her for Inciting Anarchists," The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.), April 2, 1908, Last Edition, page 9, image 9, col. 4.
• "Berkman's Vivid Story of 14-Year Penitence for Shooting Frick," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), Nov. 24, 1912, page 4, image 20, col. 1.
• "Women in Two Kinds of Revolution," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), May 10, 1914, page 12, image 32, col. 1.
• "23 Held as “Reds” under N.Y. State Law on Anarchy," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), Nov. 12, 1919, page 3, image 3, col. 1.
• "The Soviet Ark Departs Amid Rousing Cheers," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), Dec. 28, 1919, page 11, image 73 col. 1.
• "4,500 Radicals Held in National Raid," The Evening Missourian (Columbia, MO), Jan. 03, 1920, page 1, image 1, page 1, col. 1.
• "Bomb Kills 29 and Injures 200; J.P. Morgan’s Office Wrecked," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), Sept. 17, 1920, page 1, image 1, col. 1.