December 23, 1915, marked a tense showdown between James P. Curran, a San Francisco union man and alleged organizer for the Ironworkers Union, and Judge Ashford who sentenced Curran to four months imprisonment for assault on a non-union man just last week. In a biting letter to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Curran took aim at the judge’s scathing remarks about the Ironworkers Union and labor unionism in general.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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