Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-03
Anarchist Blown to Pieces
by Explosion of His
Own Bomb.
DYNAMITE PLOTS
IN FIVE CITIES
Prominent Officials and Business Men
Intended Victims Of Nation. Wide
Conspiracy-Rssidenees in Boston,
Cleveland and Pittsburgh Wrscksd--
Plot Believed to Have Been Hatehed
in Philadelphia.

Washington, June 3-Dspart.
ment Of Justice agents and police
thruout the country today ~sre
hunting Me organized band Of an
arehists who last night launched
what they call an attempt TO over.
throw the government by assassin
atina with high explosive bombs
government officials and promin-
snt men opposedsto the spread Of
organized lawIsssnsss.
Explosions took place in Wash
inston, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, New
tonviile, Mass. Boston, Philadsi-
phia, Paterson, NJ. j., and New
York. Mono Of the men for whom
the bombs were intended was hurt,
/. but one man, watchman ip~New
York, was killed, several persons
were injured, buildings wers
wrecked and in Washington one Of
the plottsrs himself was blown to
pieces when an inferno machine
intended for Attorney General A.
MitshsIi Palmer exploded prema.
.tunelys
YRs police have established that
the dead anarchist, who probably
was IN italian, came to Washing I.
ton from philadelphia and they
hsss rsasen for believing that
this MT AtleaNids plot was con-
osivsd and directed from thas city.
Hope was held out to-day by
federal agents that the perpetra.
tors Of the crime might be appre-
hsnded. The identity Of the an.
archist who was killed apparent.
iy has been established, and the
next step 10 to .determins who
we're his associates.
Public officials whose lives were
attempted BY anarchists yesterday
are:
In Washington-A. Mitchell Pal.
mer, United States Attorney Gen.,
eraI, Senator Claude A. Swanson,
Of Virginia.
In eoston-Judse Alfred Hay.
den. Of Roxbury Municipal Court.
In CleveIand-Mayor Harry L.
Davis.
In Pittsbureh-Federal Judge
William n. Thompson, and w. w.
sibray, chief Inspector OF the bur-
eau Of immigration.
In New York-Judge Charles c.
Mott, Jr, Of the court Of special
general sessions. \
In NswtonviIIs, Mass.-Reprs.
sentative Leland w. Powers, Of
the state legislature.
Washington, June 3-Police inspect
rs early today believed they had iden
fled the man who was blown t
ieces last night in an effort to xii
,ttorney General A. Mitchell Palme
18th bomb as an anarchist Of Phi,a
elphia. They also said they wer
onfident the nation wide plot agains
ne lives Of government officials ant
rominent business men had been. lai,
/ that city.
A bloodstained conductors identifi
alton check. found in front OF MI
almer's residence early today, Shove,
nat the anarchist arrived in Wash
lgton at 10:30 o'clock last night from
He went directly from
ne union station to the Palmer home
nd only a few minutes before tn
rplosion he was seen alighting from
street car few blocks away by c
Briggs. OF Marion, s. C.
Bomber an Italian.
The police would not reveal tn
lentity Of the man, but they felt con
dent the facts they had gathered
,ould lead quickly to the apprehen
on OF his associates, who they be-
eve also were responsible for tn,
lay day bomb plot in which many 1,
,rnal machines addressed to govern.
tent officials. members of congress!
nd business men were placed in tn,
lails.
The anarchist, apparently was OF
allan birth or parentage. His scalp
,und by the police with his hat. hat
pom it hair that, was dark and curly
,cldded in the heap OF tattered
bloodstained garments oi
othing and articles belonging to the
IAN, was much-thumbed Italian
merican dictionary.
By q strange freak Of the explosion
le mans hat remained intact. On the
weatband was inscribed the name OF
eiuca Bros, hatters. 919 South Eighth
rect Philadelphia.
Foiied BY stubbins Toe.
The police are confident that the
ANS Of the anarchist to blow UP the
piIse OF the attorney general and XIII
s occupants would not have been