Matthew A. Schmidt papers, 1906-1952.
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Schmidt, Matthew J.
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Matthew "Smitty" Schmidt, an anarchist, was convicted in 1916 for complicity in the Oct. 1, 1910 bombing of the Los Angeles Times building. He was released on parole 30 years later. He then married Elizabeth Livermore who was friends with Hubert and Florence Wyckoff. For more information on Schmidt see v. 2 of The Memoirs of Hubert C. Wyckoff, Jr. interviewed by Randall Jarrell. From the description of Matthew A. Schmidt papers, 1906-1952. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldC...
Los Angeles Times (Firm)
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Biography The Times building at First and Broadway, Los Angeles, was dynamited by union terrorists on Oct. 1, 1910; 20 employees were killed, many injured, and the building destroyed; James B. McNamara and John J. McNamara signed a confession admitting their guilt for the bombing, Dec. 2, 1911. From the guide to the Collection of photographs related to the Los Angeles Times bombing, ca. 1912, (University of California, Los Angeles...
