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   John J. McNamara, setting foot for the first time in court, admitted to having ordered the bombing of the Llewellyn Iron Works on December 25. [52] [63] J.J. McNamara later told an interviewer that Darrow had kept the McNamara brothers isolated from public opinion. Had they known how strongly the public was on their side, they would not have ...

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3. www.grunge.com › 355879The Crazy True Story Of The 1910 Los Angeles Times Bombing

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   Feb 3, 2023 · In his confession, McManigal also implicated James B. McNamara's brother, John J. McNamara, as the leader of the bombing operation. Around April 22nd, John J. McNamara was arrested in Indianapolis. In the basement of the American Central Life Building, police found "200 lbs. of explosives, percussion caps, fuse coils—and 14 alarm clocks identical to those used in the Los Angeles and Peoria ...

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4. spartacus-educational.com › Ajohn_mcnamaraJohn J. McNamara - Spartacus Educational

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   John J. McNamara. John J. McNamara was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1876. He became active in trade unions and served as the secretary-treasurer of the International Union of Bridge and Structural Workers. It has been claimed that in 1908 McNamara developed a policy of carrying out dynamite attacks on non-union businesses.

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   John J. McNamara, setting foot for the first time in court, admitted to having set the bomb that destroyed the Llewellyn Iron Works on December 25. J.J. McNamara later told an interviewer that Darrow had kept the McNamara brothers isolated from public opinion.

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   Burns’ investigation led him to the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Union and their treasurer, John J. McNamara. In April 1911, after Burns got a confession out of Ortie McManigal, ...

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   James B. McNamara pled guilty on Friday, December 1, 1911 in the Los Angeles Superior Court to bombing the Los Angeles Times building. It was fourteen months to the day since the bombing that killed twenty employees. His brother John (J.J.) pled guilty to bombing the Llewellyn Iron works.

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   Who was John McNamara?

   • John McNamara was an Irish-American trade unionist who, along with his brother James, performed the Los Angeles Times bombing on October 1, 1910. The bomb started a fire which killed 21 newspaper employees and injured a hundred more. James, who actually planted the bomb, was sentenced to life and died in prison on March 8, 1941.

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   Who were the McNamara brothers?

   • The McNamara brothers were Irish American trade unionists. John (known as J.J.) and his younger brother James (known as J.B.) were both members of and active in the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers (the Iron Workers).

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   What did James B. McNamara do?

   • James B. McNamara admitted to setting the bomb that destroyed the Los Angeles Times building on October 1, 1910, in open court on December 1, 1911. He was responsible for the murder.

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   Did John J McNamara set the bomb at Llewellyn Iron Works?

   • John J. McNamara admitted in court for the first time that he had set the bomb that destroyed the Llewellyn Iron Works on December 25. Later, he told an interviewer that Darrow had kept the McNamara brothers isolated from public opinion.

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   Why did James B. McNamara bomb a bridge?

   • These bombings were part of a campaign to intimidate bosses who were refusing to employ union workers. On 9th May, 1909, a new bridge was bombed over the Ohio River, believed to have been carried out by James B. McNamara at the instruction of his older brother John J. McNamara.

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   How did John McNamara get arrested?

   • In April 1911, after Burns got a confession out of Ortie McManigal, who had allegedly been the intermediary between McNamara and two bomb experts, he personally arrested John McNamara and his brother in Indiana. Without any legal authority, Burns also managed to get the brothers to California, where they were to be prosecuted.

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9. www.latimes.com › california › storyThe L.A. Times bombing: 2 labor union brothers, 16 sticks of ...

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   Jun 26, 2024 · National ironworkers union Secretary-Treasurer John J. McNamara, left, and younger brother James B. McNamara were thought to be the brains and brawn, respectively, behind the 1910 Los Angeles ...