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Harry I. Cohen (Denver United Front secretary)

Full name:Harry Cohen
Era:1930s
State:Colorado
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Biography

Harry I. Cohen, United Front secretary in Denver, was arrested at the organization’s headquarters in July and held three days without charges, according to the October 9, 1933 report. It says he was later fined $75 and costs for disturbance and vagrancy, but authorities withdrew the accusations and paid costs rather than face an open trial. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1933/v10-n242-oct-09-1933-DW-LOC.pdf#page=3

Case

Charges: Disturbance and vagrancy connected with United Front relief organizing.
Sentence: Three days of initial detention without charges explicitly reported; later fine and withdrawn accusations, full custody/discharge chronology unresolved.