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Louis Kitze

Era:1930s
State:California
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Biography

A July 1 San Francisco memorial notice in the July 9 Western Worker identifies Louis Kitze as a militant young needle-trades worker, an International Workers Order member and active in the garment strike when he was arrested for strike activity. He had recently died in an accident at Nevada Falls,Yosemite; the death was outside reported custody. No precise arrest day, count, term or discharge is supplied. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/westernworker/1934/v3-n27-31-jul-1934.pdf#page=6

Case

Charges: Garment-strike activity; formal count unreported.
Sentence: Actual arrest or confinement reported; exact physical discharge and completed custody total unknown.