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Bombing of The Times in 1910 set labor back a generation

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  1. Historic crimes & investigations · 1 October 1910

    The 1910 Los Angeles Times Bombing

    Former Los Angeles Times Building at First Street and Broadway · United States

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    Why editors use it here

    Centennial analysis of the bombing, McNamara case, labor conflict, and political consequences.

    1. Quick read

      At 1:07 a.m.

      Reviewed 24 July 2026
    2. Trigger and conditions

      James McNamara placed a timed suitcase bomb in Ink Alley beside the Times building, near printing supplies and gas lines.

      Reviewed 24 July 2026
    3. Uncertainty

      The accepted institutional count is twenty-one deaths, though some older accounts use different totals.

      Reviewed 24 July 2026
    4. Why it matters

      The twenty-one victims were workers killed at their jobs, even though the target was an antiunion institution.

      Reviewed 24 July 2026