Andrew Kostishion, a 36-year-old man of Austro-Hungarian descent, was tragically killed on November 5, 1934, in Kelayres, Pennsylvania. His death was part of a larger, violent incident known as the Kelayres Massacre, which occurred during an election-eve parade and rally by Democrats. The event took place in the small coal-mining village of Kelayres, where local political tensions had been escalating.
The massacre was initiated by Joseph James Bruno, also known as "Big Joe," and his famil
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