On the evening of November 5, 1934, in the coal-mining village of Kelayres, Pennsylvania, a tragic event unfolded that would come to be known as the Kelayres massacre. An election-eve parade organized by local Democrats was making its way through the town, passing by the residence of Joseph James "Big Joe" Bruno, a prominent figure in the local Republican Party. As the parade reached the vicinity of Bruno's home, gunfire erupted, resulting in the deaths of five individuals and injuries to numero
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