In the small railroad town of Caliente, Nevada, a violent confrontation on the night of June 20, 1906, resulted in the death of a local lawman, John J. Monahan. A male Deputy Sheriff with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Monahan was called to quell a disturbance involving a large group of Japanese railroad workers. The conflict began after a freight car carrying the workers was jostled when the train they were on separated. Angered by the rough handling, the workers directed their frustratio
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