The American Legion held an Armistice Day procession in Centralia's downtown on the 11th of November, 1919. In what is now known as the Centralia Massacre, or the Centralia Tragedy, a number of Wobblies opened fire on the legionnaires at the conclusion of the procession. Four legionnaires were shot and killed, including Warren Grimm. An enraged mob beat and lynched a Wobbly that evening named Wesley Everest, the last known lynching in the Evergreen State.
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