Louis Tikas, age 29

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Lost to gun violence on April 20, 1914 in Ludlow, Colorado.

Photo sources:

• Contributed photo

News sources:

• Ludlow Massacre - Wikipedia

Also killed were:

• Charles Costa, age 31
• Frank Bartolotti
• Frank Rubino, age 23
• Frank Snyder, age 11
• James Fyler, age 43
• Primo Larese

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