RIOTING ON OIL FIELDS
(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright ,(Australian A N.Z. Cable Association.)
NEW YORK. Mav 6
There was rioting on the oil fields at. Eldorado and Arkansas when a band of 200 oilfield workers marched upon a camp of 88 negroes who were engaged in the construction of a pipeline. .Several who were wounded were brought to Eldorado. It is reported that several were killed. Approximately 100 shots were exchanged. The negroes deserted the camp.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 8 May 1925, Page 5
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