Socialists and the Police in Conflict. Fifty Persons, Killed. New York, May 5.
The labour riots at Chicago- have now assumed a very serious phase. A meeting of Socialists, numbering fully 15,000 men, was held yesterdUy in that city. The police authorities ordered the crowd to disperse, but the ! Socialists offered a stubborn resistance, throwing explosive bombs among the police, killing five and wounding many others. The police then fired upon the rioters, fifty of whom were shot dead and a largo number wounded. The greatest consternation prevails in the city, business being to a laige extent at a standstill.
New York, May 6. The labour riots continue to spread throughout the country. The latest outbreak is reported as having occurred at Milwaukee, Wiscousin, where a large number of men assembled, and proceeded to threaten life and destroy property until the state militia were called out. A collision then took place between the troops and the rioters. The militia fired upon the crowd, killing and wounding a large number of persons.
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Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 154, 15 May 1886, Page 3
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171Socialists and the Police in Conflict. Fifty Persons, Killed. New York, May 5. Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 154, 15 May 1886, Page 3
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