COALWORKERS’ STRIKE IN CANADA
PROTEST AGAINST SUMMONING OF TROOPS.
RIOTOUS BEHAVIOR OF STRIKERS
United Press Association —Copyright. OTTAWA, July 9.
The Mayor of Glace Bay has protested against the summoning of troops, alleging that the local police are adequate. He offered to swear in 500 special constables from the ranks. The. strikers, prior to the troops’ arrival, blew up a railway truck .with dynamite, destroyed other property, and poured shots into buildings.
CABLE NEWS.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2551, 12 July 1909, Page 5
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74COALWORKERS’ STRIKE IN CANADA Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2551, 12 July 1909, Page 5
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