Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 34 | Soldiers Engage Halifax Police in Wildest Riot |

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Date	1918-05-26
Paper	Salt Lake Herald-Republican
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Soldiers Engage Halifax Police in Wildest Riot
Type	article
Date	1918-05-26
Paper	Salt Lake Herald-Republican
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	34
OCR Text	Show SOLDIERS ENGAGE HALIFAX POLICE IN WILDEST RIOT By Associated Press HALIFAX N. N S S. SMa Ma May 2 25 The The The wildest riot in the history of this city occurred tonight when re returned returned returned re- re turned soldiers attempted to rescue other soldiers who had been arrest arrested ed od b by the police The Tho mob tried to wreck and burn city hall ball and tho the police pollee headquarters cut the tIme hose host when tho fire tire department arrived and forced the firemen to retreat Tho The mob hold hoM sway until tho the garrison garrison garrison gar gar- rison re regiment arrived with loaded rifles hundreds Hundreds of or marines with loa loaded ed rifles and fixed bayonets landed landell from warships succeeded In dispersing the crowds Several persons were injured In Including In- In eluding h three officers The damage to city hall hail will amount to several thousand dollars donars
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