Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-01-20 | Page 6 | Two Men Killed in Strike Riot

TWO MEN KILLED f 1 FUR IN STRIKE RIOT 1 1 Chicago, Jan. 19. Two men were $ i killed by strikers, a policeman was ; "p-shot "p-shot and dangerously wounded, many r Q were less seriously injured and the isS whole East Chicago police force ,v JJT fought for hour8 this afternoon with ; sji a mob which attacked strike-breakers ' 1 at the Edwards Valve company's J. l plant at East Chicago, Ind. The presl- ? && dent of the. company has openly ' 3. charged that the strike was called be- tj w& cause he is making munitions for the ' 1 allied armies. )ft g John Ir. Meehan, a special police- 1 DoXn man, was shot dead by a striker. : g An unidentified strike-breaker was , 3g shot through the lungs and in the ah- J domen and died on the way to tho ilu hospital. m Policeman Constantino KohuskV f 3L was shot in the leg and dangerously llOo wounded. 41 fS Scores of others, strikers and I ) strike-breakers, were less seriously ' tt hurt in the fighting, which lasted I &? until reinforcements of police from H 0Q West Hammond and Indiana Harbor r, l0o. arrived. S &0Q The trouble started when automo- f v0fl biles, (bringing workers from the train ?)t to the factory, were intercepted at ii ( , the factory gates by strikers. The k j-mob j-mob blocked the way of the machines JJ; t and began to throw bricks, the strike- JJ breakers drew revolvers and fired and ijjj: the shooting instantly became general V l