FIGHTS IN MONTREAL
ELECTION DAY CLASHES MONTREAL, August 8. Nineteen persons suffered gunshot wounds in two election-day riots in the east end of Montreal, which the police described as the worst disturbance in 25 years. The police arrested 71 persons and seized an arsenal of knives of all descriptions and blackjacks. The first riot started when gangs of men from 14 motor-cars tried to storm the local headquarters of the Liberal Party. Another gang descended from a nearby house and attacked the attackers. It was almost 40 minutes before the police restored order. Several motorcars were overturned on the lawns and windows were smashed. The second riot, which did not last as long, and is believed to have been between the same rival gangs, occurred two blocks away near the lacal headi
quarters of the Union Nationale Party. Five persons were admitted to hospital from both disturbances. The gangsters carried away about 14 other wounded persons. An undetermined number suffered minor cuts and bruises. The voting was the heaviest for years in Quebec provincial elections, particularly in Montreal, in spite of lack of transport as a result of a tram strike. The Canadian Press said that the elections were regarded as an indirect test df Mr. Mackenzie King's wartime
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 35, 10 August 1944, Page 5
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