Demonstration Ends in Riot
SEVEN KILLED; FIFTY INJURED. United Press Association—By Elec trio Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Monday, 7.30 p.m. NEW YORK, March 21. A message from Ponce, Porto Rico, says an attempt by police to halt a Nationalist demonstration resulted in a riot in which seven were killed, two of whom were policemen, and fifty injured. The police fired on the crowd with riot gans and pistols. Twenty-six were arrested. Extra guards are patrolling the streets.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 69, 23 March 1937, Page 4
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