A MEXICO BATTLE
SOLDIERS FIRE ON STRIKERS. FOURTEEN KILLED AND THIRTY 7 WOUNDED. •(By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.)(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, February 2. • (Received February 2, 9.30 p.m.) The New York Times’ Mexico city correspondent says that fourteen men were killed and thirty wounded in a fight between tramcar strikers and soldiers guarding the tramcars under operation by the srikers, who had accepted a settlement, which was not satisfactory to other members of their union. The street fighting ensued when strikers fired upon soldiers and a battle raged in the streets for many hours. Business houses were shut for a day and a large contingent of troops were called out to guard the streets. A general strike was ■declared after the fighting, affecting millers, bakers, telephone operators and other unions.
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Southland Times, Issue 19757, 3 February 1923, Page 5
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131A MEXICO BATTLE Southland Times, Issue 19757, 3 February 1923, Page 5
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