LIVELY MEXICO.
FIGHT IN THE CAPITAL. By Telegraph.—Press Amti.— Copyright. Received Feb. 2, 9.30 p.m. New York, Feb. 2. The Mexico City correspondent of the New York Times says fourteen men were killed and thirty wounded in a fight between tramcar strikers and soldiers guarding traincars under operation by strikers, who bad accepted n settlement, but which was not satisfactory to other members of their union * Street fighting ensued when strikers fired upon the soldiers, and a battle raged in the street for many hours. Business houses were shut for the day, and large contingent-; of troops were called out to guard the streets. A general strike was declared a F ter the fighting affecting millers, bakers, telef phon? operators and other unions. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 February 1923, Page 5
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