As the newspapers reported itThe Manville mill strike riot

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Wednesday, September 1, 1926

Manville mill strike · troops arrive overnight

As printed: MILITIA GUARDS RHODE ISLAND MILL

ContextStrikers at the Manville-Jenckes textile mills in Rhode Island have been fighting police since strikebreakers were brought in on Sunday; last night a crowd of 1,800 tried to force the Blackstone River bridge to the plant. National Guard field artillery and medical detachments rolled in after midnight to reinforce state police.

Evening Star · Washington, District Of Columbia · page 17 · View the page at the Library of Congress
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