Word: crowdâ
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...They fired over the heads of the mob. Armed men in the mob fired back. A man standing close to Mayor Seabrooks was killed. Others were wounded. The militia called for machine guns, and a detachment hurried to the scene. With this reinforcement, the soldiers began to disperse the crowd???not without disturbance. The Chief of Police was struck by a brick; another missile hit a National Guard officer in the face and laid him out. Not until five hours after the disturbance had begun was truce restored...