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...Cuenca, provincial city in the highlands of Ecuador, the shirtless grew vexed last week at the high price and scarcity of salt. A mob, knowing a certain government warehouse to be well salted, attacked it, were repulsed by the police. Four rioters were killed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LATIN AMERICA: Ecuadorian Salt Riot | 11/15/1926 | See Source »

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