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D601-1
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- 1935-07-12 (Creation)
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On July 12, 1935, traffic stopped as the Washington National Guard and striking mill and timber workers met in a bloody battle that began at 11th and A St, and ended with cracked heads and numerous arrests. The problem was made worse by hundreds of curious onlookers. Guardsmen in gas masks used tear and ammonia gas bombs to control the crowd. The gas was largely ineffectual, as the demonstrators picked up the bombs and hurled them back at the guardsmen. The National Guard formed lines shoulder to shoulder and pushed the crowd up the hill to Yakima, where it dispersed. (TDL 7/13/1935, pg 1) TPL-8771
Labor unions--Tacoma; Lumber & Sawmill Workers Local 2633 (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Strikes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Demonstrations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington National Guard (Tacoma);