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Fires and clashes in Bayonne strike riot turn deadly
Four men were killed and twenty five wounded as oil strike clashes erupted in Bayonne New Jersey on October 18. Bystanders were killed or wounded by stray shots as police and volunteers battled strikers amid fires at Consumers Coal and Ice and near Standard Oil plant. Isadore Nalitzky Horace Martin and Edward Green were among the identified wounded or dead. Regulars aided by eighty five specials exchanged fire with attackers as roofs and doorways yielded missiles. The report notes no police injuries. A short filler ad follows.
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