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Exeter Meeting Turmoil Highlights Disruptive Defence Clash
A large crowd gathered at Victoria Hall in Exeter for a Church Defence meeting, where forged tickets admitted many protesters. The crowd clashed with supporters, with violence, shouting, and fights erupting as police struggled to restore order.
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Exeter Church Defence Party
Victoria Hall
J. Trehane
the Queen
Trehane
Miall
M.P
Cowell Brown
Brown
Chambers
Welland House
Forest Hill
Exeter
Edward Miall
Charles Williams
Johnny
Williams
Hutchings
Sapsen
Mr. Hutchings
Anstey
Mr. Smale
Hardy and Richards
Alliance
Dr. Cumming
Ryle Britannia
Nicholson
Plymouth
Queen-street
Western Times
Wakefield
B. J. Browne
Barnsley
Wakefield Express
J. S. Eastmead
Chipstead
W. R. Bowditch
Pentleman
Allen Grace
W. M. Madden
W. Rk. Bowditch
Bowditch
Britannia
Hindley
Wigan
G. Reany
Warrington
J. Wilson
J.P
Potter
Sheffield
Stamford
G. W. Conder
London
Marquis of Salisbury
Gathorne Hardy
Chas. Healy
B. O. Bendall
A. H. Vine
J. Hedges
Barrowden
Belper
Church Defence Association
J. C. Cox
Jabez Brown
F. Knowles
Gaylor
W. P. Adshead
G. Jackson
W. B. Anthony
Alfred Smedley
R. Midworth
Cox
Conder
Rose
Webster