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A meeting was called to protest unemployment and high food prices and to demand political reform giving working class people the right to vote. 60,000 people gathered, including women and children. City officials were alarmed at the high number of people and ordered the citys cavalry to arrest the speakers and disperse the crowd. Professional soldiers were also sent to join the charge. The rout lasted about 10 minutes and left approx 500 people injured and 11 dead.

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