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told me that he simply asked Cole what he was doing, and Cole jumped on him, every body that saw the fight from the start said that Cole struck the first blow. We shortly met E? & he said he would give $5.00 for every "scab" that got whipped the same as Riley whipped Cole, he called the new men all kinds of names, They soon went to the hall & I went to Brown's Hotel Billiard Hall where I met Watson and J. Swanson I bought a ticket of Watson for the striker's dance which takes place tonight. We played four games of pool and I & Swanson then went to the Clifton House, Stranburg came in at 11:30am. He told me there was nothing new, except that the "L" strikers were being endorsed by meetings of Brotherhood men all over the United States, he said the boys all felt good and intend to stand firm. He said the "L" was having smash ups every day and could not put up with the new men much longer. We remained at the Hotel all after-noon playing cards with Swanson, Boyd & Hinkson, at 8pm. I went to Armory C Hall with Stranburg. R. Martin, G. Best, G. Staub and all the leading strikers were there, with