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Mob breaks into offices of Democratic Standard

Mob breaks into offices of Democratic Standard

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CONCORD, NH—A mob led by former soldiers breaks into the newspaper offices of the Democratic Standard and burns the desks and papers on the sidewalk in retribution for the paper’s criticism of the war effort.

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