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The 'May Day Riots of 1894' were a series of violent demonstrations that occurred throughout Cleveland, Ohio on May 1 (May Day), 1894. Cleveland's unemployment rate increased dramatically during the Panic of 1893. Finally, riots broke out among the unemployed who condemned city leaders for their ineffective relief measures.

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★ May Day Riots of 1919

★ Haymarket Riot 1886 on 4 May in Chicago, Illinois

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★ ''Cleveland: A Concise History, 1796-1996'' by Carol Poh Miller and Robert Anthony Wheeler ISBN 0-253-21147-6