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The Bennington Evening Banner
Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
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In Comayaguela, a suburb of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Generals Lara and Palma were killed in a riot that escalated into a pitched battle on Sunday, March 22. At least 40 followers died and 50 others, including women spectators, were wounded; among the dead was a son of General Dionicio Gutierrez.
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Tegucigalpa, Honduras, March 22.—
General Lara, a veteran of the Nicaraguan revolution, and General Palma, both of whom commanded divisions of the Honduran government troops in the recent uprising in this country, were killed in a riot at Comayaguela, a suburb of Tegucigalpa on Sunday.
The riot finally became a pitched battle and it was estimated that not less than forty of the followers of the two generals were killed and some fifty others, including several women spectators, wounded. Among the dead is a son of General Dionicio Gutierrez.
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Comayaguela, Honduras
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March 22
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generals lara and palma killed; at least 40 followers killed; 50 others wounded including women spectators; son of general dionicio gutierrez among the dead.
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General Lara, veteran of Nicaraguan revolution, and General Palma, both commanders in recent Honduran uprising, killed in riot at Comayaguela suburb of Tegucigalpa on Sunday that escalated to pitched battle.