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Los Angeles Herald, 1907

"MOB DRIVES OUT HINDUS"

"HUNDREDS BEATEN AND FORCED FROM BELLINGHAM"

"Mob for Hours, Assault Mills and Lodgings -- Indians Tramp Toward Protection of Canada"

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"Six badly beaten Hindus are in the hospital. 400 frightened and half naked Sikhs are in the jail and corridors of the city hall under guard, and somewhere between Bellingham and British Columbia line are 750 natives of India, beaten, hungry, and half clothed..."

"making their way along the Great Northern railway, bound for Canadian territory and the protection of the British flag."

"The long expected has occurred, and 'drive out the Hindus' was heard throughout the city and along the water front last night.'"

"The police were helpless and for five hours a mob of half a thousand white men raided the mills where the blacks were working, battered down doors of lodging houses sheltering the foreigners..."

"and, dragging the invaders from their beds, with a beating started them for the city limits with orders to keep on going"

"The trouble started at C and Holly streets last night, a district of Indian lodging houses. The houses were cleaned out and the denizens started on their tramp for the Canadian line."

"The mob then swept down the water front and mill after mill was visited, the white employees joining the mob, and every Hindu was hustled outside."

"Here the police suggested that the undesirables be taken to the jail. This was greeted with delight, and the foreigners were hustled along. From this time on very few were beaten and the bloodthirsty ones of the mob seemingly were satisfied"

"The mob kept up its work along the water front until early this morning, when Larson's mill was visited and a hundred Hindus brought in there."

"Four women were found this morning among the city buildings. There is quiet today, but there is a strong undercurrent of opinion which apparently approves of the action of the mob, and it may be found impossible to prosecute the leaders"

"Racial feeling has played but a small part in the affair. The Indians have supplanted white labor. The invaders have become bold and insolent, many instances of women being pushed into the gutter or insulted on street cars being reported."

"The Hindus are all British subjects and their case is being placed before the British authorities"

"Following a special session fo the city council this morning Mayor Black took charge of the situation, Fifty armed specials were sworn in and the mayor declares as many more will be if necessary to give the blacks protection"

"Jobs have been offered the Hindus again by mill men and protection guaranteed, but the Hindus have been so thoroughly frightened that they are drawing their pay under police protection and are disposed to leave for Vancouver during the day"

"Mob spirit is still rampant and it is said further attacks will be made tonight if any of the foreigners remains. The city and county authorities, however, say they will be able to cope with any emergency"

"Larson's mill at lake Whatcomb, five miles distant, one of the largest in the country, will close down owing to trouble."