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A statue memorializing victims of this event as a figure with an outstretched hand was hit by a runaway streetcar in 1927. Balthazar Rau claimed that the German word “Ruhe” (“ROO-uh”) was a codeword during this event, whose aftermath involved the arrest and suicide of Louis Lingg. (10[1])Pastor Samuel (10[1])Fielden spoke (10[1])at an open wagon before this event. Three men convicted after (10[1])this event were pardoned by John Peter Altgeld. August (10[1])Spies (“spees”) and Albert Parsons were among the four anarchists executed (10[1])after this event for the murder of Mathias Degan, a police officer who died from a homemade bomb. For 10 points, McCormick workers (10[1])striking for an eight-hour work day began what 1886 riot in Chicago? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Haymarket Riot [or the Haymarket Affair or the Haymarket Massacre or the Haymarket Incident; accept the Haymarket Square Riot]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cooper RohColumbia BColumbia A4510
Alex MoonPenn ARowan A4710
Andrew MinagarYale BPenn B4910
Karsten RynearsonYale ARutgers A6010
Simon EmmanuelRutgers BYale C6910
Carter McLeanPrinceton AHaverford7910
Max HauslerVassarNYU B10210
Owen MimnoNYU ACornell C11410
Jupiter DingPrinceton BBard A11510

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