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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1906
Page
1
A Mobile report describes a two hour struggle as Mrs. J Touchstone repelled a black attacker in Oakdale while a separate South Atlanta clash left Police Officer James L Heard dead and several others wounded. mobs, arrests, and looming race tensions followed as authorities moved to quell violence.
In a close quarter clash at McGruder and Randolph streets officers Maddox Smith and Cason faced two armed Negroes barricaded in a house. Gunfire sprayed the doorway and window as the trio stormed the premises. Both assailants fell, officers escaping with narrow margins.
An Atlanta report in an extra edition says one negro was killed by militia at Brownville during a failure to break through lines. Two hundred fifty seven arrestees were taken, many armed, with one more shot while fleeing. L. J. Price named as postmaster under arrest for supplying ammunition. County police and militia sought to restore order after ambush killings and police injuries.
A group of black youths aged 15 to 18 beat a white boy who sought safety at a prominent Piedmont Avenue home. An elder black woman tried to intervene as youths claimed whites had harmed black people and vowed retaliation. Police Risenhoover and Riddla of Dallas were relieved of revolvers and badges after a Monday night assault by two white men.
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