Violent Rampage Ends in Mob Action in Danville
Walter Clark, a Black man, shot his wife Nannie Clark then killed Police Officer W. H. McCray after police attempted arrest. A deputy, another officer, and a contractor were wounded as a crowd of about 3,000 surrounded the house. Clark was shot dead as he exited the home, his body riddled with bullets. The scene drew a large armed mob, with attempts to dynamite the house. Reports say Nannie Clark is in dangerous condition and several officers were injured. Later text covers broader war news and a court calendar excerpt.
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Danville
Walter Clark
Nannie Clark
Newton Street
W. H. McCray
W. W. Boisseat
McCary
Clark
A. J. Perkinson
J L. Wells
McCra
Boiseau
J. C. Lewis
Martin
American rifle aided Allied victory on Western Front
In a front dispatch from London dated October 11 the rifle described as an essentially American weapon by General Pershing was credited with aiding the Allies in the Flanders fighting. Frontline reports note heavy rain halted scale infantry attacks while French and British forces repelled German assaults near Paschendaele and Aisne. The Sofia war office claimed British losses at Doiran were heavy as Bulgarians held trenches south of the lake. In a separate incident in North Carolina a money robbery occurred ending with the capture and return of $120. A new Russian coalition government has taken power, replacing the Council of Five.
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Petrograd
Germany
Riga
Oesel
Dago Islands
Gulf of Riga
Oesel Island
Dago Island
Perograd
Courtland
Gulf of Finland
Baltice
Livonia
Esthonia
Flanders
Haig
Verdun
Aisne
Chemin-des-Dames
Hurtebise
Chevreux
Paschendaele Ridge
Douglas Haig
Meuse
Ele
Sofia
Lake Doiran
Negro Joyride Ends With Whippings In Pageland
A young African boy named Will, living with Mr. K P Stewart after a chain of guardians, drove Rev J K Haire’s Ford in a zigzag from Stewart’s home to Latimer’s, ending in a ditch. Stewart whipped him, and the buggy whip remained to reassure discipline. Will views the home as his own.
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Will
K. P. Stewart
Alf Blakeney
Alf
R. M. Armstrong
Mr. Stewart
Scamp
J. K. Haire
Colored Men Not Wanted at Camp Funston Protest
Junction City Kansas October 12 Mayor Thompson and six officials telegraphed Secretary of War Baker protesting the transfer of 14 300 white soldiers from Camp Funston to other camps to make room for 12 000 Negro draftees. They declared Junction City has no Negro population and urged action.
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Junction City
Kan
Camp Funston
National Army
Cantonmenta
United States
Thompson
Baker
War Department
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkener Promises Youthful Look
An old remedy Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold in drug stores for about 50 cents a bottle. It darkens gray hair when applied with a comb or brush, leaving a natural look without obvious evidence of use.
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Wyeth
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