Foreigner Writes On Lawlessness In America Letter
Odolphus F. De Larney argues in a letter to the editor that many Southern leaders and institutions promote violence, lynching, and disregard for federal authority, fueling Bolshevism and socialism fears. He asserts foreigners see Americans failing to uphold laws and calls for action against Southern lawlessness to restore order and patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hezekiah Workhard
Texas
Oklahoma
United States
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
United States Senate
America
South
Bishp
Episcopal Church
Hezetiah Workhard
Odolphus F. DE Larney
Defends Colored Soldiers speech by Rev Grimke praise
Rev Francis Grimke cites a speech by Secretary F K Lane praising Black soldiers loyalty. He notes ancestral slavery, wartime service from Cuba to Carrizal, and declares the Negro in the United States is a loyal American. The passage emphasizes steadfast patriotism and trust in Black troops.
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Francis J. Grimke
F. K. Lane
United States
Cuba
Carrizal
Mexico
Congress Adjourns After Brief Special Session
World Democracy Warrng bills for rights to Colored Americans fail to pass. Madden bill to abolish Jim crow cars is defeated in the House. Call for a race to mount a desperate fight during the regular session opening December 1.
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Madden
Bearing the Burden Quote by Bunyan
Cited line urges patience in bearing burdens until deliverance arrives and burdens drop away on their own. The reflective snippet frames a Judeo Christian resilience theme tied to endurance and relief.
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Bunyan
Thanksgiving customs and history in New England
The article traces early Thanksgiving practices from prayer and sermon in New England to feasting with turkey, pumpkin pie, and fruit cake. It notes the shift from a day of worship to a harvest feast, honors Victorians and poets, and recalls 1578 Newfoundland rites and the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower facing peril with hopeful resolve.
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New England
England
North America
Wolsall
Newfoundland
Frobisher
Plymouth
Our Troubles and the Sense of Separation
A short quote reflecting on human troubles arising from feeling separate from the infinite source. The author Orison Swett Marden emphasizes unity with a higher power as the path to peace.
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Orison Swett Marden
Local Paper Notes Jim Crow School Support Rally
A fragment notes praise for the school board's Jim Crow policy with calls to extend thanks to R R Cars, signaling racial segregation rhetoric amid school politics. The record preserves a troubling excerpt reflecting era tensions and public endorsement of segregation.
Thanksgiving and the Jamestown Pilgrims in America's origins
Historian notes that Thanksgiving as celebrated today is rooted in American tradition. Early settlers at Jamestown Plymouth and Boston shaped republican government and the first Mayflower written constitution. Edward Winslow’s letter describes a grand autumn feast with fowl deer and Indian guests led by Massasoit and about 90 warriors.
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Jamestown
New York
Plymouth
Boston
Atlantic
Provincetown
Edward Winslow
England
Massasoit
Tempting the Devil in a Witty Quotation
A brief quotation attributed to George Eliot warns that the danger lies in our own temptations rather than the devil. The line plays on the idea that opportunity and choices reveal character more than external foes. The compact insight reflects Victorian moral reflection on self-control.
Thanksgiving Witch in the Kitchen Poem
A verse depicts a witch-like figure in a kitchen baking and brewing for Thanksgiving. Raisins spices and pumpkin pie scents fill the air as she chops, peels, minces and slices. The speaker, bound by a spell of fruit cake cranberry jelly dressing onions turkey and a bridal feast, presents a living dinner prepared by my bride. MINNIA IRVING. (Deywright 1618 Western Mewspagns Uniand)
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Race
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Minmna Irving
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