Governors act as race violence looms over cotton price
Atlanta dispatch reports deadly cotton gin shooting and arson linked to price pressures 40 cents a pound. Governors Brough Kilby Dorsey and Cooper promise action to quell mob violence and lawlessness as activists pressure for order amid renewed Klan activity and threats against cotton owners.
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Atlanta
Arkansas
Chas. H. Brough
Thomas E. Kilby
Alabama
Hugh Dorsey
Georgia
Robert A. Cooper
South Carolina
Democratic Women Protest Speech Sparks Racial Equality Debate
At a Democratic women’s conference in Columbus a Athens County delegate cited Hallie Brown as advocating racial equality. She noted Republicans present cheered and warned that straws show the political wind. She predicted a future with female politicians while praising constitutional limits.
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Columbus
Athens County
Hallie Brown
Negress
Hallie Q. Brown
United States
Trouble In Brooklyn Over Driveway Access Fracas
Dr. Julius Schlein of 282 Union Street Brooklyn faced obstruction as officials blocked a plan to build a driveway through his courtyard to connect a property feature. The dispute highlights disputes over property access and municipal restrictions in the Brooklyn area.
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Sme
Brooklyn
Schlein
Sylvester J. McNamara
John J. Riley
Union Street
Julius Schlein
Union St
White Men Rescued From Lynching After Accusation in Brooklyn
Nathan Mathias narrowly escapes a lynching by a furious Brooklyn crowd after 14 year old Rose Weiss accuses him of assault. Police arrive to find a noose at his neck tied to a telegraph pole. a Lexington businessman is later assaulted by the crowd to which a relative fires a shot. The report cites racial bias and calls for a measured view of crime statistics.
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New York
Nathan Mathias
Brooklyn
Rose Weiss
Mathias
Register and Vote Rally Message from Early Suffrage Era
A vivid plea urging women to register and vote as a defense of their rights. The message emphasizes urgency and collective action, noting resistance to suffrage and the necessity to adapt to new voting opportunities. It references registration as essential and time is pressing.
There Is Only One Trotter and a Wilson Reference
A brief line states there is only one Trotter and asks to confirm with President Wilson. It notes general admission and a few reserved seats with ticket prices listed as 50 cents and 735 cents.
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President Wilson
Trotter Meeting At St John A M E Zion Church
A Citizens Committee announces a Trotter event at St John A M E Zion Church on Monday October 18. The ticketed talk by the renowned colored speaker is billed as a chance of a lifetime and tickets are available from committee members including E L Thomas W O H Ross and several doctors and clergymen.
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Trotter
St. John A. M. EE. Zion Church
Fragmentary city crime tale from prewar paper
A dubious tale from the West End describes a colored man luring his wife with a dog liver as a trap for a white man who had followed them from the South, resulting in the wife's death. The report is unverified and appears as sensational local lore.
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West End
Quiet scandal over liver illness bites husbands and wives
A curiously moral note claims husbands laugh while white men cry and many women, once unfaithful, now refuse to eat liver. Butchers report losses as demand collapses.
Race Issue Stirred by Two Negro Candidates in Columbus
Columbus voters from Franklin County discuss two Black candidates for the House of Representatives. Republicans largely support them, but numerous GOP members reject the African American ticket amid partisan tensions in the capital.
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Columbus
Franklin County
House of Representatives
Political note on Negro vote forces and party lines
A document urges coddling the negro vote to aid other candidates and reveals organizations pressuring black candidates. It names Representative H. S. Atkinson as "the white hope" and Chick Harley as vice-chairman, citing Republicans in the Democratic South Wing and warning of negroes scratching tickets nationwide.
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H. S. Atkinson
Chick” Harley
Republican State Organization
Democratic Party
Just Tickled 10 Death by Cherry Grove Visitors
Mrs. Braggs and Mrs. Love visit Cherry Grove Michigan in October 1920 expressing delight at the area. They praise Crystal Lake and the warm weather, noting they will return home Thursday night and share news. The note lists their local addresses 834 and 840 West Fifth Street.
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Cherry Grove
Michigan
Wm. H. Ford
District Sales Mer
Homestead Development Assn
West Court Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Homme
Crystal Lake
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Lexington
Notter WiLl
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J. Collins
N. A. A.C. P. Benefit OF
Anna
Matthews
ST. John A. M. E. Church
Col. Barr
America
Citizens Committee
E. L. Thomas
Dr. W. O. H. Ross
A. Lea Beaty
N. C. Vaughan
M.L. Ziegler
W. A.B Kerr
Geo. Kirksey
Chas. A. Schooley
Fr. M. Russell
Mrs. Love
Mrs. Bragg
Mr. Ford
Mrs. Henriwtta Love
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