Proclamations Issued As Race Arson Fears Grow Across South
The South reacts to killings and fires amid cotton price pressures and renewed Klan activity. Governors Brough Kilby Dorsey Cooper pledge action to quell lawlessness as mobs threaten property and Black residents.Brooklyn fronts show a separate housing dispute with Dr Schlein advertising for Negro buyers while neighbors weigh laws and street appearance.
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Atlanta
Arkansas
Chas. H. Brough
Thomas E. Kilby
Alabama
Hugh Dorsey
Georgia
Robert A. Cooper
South Carolina
Klu Klux Klan
Sme
Brooklyn
Schlein
Sylvester J. McNamara
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Democratic Women Speak At Columbus Conference
A Athens County delegate reported Hallie Q. Brown, a Black speaker, urged racial equality at a Democratic women’s gathering in Columbus. The observer noted Republicans cheered, and warned that women may shape future political leaders while Brown supposedly stayed within constitutional bounds.
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Conference of Democratic Women
Columbus
Athens County
Hallie Brown
Hallie Q. Brown
United States
Trouble In Brooklyn Drives Charging Legal Block
Dr Julius Schlein of 382 Uniorst Brooklyn faced a recent obstruction blocking his plan to build a driveway through his courtyard to connect a property. The dispute highlights municipal or legal hurdles affecting residential access and private construction.
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Julius Schlein
Brooklyn
Rescue Ends Lynch Attempt in Brooklyn Crowd
Nathan Mathias was saved from hanging today by police after Rose Weiss, 14, accused him of attempting to assault her. A noose hung from a telegraph pole as officers arrived, while a Lexington businessman was assaulted and a shooting occurred. The report reflects on racial prejudice and crime statistics.
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New York
Nathan Mathias
Brooklyn
Rose Weiss
Mathias
Our Women Must Register and Vote Rally Call
A bold call urging women to register and vote emphasizes defending rights and opposing suffrage resistance. The message urges immediate action through registration and participation, framing the vote as indispensable for continued rights.
West End tragedy linked to liver trap tale
Report claims a colored man in the West End devised a deadly scheme using a specially prepared dog liver after his wife allegedly grew intimate with a white man who had followed them from the South. The account ends with her death amid unverified rumors.
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West End
Quiet scandal sparks liver ban among wives
A humorous and ironic note claims that many women who secretly wronged their husbands are now unwilling to eat liver. The quip suggests even butchers face losses as demand drops amid the gossip.
Race Issue Stirs Capital in Columbus Candidates
Columbus October item reports Franklin County voters of both parties aroused by two black candidates for the House of Representatives. The Republican organization expresses loyalty while many Republicans reject the exiled slate amid party tensions and local political stir.
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Columbus
Franklin County
House of Representatives
Negro vote strategy sparks party tensions in South region
The document accuses leaders of courting black voters by coddling African Americans to aid other candidates. It cites organizations forming to oppose black candidates, naming H. S. Atkinson as a white hope and Chick Harley of the Republican State Organization as vice-chair. It suggests some Republicans align with the extreme Southern wing of the Democrats and warns of broader electoral consequences if Negroes shift support.
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H. S. Atkinson
Democratic Party
There I s Only One Trotter President Wilson Reference
A brief bidding note advertises admission with a statement about a sole trotters event and a claim that President Wilson would endorse the claim. It lists general admission and reserved seat prices as fifty and seventy five cents respectively.
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President Wilson
Trotter Meeting At Zion Church October 18
The Citizens Committee announces a large event at St. John A. M. QB Zion Church on Monday October 18 featuring Trotter, a renowned colored figure. Tickets are sold by committee members E L Thomas W O H Ross A Lee Beaty N C Vaughan and others listed.
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Trotter
St. John A. M. QB. Zion Church
Just Tickled 10 Death at Cherry Grove Visit
Mrs Love and Mrs Bragg of this city visit Cherry Grove Michigan on October 6 1920 praising the area. They note warm weather Crystal Lake beauty and fondly report plans to return home Thursday night. Correspondence shows addresses 834 and 840 We Fifth Street and references Homestead Development Assn Cincinnati UK.
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Mrs. Love
Mrs. Bragg
Cherry Grove
Michigan
Wm. H. Ford
District Sales Mgr
Homestead Development Assn
West Court Street
Cincinnati
Ford
Crystal Lake
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ST. John A. M. E. Church
Col. Barr
America
Citizens Committee
E. L. Thomas
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A. Lee Beaty
N. C. Vaughan
Ziegler
W. A
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Kirksey
Chas
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Henriptta Love
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