Southern chivalry and moral fury in Georgia text
A provocative tirade praises vigilante violence and public hangings while attacking Southern chivalry and anti crime mobs. It condemns governor or officials, mocks Mary Phagan case, claims broad protection for women and morals, and endorses mob justice as progress alongside Woodrow Wilson's submarine pledge diplomacy. The piece uses harsh, sensational rhetoric to critique southern attitudes and law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Phagan
Germany
Woodrow Wilson
White
United States
Berlin
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Moonshine in a county court house tale from Brevard
A Brevard North Carolina court house was reported to house a hidden moonshine operation during court week. A bar room alcove and a belfry dispensary supplied whiskey via a trap door signal while officials reportedly relaxed nearby. A repairman uncovered the setup as attendants appeared unaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple of Justice
Sylvan Valley News
Brevard
Transylvania County
Charlotte Observer
Georgia Outrage and the Guarded South
The Georgia outrage has done the South more damage than a million dollars in printer's ink can overcome. Before inviting people to the South we must guarantee them protection. Georgia hasn’t made good this guarantee. There are 35,000 in the soldiers' names supported by the government. This is independent of the State homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Wilson
South
Wilson Victory Speech Salutes Rights and World Leadership
The speaker lauds President Wilson for defending U S rights and civilized values, calling the victory a triumph for humanity and America. It promises continued pressure to address the sinking of the Lusitania and other vessels, with broad global recognition of neutral rights and freedom of the seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wilson
America
White House
News & Observer
Landmark Defies Blease on Third Degree Cruelty
The Landmark prints excerpts from ex Governor Blease praising third degree tactics and lynching. It condemns cruelty to prisoners yet argues lynching is less barbarous than torture for confessions. The piece notes northern newspapers’ shock at Southern mob justice and questions a governor who endorses mob law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blease
South Carolina
Boston
Gov. Blease
Holt
Guv. Blease
Statesville
City Point a Bad Place
Mr. Ike Hunnicutt reports from City Point Virginia where three weeks of carpentry work at the Dupont Powder Plant paid up to five and a quarter dollars daily. He paints the place as hellish with 28,000 workers, many saloons, lewd women, gambling, and a fake court. He says there is no law or order and a chapel was turned into a dancehall and bawdy house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Hunnicutt
City Point
Dupont Powder
Hell
Mr. Hunnicutt
Monroe
Journal
What a Real Home by the Outlook
A meditation on going home as the reward and renewal of labor. It contrasts the toil of workers with the peace and spiritual meaning found in a true home, noting homelessness among those craving comfort yet lacking understanding and refuge.
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Lusitania
Tom Watson
Atlanta
Monroe Journal
Moonshine Enterprise
R. H. Hardin, M.D
Boone
N. C
Jers
Winklers
G. M. Peavler
Bristol
Tenn
T. E Bingham
N.C
F. A. Linney
Ly. Pd
Silas M. Greene
Mase
Watca Bratrine
Vilas
B. F.D
G. H. Hayes
E. S. Coffey
Dr. Nat, T. Dulaney
Fourth Street
Edmund Jones
T. A. Love
Danner Elk
Pincola
Love & Love
lAvery
F. Lovill
R Lowly Lovill
Lovill
Attorneys AT Lawwe
Boone, N. C
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