MOB HANGS PAIR OF ALABAMA BLACKS
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MOB HANGS PAIR OF ALABAMA BLACKS
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Source Type
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Newspapers
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Author
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N/A
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Publisher
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The Rock Island Argus
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Publication Place
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Davenport, IL
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Publication Date
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January 4, 1915
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Transcript
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MOB HANGS PAIR ALABAMA BLACKS Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 4.-Two negroes, Ed. and Will Smith, accused of implication in the murder of R. A. Stillwell, an Elmore county farmer, were taken from Wetumpka jail early today and lynched by a mob. Governor O'Neal ordered a special session of the Elmore grand jury to in- vestigate the lynchings. The militia is on duty, MOB HANGS PAIR ALABAMA BLACKS Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 4.-Two negroes, Ed. and Will Smith, accused of implication in the murder of R. A. Stillwell, an Elmore county farmer, were taken from Wetumpka jail early today and lynched by a mob. Governor O'Neal ordered a special session of the Elmore grand jury to in- vestigate the lynchings. The militia is on duty,
