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Iowa state bystander. volume 10, number 11, August 28, 1903 Item Info

Contents include but are not limited to Jim Jeffries refuses to fight boxer Sam McVey due to racial concerns, Black families in Clive, Iowa, face racially motivated threats and dynamites (Polk County in similar conditions too), Iowa State Fair attendance down due to rain, obituaries, community news (Keokuk, Fort Madison, etc.), man arrested and almost lynched for physical abuse of his family, President Roosevelt orders a squadron to be sent to Beirut after an American diplomat is assassinated, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 10, number 11, August 28, 1903
Date Created:
1903-08-28
Time Period:
1900s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to Jim Jeffries refuses to fight boxer Sam McVey due to racial concerns, Black families in Clive, Iowa, face racially motivated threats and dynamites (Polk County in similar conditions too), Iowa State Fair attendance down due to rain, obituaries, community news (Keokuk, Fort Madison, etc.), man arrested and almost lynched for physical abuse of his family, President Roosevelt orders a squadron to be sent to Beirut after an American diplomat is assassinated, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Boxing Racism in sports Racism Iowa State Fair City and town life Obituaries Crime Lynching Diplomats
Subject (Person):
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Contributor (Person):
Ruff, Charles S. Ruff, Thaddeus S. Thompson, John L. (John Lay), 1869-1930
Location:
Iowa--Des Moines Turkey
Language:
eng
Contributing Institution:
State Historical Society of Iowa
Publisher:
Iowa State Bystander Pub. Co.
Extent:
4 pages
Genre:
Newspapers
Type:
Text Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9156m
Related Resource:
Library of Congress Control Number: sn83025186
Digital Object Identifier:
bystander1903082801
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9jm23q4t
Metadata License:
This metadata record is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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"Iowa state bystander. volume 10, number 11, August 28, 1903", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9jm23q4t
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