Henry Harris - MS-CAR72
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Title
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Henry Harris - MS-CAR72
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Identifier
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MS-CAR72
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Subject
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African Americans--History, African Americans--History-- 1877-1964, Artisans
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Source
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Clarion-Ledger
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Date
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May 11, 1899
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Trade
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Carpenter
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gender
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Male
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Notes
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Took place on Clifton St., later died
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Transcription
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Considerable excitement was created on Clifton street Wednesday after-noon by the sensational report that Henry Harris, a negro carpenter, was dying from the effects of poison he had received through a drink of whisky taken from a fellow laborer's bottle.
