Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-01
SIXTY PERSONS KILLED AND MORE THAN
200 INJURED IN RACE RIOTS IN TULSA, OKLA.
ENTIRE NEGRO SECTION GIVEN UP TO FLAMES
Trouble Broke Out Following An Alleged Assault On White
After 20 Hours Fighting National Guards Arrived To
Restore 0rder-HoSptaIs Are Crowded.
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hiolHiis "o"i9 ana ID" anu oIue'
nave peen swept issue. 1iotlhN
se"I teu idst "tIHl .oiio"ihE Tue ar
rest OF d negro VINO is alleged 10
nave assaulted a "hlle siII'
ne deatA Iisl IS steadliy grow
ing NO aet"ai eslimate can De CIV,
en-. hafiy reports gave over 80
persons klilea ana more IMAM oo IN
Jnred. Inc negro fatailtles are uh.
known Dut they VIII run hleh LOT the
shooting was continuing.
Police and militia were unable to
ope with the situation ana troops
from nearby cities were speeding
on several trains to augment the
3ltlIhlly small NUMBERS VINO We're
Trying to stem the tlde or blood
shed. Overhead the drone or aero.
plane motors added TO the terror
reports We're circulated thal the
planes were ready to drop bombs ON
the negro section. TINS was I'M
true, II was learned that the planes
mad been sent aIott to IGok Tor
mob Gi several hundred negroes re-
ported TO be en- route from the city
OF Muskogee.
me attack ms morning slitea
10 the biaeh pet where Tue sel ealhs
oil terrorstrleKeh NEGROES WeFe
heafd abCYe the souau Oh me nrihS
ana the SHOUTS OIL the moos' fFe''-
zled pands oil whites were clesrIuE
negroes from tHe seCtioH' ueA
Were screaming IN terror OF suIIeii
derihS oy Tue STORES pe,oIe liio au,
vance u me whites aiu tonul.ioil9
Were growing nioIo sei iolS 4iot''
iio'9es 81 G.' GU IN -.
t u tAe women oeiae VI ut' Gu 80. i5it9
the sVIeetS anu liie itcn VIZ 80 ~.
70 surrender Ii''ih ,y were sur
do"H' 9eEeIai luhuIeu iiesi oe's'
men anu "ohen, ol,oi teu ..; t|' ~
y ''h guns anu Ie1ot'e e. > ia. 80,
IN an Gu DITCH plahI' were IepoI teu
eaptA'gu anu Gu u eol,a el' n.y.
nan, MS puIlu.ns 10 an e'uS 20
gu 70 oFeInI ~ 'i.S w - 5 -, .,
ohefs ana nOtn Uhe Clly anu '"uu.5
JAMS are Hlieu 20 INC "0o'2 80
negro p'4so e,s' W.. -
returning IN almost d es9"0F ~. S...i
IRON the negro 4IseiiVt' u, ms
negro plISoners' hoiulN7 ~, i.anI9
dpoN9 mel He%ua '''i 'e'' ''-'i''
slara ny tne HHlteS, -,
STACK eelt On r'Fe'
uiSa. Okla, 1uns ~. 49, 10, sen
hours OF race Ilocins eS5ei'U.n5 80
me entlTe Guy I'VE " NJ men a..
known 10 De uedu tGd1f anu r., rpo''t
OF are known 10 Ne iuJ ,iI' ~ neI
is no known negro ialdiI'le9' 'l'ouS, u
REPORTS are that seEela' were a hiIi,
ed. thousands Oh Snoas 49, ~ el,
during the nouns Gro" US ;" al i!igu
up ana down the stree's " anu 'SIi.
ing weap ana sItdt t4C..eiilenS
prevailed. Wo OF tue %nlIe men
known to nave Oeea hIlleu "eie
shot through me heau' ne e'e5 -
patrGlled by % autol4oD!Ie s niie9
with armed men, WINE 'Vv al liI,o
men win their center Oh ne FITS
co RallWaF slal4oh %i'hIn
stones throw OF an eFned mon Oh
1000 negroes, form me nucleus OF
the gathering white forces
While hundreds OF armed Whlle
men pushed INTO the 'Diack belt
setting fire to scores OF houses ana
firing Tolleys at houses where SNIP
ers are observed reports reach!ng
police headquarters thls morning
state that the deaths VIII noun.
higher than previous estimates
Two thousand or more negroes are
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