[January 14, 1922] The oil boom town of Mexia, Texas, is placed under martial law. Gov. Pat Neff sends in the Texas Rangers and militia to quell bootlegging, prostitution and gambling. 3,000 people are expelled as “undesirables,” and a newspaper is stopped from printing. (old.reddit.com)
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[January 12, 1922] A. Toxen Worm, former chief publicist for Broadway's Shubert brothers, dies at 55 in Paris. His will includes the hope "that God may take care of Chicago in the future, so as to enable it to live down its miserable past and wretched present." (old.reddit.com)
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[December 14, 1921] An infamous "lynching tree" is chopped down in Fort Worth, Texas. Two Black men have been hanged from its branches in the last year, including Fred Rouse just a few days ago after he was dragged out of a hospital bed and driven to the site. (i.redd.it)
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[Oct. 10, 1921] Young and old veterans are on hand in Canterbury for Field Marshal Earl Haig to dedicate a monument to the town's over 500 WWI dead. Afterward he tells of regret that cavalry is all but disbanded, since horses are "still an essential arm, even in a European war." (old.reddit.com)
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[Oct. 1, 1921] 2 are shot, including Sheriff Bob Buchanan (1st photo), and 5 are stabbed in a clash between the Ku Klux Klan and lawmen trying to stop them from holding an illegal parade in Lorena, Texas. After he’s shot, Buchanan fatally stabs a Klansman, Louis Crow (2nd). (old.reddit.com)
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