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  2. Lynching of Laura and L. D. Nelson - Wikipedia

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    Laura and L. D. Nelson were an African-American mother and son who were lynched on May 25, 1911, near Okemah, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They had been seized from their cells in the Okemah county jail the night before by a group of up to 40 white men, reportedly including Charley Guthrie, father of the folk singer Woody Guthrie . [ 3 ]

  3. 2001 Marsh Harbour Cessna 402 crash - Wikipedia

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    At a news conference, attorney Brian Panish charged that the crash victims died instantly because Virgin Records America "put profits over people". [51] In less than a week, the relatives of Gallin sued Virgin Records America, claiming that the label, and its affiliated music and video production units, were liable for his death because they ...

  4. Mercer House (Savannah, Georgia) - Wikipedia

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    Williams acquired the portraits at a sale of property from Belvedere House, Westmeath County, Ireland. Williams said: "The thought of owning nine works by America's first panelist and first woman artist kept me awake the rest of the night." The nine portraits were sold together and are estimated at $100,000–125,000. [1] The Mercer House study ...

  5. Joseph Erwin - Wikipedia

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    Records of the transaction record the names of 221 people enslaved there "146 were employed on the Front Place and 79 on the so-called Back Place." [ 28 ] In 1824, someone stole another Erwin promissory note, this one being an exchange between Joseph Erwin to John Erwin, in the amount of US$3,250 (equivalent to $90,173 in 2023).

  6. George Santos - Wikipedia

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    A veterinary technician recommended that he contact the owner of FOPU, Anthony Devolder, one of Santos's aliases, who then set up a GoFundMe page. After the fundraiser had reached its goal of $3,000 in June, Santos closed it and withdrew the money. Osthoff, Boll, and GoFundMe received no funds, and the dog died in January 2017.

  7. North Wilkesboro Speedway - Wikipedia

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    North Wilkesboro Speedway is a 0.625 mi (1.006 km) paved oval short track in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.The track has hosted a variety of racing events since its inaugural season of racing in 1947; primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR.

  8. Hulda Regehr Clark - Wikipedia

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    Hulda Regehr Clark (18 October 1928 – 3 September 2009) [1] was a Canadian naturopath, author, and practitioner of alternative medicine.Clark claimed all human disease was related to parasitic infection, and also claimed to be able to cure all diseases, including cancer and HIV/AIDS, by "zapping" them with electrical devices which she marketed. [2]

  9. Clara Bow - Wikipedia

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    Preferred Pictures loaned Bow to producers "for sums ranging from $1500 to $2000 a week" [81] while paying Bow a salary of $200 to $750 a week. The studio, like any other independent studio or theater at that time, was under attack from "The Big Three", MPAA , which had formed a trust to block out Independents and enforce the monopolistic ...