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"'God Bless You All---I am Innocent': Ed Johnson's Last Words Before Being Shot to Death By a Mob Like a Dog"

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This headline article actually makes up most of the entire front page of this newspaper issue, with a small portion of it continuing on the second page. This item discusses various aspects of a lynching event, including describing the lynch mob's acquisition of Ed Johnson, the involvement of the sheriff, and the lynching itself. This article explains lynching without using overly graphic language while still displaying lynching as a violent act.
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