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May 6, 1863 – Dangers of Serving the Confederacy
One who knows of what he speaks writes to the Halifax (N. S.) Gazette, warning the young men of that city against going to the southern states. He says :—“The…
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Jacksonville, Fla. May 1—Miss Bessie Coleman, the daring and accomplished colored aviatrix, was instantly killed when losing control of her plane, it turned over two thousand feet in the air. and she, together with D. W. Wills, white, her publicity director, were dashed to death, while making a practice flight preparatory to an exhibition she was to hold here Saturday under the auspices of the Negro Welfare League of this city.