"Wholesale House Broken Into"
An August 21, 1919 Florence Herald article reporting that after an investigation into the robbery of HP Lucas' wholesale grocery "last week" black Florence resident Walter Mitchell was arrested and then confessed to breaking into the store and stealing "a quantity of various ite...
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Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
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| Summary: | An August 21, 1919 Florence Herald article reporting that after an investigation into the robbery of HP Lucas' wholesale grocery "last week" black Florence resident Walter Mitchell was arrested and then confessed to breaking into the store and stealing "a quantity of various items." The article also notes that black restaurateur Ben Martin was arrested for receiving stolen goods. |
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