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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean P Ningen)
Wed Oct 4 18:29:57 1995
To: rumor@MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 1995 18:28:54 EDT
From: Sean P Ningen <spningen@MIT.EDU>
Here we go. Barely 24 hrs to rules seminar folks. Here's today's news.
See y'all tomorrow.
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Louisiana Picayune Wednesday February 15th, 1928
Riots Rip Through Downtown, Known Klansmen Held in Lynching
Enraged after four recent deaths of union members, the dockworkers of
New Orleans, both black and white, took to the streets of New Orleans last
night, burning everything in their path. Not since the Union captured the
city during the War between the States has there been such distruction to
the downtown area. Estimates range as high as several hundred thousand
dollars. Luckily, the historic Vieux Quartier was not severely damaged,
and the Mardi Gras carnivals will not need to be cancelled.
The rioters had originally been protesting the murders of three union workers
in the last few days. When a fourth body was found just after midnight,
the peaceful proteste rupted into a riot. Many believed that a concious
effort was being made by the upper class to break the strike on the docks
through terror tactics. The National Union has condemned the killings that
led to the riots, and warned that the Teamster's National might very well
join the local union in striking if any more attacks are made upon striking
dockworkers. John Donovan, the national president, further urged the locals
to fight for their rights, and to be willing to riot again. "Hit them where
it hurts, right in their wallet!"
The riots finally ended at about 3 in the morning, when it was annonced that
two members of the Ku Klux Klan were arrested and charged with the killings.
The two men, Billy Green and Frederick Jackson, have also been charged with
last month's murder of former union head Gilbert D'Alano. When originally
arrested, the two were charged with 4 counts of murder. However, they
were found to possess a key to a safe deposit box at the bank. The box had
held union pension funds which mysteriously dissappeared after the
murder of D'Alano. This causing a short work stoppage last month before
this month's strike. Reports indicate that they may even be charged with a
sixth murder, that of prominent businessman Homer Abercrombie, who was
found dead last night last night near the body of the fourth dead dockworker.
Current union copresidents James M. Jerrison Jr. and John Mass both expressed
gratitude to the police for apprehending the felons, and for finally solving
the earlier mystery. However, the funds themselves are still missing. The
police obtained search warrants for the houses of several known Klansmen,
but found nothing. Local KKK wizard Scott Essex-Fitch called the
accusations "ludicrous" and demanded that the police stop "harassing
innocent citizens." He also swore to vindicate the two arrested men.
In response, Mr Jerrison called Mr Essex-Fitch a "no good, rascist, oppressor,
burgeoise, liar pig." He added that Mr Essex-Fitch didn't have the courage
to actually face any member of the working class, so he hid his head under a
sheet and tried to scare people. Mr. Jerrison further suggested that if
Mr. Esses-Fitch was really interested in justice, he'd leave the KKK and
give his share of his family fortune to charity. No response has been
recieved from Mr. Essex=Fitch.
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