Dr. Timothy E. Nelson’s News Clippings
Published: February 1913
Publisher: Crisis Publishing Company
Original from: University of California, Berkeley
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500 Negro families (#FarmersPreferred to settle on FREE Government Lands in Chaves County, New Mexico. Blackdom Township is a #NegroColony. Fertile soil, ideal climate. No "#JimCrow" Laws. For information write
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Statehood Petition Reaches Washington
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Circular Letter is Referred to Committee on Territories.
Washington, Jan. 7--A petition asking for the support of the bill for the commission of New Mexico separate statehood was received today in the form of a letter from Chairman W. S. Hopewell, of the New Mexico Statehood league addressed to Representative Fulton, of Illinois. It was referred to the committee on territories.
The petition read that when Governor George Curry visited Washington recently President Roosevelt assured him that he would lend his hand towards securing the passage of his bill and is satisfied that New Mexico was sufficient population and wealth to entitle it to be admitted as a separate state.
The letter give the present population of New Mexico above 400,000 and states that a delegation representing every county in the territory will visit Washington this month to urge Congress the passage of the separate statehood bill.
Published: January 1913
Publisher: Crisis Publishing Company
Original from: University of California, Berkeley
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#Wanted
500 Negro families (farmers preferred to settle on FREE Government Lands in Chaves County, New Mexico. Blackdom is a #NegroColony. Fertile soul, ideal climate. No "#JimCrow" Laws. For information write JAS. #HaroldColeman |
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Colony of Negroes Found a Townsite in Chaves County.
The Blackdom Townsite Company of Blackdom, Chaves county, today … amendments to their charter with Nathan Jaffa, secretary of the territory. The amendments concern a change in the number of directors allowed the company. Blackdom is a colony negroes.
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