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December 28, 1903
Rock Island Argus
Rock Island, Rock Island County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
A business dispute over a few dollars escalated into a deadly shooting near Randolph, Tennessee, on Dec. 28, killing white merchant Tom Hollingshead and seriously wounding four Black men: John, Walter, Henry Jackson, and Andrew Pugh.
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Life for a Few Dollars,
Brownsville, Tenn., Dec. 28. - One man was killed and four seriously wounded as the result of a pitched battle near Randolph. The trouble started by a shot from a double-barrel shotgun in the hands of a young white merchant named Tom Hollingshead, and the shot was returned by John Jackson with a pistol. Hollingshead fell dead with a bullet through his heart, and John, Walter and Henry Jackson, and Andrew Pugh, all negroes, were seriously wounded. The trouble arose over a business dispute involving a few dollars.
Brownsville, Tenn., Dec. 28. - One man was killed and four seriously wounded as the result of a pitched battle near Randolph. The trouble started by a shot from a double-barrel shotgun in the hands of a young white merchant named Tom Hollingshead, and the shot was returned by John Jackson with a pistol. Hollingshead fell dead with a bullet through his heart, and John, Walter and Henry Jackson, and Andrew Pugh, all negroes, were seriously wounded. The trouble arose over a business dispute involving a few dollars.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Tragedy
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Shooting Battle
Business Dispute
Fatal Shooting
Wounded Victims
Racial Conflict
What entities or persons were involved?
Tom Hollingshead
John Jackson
Walter Jackson
Henry Jackson
Andrew Pugh
Where did it happen?
Near Randolph, Tennessee
Story Details
Key Persons
Tom Hollingshead
John Jackson
Walter Jackson
Henry Jackson
Andrew Pugh
Location
Near Randolph, Tennessee
Event Date
Dec. 28.
Story Details
Young white merchant Tom Hollingshead fired a double-barrel shotgun at John Jackson over a business dispute, prompting Jackson to return fire with a pistol, killing Hollingshead and seriously wounding Jackson, his brothers Walter and Henry, and Andrew Pugh, all negroes.