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July 28, 1914
The Monroe Journal
Monroe, Union County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
A 13-year-old boy, Fred Mitchell, was accidentally locked in a Baltimore & Ohio freight car loaded with 1,225 watermelons in Wilmington, N.C., and discovered three days later in Jersey City, having eaten some to survive. He is held as disorderly until his father arrives.
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Little Nigger in a Carload of Melons.
A pickaninny locked in with a car load of watermelons!
Surprisingly enough when a Baltimore & Ohio freight train pulled into Jersey City Saturday, and Fred Mitchell, 13, the pickaninny referred to, was found, there were of the 1,225 melons shipped in the car quite a few left.
However, when one of the yard hands opened the door he found Fred still at work. He had become Epicurean and was munching on a melon heart.
Fred, who thinks the trial lasted fully three days, doesn't remember how he came to get in the car, but there he was when somebody at Wilmington, N. C., locked the door. His father, Wesley Mitchell, of No. 616 Ninth street, Wilmington, has been notified. Against the father's arrival Fred is held as a disorderly person, although the watermelons thoroughly agreed with him.
A pickaninny locked in with a car load of watermelons!
Surprisingly enough when a Baltimore & Ohio freight train pulled into Jersey City Saturday, and Fred Mitchell, 13, the pickaninny referred to, was found, there were of the 1,225 melons shipped in the car quite a few left.
However, when one of the yard hands opened the door he found Fred still at work. He had become Epicurean and was munching on a melon heart.
Fred, who thinks the trial lasted fully three days, doesn't remember how he came to get in the car, but there he was when somebody at Wilmington, N. C., locked the door. His father, Wesley Mitchell, of No. 616 Ninth street, Wilmington, has been notified. Against the father's arrival Fred is held as a disorderly person, although the watermelons thoroughly agreed with him.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Adventure
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Pickaninny
Watermelons
Freight Train
Locked In
Jersey City
Wilmington
What entities or persons were involved?
Fred Mitchell
Wesley Mitchell
Where did it happen?
Baltimore & Ohio Freight Train From Wilmington, N.C. To Jersey City
Story Details
Key Persons
Fred Mitchell
Wesley Mitchell
Location
Baltimore & Ohio Freight Train From Wilmington, N.C. To Jersey City
Event Date
Saturday
Story Details
13-year-old Fred Mitchell accidentally locked in a railcar of watermelons in Wilmington, N.C., endures three-day journey to Jersey City by eating melons, found munching one, held as disorderly until father notified and arrives.