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Domestic News October 25, 1880

The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer

Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia

What is this article about?

In St. Clairsville, Ohio, Joseph Crawford, a colored boy, stabbed John Rice, a young white man, in the abdomen during a quarrel stemming from political club collisions. Rice had struck Crawford beforehand, following an earlier altercation involving Captain Jackson of the Garfield Colored Club and the Hancock Club.

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE.

A Colored Boy Stabs a White Man in a Quarrel Arising from Political Troubles—The White Man Apparently Served About Right.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, O., October 24

Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.

Last night Joseph Crawford, a colored boy, stabbed John Rice, a young white man, in the abdomen, seriously but not dangerously. Rice had struck him just before. Captain Jackson, of the Garfield Colored Club, had struck Rice in a quarrel about a collision of his club with the Hancock Club the night before.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Politics

What keywords are associated?

Stabbing Political Quarrel Garfield Club Hancock Club Racial Incident St Clairsville

What entities or persons were involved?

Joseph Crawford John Rice Captain Jackson

Where did it happen?

St. Clairsville, O.

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

St. Clairsville, O.

Event Date

Last Night (October 24)

Key Persons

Joseph Crawford John Rice Captain Jackson

Outcome

john rice stabbed in the abdomen, seriously but not dangerously

Event Details

Joseph Crawford stabbed John Rice in the abdomen after Rice struck him, in a quarrel arising from political troubles. The previous night, Captain Jackson of the Garfield Colored Club struck Rice during a collision between the Garfield Colored Club and the Hancock Club.

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