1929-06-25 Letter from The Moral Progress Society to Florida Governor Carlton Regarding to the Romey Murders

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1929-06-25 Letter from The Moral Progress Society to Florida Governor Carlton Regarding to the Romey Murders

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A letter from Joe. M. Joseph, president of The Moral Progress Society of Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Florida Governor Carlton dated June 25, 1929. Arabic script on the letterhead indicates that the society was a Syrian Society. The writer urges the governor to order an investigation into events and hopes that "if the preponderance of testimony shows as we believe, that the policement involved were to blame, we hope you will immediately suspend them pending the outcome of their trial."

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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies

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1929.06.25_Moral Progress Society

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Joe M. Joseph, “1929-06-25 Letter from The Moral Progress Society to Florida Governor Carlton Regarding to the Romey Murders,” Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Archive, accessed December 9, 2023, https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/40342.