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Published in ''The Afro-American'', Baltimore, Maryland (US), Sunday August 16, 1930, page 8. Publication does not bear a copyright notice and may be PD. Otherwise, fair use for biographical article about Baby Esther (AKA Little Esther Jones). https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ux8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6365%2C5702284 ~~~~