England Heads Arch Masonry in Macon Convention
In Macon Georgia on April 24 with 275 Royal Arch Masons in attendance the annual convention opened and will close Thursday noon. Officers were elected and installed with W A Wolthm as grand treasurer and W A Simmons as grand secretary among others. A luncheon followed and the High Priesthood conferred degrees while Robert E Colding presided.
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Macon
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
England
Cedartown
Joel Bowden
Adairaville
Frank
Milter
Fort Valley
H Griswold
W A Wolthm
W. A Simmons
Royston
H Warner Hill
Atlante
Thomas H Jeffries
Thomas H Jeckes
Atlanta
Sojourner
W. I. Williams
Columbus
Robert I. Colding
Snvannah
Jonn R Wilkinson
Georgia
Henry Banks
LaGrange AL Moon
Ts Ludies
Eastern Star
Constantine
A. M. Wolshin
Order of the High Priesthood
Robert E. Colding
Savannah
Phi Attach
Negro Leaders Address Industrial Institute at Atlanta
Strong and encouraging talks were given to the faculty and students of the Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institute by Bishop Henry M. Turner Professor P Alpheus Luckie Reverend C J Bynum and John Fleur Adams. They commended the school’s work and urged hope for the race while praising white support in aiding the institution. Dr John S Jenkins of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will deliver the annual closing address next Tuesday night at the Cosmopolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Aong
Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institute
Henry M. Turner
P Alpheus Luckie
Georgetown
Demerara
South America
C.J Bynum
Grand Basea
West Coast
Africa
John Fleur Adams
Jacksonville
Fla
Evar
John S& Jenkins
Methodist Episcopal Church South
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Dinh Gilly Finds Rest in Arabian Attire at Opera
The Metropolitan Grand Opera star Dinh Gilly favors Arabian dress in private, while his public persona blends French, Arabic, Italian, and German tongues. Born in Africa to a French mother and desert father, he wears a blue gown in his room, an amulet at his neck, and jet black hair. His portrayal of Amonaasro in Atda Moon daily night showcases dramatic power and unmatched bass baritone voice.
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Dinh Gilly
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company
Gilly
Robert Hichens
alng@er
Aftica
Amonaasro
Judge E F Best Dies in Washington DC
Macon Georgia reports the death of Judge Foot Best once city court judge in Macon. He served in the U S Interior Department under President Grover Cleveland and remained in office until his death. Survived by wife and several siblings, his passing leaves circles in Macon and Savannah noting his long residence and service. Circumstances prevent the widow from accompanying the body to Macon.
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Macon
Macan
Foot Best
Maren
T Washington
United States Department of the Interior
Grover Cleveland
Test
Judge Best Laves Geveral
South
Thi
Mra Samuel UC Hoge
Theodore Wells
Satannah
T HH Hardeman
Florida
Mathan Bray
Eufaula
Best
Josiph LO Wells
Sheriff Rescues Tompkins From Dublin Mob
Dublin Ga April 24 Special A lynching was averted when Sheriff Flanders hid Steve Tompkins from a county jail crowd. He told deputies Tompkins was not in jail, met two visitors at the porch, and warned of rumors of lynching. Tompkins faces murder charges in the Doston case and the trial drew wide attention.
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Dublin
Sheriff Flanders
Steve Tompkins
Tompking
Tompkins
Faulders
Montgomery
Ella Poston
J T, Dean
Eva Doston
Hankins
Arthur
Edgar Dean
Doston
Dean
J T Dean
Edgar Dean Tompkins
Baron Muskerry Attacks Board of Trade Marine Dept
Lord Muskerry condemned the marine department of the Board of Trade at the Imperial Merchants Service Guild meeting in London on April 24. He urged reform and the appointment of professionals, while Sir Ernest Shackleton called for unbiased practical men and warned against appointing the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Titanic job.
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London
Marine Department
Board of Trade
Lord Muskerry
Imperial Merchants Service Guild
Maning Department
Thea Aea Apstes
Ernest Shackleton
Archbishop of Canterbury
The
Colonel Van Orsdale to Lead Dress Parade at Fort McPherson
Colonel Van Orsdale commanding at Port McPherson will lead a special parade and drill this afternoon. The event features stars of the Metropolitan Opera Company and visiting guests in a grand opera style display at Fort McPherson.
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van Orsdale
Port McPherson
Metropolitan Opera Company
The
Regis
Fort McPherson
Opera guests to attend Atlanta parade and event
The article notes operatic stars accepting invitations for this afternoon. Visitors plan parties for the fort and the pleasant weather encourages a large turnout. Colonel Van Orndale will host hospitality in arranging Atlanta's parade for opera guests.
Post Office Robbed by Three Bandits at Lane, Oklahoma
A Lane Oklahoma dispatch reports three robbers, one a boy, held up the Lane post office for money and stamps with pistols, then looted several people who tried to follow. In flight they halted Ben Mackey and John Wright at town outskirts, escaped on horses ridden by Mackey and Wright. They took the names of Wright and Mackey and promised to remit if able to hold up a “love one with a fat roll.” Mackey and Wright fear for their horses’ repair costs.
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Munkogee
Okla
Lane Okla
Lane
Pistola
Mall
Ben Mackey
John Wright
Mackey
Wright
Senate and House Schedule Update From Alaska Hearing
The Titanic investigating committee continued its hearing in session from 2 p m to 6 05 p m. The Senate adjourned at 6 05 p m and the House met at noon and considered a bill creating a territorial legislature for Alaska, adjourned at 6 36 p m until 4 30 p m Thursday.
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Senate
Alaska
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