Negro Rally at Big Bethel Church Stresses White Supremacy
A large crowd attended an Educational mass meeting at Big Bethel Church in Atlanta under Morris Brown College Industrial Department. Speakers including Dr James W. Lee and Ex-Governor W J Northen discussed equal industrial opportunities for blacks, social supremacy of whites, and race relations in the South.
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Morris Brown College
South
Big Bethel Church
Auburn Avenue
Butler Street
James W. Lee
Trinity Methodist Church
Lee
Fev
B. R. Carter
Friendship Baptist Church
HA. AtKingon
Central Congregational Church
BE. L. Henderson
Colored Episcopal Church
W. J. Northen
J. O. Ross
Negro Savings Bank
Atlanta
Northen
Georgia
Herbert and Barrow
Arbitration Board
Atkinson
Belk
Marx
Richard D Stinson
Stinson
Dr. Lee
Industrial Department
Don Carlos of Bourbon Dies in Exile at Varese
Rome reports Don Carlos of Bourbon pretender to the Spanish throne died at Varese in Lombardy. He was 83, rumored to have apoplexy with paralysis. Born March 30, 1848 at Laybach, he claimed to be Charles VII under Philip V’s succession law and led Carlist risings in 1848 1855 and 1860.
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Rome
Don Carlos
Bourbon
Varese
Lombardy
Duke of
Madrid
Philip V
Spain
Charles VII
Laybach
Austria
Don Juan
Charles VI
Count de Montemolin
Marie Teresa
Margaret de Bourbon
Ewn
Catalonia
Aragon
Valentin
Tolosa
Fefl
Isabella
Alfonso XII
Maria Christina
Don Jaime
Southern View on Negro Industrial Equality
A southern speaker argues that black Americans achieved greater industrial equality in the South than the North, citing roles in brickwork and carpentry and contrasting northern emphasis on civil rights with southern focus on economic opportunity. He calls for continued industrial equality to ensure real freedom, praising Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation as a basis for ongoing work rights. The piece emphasizes long-standing Southern practice of integrating blacks into skilled labor and warns against northern ideas that expand rights at the bottom without employment.
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Rome
St. Louis
St. John’s Methodist Church
North
Joe
Joa
Lincoln
South
Adjutant Quirk in Macon Tour of Salvation Army
Adjutant William Quirk a 38 year Salvation Army veteran and native Manman is on a tour of inspection for Major White. He will conduct three services in Macon before moving to Jacksonville, Tampa and other cities on the schedule.
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Quirk
Macon
William 38
Salvation Army
Isle of Mann
Man
Coleman
White
Jacksonvile
Tampa
Stage Fright Seizes Aviator Williams in Curtiss Airplane
In Mineola Hempstead Plains a demonstrator, Alexander Williams, 42, loses control of a Curtiss aeroplane during New York Aeronautic Society demonstrations. The craft crashes, Williams is injured but not fatally, with a broken left arm, dislocated thumb, and bruising. Curtiss executes a dramatic recovery flight after the mishap.
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New York
Glenno
Curtias
Curtia
Hempstead Plains
Mineola
Curtiss
New York Aeronautic Society
Alexander Williams
Himachf
Wiliams
Willama
Williama
Edward Foster Wulard
New York City
Aeronautic Society
A. M. Herring
Willard
Firm Held Cotton and Made $30,000
Columbus Ga July 18 C Schussler and Sons Lafayette Ala have sold 1659 bales of cotton stored in Columbus warehouses since last fall The cotton sold at 12 cents a pound bringing over 100000 dollars The firm made about 30000 dollars by holding the cotton Carnegie s Earshotness From the St Louis Post Dispatch Of course Andrew Carnegie will escape taxes on his 250000000 of steel bonds
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Columbus
C Schussler and Sons
Lafayette
Ala
Carnegie
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Andrew Carnagie
Atlantic battleship fleet equipped with spiral masts
The Atlantic fleet battleships stationed off Provincetown, Massachusetts, are now fitted with new fire control masts. The masts, still experimental, are undergoing thorough testing. Foreign observers, including Japanese officials, are evaluating their effectiveness and may adopt them if proven practical.
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Atlantic
Provincetown
Maes
Peach growers encouraged as prices hold in Georgia region
Peach growers in middle Georgia report good prices despite a smaller harvest. Macon buyers and commission houses increased, helping marketers realize near last year’s earnings. About 2,000 carloads are expected to bring roughly the same money as 4,000 carloads last season.
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Frown House
Macon
Georgia
Jn Macon
Fire Nearly Causes Panic at Ensley Church
A Birmingham incident reports a hose wagon crash into the Ensley First Methodist church as services ended. Mrs B Chapman suffered severe injuries including skull fracture and possible death. Driver C R Morrison was arrested then released on bond amid high tension and talk of violence.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ensley First Methodist Church
B . Chapman
C R. Morrison
Morrison
Tany
Rockefeller Says He’d Do It Again if Given Chance
The Milwaukee Sentinel quotes John D. Rockefeller stating that if he could redo his life he would repeat his previous actions, adding that the public would likely be persuaded again.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
John D. Rockefeller
Believed 16 Oak street clerk linked to Will Myers case
John E White a postal clerk recalls a 16 Oak street man as a Cuban campaign veteran and possible Will Myers, claiming Myers escaped county jail while under a death sentence. White cites a company photo and says the man pointed as Myers was a capable but quiet soldier, possibly discharged before final muster.
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John E. White
Oak Street
Company B
Ray
Immunes
Willl Myers
White
Myers
Mr. White
Homecoming tragedy in Brunswick ends in gunfire
In Brunswick Georgia on July 18 Edgar Smith 20 returned from a year away in Rome and while handing out family gifts fired a pistol he believed empty, fatally wounding his 14 year old sister Rene. The family planned a reunion feast after the return. Separately in Elberton the residence of WC Smith on Mcintosh Street burned at about 4 am.
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Brunswick
Rome
Edgar Smith
Rene
Rena
Elberton
WC Smith
Mcintosh Street
WC Roberts
Roberts
Sinker Sewing Machine Company
Weather conditions favor cotton chop across states
Weekly crop summary reports from Memphis Montgomery New Orleans and notes from Alabama Louisiana and Mississippi describe hot dry conditions in parts of Texas and Oklahoma slowing growth while Alabama and Mississippi see renewed vigor from scattered rains and warm sun. boll weevil damage is limited in Alabama and Louisiana but late crop development continues in the region.
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Memphis
Tenn
Atlantic Seaboard
Georgia
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Montgomery
Ala
Advertiser
Alabama
New Orleans
Louisiana
Picayuine
Miseissippi
Low-Priced Autos for the Farmers in tariff appeal
Judge Adamson of the Fourth Georgia District urges Congress to reduce duties on automobiles costing under 500 dollars. He argues cheaper cars will aid common people, curb road obstruction by wealthy buyers, and spur domestic production while preserving road access for rural travelers. He notes states consider road laws that exempt low-priced machines to promote affordable transport.
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Washington
Adamson
Georgia
Aldrich
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House Coneferees
Congress
Judge Adamson
House
Lne
China accepts Crane as minister to China
Charles R. Crane of Chicago, named by President Taft as minister to China, is declared persona non grata by the Chinese government. The American legation lodged representations with the foreign board, praising Crane as an Orientalist and traveler who has twice visited China. The grand council communicated that China would gladly receive Crane.
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Peking
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
China
Taft
Legation
Chinese Foreign Board
Crane
Grand Council
Foreign Board
United States
Farmers to Hold School for Cotton Training
Farmers' Union in Little Rock will run a six week school starting tomorrow to educate its members on cotton cultivation and handling. J Alston Clapp of Anderson, Clayton & Co. Little Rock office will serve as principal.
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Little Rock
Ark
Farmers’ Union
J. Alston Clapp
Anderson, Clayton & Co
Death of A P Johnson in Macon Georgia
A P Johnson aged 88 died at home on Reid Street after a brief illness. He lived with his daughter Mrs Reid and is survived by six daughters and eleven sons. A short service will be held at the residence tomorrow morning by Rev J W Domingo and the remains will be carried to Reynolds Georgia for interment.
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A. P. Johnson
Macon
Reid Street
Mra. W. FF. Reid Hera
J. W. Domingo
Remranis
Reynolds
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