Texas Towns News Roundup from Cuney Pittsburg and Tyler
Long column reports from Cuney Pittsburg Tyler and surrounding areas. Notes include visits of Prof C Trimble National Supervisor of American Woodmen Louisville Ky depart Jan 15. Local marriages illnesses church events and community notices with many names and places across Texas and Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
C. Trimble
American Woodmen
Louisville
Kentucky
Julia Overstreet
Charles Swain
Joseph Brown
la Grange
Texas
Riley Brown
L. T. Flemings
Ruby Carthon
Rev. Simpson
M. B
A. J. King
Pilot Point
D. Matthews
A. L. Wright
Austin
Pittsburg
Mamie Smith
F. L. Lindsey
Dorothy Elizabeth
Galilee Baptist Church Holds Day of Sermons and Reports
Lawton Oklahoma Sunday services at Galilee Baptist Church led by Rev. E D Parker and Rev Douglass drew strong turnout. Total offerings reached 52.28 dollars as community members gather amid ongoing construction by G S Phillips of Atlas. Support activities included a social for Annie Marshall of Chickasha and updates on local residents and school staff additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwall
St. Paul A. M. BK
E. M. Young
Rissie Campbell
Rock
Lawton
Galilee Baptist Church
E. D. Parker
Douglass
G. S. Phillips
Atlas
Galilee
Annie M. Marshall
Chickasha
A. B. Holmes
Fannie Stoneham
Rhone
Mary Johnson
Mother Jones
Lawton View
Corsicana
Texas
King
N. R. Crossley
Douglass School
Ansorge vows to oppose racial exclusion in Capitol restaurant
Congressman Martin C. Ansorge of New York's 21st district pledges to fight any attempt to bar Colored people from the House restaurant. He writes to James Weldon Johnson of the NAACP praising anti lynching efforts and says he will investigate and oppose any such rule during a Republican administration. The letter discusses cooperation on anti lynching legislation and references Louisiana congressman Aswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Martin C. Ansorge
21St District
New York
House of Representatives
Washington
James Weldon Johnson
Ansorge
Aswell
Representative Aswell
Louisiana
Lincoln Auto School trains colored men as master auto mechanics
The Lincoln Auto School in St. Louis trains colored men as master auto mechanics with practical work led by veteran master mechanics. It accepts out of town students, offers day or night classes, private-home board, a school bank for deposits, and aims to raise salaries for graduates through skilled automotive instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Auto School OF
ST. Louis
Lincoln Auto and Tractor
United States
Lincoln Auto and Tractor Institute
Executive Committee of Negro Press Association Meets
Washington sees the National Negro Press Association hold a Dec 20 meeting in the White Law Hotel with Joseph L. Jones presiding. A plan to revive the Vigilance Committee and a letter commending Japan and France are approved. A Tuskegee Institute convention is scheduled for April to honor Booker T. Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Negro Press Association
Whitelaw Hotel
Joseph L. Jones
Cincinnati
Ohio
H. A. Boyd
Jones
J. Tinley Wilson
Reol
J. Finley Wilson
Boya
Boya, Is To Revive the Original Vigilance Committee
Charman
Japan
France
M. J. Chisolm
Henry Allen Boyd
James L. Chestnut
Edward Lawson
Sonia
Stars and Stripes
Foston
Rhine
Phesdea Cy
Republican Party
Executive Committee
Republic of France
Tuskegee Institute
Ala
Booker T. Washington
Strike Leader In Self Defense Says He Remains Behind Bars
Geo W. Reed, leader of Kansas City packinghouse strikers, claims self defense after a pistol discharge on a Kansas City streetcar. He rejects parole, insisting he stay in jail to keep leadership intact as the strike proceeds toward court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Geo. W. Reed
Packing House
Reed
Papley Oka
Kansan
Kansas
Key West Lynching Follows Beating of Coffee Shop Owner
Manuel Head, a white coffee shop owner, was beaten by masked men, then shot and killed William H. Decker. Head was taken from the county jail by a mob, forced to the Old Fort Martello site, where he was hanged and shot. Marines guarded the jail until deputies relieved them and the mob dispersed after a jail breach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Manuel Head
William H. Decker
Jaiz
Old Fort Martello
Head
Curry
IOW Printing Firm Enters Theatrical Poster Field
New York story notes Ferguson National Printing Company of Indianapolis entering poster production. The firm operates a $50,000 plant with color capabilities and modern equipment. All employees are Black and the officers are Black, with the firm aiming for broad market reach rather than niche confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IEW Printing Company
New York
N. Y
Ferguson National Printing Company
Indianapolis
Ind
J. A. Jackson
Economic conference may be called by Harding
A Senate resolution introduced by Republican Renate France of Maryland would authorize and direct President Harding to call an international economic conference in Washington in March. The plan aims to form a more perfect general concert and union and establish general justice and assurances of gains for participating nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Harding
Senate
Renate France
Maryland
Washington
Nations invited to pursue general welfare promotion
A draft plan proposes inviting about fifty nations and states to discuss tranquility and welfare. It lists Austria Hungary Ireland Germany Russia and other states including Argentina Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Haiti Panama Peru El Salvador Uruguay and Venezuela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Hungry
Ireland
Germany
Russia
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Cuba
Dominician Republic
Ecuador
Hayti
Panama
Peru
Salvador
Uruguay
Venezuela
Christmas Club Investigation Targets Keystone Group
Philadelphia officials from the bureau of legal aid probe the Keystone Christmas Club at 1519 Lombard Street after complaints from members who paid weekly sums but received nothing. Officers A. W. Brown W. C. Castleberry and R. Roan are implicated as the scheme allegedly took deposits totaling $63.75 for fifty weeks with $63.00 to be returned and 75 cents kept for expenses. a collector R. G. Brown allegedly received $400 and vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Peon
Keystone Chrimas Club
Lombard Street
Bureau of Legal Aid
Romain
Haserick
Hassrick
A. W. Brown
W. C. Castleberry
R. Roan
Castleberry
R. G. Brown
Cure for Bleeders Reported by Dr. West in Paris
Dr. P Emile West of Paris reports a cure for hemophilia through regular injections of normal home serum derived from horse blood. He details a seven year follow up on a seven year old bleeder who received twenty cubic centimetre doses every two months for fifteen injections, with no recurrence. West had previously treated seven similar cases with success but notes this is the first wholly cured case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everhart Brage
Jacksonville
Lucinda Clay
Buffalo
Texas
Thos. Simms
Cornelius Clay
Anna Coleman
Mt. Enterprise
Bishop Sneed
Dallas
D. C. Coleman
Cuney
J. L. Hamilton
J. T. Powell
W. C. Price
Sam Cross
W. D. Thomas
Virginia Adams
A. J. Jesse
Tyler
the Express
J. T. Price
Pittsburg
St. Stephens A. M
Frank W. Drightly
W. R. Beamer
Lena Newton
Willie Jackson
C. Dyke Baker
Morris Chapel
P. Nelm
Pleasant
J. C. Collier
Sweetie D. (Mason) Collier
Denver
Colo
Dallas Express
Daxe Phoxx Cafe
N. N. Sawyer
St. Paul 2Nd Baptist Church
Jim Grant
Timothy Chambers
P. C. Pine Bluff Baptist Church
A. W. Walker
A. W. Pryor
Birmington
Atlanta
St. Beaulah C. M. E
C. H. Bell
S. Whitlow
Old St. Beautab
Whitlow
P. C
Geor William Cook
Washington
Douglass
Dougass
Howard
Dunbar High
Anarontia
NHGRO
Sues Hospital
New York
N. Y
Misa Nellie Harris
West 141St Street
Supreme Court
Oman's Hospital
West 109Th Street
Paine
Freedman’s Hospital
New York N
Lincoln Hospital
Harlem
P. Emile West
Paris
Bulletin
the Societe Medicale Des Hopitaux
The Magic Lantern and Early Frauds in 17th Century Tricks
The piece recounts Athanasius Kircher’s 1646 invention of the magic lantern and how traveling con men later exploited the device to scare the public with images of hell and punishment, while collecting money from gullible audiences.
Harum Scarum Etymology in American Usage
Discussion of harum scarum as a descriptive term for wild reckless behavior. Traces origins to hare and ware and notes possible Americanization from Washington Irving. Cites Locke on teaching methods and literary usage in American writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locke
Vaccinating Sugar Cane to Fight Plant Diseases
The Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction Office reports a sugar cane variety immune to common diseases, especially mosaic disease. Seedlings from inoculated specimens will be tested for immunity, with the aim of developing a practically disease-proof plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction
Washington, D. GO
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Pet Roney
Dr. Stewart
Shackelford
Heaton
South Tyler
Brown Sweat
Lydia Jones
Mattie Jones
West Elm Street
Stewarts
Nannie Johnson Haynes
Effie Fort
Mineola
Davis
Dixie High
Invincible Concert Co
St. James C. M. EB
Rapeeds Theatre
Longview
W. Call
Houn
Major Morgan
Hubbard Morgan
West Front Street
J. C. Long
Rapeeds
George Warren
Lillian Johnson
Lanes Chapel
Geneva Wade
Felix Warren
O. B. Johnson
Lillian
John Johnson
G. W. Jackson
F. D. Moore
C. N. Mosley
Clover Leaf
Wilner Delams
Jas. K. Sheley
Muskogee
Okla
Jas. Powers
Loring Williams
Bethel Chapel
M. EB. Church
C. M. E. Church
P. Hicks
Dr. Walker
Christ
Luke
Barren
John
Harmony’ Baptist Church
Sherman Radford
Jesus
Dr. Hicks
Lone Oak
Mt. Gilead Baptist Church
Holsey Lane
Ennis
Second Ward
Ella Sims
George Sims
Henry Jack Igon
Fourth Ward
New Hope Baptist Church
Huntsville
Josephine Lodge No
K. of P
Willie Brell
H. T. Murray
V. C
Ben Collins
John Anderson
Bart Carter
Herman Carter
Frank Fisher
Jeff Moore
I. G
A. Churchwill
C. G
Odd Fellows
K. of P's
Knights and Daughters of
Tabor
South
North
Oklahoma
Ongressman Ansorge
Capitol Restaurant
Hom Douglas
Negro Press Association
Mammoth Theatre
THE
Colored Folk
WM. S. Hart
Bill” Hart
Frontier West
William $. Hart
Vola Vale
Paramount Picture
White Dale
Jesse L. Lasky
Ethel Clayton
VAMP
Theodore
Sydney P. Dones
Elmo Lincoln
Adventures OF
Tarzan
Christmas Club
Athanasings Kircher
Gerpien
Kircher
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