Senator Calder and Georgia lynching record sparks Senate clash
Washington July 27 Senator Calder of New York read New York Times accounts of Wayne County Georgia lynching victims who had been reprieved, prompting Georgia Senator Bendlet Harrin to denounce Calder for exaggerating southern lawlessness. The exchange touched on race violence, peonage probes, and calls for action amid nationwide outrage.
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Suit Over Denied Admission At Posse Normal School
Boston July 27 A Black woman sues the Posse Normal School of Gymnastics for 5000 damages alleging she was barred from admission on account of race after applying in writing and being notified by officials that Negroes were not admitted She claims humiliation and mental anguish and incurred railroad and other expenses in pursuing the case through Superior Court
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Posse Normal School of Gymnastics
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Folk Superior Court
Africans in Paris Visit in Colorful Costumes
Photographers in Paris capture 27 African chieftains and wives arriving to visit and honor French hosts. Dressed in vibrant robes and armed with spears and swords, some wear Legion of Honor decorations for services to France during the war, drawing public attention. Chief Naba and Chief Abdou Kane emerge as favorites amid displays from Senegal, Gambia, and Budan protectorates.
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Liberia as a Mecca for Oppressed Black Men Worldwide
A historical overview traces the slave trade and abolition in Britain and America, highlighting Granville Sharp, Wilberforce, Clarkson and the 1807 abolition of the slave trade. It describes brutal slave transport, coastal capture ports, and the moral shift leading to bans, with notes on Denmark America and Britain’s roles in ending and regulating the traffic.
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McDonald 10 Resigns as Grand Secretary of Masons
Fort Worth Texas July 12 One of the most surprising events at the 47th Masonic Grand Lodge session was the resignation of Ton Wm M McDonald as Grand Secretary after more than twenty years He announced his desire to retire from public life and asked for support for his successor The speaker urged re election next year and paid tribute to McDonalds long service to the order
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Cleveland Seeks National Negro Business League Meeting
The Cleveland Association of Colored Men plans to host the National Negro Business League next, aiming to bring Negro business leaders from across the country to Cleveland. They will attend the Norfolk meeting in August and then petition the League to hold its following session here. The group, active in charity and job support, also uses political engagement to press candidates for office to answer questions for the community.
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Illiberforce 10 Wiertaten Nive Service Overforce Ohio
On the site of a four score year old college project in Wilberforce Ohio the new structure’s foundation was laid last winter. Plans include dedicating the building at a commemoration in June 1998 with Wilberforce alumni forming clubs to raise funds. Bishop Jones advocates active support and Jean Grey leads fundraising efforts through the national Wilberforce alumni network.
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A.M
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Bishop Jones
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Howard appoints new dean for women
Washington July 9 report says Miss Blowe, former principal of the Robert Gould Shaw School and professor of English at Howard University, is the nation’s best qualified for the position, succeeding a line of deans of women.
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Imey Slows
Pas Chossy Daan
Ansa Pofersor
Howard Talsting Blows
Anti Ku Klux Klan Organizing in Illinois Report
Preston News Service reports rising efforts to form an Anti Ku Klux Klan organization in Illinois. Over the past eight weeks, organizers worked quietly to recruit members and promote 100 percent Americanism, aiming to counter extremist activity.
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Preston News Service
Holden Urges Adults Treat Negroes as Adults Not Children
In a candid speech from New York City, Arthur C. Holden argues that whites often patronize Black people, likening them to children. He stresses serious social work must engage with the urban settlement movement and international conferences on social problems.
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Georgia
South
Prenton News
New York City
Arthur C. Holden
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New Teachers at Howard University
Fragmented OCR text mentions Howard University and Harvard University with references to teaching staff and appointments. The readable portions identify new instructors at Howard and possibly affiliations or related academic notes, but the exact names and details are unclear.
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