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Newspaper
Dallas Express
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1922
Page
2
The Dallas Express announces subscription details and rates with publishing notices and office address. It notes second class matter status and provides a caution about erroneous reflections and protections for the press.
The Dallas Express declares steadfast patriotism and fairness, vowing to uphold justice across all lands. The piece calls on the press to unite, stand firm, and maintain a plain, steady, conservative course, praising honesty and national duty.
Monday's Emancipation Day in Dallas showed orderly observance and social progress. Attendance at Riverside Park was high with over 8600 spectators and more than 2000 at the recreation area, indicating growing decency and engagement in Black community events.
The piece reports Tuna proposing a city ordinance banning Negro men as hotel servants, calling it an extreme act of discrimination. It discusses reactions, race prejudice, and the potential consequences of such policy in America, urging consideration of broader social pressures and ethical standards.
A fragment from William Pickens discusses modern seekers of a millennial age, noting impatience with perfectibility within a brief lifespan. The passage critiques joining groups for quick, simplistic salvation and waking to discover the world remains unchanged.
The piece questions the viability of a national Negro party amid growing discontent with Republicans and Democrats. It notes past Negro ticket pushes, urges independence from major parties, and argues a black party could offer freedom of action and resist "pork barrel" politics, while acknowledging electoral challenges.
The Carnegie Corporation donates 25 000 to Dr. Carter G. Woodson's Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. Funds support research into pre 1861 free Negroes, reconstruction era, and fellowships while continuing the Journal of Negro History.
A silent protest by Washington’s Negro community marched around the Capitol area to urge Congress to move the Dyer anti lynching bill. The crowd displayed posters calling for justice while signs denounced burning bodies and the nation’s indifference to lynching as a national disgrace.
The Pittsburgh American notes Senator Watson of Georgia pushes for a theatrical rule to allow him to knock down Senator Lenroot during a tariff bill debate. The piece mocks Senate tradition and questions remedies for Watson’s temper while highlighting labor unrest in Haverstraw New York where 1000 Negro brick workers strike for higher pay amid rising brick prices.
William Pickens argues Liberia was effectively sold to the United States through a five million dollar loan and a financial commissioner. He contends the arrangement concentrates power in a single white official, bypassing Liberian governance, and condemns debt payments to white firms as a form of control. He questions the public works deal and draws a bleak parallel to Mississippi’s racial system.
The article outlines cholera infantum as a severe form of diarrheal illness with six to thirty stools daily, vomiting, dehydration, sunken cheeks, high fever, and possible collapse. Enter-Colitis may follow or complicate other childhood infections, with sudden onset, abdominal pain, fever, and variable recovery or death within days. Treatment emphasizes hygienic care, dietetic measures, fresh air, ice, and medical supervision. notes free tubercular clinics at Morgan-Trotter Sanitarium on Monday and Friday 2 to 3 pm, 4027 1-2 Bell Street.
A critical note on a Bleeding Blades collection of Negro Rhymes from a plantation era, praising some vivid pictures of plantation life while faulting its lack of authentic voice and a minstrel style. It contrasts Mr. Trey's careful study with Blades hodgepodge of verses and notes the book’s white‑modeled sentimentality and questionable authorship.
The Wheatley, Queen City and Oakland communities held a June 18 Emancipation celebration at Wheatley Place school with a free dinner for 500. Dr. A R Jackson spoke on Reconstruction challenges and citizenship, followed by Hon Clark and the Emancipation Proclamation read by Norman W. Harllee. Master of ceremonies Garner lauded allied Negro associations and plans for a National Negro Business League meeting.
Tuskegee Institute June 22 One feature of the National Necro Business League meeting planned for Norfolk August 16 17 includes special sessions of the illimnd associations and the National Bankers Association among other groups as part of the program.
Washington colored leaders demand the firing of Col. Clarence C. Sherrill head of Capitol and buildings for segregation at the Lincoln Memorial dedication on May 30. The DC Branch of the NAACP sent resolutions to President Taft Lincoln Memorial Commission chief and War Secretary Weeks, noting a second incident of segregation and warning the GOP of disillusionment if such practices persist.
The piece argues perfection is unattainable and reform must be ongoing. It praises anti-lynching laws as tools to reduce lynching and highlights that continued effort and cooperation with education can gradually improve society. It cautions millennial perfectionism and endorses pragmatic, incremental progress.
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