America in Haiti critics question Lansing rationale
The article reviews former Secretary Lansing's letter to Senator McCormick detailing reasons for U S intervention in Haiti, including ending anarchy and preventing foreign control. It questions whether those motives justify the invasion and occupation, noting broader concerns about U S conduct and Monroe Doctrine implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Haiti
Lansing
McCormick
Republic
Hemisphere
Mr. Lansing
Legation
Sam
United States
Ministers Should Focus On Clergy Work Not Business Leadership
A Washington Tribune opinion argues Black ministers bear excessive burdens by leading many organizations beyond their clerical duties. It urges separating church and state, reserving commerce to trained professionals, and letting ministers concentrate on spiritual leadership while business and social services are handled by skilled outsiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Activit
Community Services Ag
Notice to the Public from The Dallas Express
The Dallas Express issues a public notice disclaiming erroneous reflections about any person, firm, or corporation printed in its columns and asks readers to report concerns to the publication. The notice emphasizes protection of reputations and references the publishers.
The Dallas Express Declares Bold Patriotism and Integrity
The Dallas Express proclaims steadfast, impartial journalism without bias or sensationalism. It asserts broad love of justice across humanity, invites press colleagues to stand with them, and claims this principled ground as foundational to a thriving public record.
The Failure of Holley and Racial Barriers in Annapolis
A historical editorial notes Emile Holley, the first Black Navy candidate in years, failing the entrance exam. It questions whether prejudice influenced grading and urges reflection on equal opportunity, schooling gaps, and broader American cohesion amid distrust. It references the Dyer Bill, lynching fears, and the impact on graduates and national unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Holley
Annapolis
America
Holley
Garvey Trial Sparks Debate Over Black Star Line Funds
The trial reveals Marcus Garvey admitted mismanaging about 600000 dollars entrusted to Black Star Line and allied ventures. Edward Orr, a plaintiff, recounts hearing promises of doubling investments in sixty days. The judge condemns lax accounting and urges receivership, urging thrift and practical efforts over grandiose aims.
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Marcus Garvey
Black Star Line
Edward Orr
Orr
Liberty Hall
Garvey
Dupes
America
Business Will Not Run Itself Sayings for Merchants
Aimed at shopkeepers and service staff, this piece urges personal oversight and active outreach to attract customers. It stresses three essentials courtesy service and efficiency, and warns against passive openings inviting failure. It advocates attentive prompting of customers and firm discipline with staff to preserve trade.
Chronic Catarrhal Gastritis Causes and Cures
The article explains chronic catarrhal gastritis as a gastric mucous membrane disease with multiple causes including dietary errors, excessive ice water and stimulants, tobacco, and certain tonic or purgative use. It notes associations with various constitutional conditions and lists symptoms such as loss of appetite fullness belching nausea and occasional vomiting. It urges hygiene and diet rules and advertises a free tubercular clinic at Morgan Trotter Sanitarium on 1027 1-2 Boll street, with weekly Tuesday and Friday hours.
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Morgan
Trotter
Boll Street
Book chat on White and Black by H A Shands review
Mary White Ovington praises Shands for White and Black a novel set in Texas examining race relations through a white Texan narrator. She contrasts it with Stribling Birthright, notes strong events lynching Ku Klux and social change, and urges reading both works to gauge progress and national anti lynching efforts.
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Mary White Ovington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
H. A. Shands
Harcourt, Brace & Co
New York City
Texas
Torner
South
Page
Dixon
Shands
Times
Stribling
New York
Tennessee
Ely
Red Rock
Tod
Ands
Colored Press
America
Colored aviatrix visits Rotterdam during European tour
Miss Bessie Coleman the African American aviatrix visits Rotterdam on her way to England after training in France. She plans to open a aviation school in Chicago and recounts progress and discrimination in the United States while urging humanitarian aid and anti lynching efforts.
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Rotterdam
Holland
Bessie Coleman
Chicago
France
England
Coleman
Aviatrix
America
Miss. Ovington
New England
New York
Goiapee Beor
Rhode Island Cong Congregational Conference backs anti-lynching bill
Delegates at the Rhode Island Congregational Churches 115th annual conference voted to urge Senator LeBaron Colt to favor passage of the anti-lynching bill now before the Senate judiciary committee. The action followed Miss Mary White Ovington’s address on the Negro’s conditions in the United States. The conference noted public press support for those advocating the bill.
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Uhis
Colt
Near East
Rhode Island
Union Congregation
LeBaron B. Colt
Judiciary Committee
Senate
United States
Mary White Ovington
New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Body of lynched man returns for burial in Kentucky
Lexington May 25 a mob hanged James V West of Shelbyville Ky and two others. West survived the initial lynching by twisting free from his bonds and slipping the noose into the creek. His body was later brought home with ceremonial honors befitting a soldier who died for his country.
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Lexington
James V. West
Shelbyville
Hirl West
Weat
Gene Marshall
Wade Patterson
Peterson
West
Noted speakers announced for Newark NAACP conference
The Spring Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Newark New Jersey lists speakers including anthropologist Dr A A Goldenweiser on The Negro in American Civilization and Robert Jones on Anti-Lynching Legislation. Other figures include Theodore B Tron J F Dyer and Joseph Frelinghuysen discussing The Negro and the Law.
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A. N.P
New York
N. Y
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Newark
N. J
A. A. Goldenweiser
Shop Robert &. Jones
Theodore B. Tron
Ohio
Inter-Allied
Illinois
House of Representatives
Moorfield Storey
James Weldon Johnson
Mary White Ovington
J. B. Bringern
John Hurst
Nahum Danie Brascher
Associated Negro Press
Dr. W
Bessie W. Hunton
Field Secreta
A. A. PB
Hallie Brown
National Association of Colored Women
Fen
Edward Edwards
New Jersey
Frederick C. Breidenback
Maydry
George H. Cannon
Jersey City
Fundamental business basics repeated by the Atlanta Independent
A passage from the Atlanta Independent emphasizes that business requires active effort and responsiveness to people. It stresses that courtesy and service are essential assets, and that business cannot run itself or be sustained without addressing customer needs.
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Dallas Express Publishing Company
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Lew York
W. Y. Morten Street
Dallas
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Dallas Express
John “Kinney
C. M
Pistopric
Naecaes
Dyer
Poe
Dean
Xraduntea
Schorls
Garvey and the Public
Garway
Fem
Jines
Se Pibeers
Dr.rhtrotter Comel
Near Hast
Albert J. Beveridge
Congregational Conference
Édle Beaux
Atlanta Independent
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