Negro Progress Amid Growth In Education And Business
Dr. Monroe N Work highlights progress 1919-1921 with improved Negro public schools thanks to Rosenwald, Jeannes, and Slater funds. He notes rising black business on Broad Street Richmond and Norfolk, increased property, bank growth, and more Negro legislators and leaders. He emphasizes equal opportunity, race pride, and ongoing forward progress despite segregation and tensions.
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Julius Rosenwald
Anna T. Jeannes Foundation
John F. Slater
Sonny
Roberta
A. G
Bioith College
Gourdin
Magrose
Norfolk
Qreen
Richmott
Dusiness
P. 9 College
Banke
Gelier
Hale Goods and Beauty
Parnanite
Menybert
Han
Re- Seriaes Brchouls
Morwart
Eltvan
Nree
A. H. Roberts
Warren Douglas
B. Turner
Washington
Ryan
Nees
Baltimore
Louisville
St. Louis
Atlanta
Chicago
National Woman's Party Seeks Equal Rights Conference
The National Woman's Party calls a Washington conference for November 11 and 12 to plan a nationwide campaign for equal legal rights for women across 42 states. It will decide on a possible federal constitutional amendment or state-level bills, with leaders named including Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont and Alice Paul. Jefferson City Mo reports a Missouri survey showing 86,780 Negroes employed in various industries, 57,984 men and 28,796 women, with servants and laundresses among top categories.
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Washington
D. C
Navy
National Woman’s Party
Fersee
Taiea
Ind
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Sane
Wisconsin
Lauares
National Woman's Party
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Misa Alice Paul
Harvey Wiley
Home Makers Council
Kath Sellers
John Rogers
New York
A. P
Jefferson City
R. S. Cobb
Missouri Industrial Commission
Come Back: Vet Finds New Life in Government Training
Robert Franklin, a disabled World War I veteran from Chicago, credits government aid and U. S. Veterans' Bureau training with restoring his life. He entered service in 1917, served in France, was injured, and could not return to his prewar job. After July 1919 he trained in shoe repair and now operates his own business.
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Chicago
Ill
Robert Franklin
Franklin
Seip Oh Siethay Wheemi Infantry
France
Joe
U. S. Veterans' Bureau
J. R.A Crossland
Negro waistlines linked to eating and sweets study
A Chicago Nov 2 report notes from a local Negro Medical organization that waistlines have expanded among Black men due to over eating and indulgence in sweets. The survey links age longevity with dietary habits and mentions changes in social entertainment shifting from bars to meals.
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A. N. PB
Chicago
Negro Medical Organization
Lincoln blamed by Miss Rutherford at Confederate convention
Decatur Ga November 2 Miss Mifred Rutherford of Athens charged President Lincoln bore responsibility for the Civil War at the closing session of a United Daughters of the Confederacy rate convention. She said Lincoln hated southern aristocrats and risked the truth in teaching history.
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Decatur
Abraham Lincoln
Mifred Rutherford
Athens
United Daughters of Confederacy
Rutherford
Winfield Scott
Reedteas
Cara
Fryvie
Lina
Atrocities in Our Own Country Comment
In The Nation a commentator notes ongoing racial violence with lynchings in Georgia and Texas. Four white men acquitted in a Georgia lynching case contrast with another Texas lynching, while details remain undisclosed. The piece urges reflection on domestic savagery.
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New York City
N. Y
Georgia
Texas
Northwood Abandons Ship With Cargo Of Liquor In Gulf
In the gulf stream off Florida the sea vessel Northwood drifts after its crew abandons ship during a storm. The crew fled in boats and were rescued by a passing steamer. Local authorities fear possible trouble from rum runners upon contact. Also reports cite renewed charges against E Mont Reily for governorship of Puerto Rico, with Mayor Traviso urging removal amid tensions over his remarks about Puerto Ricans.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Gulf Stream
Florida
Northwood
Hillaborough
Washington, D. C
E. Mont Reily
Portico Rico
Hardin
Martig. Traviso
San Juan
White House
Reifly
It Isn't the Lodge Its You Washington Odd Fellow Poem
A short Washington Odd Fellow verse argues that lodges fail not because of the lodge itself but due to members. It urges active participation and mutual aid to revive lodge life. The poem emphasizes not shirking work and sharing honors to strengthen fraternal bonds.
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Washington
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Coleridge Taylor
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