Best Offer in Oil Ever Made to Negroes
The Mid-vale Oil and Gas Company formed by Kansas City Black businessmen offers 80 acres in Allen County Kansas with an oil field of hundreds of wells and a claimed history of only six dry holes. They advertise a lease already paid for and a guaranteed strike, urging exploration and investment with a list of officers and office contact information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-vale Oil and Gas Company
Kansas City
Allen County
Kansas
Mid-Continent
Wheatley-Provident Hospital drives to raise $25000
Campaign opens today with headquarters at 18th and Woodland and over $3000 already pledged. Mrs Richardson of Mercy Hospital urged workers at the kickoff addressing the Wheatley-Provident effort. Also reported: vaudeville star String Beans Butler May has died in Jacksonville during Masonic initiation. famed for crowded Booker Washington Theater shows.
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Wheatley-Provident Hospital
18Th and
Woodland
Dr. Richardson
Mercy Hospital
Wheatley-Provident
String Beans
Butler May
Jacksonville
Fla
Death of Dr J Frank McDonald Editor of Western Christian Recorder
Kansas City mourns the sudden death in Bainbridge Georgia of Dr J Frank McDonald editor of the Western Christian Recorder for decades a Civil War veteran and leading ME Church minister. The piece notes his founding of the paper his leadership alongside Madame Louise and the funeral arrangements led by bishops and Masonic mourners with tributes from Oswald Garri son Villard and others.
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Kansas City
R. J. Frank McDonald
Western Christian Recorder
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Bainbridge
Georgia
General Conference
Madame Louise
Arkansas
H. B. Parks
LI. N. Ross
Africa
Western Recorder Board
Masons
Knights of Pythias
Bainbridge, Ga
Dr I R Hawkins and Dr A A Gilbert Honored
A historical notice praises Dr I R Hawkins and Dr A A Gilbert as true men, highlighting their contributions and character. The fragment names Dr McDonald in connection with the tribute, suggesting a broader commendation within a professional or community context.
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I. R. Hawkins
McDonald
A. A. Gilbert
Sons and Brothers Sail Over Seas in War Era Theme
Fragmentary line presents a wartime meditation on Black men serving overseas and enduring prejudice. Poised as a reflective, period voice, the text hints at courage, sacrifice, and the persistence of hope amid upheaval. The fragment references soldiers, war, and racial prejudice.
Funeral for Dr. McDonald and Western University founder
Obituary notes the passing of Dr. McDonald with services in Allen Chapel and a Scottish Rite Masons funeral, honoring his roles with the New Wheatley Provident Hospital, Western University, and the Western Christian Recorder. The program includes hymns, Scripture, sermons, solos, and tributes from bishops, editors, and colleagues. A later 항nternal reflection honors Black soldiers.
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Allen Chapel
The Negro National Educational Congress and Its Tadpole Critics
J Silas Harris president defends the Negro National Educational Congress against critics called tadpoles. He praises the congress for uplifting the race, securing redress, and earning praise from the president and governors, while condemning those who oppose Black advancement.
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THE
Negro National Educational Congress
Negro Educational Congress
United States
Union
Hooker Washington
Fred Douglas
Langston
Vernon
J. Silas Harris
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J. J. Allen
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H. M. Smith
E. W. Brown
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H. B. Moore
D. T. A. Jones
Treas
M. G. Brookins
Wm. Silvers
Jas. Funcron
Josephine Hopkins
D. M. Miller
Louis Vanidore
M. Young
18Th St
Colored Soldiers’ Community House
American Association Park
Olive Streets
Western University
Academy Belle
J. L. Williams
J F. Griffen
J. W. Horse
J. A. Connely
L. Brooks
F. D. Wells
Charleston
Missouri
God
America
Hollis B. Frigsell
Dr. Frissell
Oswald Garrison Villard
J. Frank McDonald
GC. H. Calloway
Wheatley Provident Hospital
P. C. Crewa
Allo Pak
F. Jesse Peck
Dean E. R. Vaughan
W. B. Brooks
Richard Davie
N. Co Buren
Wm. H. Thomas
L N. Ross Pres
Christian Recorder Board
Onseeereee
W. H. Peck
Humaneee
Naigdee
W. T. Osborne
J. D. Barksdale
Tillie T. Moas
J. C. C. Owens
Very Ettes Saeeaees DD
M.S. Bryant
Nelson C, Crews
D. R. Ransom
J. F. Sage
Whit, Osborne
Miedo
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F. A. Harris
Forest Avenue
Armory Hall
Michigan Ave
Funston
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