Emancipation Celebration and City Notes
January events mark Emancipation at Centennial M. E. Church, deaths and weddings, business openings, and notable visits. Entries include E L Ward Wil lam Jamison and Griffen deaths, Lizzie Wanzer and Will Reynolds marriage, De Luxe Cafe opening, and J J Thomas of Kansas City death. Also listed are Rector terms, Lincoln Institute appointments, and community achievements across Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centennial M. EB. Church
E. Ll. Ward
Willam Jamison
A. W. P. Griffen
Isaac Allen
Nathan W. Jordan
J. J. Thomas
Kansas City
Kansas
Charlea D. Frazier
Grand Canyon
Ariz
Grace Thomas Martin
Honor for Negro Troops France War Cross to 365th Regiment
The Croix de Guerre goes to the 365th U S A regiment composed of Negro soldiers with white officers. The citation covers gallantry in the Champagne sector during the September and October offensives, noting heavy losses and courage of the entire unit. France honors African troops for pivotal services in the early war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
New York
States
Champagne
Miss Victoria F Overall dies popular Kansas City teacher
All Kansas City was shocked last Sunday by the death of Miss Victoria F Overall a beloved Kansas City School teacher with over twenty years service. She and her sister Mrs A J Nash shared care for their ailing sibling and Miss Overall leaves behind her brother Guy Overall of Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Lloyd
Kansas City
Emmett J. Scott
B.J. Scott
Kansas
Phoenix
Aris
City
William J. Thompkins
Old City Hospital
Convention Hall
James Welden Johnson
New York
Kelly Miller
Howard University
Ruth Bradley
L. O. Sanford
New York City
J. Edward Perry
City Hospital
R. I. Andrews
Houston
Texas
Martin Young
Wheatley- Provident Hospital
Theo. Clay, Sr
Mr. Clay
Lexington
Main Street
Kantucky
Grand Avenue
Davia and
Jones
Independence Avenue
Bottoms
Chillicothe
Edward
Theo
JH. Jr
Arthur Spingarn
W. G. Mosely
Rosalee Ward
Tyler Jackson
Alvin Jordan
Viola Shaw
Wheatley-Provident Hospital
Allen
A. E. Malone
Poro College Fame
Poro System
St. Louis
America
Noice
Vernice Moody
Allen Chapel
William H. Thomas
Macme
Republican Auxiliary
Kansas City Sun
Crews
Highland Avenue
Kennas City
Misa Overall
Mis. A. J. Nash
Miss Overall
Mrs. Nash
Guy Overall
Idaho
Miss Overall Remembered For Racial Uplift Work At Local Church
The obituary notes Miss Overall's deep impact on the community and youth, praising her dedication to racial uplift. Her funeral is set for 10:00 AM at St. Augustine P B Church, with The Sun extending sympathy to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Overall
Kansas City
St. Augustine P. B
Tag Day Aftermath and Nogales Cavalry Casualties
Post tag day receipts exceed 2600 dollars despite bad weather as funds from Wheatley Provident fund contributors rise. A December 14, 1918 review at Fort Huachuca honors Tenth Cavalry members wounded at Nogales Arizona on August 27 1918 with wound chevrons presented by Colonel C C Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Wheatley: Provident Fund
H. W. Miller
Lst
Sarah ©. Lee
John Penny
W. H. Brown
J. H. Lyons
Beck
Ida
Dyson
William
Brown
T. C
Angell
Perry Lee
Wilson
Bell
Mra
Nima
Perry
J. B
Waters
Maria
Crews
N. C
P. W. Whitworth
Taylor
Tenth Cavalry
Nogales
Arizona
Fort Huachuca
10Th Cavalry
J. D. Hungerford
P. J. Herman
H. C.caron
Arthur Green
G. Clayton
V. Gibson
BE. Harris
W. Reynolds
C. T. Johnson
Orval Walls
Penny and
Jordan
der. C. Cabell
National Army
United States
Cabell
Penny
W. D
Adjutant General of the Army
C. C. Smith
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Sun
McKay White
Dave
Arthur Bronson
Blake B. Brown
Miles Bulger
H. T. Kealing
Western University
Merch
D. A. Willis
H. C. Cook
Lincoln High School
L. A. Knox
Highth
W. C. Hueston
Eighth Ward
Amos W. Randall
J. R. B. Lee
Lincoln Institute
EB. J. McCampbell
Marshall Brown
Holmes
Handy
Vine Street
William Filmore O'Bannon
Roscoe C. Jamison
St. Joseph
Ariz Neo West
Lincoln Tate
Theodore Tin
Board Department
Enry M. Collins
United States Army
Lagrippe
M. Carr
Aung
Alten Chapel
R. G. Jackson
Sumner High
Scaraborough
T. H. Ewing
Father Rehming
St. Augustine’s P. B
Lincoln
C. J. W. Scott
Cily
Jack Broomfield
Omaha Motors
Excelsior Springs
J. W. Horse
C. T. Walker
Tommy Mitchell
P. C. James
Washington
B. F. Smart
Maryville
W. G. Moore
R. H. Hayes
Quindaro
Chicago
Union Station
Camp Funston
Jeanette Mack
Lincoln High
George W. Priolean
U. 8S. Army
John H. Smith
L. B. Bailes
De‘olt
Mich
Eugene Edward Vaughan
Sanses City
Bonner Springs
Leon H. Jordan
Topeka, Kansas
Andrew, J. Nash
Julia Morrison
Pasco Park
Grand Lodge
Moberly
Ella Douglass
Alberta Wells
Rev. M. Clay
N.C. Cleaves
Memphis
Tenn
Jamison Temple
New County
Lincoln School
W. W. Yates
Harry Brown
Dade
Montgall
Garfield
John M. Simpson
Wil Grigzard
Rho
Ella Smith
Fay
Bth
Gillis
Alberta George White
Kansas University
Dius
Pneumiania
Coox
Wyance
G. W. Boyd
Friendship Baptist Church
Daniel Lucas Ies
B. A. Shackleford
Wyandotte County
Invincible
Ward Chapel
Wheatley-Provident Auxiliary No. 1
Coloredo Lawyers Organize Association
Josephine V. Pinyon
City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs
Poro College
Missouri
West
Ninta and
Locust Streets
Genevieve Lichtenwalter
Elma Medora Eaton
Mise
Geraldine Shepard
Walter le Glare
Harriet Robinson
Chas. H. Cease
Amy Winning
Baels
Miss Lichtenwalter
Miss Shepard
le Clare
Mmolder
Mr. Cease
Miesart
Aubay
Miss Eaton
Miss Winning
Jelian Concerto
Bach Allegro
Adiuzio
Mario Allegro
Bangs
Clark Smith
British Guinea
St. Helena Island
Martinique Maloy
C ‘Omposer
St. Helena
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Band
Bofort
South Carolina
Robert Smalls
Martinique
Mt. Pelee
St. Pierce
LSE
N, Clark Smith
365Th Regiment
Philadelphia Bulletin
Victoria E
the Tenth Cavalry
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