Roosevelt Gompers clash at Carnegie Hall over East St Louis riots
In a charged New York City gathering at Carnegie Hall, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt denounced labor leader Samuel Gompers accusing him of justifying murder amid East St Louis race violence. Roosevelt, amid a raucous crowd, urged action against brutality while Gompers condemned violence and defended labor. Mayor Mitchel restored order after the confrontation.
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Ilinois
East St Louis
Chamber of Commerce
Russia
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America
Abraham Lincoln
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Gompers
Roosevelt speech condemns race riots and calls for justice
Theodore Roosevelt urged Carnegie Hall listeners to condemn mob violence in East St. Louis and demand stern government action to punish murder. He warned against hypocritical democracy abroad while denying rights at home, urging equal treatment and protection of all citizens.
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East St. Louis
America
Theodore Roosevelt
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United States
Relief Fund Sent To East St. Louis Refugees
Kansas City Sun reports a coordinated drive by Loyal Negroes at Allen Chapel and Ebenezer AME, with $111.93 raised for East St. Louis refugees. Contributions from Allen Chapel, Ebenezer, Civic Study Club, and local leaders were telegraphed to Dr. William H. Peck, who says relief work has just begun as 15,000 refugees face uncertain safety and employment in St. Louis.
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Allen Chapel
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Civic Study Club
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L. A. Knox
Wm. H. Peck
Abenexer
East Louis
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Committee On Finance
Kansas City
St. Louisa
East St. Louis
If We Were Organized Into An Industrial Union
An address by Rucker Smith arguing that Black workers must organize to counter exploitation. It challenges economic segregation, notes the AFL's opposition to Negro workers, cites wage disparities and minority underpromotion, and calls for a national meeting of colored workers.
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E. ST. Louis
A. F. of I
United States
Negro Lawyer’s Suicide Over Army Commission Rejection
W Scott Brown a well known Negro lawyer of Muskogee Oklahoma, a Spanish American veteran and former lieutenant, killed himself after failing to secure an army officer commission. Papers were misrouted to Des Moines after quotas filled. The piece also notes a Metropolitan Street Railroad planned outing for colored employees at Lincoln Electric Park with free transport and park concessions.
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W. Scott Brown
Brown
Witnola
Des Moines, Inc
Metropolitan Street Railroad
Lincoln Electric Park
Governor Gardner complains about East St. Louis riot protests
Jefferson City July 6 Governor Gardner receives many telegrams and letters demanding action over riots in East St. Louis. He says Missouri must be treated equally and rejects the notion that East St. Louis is part of Missouri. He criticizes Eastern journalists misplacing geography.
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Jefferson City
Gardner
East St. Louis
Missouri
Park Board Drops Negro Band Over Employee Ties
The park board voted to end the Negro band’s concerts in Negro parks since its leader W G Melford works in the street cleaning department. A city charter rule makes city employees barred from city contracts. Battery B band, which had refused whites’ parks, agreed to honor its contract and will perform first at Swope Park next Sunday.
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