Death of local club owner amid street shooting
Charles Jackson, a known town figure and former New Era Club proprietor, was shot dead last Tuesday night by a Black man named Russell outside the Idle Hour Club at 17th and Troost. Officials say the clash began with Russell's expulsion from the club and escalated after he returned armed. The piece closes with a proverbial remark about sin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jackson
New Era
McGee Street
Idle Hour
17Th and Troost
Russell
Jackson
Negro Bathhouse Dedication Parade at Seventeenth and Paseo
On Sunday June 22 1919 at 2 30 pm a dedication ceremony for the bathhouse at Seventeenth and the Paseo will be held after a parade of churches fraternal and civic groups. A community chorus led by Prof Clyde Leroy Glass will sing as dignitaries from city government park board and civic groups give speeches including Dr William J Thompkins Judge 8 Sebree and Rev J W Hurze among others. The procession includes Knights and Daughters of Tabor Knights of Pythias Odd Fellows and Boy Scouts with the Second Regimental Band performing, marching from Lyric Hall 17th and Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventeenth and
The
Paseo
Park Board
Kansas City
Bath House
Clyde Leroy Glass
William J. Thompkins
William J. Scannell
Homer B. Roberts
B. G. Dawson
B. Sebree
N.C
J. W. Booker
Knights and Daughters of Tabor
C. B. Burton
Knights of Pythias
Dan Rufe
United Brothers of Friendship
G. W. Brown
Odd Fellows
Dan Moore
Boy Scouts
Lyric Hall
17Th
Main
Scheme to disfranchise colored women in state voting
Former U.S. senator W. P. Pollock urged a college audience to allow white women to vote while barring colored women. He proposed a registration rule requiring proof of legitimate birth back three generations, implying illegitimacy evidence. The Associated Negro Press reports the claim attributes illegitimacy as a factor in voter eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telle Southern College
Columbia
D. C
W. P. Pollock
Cheraw
United States
Battle toll rises as American troops engage Villa forces
Official reports to General Erwin confirm heavier casualties among Villa's men than initially estimated. About fifty to sixty bodies were removed from trenches near the race track after assaults by the 24th colored Infantry, with thirty six more counted Monday morning from artillery fire on the river bank. Additional dead and wounded were found in fields and near the agricultural college, while burial parties worked through the day. One American soldier was killed and ten wounded in the fighting Sunday night and Monday. Private Sam Tusco of the 82nd artillery was killed, and Private Anthony Cunningham of the 24th colored infantry died of wounds received patrolling the bridge. Wounded listed include Private Calvin Love and Corporal Early O. Smith of the 24th Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin
Villa
24Th
Corp
Early O. Smith
24Th Infantry
Missouri Negro Made Clerk in U S Senate
Prof. J Silan Harris of Kansas City Mo was sworn as a clerk in the U S Senate. Senator Selden Spencer of Missouri backed the appointment, praised Harris as a leading Negro leader and political force. The Missouri press lauded the move as a new political era for Negroes in the nation. Also reported is George Conn and wife selling their Kansas City home and moving to Minneapolis with Conn’s career path described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Silan Harris
Kansas City
Negro National Educational Congress
Senate
Harris
Selden Spencer
Missouri
Prof
United States
Spencer
Washington Eagle
the Sun
Prof. Harris
Selden P. Spencer
George Conn
Minneapolis
Minn
37Th Street
Fourth Avenue
Conn
Salt Lake City
Utah
A. Frank Neal
Hotel
Neal
Bishop Smith Shot by Woman in NY Tenement Morning
Bishop Smith, 37, a Negro, was shot five times and killed at 6:25 a.m. Tuesday in the rear of 210 West Nineteenth Street. Anna Byrd, his common-law wife, is held for investigation at the Nineteenth Street station. No witnesses. Byrd says Smith attacked her and she fired in self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Smith
Anna Byrd
West Nineteenth Street
Nineteenth Street
Smith
Madam Walker's Daughter Marries In Quiet Fracas
Mrs. Lelia Walker Robinson, daughter of Madam C. J. Walker, quietly wed Dr. Wiley M. Wilson in New York amid family death. The couple plan a westward honeymoon and eventual residence in the late Madam Walker's home. Forrest B. Anderson describes a confrontation where a Black man defended a woman as whites prepared mob action, illustrating racial tensions of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Negro Press
New York
Lelia Walker Robinson
C. J. Walker
Wiley M. Wilson
Washington, D. C
St Louis
New Film Co Los Angelés entry sparks local film scene
A new film company in Los Angeles named Democracy Film Co. is backed by Race capitalists T Nimrod McKinney, a former U S soldier from Manila, and Sidney P. Doanes a local real estate dealer, with a stated capital of 10000 dollars. Also noted is Rev L W Harris of Carrollton Mo attending Kansas City conventions this week. Lincoln High School held its 34th annual commencement at Convention Hall with over 10000 attendees. praise goes to Professor Lee and staff, highlighted by Eugene E Perry and David N Crosthwaite Jr in an otherwise orderly program. Mrs Mary Hagerman of Joplin Mo left after a two week visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Negro Press
Los Angelés
Calif
Democraty Film Co
T. Nimrod McKinney
U. S
Manila
Sidney P. Doanes
Secrebeen
L. W. Harris
Carrollton, Mo
Mt. Zion Baptist Association
Kansas
Kansas City
New Era
Lincoln High School
Convention Hall
Lee
Eugene E. Perry
Miss Allen
David N. Crosthwait, Jr
Detroit Opens Negro Memorial Hospital on Frederick Ave
The new Memorial hospital at 212 Frederick Avenue in Detroit with 80 beds opens with a staff of 17 physicians from the Race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Negro Press
Detroit
Midh
Donbar Memorial Hospital
Frederick Avenue
Editor Warns of Race Tensions in Public Transport
The Kansas City Sun editor urges Black readers to prepare for trouble as race prejudice grows. He recounts an incident on a streetcar near 24th Street where two Black women faced a white passenger who stared and taunted them. When disembarking, the motorman refused to open the door, prompting a heated exchange and the man pursuing the women with threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
24Th Street
Poro Club Meets With Mrs Betta at East Seventeenth
The Poro Club met Monday afternoon at 1507 East Seventeenth Street with seventeen members and three visitors. An afternoon program featured invocation, vocal and instrumental solos, scripture reading, and remarks by Mrs. Ruth Steele of Chicago, Ill. The group adjourned to meet with Mrs. Seurey Beasley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poro Club
F. Betta
East Seventeenth Street
Eddie Nerles
Turner
Ruth Steele
Chicago
Ill
Seurey Beasley
Slayer of Lt Europe Sentenced to Manslaughter Prison
Herbert Wright, drummer from the $69th Infantry Band, slashed Lieut James Reese Europe’s throat in Boston. Indicted for murder in the first degree, the charge was reduced to manslaughter after a commission found Wright mentally deficient. He is to serve ten to fifteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Negro Press
Boston
Mass
Herbert Wright
69Th Infantry
James Reese
Europe
Wright
Will of Madam J Walker Estates Distributed To Family
The last will of Madam Sarah Walker probate notes her daughter Lelia Walker Tobinson now Wilson inherits the Madam J Walker Manufacturing Company with two $740,000 trust funds for church charities and the mansion on the Hudson kept as a memorial. Alice P. Kelly gets $10,000 and other relatives receive amounts from $500 to $10,000. Institutions such as Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute and Tuskegee Institute receive $5,000 and $32,000 to Wilberforce University. Personal property all to the daughter. estate value estimated over $1,000,000. Officer Walter Howard arrests a white man named H G Swindle for enticing a colored girl. fined $100 for disturbance of the peace. June 2¢ marked as National Thrift Sunday with government urging thrift sermons and savings promotion across Negro communities.
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Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute
Manassass
Walter Howard
H. G. Swindle
14Th
Lydia
Howard A
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Lincoln Institute
Nazimova
Love’s Theatre
South
U. S. Senate
Senator Spencer
Royal House
East
W.H. Hubbell
Madam Walker
Forrest B. Anderson
New Film Co
Lincoln High
Steady and True” School
R. Davis
Centennial M. E. Church
Paderewski
Tra
Deloria Ellis
Cavalleria Rusticana
Rosie Everett
Eugene
Perry
Melody
David N. Crosthwaite, Jr
Mary Hagerman
Joplin
Mildred Mott
Woodland Avenue
Browa
Negro Hospital
Kansas City Sun
N. C. Cleaves
D. D
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church
Jamison Temple
C. M. E. Church
Della Ballew
Miss Taylor
Cora McKay
Iits
Walker
Della Gardner
Roland W. Hayes
Allen Chapel
10Th and
Charlotte Streets
Twin Cities
Sarah Walker
Savings Division
Treasury Department
Mdme
Ida M. Becks
Denis Novelle
2Nd Baptist Church
Plattaburg
Abington
Conductor
Plattsburg, MO
Paseol. M
Legion
8. C
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