Murder of Indianapolis waiter shocks nation in 1910s
The brutal murder of Clarence Ewell in an Indianapolis cafe by Dan Shay, manager of the Milwaukee Baseball Club, is described with details of Shay’s volatile temper and gun habit. The piece traces Shay’s career from Kansas City Blues manager, his dismissal in 1916, and his history with hotels, cafes, and saloon owners across cities.
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Clarence Ewell
Indianapolis
Ind
Dan Shay
Milwaukee Baseball Club
American Association
Kansas City
Shay
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Blues
George Tebeau
Stockton
Cal
San Francisco
St. Louis Cardinals
Roy Talpey
Jefferson Hotel
Tebeau
Blues
Dan
Waltere
How to drink whiskey and save money
A humorous but cautionary tale for the married man stuck in drink, proposing a home saloon where the wife is the sole customer. It outlines a cycle of buying whiskey from her, with two dollars for a gallon, eight dollars saved, and two dollars to restart, ending with the man’s death and his wife’s financial independence after years of this scheme.
City appoints two citizens to host Gen Joffre and staff
The city council on Saturday named Dr. Allen A. Wesley and Col. Franklin A. Denison as two representatives on the hundred member committee to welcome General Joffre of France and his staff, who will arrive in the city Friday.
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Allen A. Wesley
Franklin A. Denison
Joffre
France
White woman acquitted in Minnesota derailing a deadly assault
Mrs. Goff, a white woman, was acquitted in the district court of St Paul for killing Garfield Goff, a Negro, a deacon at St James AME and Union Station porter. County Attorney Tt. D. O'Brien led the case with W T Francis assisting. Evidence showed Mrs Goff's relations with men including a white lover. she is daughter of Grand Forks ND treasurer, married ten years, and wore mourning attire during trial. After acquittal she tore off her widow's veil.
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Goff
Grand Forks
N. D
Foraker Death Provokes Negro Friendship and Political Reckoning
In mourning Foraker, a royal and devoted ally of the Negro is praised for justice and resistance to Bourbons. The article recalls his critique of Republican drift toward reform and Bryan style liberalism, warning the party’s disarray and call for a true return to core Republican principles, with a leader not yet in sight.
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Jos. B. Foraker
Bryan
Gresham Not Guilty In St Paul Murder Trial
Wesley Gresham, ex police officer, was acquitted in District Court, St. Paul, of murdering Martin Larson, a white man, on May 1 1917 after a saloon incident on March 24. He testified he was attacked by three men and that the proprietor fired at him with no revolver. Defense by J Louis Ervin marked a historic acquittal for a Black defendant defended without a white attorney.
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Wesley Gresham
Martin Larson
St. Paul
Gresham
Carroll and
Western Streets
Billy
Greshan
J. Louis Ervin
Ervin
Afro-American Automobile Training School Ad
Wanted one thousand Negro men and boys to learn expert auto mechanics and chauffeurs. Positions waiting. Special driving course for ladies and gentlemen. Learn to drive any car in ten days or full mechanical course in eight weeks. Night class begins May first. For terms write Afro-American Automobile Training School, 1420-26 Woodland Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri. The largest automobile training for Negroes in the world.
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Woodland Avenue
Kansas City
Mother's Day Memory Song Across the Years
A reflective poem recalling a mother’s tenderness from infancy to old age. The speaker cherishes her cradle song and brown hands, acknowledging loss of moments yet promising that her memory will endure when time wears the mind away.
City Parade Showcases Government Diversity and Negro Hospital
The Municipal Parade last Tuesday impressed Kansas City residents with the breadth of city government operations. It highlighted the prominent role of Black employees and the Negro Hospital led by Dr. T. C. Unthank with nurses and interns, seen by whites and Blacks as a keynote feature. Mayor Edwards earned praise for staging a lesson in city planning.
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Kansas
Commencement Plans At Tuskegee In 1917 Events Schedule
Tuskegee Institute announces May 7 to May 24 1917 as commencement period with sermons by Rabbi Max Heller and Rev. C C Alleyne. Boston Trinity prize contest Class Day May 23 and commencement May 24 featuring Prof Kelley Miller. NAACP conference in Washington May 16–17 presided by Moorfield Storey with Spin corn Medal prize by Senator Wrigley L Jones. 1916 medal awarded to Lieut Col Charles Young and 1909 to Dr E E Just. Afternoon open conference on war exodus and related issues inviting all branches and organizations.
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Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Max Heller
New Orleans
Louisiana
Phelps Hall Bible Training School
C. C. Alleyne
Charlotte
North
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Washington, D. C
Moorfield Storey
First Congregational Church
Tenth and
G Streets
Dean William Pickens
Charles Edward Russell
Wrigley L. Jones
United States
Washington
Charles Young
Constabulary
Liberia
E. E. Just
N. A. Ah
If you’ve a gray-haired mother far away in home
Poem urges readers to write or send a loving letter to a distant mother before it is too late. It cautions that unspoken words and unsent letters may haunt and break hearts, urging tender messages now.
Simmons Spellbinds At Patriotic Allen Chapel Meeting
A Sunday morning gathering at Allen Chapel drew a large crowd with music by the Allen Chapel Choir and speeches by Charles H. Calloway Prof. J. R. E. Lee Nelson Crews Prof. W. B. Scarnborough Wilberforce University president and Roscoe C. Simmons of Louisville Ky. The Lincoln High School Cadets paraded in, and Monday night Simmons addressed 1000 plus people at Old Armory Hall with the Uniform Rank K of P. He then headed to New York City for a Union League Club appearance.
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Allen Chapel
Charles H. Calloway
J. R. E. Lee
Nelson Crews
W. 8. Scarnborough
Wilberforce University
Roscoe C. Simmons
Louisville
Lincoln High School
N. Clark Smith
Old Armory Hall
14Th and
Michigan Avenue
Colored Fire Department
Simmons
New York City
Union League Club
Clara B Franklin Wins 160 Acres in Dearfield Patent
Mrs Clara B Franklin after three years on her homestead in Dearfield has received a government patent for 160 acres of Colorado land. She has already attracted offers of a flattering price from several suitors.
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Clara B. Franklin
Dearfield
Colorado
Relief Board Meeting Called by Grand Master Fields
Grand Master W. W. Fields has officially called a Relief Board meeting in Hannibal Missouri. The session is scheduled for May 34 at 1040 aw.m.
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W. W. Fields
the Relief Board
Hannibal
Shay Held Without Bond For Shooting
Indianapolis May 10 Dan Shay club today is held to the grand jury without bond after waiving preliminary examination on the charge of shooting and killing Clarence Ewell a Negro waiter yesterday afternoon in the arraignment scene
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Indianapolis
Dan Shay
Milwaukee
Clarence Ewell
Baby Week Celebrated at Allen Chapel with Mercy Hospital address
A large turnout attended Baby Week activities at Allen Chapel last Sunday night. Dr Katherine Richardson founder of Mercy Hospital delivered the keynote address. The event showcased by the City Hospital Nurses under Dr T C Unthink and Mrs T G Mr Campbell presided, aiding the program’s success.
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Toby
Allen Chapel
Katherine Richardson
Mercy Hospital
City Hospital
T. C. Unthink
Mra. T. G
Campbell
Delegation Visits St Joseph for Dignitary Address
Messrs C H Calloway W Clarence Hueston L A Knox and J Silas Harris joined Colonel Roscoe C Simmons for a trip to St Joseph last Sunday afternoon where he delivered an address. They were hosted by St Joseph’s distinguished physician Dr J R A Crossland, former Liberia minister and renowned orator.
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C. H. Calloway
W. Clarence Hueston
L. A. Knox
J. Silas Harris
Roscoe C. Simmons
St. Joseph
J. R. A. Crossland
Liberia
Negro Progress in Business in the 1910 Census
The 1910 census shows rapid gains for Black Americans in business and farming. Negro-owned farm property rose dramatically from 177400,688 to 49,602,218, while banking and various trades expanded: bankers from 4 to 46, restaurant keepers 99 95 to 63 69, wholesale merchants 149 to 241, retail merchants 9 98 to 40 652, hotel keepers 481 to 973, undertakers 453 to 879. About 38,382 were in business, with likely 6,000 more in barbering, blacksmithing, shoe shops, and related trades, totaling near 43,000. A fifty-year survey shows growth from 4,600 in 1867 across 40 lines of business with under $1 million capital to about 60,000 in 200 lines by 1917.
Tuskegee's Heritage and the Washington Legacy
Washington took charge at twenty five when Tuskegee had only two thousand dollars for salaries and no land buildings or students. Over thirty five years the plant reached about one and a half million in value and the endowment neared four hundred thousand. Total investments exceeded seven million dollars, all due to one man born a slave and raised in poverty.
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Washington
Tuskegee
Morever
Tuskegee Institute
T. Washington
Western University Spring Recital Schedule
Western University announces a series of piano and voice recitals from May 15 to May 24. Performers include Misses Carew Tillman G Moten Saunders Young Holmes Gotier Herriford Trabrooks Moore Wrnce Monette Moore Jones Broadus Zenobia Keith and Arlene Jackson with Lincoln High School orchestra and Mrs Blanche Yancy Mason. Admission is free. the public is invited.
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Carew, Tillman
Etta G. Moten
Mr. Cognwell
Monette Moore
Wrnce
Jones
Broadus
Zenobia Keith
Arlene Jackson
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Motier
Negro Progress IN
Tuskegee’s
Western University
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