Tulsa Race Riots Devastate City Leaving Dozens Dead
Martial law grips Tulsa as rioting leaves estimates of 75 to 150 dead and thousands homeless. White and black factions clash with fires sweeping the black belt while authorities move to restore order and begin inquests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa County
Charles F. Barrett
J. B. A. Robertson
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Robertson
Attorney General’s Office
Dick Rowland
Black Belt
Lynch wants a salesman none other need apply notice
To all early patrons of the Natatorium an early morning car will leave Gray iing crossing on south end every morn ing at 5 15 a m Please guide your self accordingly D, T. FLANAGAN Supt 2 6t
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natatorium
Grayiing Crossing
South End
D, T. Flanagan
Lynch offers wager on merchandise sales growth
A bidder bets $500 to charity that Lynch will sell more merchandise in dollars than this month last year. Lynch notes that each current dollar buys two dollars in his store versus a year ago, implying stronger pricing or volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynch
General Cuban Port Strike Threat Looms Over Havana
The Havana Labor Federation executive committee says a general port strike will be called unless immediate legislation is enacted. The warning was issued from Havana on June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Havana Labor Federation
Lynch’s Buy Sells Up to the Minute Goods
Lynch advertises a broad stock with current prices and merchandise, noting competitors lack comparable items. The note emphasizes Lynch’s readiness to buy and sell up to the minute goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LYNCH
New Classified Advertisements
Front room for rent near Iron Mountain depot at 214 Ouachita avenue. Furnished light house keeping rooms for permanent couple. Furnished room for gentlemen at 800 St John street. Rooms for boarders with meals in North Side near Riverside car line. Contact numbers and box address provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Mountain Depot
Ouachita Avenue
St. John Street
North Side
Riverside
Convention Fracas Over Dupree Measure Ends In Shifted Judge Salaries
At Baton Rouge on June 2 the Louisiana Constitutional Convention backed a Looney resolution to curb race track dopes by mail and telegraph. Delegates, still unsettled from last night’s strike over the Dupree amendment, moved to set district judge salaries at 4000 a year until 1925 with pensions possibly cut to half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gro District
Convention Hall
France
Ries
Tulsa
Muskogee
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Looney
Congress
Monroe News-Star
Dupree
Judiciary Committee
Local Baptist campaign in full swing this week
The First Baptist church conducts a targeted outreach titled One Win One with nightly sermons by Pastor Tripp on A Race for Christ and Removing the Hindrance. The goal is 100 new members this week from a list of 125 prospects. Booster songs and performances by S M Armstrong and a soprano-contralto duet highlight services with Georgia Cornett at piano and E Thomas on violin. The Baptist Male Quartet performs at a Rotary luncheon and at the Confederate Veterans Memorial service at the City Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eampaign
Tripp
First Baptist Church
S. M. Armstrong
Baptist
Rotary
Dr Fichman Speaks on Immigration and War Taxes
Dr Fichman urged that the nation’s immigration flow could endure undeveloped land for centuries. He warned wage adjustment fears are imaginary if workers and employers face the issue fairly, noting distrust as the real risk. He argued disarmament lacks evidence and 97 percent of taxes fund wars past and future. A music program followed with Mrs Stella Bobo Miller and the Baptist Quartet. Mrs Lloyd George recalled attending Sunday school until age 30.
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Fichman
America
Stella Bobo Miller
Clinton
Miss
Tripp
Messrs
Armstrong
Houston
Ramond
Dr. Tripp
Leon Hammonds
Market Summary for June 2 1921 in Brief
On Thursday June 2 1921 activity showed steady prices with 11.75 spots and 193 sales. Prices moved for December and Yest’y across exchanges with highs and lows listed. another section notes quiet trading and a 3,000 share sale at 7.41 spots and a closing near 8.49.
Cotton crop outlook darkens with heavy losses expected
New Orleans reports the 1920 cotton crop starts poorer than any year since records began. The government estimates acreage to fall 25 to 30 percent from last year, fertilizer use drops about half, and weevil pressure increases. The piece also notes the naval academy graduation trip of President Harding and a Kerr ambush killing in Ireland.
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Louisiana
Mexican
Atlantic
Through Trains Planned Between Shreveport and Mobile
General Manager Faulkner of the Mississippi Central announced this morning that a contract with the Gulf Mobile and Northern will provide through freight service between Shreveport and Mobile. Directors of the Mississippi Central to sign in Scranton, Pennsylvania on June 6.
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Hattiesburg
Faulkner
Mississippi Central
Natchez
Gulf, Mobile and Northern
Shreveport
Mobile
Gulf Company
Scranton
Railroad panel blocks Texas Pacific train cuts near Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge June 2 The railroad commission denied Texas Pacific Railroad’s request to discontinue twelve passenger trains citing losses. The panel did not rule on Louisiana Railway Navigation Company’s bid to drop two night trains linking New Orleans and Shreveport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
The
Railroad Commission
Texas Pacific Railroad
Louisiana Railway Navigation Company
New Orleans
Shreveport
Knights of Pythias band concert at pool Friday night
The Knights of Pythias band will give a concert at the natatorium Friday night under the direction of Russel H. Jones and manager R. W. Hazel. The program includes marches, waltzes, overtures, Hawaiian numbers, rags, and solos with intermission and a finale.
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Knights OF Pythias
Natatorium
Russel H. Jones
R. W. Hazel
Pythian Band
Booster Boys
Fred Jewel
Athalia
Geo. Rosenkrans
Hawaii
C. F. Wheeler
Liliwokabini
March
Independentia
R. B. Hall
D’ Sole Mio
di Capua
Miss Trombone Filmore
Fred Jewell
E. Pabibus Unum
Jones
Food and labor needs guide sensible meal planning
The piece notes that colder weather requires more food than warmer, a sedentary worker needs less fuel than a manual laborer, children need ample nutrition to grow, restless people burn energy and should eat more, tall thin people require more food than short plump ones, and it highlights a cultural expectation for Japanese daughters to honor their husband's parents with propriety, or face dishonor.
Resolutions Admit Women to Ministry Adopted by Assembly
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in England approved resolutions admitting women to the ministry, marking a notable change in church practice and policy. The move reflects evolving attitudes within the denomination and may influence future ordination discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In
England
Harding speaks at Naval Academy graduation
President Harding told the Annapolis ceremony that the nation should not be drawn into war again and that graduates would fight only in a cause aligned with American conscience. He pledged that as president he would keep the country from armed conflict unless justified by moral aims.
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Annapolis
Harding
Naval Academy
Oil and Gas Leases Change Hands in Ouachita Boom Hint
Ouachita parish sees oil and gas leases moving rapidly with several thousand acres changing hands. Major campaigns by Hansen Oil Company at Bosco and Ouachita Valley Oil Company drive activity while transfers include T. G. Easterling to G. B. Haynes for 1 100 and Littlepage to Murray Hudson for 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita
Ouachhita Parish
Hansen Oil Company
Bosco
G. Easterling
Real estate deals surge in Monroe and Ouachita Parish
In Monroe and Ouachita parish the volume of land transactions rises with several thousand dollars in transfers. J A and O L Biedemann sold undivided two thirds of the south eighty acres in Bosco plantation for 4000 dollars to F E Cook. S L Heard sold undivided half of the south half of lot five for 3075.41 to S H Heard. Myron H Spades sold 185 acres in sections 35 and 36 for 925 dollars to S E Wall. A large number of smaller deals accompany these totals. Washington June 2 Paris hints reparations commission may revisit German shipping seized during the war and payments on those ships remain a U S decision.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
J. A
O. L. Biedemann
F. E. Cook
Swenson
Bosco Plantation
S. H. Heard
Myron H. Spades
E. Wall
Washington
Paris
Commission
United States
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Cuba
Ross
SSS Rae
Pauline Kahn
Depot
Mo. P. Ry
J. A. Godbee
News- Star
Elgin Movement
A. J. McKee
Dupre
New York
Liverpool
Chicago
L. L. Smith
Daily Cotton Letter
Acre
Holmes
Naval
Dublin
Clomore
County Kerr
Department of Agriculture
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Russia
Black Sea
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Republican
Minnesota
Foreign Relations Committee
Army
Charlotte
N. C
Concord
Igarette
Saenger
William S. Hart
West Monroe
W. A. Kirkpatrick
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