Senator Simmons Attacks Black Education Policy at North Carolina Dinner
At the third annual Nort Carolina Society dinner in Raleigh last night Senator F M Simmons the "Senator from the Black Belt" condemned current Black education as a mistake arguing Black people should be harnessed to agricultural work. He warned against social equality and warned that removing Blacks from farms to cities would erode their identity. The event featured many dignitaries including Senator Depew and Dr George Winston with decorations and guests noted along with remarks on the racial issue and political representation.
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Nort Carolina Society
Waldorf
F. M. Simmons
Black Belt
Depew
Armstrong
Hampton
Tuskegee
Washington
Mack
Senator Depew
North Carolina
Overell
Old North State
B. XN
Duke
Simmons
George F. Winston
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Raleigh
J. N. Steele
Maryland Society
Robert C. Ogden
Pennsylvania Society
W. E. Graybill
Georgia Society
John M. Harrington
Southern Society
Congress
GIVES WIDOW HOME FOR A YEAR
Mrs. V W Benedict widow of a Croton Falls pastor receives permission to stay in the parsonage a year while the city proceeds with Croton watershed work. Chief Engineer Hill reports the parsonage lies eight hundred feet north of the reservoir line and occupancy won’t hinder clearance. Neighbors call it rare luck after years of hardship.
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V. W. Benedict
Croton Fells Baptist Church
City
William R. Hill
Aqueduct Commission
Wegmann
Hill
Aqueduct Commissioners
Riverhouse Robbers Nabbed in Brockville Case Summary
Winfred and Ee¢wari Rothwell, fourteen, of Brockville, pleaded guilty to extensive river robberies across the St Lawrence from Ogdensburg to Morristown. They admitted stealing clothing, beds, tents, fishing gear, cooking utensils and other goods from three summer cottages, storing the loot on an island until their father turned them over to police.
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the Tribune
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Winfred
Ee¢wari Rothwell
Brockville
Morristown
N. Z
Hest
Typhoid traced to African war blankets aboard Cornwall
London reports an enteric fever outbreak on the reform school ship Cornwall off Purfleet tied to fever-infected army blankets from South Africa. Thousands of such blankets were sent nationwide unwashed and untreated. Army rules require destruction of these items, but origin of shipments to England remains unclear. The Daily Mail calls for a strict investigation.
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London
Reformatory
Cornwall
Purfleet
Thames
South Africa
England
Daily Mail
Graft fears rise over Canal Street dumping board plan
Charlies F Murphy allies fear a rival north side Canal Street dumping board backed by Dock Commissioner Hawkes. The lease could yield $15,000 yearly, threatening Brown and Fleming and cutting into Murphy interests. Debate centers on McCall’s claimed election to chair the Finance Committee and potential mayoral veto.
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Charlies F. Murphy
Tammany
Sinking Fund Commission
Tammany Dock Board
Hawkes
Canalst
North River
Brown & Fleming Dumping Board
Dumping Board
Canal St
McMahon
Murphy
Old Dock Board
Charles F. Murphy
Gaffney
Low
Finance Committee
Parsons
Rives
Jerome
van Wreck Administration
John T. McCall
Joseph Egan
Thomas C. O'Sullivan
The
Murphys, Gaffneys
McMahons and
Egans
O'Sullivan
Tribune
Protest Meeting Against Graft on Piers in IXth District
Tammany Hall Democrats of the IXth Assembly District gather at the Farm Twenty-eighth Street and North River to protest Charles F Murphy's pier policy. A parade with banners will march from Eighth Avenue and Twenty-third Street at 7 30 PM with William S Devery and others speaking.
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Tammany Hall
Xth
Farm
Twenty-eighth-st
North River
Charles F. Murphy
Ixth
Twenty-third-st
Eighth-ave
Williams. Devery
Ixth District
Hunter Withdraws Resignation From University Settlement
Robert Hunter, head worker at the University Settlement, withdrew his resignation and accepted an indefinite reappointment terminable on three months notice. The council also asked J G Phelps Stokes to withdraw his resignation. Hunter plans a three month abroad trip after his wedding, then will remain in his present role. no arrangements yet to fill the post in his absence. The notice ends with an unrelated advertisement for The Grains Hotel.
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Council of the University Settlement
Robert Hunter
Theniversity Settlement
Hunter
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Count Telstoy
Mr. Hunter
Great Fire Wrecks St Hyacinthe Shoes and Homes
A major fire in St Hyacinthe Quebec began in the Cote Brothers shoe factory and spread to at least six other industries and 250 houses leaving nearly a quarter of the population homeless. The blaze, fanned by strong winds, overwhelmed the local water supply. Montreal firemen arrived with two steamers and hoses, saving the market building and other blocks while fighting the flames into the afternoon.
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St. Hyacinthe
Quebec
Cote Brothers
Cote
Montreal
St. Antoine St
St. Hyacinthe College
Yamaska
Hudon & Allard
Duplessis Pegging and Sewing Company
Co. A. Hamel & Co
Lussier Brothers
J. Girouard
J. Mathew & Co
Frontenac
Union
Ottawa
Cuba's Independence First Anniversary
Havana marks the first anniversary of the Cuban Republic with crowds from inland towns and the United States gathering as streets glow with flags and bunting. Business halts, police permit broad freedom, and a dawn 21-gun salute welcomes President Palma and officials to Punta.
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Havana
United States
Palma
Punta
Cuban Independence Anniversary Parade in Havana Glows with Lights
President Palma reviews police and rural guards on the Prado as Cuba marks one year of independence amid fireworks, bright illuminations, and festive crowds. Roosevelt sends greetings. Spanish and Cuban crowds celebrate peacefully along Malecón and Punta locales. Industrial districts burned in 1876 area suffer further destruction from fire.
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Malecon
Sefior Zaldo
Prado
Cabanas
Squiers
Punta Malecon
Neptuno Park
The
Punta
Morro and
Plaza de Armas
Palace
Senate
Chamber
Palma
Roosevelt
Delta
California
Cuba
Dog Attack At Westchester Laundry Ends with Fatal Shot
Mrs. John Clancy a laundress in Port Chester near General James Dumont was badly mangled by his bulldog when she stepped on its tail. Dumont tried to stop the animal with a chair, then heated a poker and burned its back before shooting the dog to save the woman's life. She remains in precarious condition.
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John Clancy
James Dumont
Westchester
Port Chester
General Dumont
Dumont
Disfigured on Eve of Wedding in Piercefield
Mary Gardner, sixteen, asleep before her May 21 wedding, woke to a man at her bed and severe head wounds from a sharp instrument. She is expected to recover but disfigured. An investigation follows. authorities suspect a spiteful or jealous motive aimed at ruining the marriage. The report also mentions The Wyh Century Limited train advertisement.
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the Tribune
Ogdensburg
Mary Gardner
Piercefield
Miss Gardner
Banker Seligman Found With Deep Throat Wound
Washington Seligman a prominent banker and stock broker from Broadway was discovered in his Rossmore Hotel room with a deep five inch cut in his throat. He was moved to Roosevelt Hospital where doctors say the wound is not fatal and he is expected to recover despite nervous shock.
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Washington Seligman
James Seligman
Jefferson Seligman
Hotel Rossmore
Roosevelt Hospital
Heuck
West
Seligman
Broadway
Rossmore
Augustus A. Molony
West Forty-second S
Mr. Seligman
Miller
Henry Heuck
Wilkes
Shorty
Hueck
West Thirtieth St
Leonard
Washington
Firm
Exchange
Seligman & van Antwerp
Stock Exchange
East Sixty-ninth-st
O'Connor
Tenderloin
James Armstrong
Armstrong
Nathan
Leaders At Sea In Post Morris County Committee
The Republican County Committee meets tonight to review the resignation of Robert C. Morris as president. Leaders admit no clear successor, noting the job is exacting and requires time, with talk of paying a salary to offset private business losses. Senator Platt discussed with Colonel Dunn the difficulty in selecting a new president and the need to appoint a replacement in the fusion conference committee.
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John T. McCall
Tammany
Rives
Alderman Parsons
McCall
P. J. Scully
Finance Committee
Low
Controller Grout
Sinking Fund Commission
Fusion
Fornes
Parsons
Republican County Committee
Robert C. Morris
Morris
Platt
Colonel Dunn
Republican State Committee
Greene
Lauterbach
Mortis
Bureaus of Information Offer Western Trip Details
Rock Island ticket offices at 1 Broadway and 26th St. and Std Ave. provide comprehensive Western travel information. Informed clerks can detail costs, schedules, through cars, and routes to Colorado California Texas and Mexico.
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Rock Island
Broadway
26Th St
Std Ave
Colorado
California
Texas
Mexico
Advu
Drought May Continue Amid Odd Weather Patterns
Washington May 20. The official weather map reads like a three ring circus with a winter Montana blizzard and a record hot May day in another region. No relief is seen east of the Mississippi while Montana warms to normal. a moisture source may arrive end of week if storms follow typical paths. Persistent drought threatens crops with two weeks of dry conditions in key areas and uneven rainfall across regions.
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the Tribune
Washington
Uncle Sam
Montana
Mississippi
Missouri River
Rocky Mountains
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Middle West
New England
Middle States
East Gulf States
Missouri
Mississippi River
California
Oregon
Moore
Willis E
Agri
Socom
Socom Is Back On the Weather, Sties
Heat and Heatwave Prostrations Plague City Youth Dies
Heat driven by a late May shower drops brings rapid cooling as 4 deaths and 9 prostrations are reported across Manhattan and Brooklyn. Theresa Bronnenkamp, 14, dies of heart disease linked to heat after persistent study at St Leonard's school. Dozens more suffer heat effects at workplaces and in transit while several hospitals treat victims.
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Weather Bureau
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Theresa
Muckerbecker-Ave
Brook
Kelly
Frank
Weert Pightecath
Theresa Bronnenkamp
St. Leonard's Parochial School
Hamburgave
Metrosest
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