Agitation the Bacelal Lever of the World
A Plymouth Congregational Church address by Prof. Neville H. Thomas urges action and warns against complacency. He attacks Wilson administration and cabinet figures over racial injustices, calling for sacrifice to defend colored citizens and secure justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Plymouth Congregational Church
Neville H. Thomas
Dunbar High School
Wilson
U. S. Senate
Thomas
White House
Burleson
Depont
Jiments
Navy Daniels
al Palmer
Fiske
Hin
America
Noted Orator Resigns as Dean Morgan College
William Pickens resigns as Dean of Morgan College to join the American Association for the Advancement of Colored People and devote his time to the national organization. He is a prominent orator among African Americans, born in 1881 in Anderson County South Carolina, educated in Arkansas and Little Rock, and a standout student and prize winner at Talladega College. Continued on Page 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
William Pickens
Morgan College
Association For the Advancement of Colored People
United States
Anderson County
Carolina
Arkansas
North Little Roock
Union High School
Little Rock
Talladega College
Alabama
Talladega
Pickens
John T. Gibson
Tie
No Man's Land
Tpe
Sam Lucas
Ernest Hogan
George W
Aida Overton Walker
Bert Williams
Byron Brothers
Youngest Supervising Principal Appointed at Martha Washington
Miss Marie V. Chase named Supervising Principal at Martha Washington Public School in Philadelphia after teaching at Reynolds and Itha Washington. training at University of Pennsylvania cited. She becomes the youngest woman appointed to such a post and has begun duties.
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Marie V. Chase
Pace to head music production firm in York move
Atlanta Feb 3 Harry H Pace longtime Standard Life Insurance executive to sever ties and devote full time to Pace a Handy musical production company with headquarters in York It is rumored Dr Km tS Scott Secretary Treasurer of Howard University has been offered the position
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Atlanta
Harry H. Pace
Standard Life Insurance Company
Pace A Handy
York
Km Ts Scott
Howard University
Yarmouth Heavy Guard On Prisoner in Murder Trial
In Tallulah Alabama a dissenting juror in Alvin Calhoun’s murder trial was publicly whipped and dipped in a mud hole after the verdict of guilty. Calhoun confessed to killing N. H. Arnold a Danville Kentucky immigrant and a Tallulah farmer. The jury returned a first degree murder verdict as guards escorted the mud-covered juror from the courthouse.
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Monroe
Alvin Calhoun
N. H. Arnold
Tiflulah
Ala
Tal+ lulah
Calhoun
Tallulah
Arnold
Danville Ky
Ouachita Parish
Boys Play With Gun Ends Tragic, Accidental Shot Reported
Three boys playing with an old single barrel shotgun caused the death of William Calenza, ten, at a furniture store on South Twelfth Street. Edward Sauk, seventeen, was left in charge and accused of the accidental shooting. he fled but was captured two hours later. Nicholas Massaro, nine, was the surviving playmate.
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South Twelfth Street
Edward Sauk
Seventh
Catharine
John Meeks
Wiliam Calenza
South Warnock Street
Nicholas Massaro
Tenth Street
Sankey
Fred Leesch
Pagnotti
Daniel Baxter Named Messenger in Mayor Moore’s Office
Daniel M. Baxter was appointed messenger to succeed W. East Webb in the Mayor’s office after a civil service selection from ten candidates. Baxter showed diplomatic skill in a mock trial and entered the office when Moore served as secretary to Mayor Ashbridge. Webb received a personal tribute letter from the Mayor praising his faithful public service.
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Daniel Baxter
Mayor Moore
Daniel M. Baxter
Messenger
W. East Webb
Webb
Lee Mayer
Baxter
Magentes
Moore
Ashbridge
Oryas
RD Bent
Whisky Shrinkage Sparks Vigil On Yarmouth Steamship
New York news reports the steamship Yarmouth owned by Black men draws attention for a large whisky cargo. Prohibition officers seized the Black Star liner for allegedly delivering whisky to the Yarmouth, and a 15 man guard is stationed on the vessel while cargo is warehoused to curb theft.
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New York
Yarmouth
Prohibition
NCW
Napier, Finance Leader, Visits City Amid Calls to End Segregation
J C Napier ex Registrar of the U S Treasury and financier toured the city with Mrs Napier. He urged South to renounce segregation Jim Crow and lynching or risk losing the colored man to migration north, east and west. Napier, venturing toward Washington, spoke of public life strain and his return to banking in Nashville.
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South
One Cent Savings Bank
Nashville
Tenn
D. C
Man Who Opened Doors for Black Theatricals
Thomas Wallace Swann lauds John T. Gibson for transforming the American stage by proving the viability of Black actors as owners managers and producers. The piece credits Gibson with breaking racial barriers and reshaping opportunities for performers previously shut out of the industry.
Appointed International Organizer of Waiters
W. V. Cozart of Atlantic City has been named International Organizer of Colored Waiters by the Hotel and Restaurant Employees International Alliance tied to the AFL. A former headwaiter and author of Walters' Manual, he advocates higher hotel wages and was the first colored delegate elected to a Republican National Convention in a primary.
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W. V. Cozart
Atlantic City
Federation organizes a B and L association
The Federated Clubs of colored women in the city have formed a Building and Loan Association. Officers include Mrs. Jas. Howard as President, Mrs. S. W. Layton as Vice President, Mrs. Fannie Reed as Secretary, Mrs. M. L. Waters as Treasurer, and Mrs. Addie Dickerson as Solicitor.
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Quaker City
Jas. Howard
8. W. Layton
Fannie Reed
M. L. Waters
Harvard economists predict price and activity decline
Cambridge Mass February 2 The Harvard Committee on Economic Research reports the United States may see a check in the rise of prices and business activity begun last April with a possible drop in prices.
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Harvard
Cambridge, Mass
Harvard Committee On Economic Research
Harvard University
United States
Founder's Day address delivered by Dr Garfield in Chicago
Chicago speech by Dr Harry A Garfield discusses welfare legislation and Christian ethics in labor relations. He praises General Armstrong's legacy, calls for equal opportunity, and urges state programs including taxes, education, and social insurance to balance wages with societal good.
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Garfield
Hampton
Harry A. Garfield
Williamstown
Maass
Wiliams Coll
National Fuel
Nctor
Robert Ogden
Samuel Chapman Arams
Armstrong
C. ©. Howard
Dr. Garfield
Woman 13 Shot Four Times Taken to Howard Hospital
A 13 year old woman, 34 years old, shot four times and moved from 744 South Eleventh street to Howard Hospital last Sunday night. She accused Arthur Blake of the shooting. Blake, injured in a preceding struggle, was kept under police guard. The woman’s condition was listed as serious.
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South Tenth Street
South Eleventh Street
Howard Hospital
Arthur Blake
Blake
Sophia's Beauty Parlors Expand With New Philadelphia Salon
Sophia's announces a new sanitary beauty parlor at 1926 South Street to meet growing demand for hair and beauty treatments. The firm highlights its full line of Sophia's preparations for sale to the public and wholesale trade under Mrs. Sophia B. Young.
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Sophia
South Street
Sophia's
South St
South 34Th Street
Philadelphia
Chester
Central Avenue
Memphis
Sophia B. Young
Colored workers urged to join Union labor movement
In this city a speaker advocates colored Walters to join the Union. The American Federation of Labor is admitting colored men and women on equal basis and will appoint colored organizers, with Mr. Cozart the first to be named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Cozart
Haas 1735 Market Shop Sells Watches Jewelry
Easy Payments Diamonds Watches and Jewelry advertised with repair services for watches jewelry and gun accessories including a Glock at Haas 1735 Market. Local ads highlight financing options and quick service for repairs and purchases.
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HAAS
Sunday School Secretary Plans Two Addresses in Brooklyn
Henry Allen Boyd Secretary of the National Baptist Sunday School Congress schedules two talks in Brooklyn on February 18 and 19. He speaks Wednesday at Concord Baptist Church on Front Line Sunday Schools and how to build them and Thursday at Fleet Street A M E Zion Church at an interdenominational gathering. Headquarters are at the Carlton Avenue Branch YMCA. This may be his last stop before sailing for Japan.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Henry Allen Boyd
National Baptist Sunday School Congress
Concord Baptist Church
Adelphi Street
Myrtle Avenue
Sunday School
Young Men's Que
N. B. Dodson
Charles H. Vann
Boyd
Colored travelers rights tested over barber shop service
At a Colored Protective Association meeting the case of M Monroe Trotter of Boston was discussed. Trotter, secretary of the Equal Rights League, was refused a shave at the P R R barber shop in Broad Street Station Philadelphia. The association will pursue the case to test service rights for colored travelers.
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Colored Protective Association Board
M. Monroe Trotter
Boston
Trotter
Equal Rights League
Philadelphia
Broad Street
Colored Protective Association
Mr. Trotter
Flu Epidemic Delays New York City Engineers Strike
New York February 1 Health Commissioner Copeland reports a drop in influenza and pneumonia deaths but urges continued vigilance. He says 38 887 influenza cases with 772 deaths and 7 507 pneumonia cases with 1 807 deaths have occurred overall, while 2000 engineers vote to delay striking to avoid worsening the epidemic.
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New York City
New York
Copeland
Panhindy
Health Department
Tr. Copeland
Royal Etalinn
America
Hue
Copelandan
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H. Eugene Wilson
Dean Morgan College
Association For Advancement of Colored People
Louisiana
J. C. Napier
Thomas Wallace Swann
W. F. Cozart
Federation
B. and
L. Association
Johnson
Chicago
Williams College
R. R. Moton
Jack Johnson
Charles F. Clyne
Mexico City
Leavenworth
Clyne
Cuba
Education
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