City Detective Ge o L Williams Slain by Drunk Gunmen
Chattanooga dispatch reports detective G E O L Williams killed on a Southern railroad train in Chattanooga. Two white soldiers attacked a colored coach after a polite request to stop swearing, injuring Williams and Mrs. Crabb, sister of the victims. Railroad staff restrained. military police sought attackers. Both victims, from New York, were bound for Birmingham and later moved to a relative’s home. The incident drew no newspaper coverage locally.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
William L. White
Erie Railroad
Edward J. Crabb
New York City
Highland
Southern Railroad
Birmingham
Squire
J. W. White
White
Squire White
Crowder Report Shows Higher Draft Rate for Colored Draftees
Washington report details the Crowder draft analysis. It shows 11 percent more colored registrants than whites, with 2,092,294 called and examined from 9,686,508 registrants. Of those, 1,057,363 were certified for service and 730,756 rejected on medical grounds. Colored men registered totaled 737,628. 36 percent called were certified for service versus 25 percent of whites. Medical rejections were similar between races at about 28 percent.
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Washington, D. C
Crowder
South
Death of John Archie Gladman in West Chester
John Archie Gladman died January 4 at his parents home on South Walnut street West Chester aged thirty three after seven months illness from pulmonary trouble. He attended local schools then Bordentown Industrial School and studied law briefly before turning to barbering. He was a musician and led baseball and football teams. Survived by wife Louella Edwards daughter, one sister Mrs. Mabel Hughes. He belonged to Second Presbyterian Church.
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West Chester
John Archie Gladman
John
Ella Gladman
South Walnut Street
Seth
Bordentown
N. J
J. Paul MacElree
Hamburg
Second Presbyterian Church
Louella Edwards
Mabel Hughes
John Hughes
Night Riders Terrorizing Tenants in Brooks County Georgia
In Quitman Georgia on January 2 night riders threaten colored farm tenants, ordering them off the farms. Farmers report distress as war demands strain labor. Governor Dorsey approves a $100 reward for conviction of anyone posting or posting such notices.
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Quitman
Brooks County
Royal Daniel
Council of Defense
Dorsey
Hampton Emancipation Celebration at Hampton Institute
James Weldon Johnson delivered the principal speech at Hampton Institute for the fifty fifth anniversary of Lincoln’s proclamation. The event drew more than 1500 attendees including 400 members of the 372nd Infantry Regiment. Johnson asserted the land belongs to colored people by birth and toil.
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James Weldon Johnson
New York Age
Lincoln
Hampton Institute
372Nd Infantry
Aged Woman Murder Shocks City Home
Mrs. Serena E. Conrad, 79, was found strangled at her 3355 N 15th street home. Two ash collectors, Wm Banes and Charles Gibson, are in custody amid questions about a break in and possible robbery.
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Serena E. Conrad
N. 15Th Street
Wm. Banes
Charles Gibson
Mrs. Conrad
Banes
Gibson
Captain Tate
15Th
Ontario
15Th Street
Belshaw
Callahan
Falls of Schuylkill Station
Auto Crash Leads to Arrest in MA Theft Case
A car owned by A. E. Binhouse was reported stolen from 13th and South streets. While reporting, a second crash at Broad and Locust occurred, with a man fleeing to 301 Juniper Street. Clifford Thomas, 34, was arrested after a struggle and charged with stealing the car, held on $800 bail.
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A. E. Binhouse
13Th
South Streets
Broad
Locust Streets
Juniper Street
Dodson and Sullivan
Clifford Thomas
Einhouse
Thomas
Refused Aid as Colored Man Died on Savannah Sidewalk
In Savannah Georgia a dying colored man collapsed on Huntingdon street near the home of wealthy white Mrs W W Gordon. Hospital staff across the street refused transport to the hospital and the man died on the sidewalk as Gordon pleaded for help.
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Savannah
Huntingdon Street
W. W. Gordon
Government agents favor 40th Ward for Hog Island workers homes
After a two day conference with city officials, government agents recommended constructing about seven to eight thousand homes in the 40th Ward adjoining Rimwood. These houses would house the large labor force at Hog Island shipyard, boosting values for hundreds of local colored residents who own property in the area.
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40Th Ward
HOG Island Workers Homes
Rimwood
Hog Island
Johnson accused in fatal shooting over refused loan
Richard Johnson, 26, of 1121 Rodman Street, is a fugitive charged with the murder of Harry Harris, 35, of the same address. Police say Johnson, after losing money gambling, demanded a loan from Harris. Harris refused and was shot in the mouth, dying quickly.
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Richard Johnson
Rodman Street
Harry Harris
Johnson
Harris
Officers Training Camp to Be Opened in Porto Rico
Secretary of War Baker announced an officers training camp in Porto Rico for 400 selected Porto Ricans to begin February 1 and run for three months. The program aims to prepare local officers for future duties and strengthen regional military leadership.
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Porto Rico
Washington, D. C
Baker
Emancipation Day remarks honor Lincoln era soldiers
Dr. George P. Phenix calls Emancipation Proclamation a pivotal moment and notes tears, prayers, and efforts will be rewarded. He praises soldiers from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Tennessee as key contributors to freedom, while Capt. J. Holman Pryor and Lieut. George F. Seaman give short addresses alongside Capt. C. O. Hadley.
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God
Lincoln
George P. Phenix
Hampton
Phenix
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Tennessee
Republic
J. Holman Pryor
George F. Seaman
C. O. Hadley
Tennessee Company
Australian Cabinet Resigns Over Conscription Defeat
Sydney January 8 The Australian Cabinet led by Premier Wm M Hughes resigns after the government is defeated on the Conscription Bill. Frank G Tudor Labour leader is asked to form a new cabinet as the decree ends. Soldiers backed the defeat by a large margin, with earlier defeats in 1916 and December 1917.
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Sydney
Wm. M. Hughes
Frank G. Tudor
Arrested for cursing the President in Altoona
Lem Bacon of Belwood was charged with cursing the President and uttering threatening and seditious words against the United States. He waived a preliminary hearing before U. S. Commissioner Stoner in Altoona and was held for the Pittsburgh District Court. He works as a railroad trackhand.
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Altoona
Lem Bacon
Belwood
United States
U. S
Stoner
Pittsburgh
Sugar Arrives in Two Cargoes at Port
Two ships bring 1,380,000 pounds of Cuban sugar to the port. A price cut of half a cent per pound for consumers is expected in a few days as another refinery anticipates a rail shipment from Hawaii.
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Cuba
Hawaii
Detective Killed in Shootout at 16th and Waverly Streets
Detective George L. Williams died after confronting four drunken gunmen as they terrorized streets near 16th and South areas. Gunfire wounded Williams and another assailant before officers raided 1602 Waverly Street, arresting three suspects while many others were detained as witnesses or held on weapons charges. Williams, a city hall detective and former Cuban Giants player, lived at 2231 NJ 21st Street and left a wife and five children. Funeral plans were set for Union A M E church after public viewing at 1826 Poplar Street.
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George L. Williams
City Hall
16Th
Waverly
South Streets
Williams
Rodman Street
16Th and Waverly
Anderson
19Th District
Waverly Street
Jack Dillion
17Th
16Th Street
Perry Rhoades
Detective Williams
Hiram Lodge
F. & A. M. Wm. Cooper
St. Marks Commandery
Pyramid Temple
Shriners
Hotel Brotherhood
Union A. M. E. Church
Tate
Nj 21St Street
Samuel Coles
Ogden Street
Malcom Trice
Sodney Bilis
Coles
Poplar Street
Union A. M. EB
Fairmount Avenue
Wilson outlines war aims for world peace in Congress address
President Wilson presents fourteen essential war aims to Congress, including open covenants, free seas, removal of trade barriers, armament reductions, self determination, and a universal association of nations. He calls for evacuation of occupied territories and autonomous development for nations within a new international order.
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Wilson
U. S
Congress
Washington
Russia
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Romania
Serbia
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Dardanelles
General Association of Nations
House Passes Woman's Suffrage Amendment in House
Washington January 10 The House of Representatives approved the Woman's suffrage amendment by 274 to 136 vote. It now proceeds to the Senate as factions form ahead of a potential battle with the President’s approval cited as decisive.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Senate
State Constabulary Ordered to Coatesville
Harrisburg Jan 9. A mounted state police detachment is ordered to report following a murder on the outskirts of the city last Saturday night. Edward Huber was killed and Fred Booker, colored, is in custody charged with the crime. The city employs thousands of steelworkers, about half of whom are colored.
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Harrisburg
Edward Huber
Fred Booker
Camp Meade Borrows From Weekends to Aid Training
General Nicholson orders Wednesday visits discontinued at Camp Meade Maryland to reduce disruptions to training. Weekend hours will be extended with the camp opening at 9 a m instead of 12 noon.
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Camp Mead
Camp Meade
W. J. Nicholson
Pressent
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Jim
Market St
Georgia
J. Weldon Johnson
Sam Coles
Sydney Ellis
Malcolm Trice
City Free Eye Clinic
Walnut St
Hales
HOUSE
State Constabulary
Coatesvilar
Hollander & Fleishman Co
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia Fund
Tribune
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