25 Jan 1919
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Newspaper
Philadelphia Tribune
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1919
Page
1
A white mob attacked two Black men near 26th and Federal Street on a Sunday afternoon. Police intervened, arrests made, and calls for local Black voters to protest political leaders who defend mob actions. Witnesses describe violence and community tension with calls for justice and civil rights.
Twenty four indictments for first degree murder were returned by the county grand jury in SheMeit Alabama following the November lynching deaths of Will Byrd and George. Warrants have been sworn and suspects will be rounded up and distributed to jails statewide.
Tulsa on January 20 reports the Western Union Telegraph Company reintroducing colored messenger boys to deliver and receive telegrams, with emphasis on their uniforms and gear as part of the postwar workforce.
Report from Memphis Tennessee describes Joseph Morris of Alma 8 dying after a confrontation on a streetcar. R B Enright, a white man, allegedly attacked Morris striking him five times after Morris boarded a car with packages. Morris, a quiet property owner in Klondyke subdivision, was killed allegedly for riding before white people. The account labels the incident as racially charged and quotes the phrase the real south.
Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane will deliver the Founder's Day address at Hampton Institute on Sunday January 26 during the morning service. The event is arranged by Rev Dr James Edgar Gregg. The Hampton program honors speakers who have advanced national progress since Gen Samuel Chapman Armstrong founded the school in 1868.
A colored minister claims to have invented an automatic collection basket for church use. He explains the device silently deposits quarters on a red plush cushion, rings a bell for nickels, and drops a suspenders button to trigger a pistol, all described as a humorous cautionary tale.
Governor recommends 118 975 dollars for Bordentown School for 1919, including 20 000 for an addition to the boys trade building and 15 000 for water and fire protection. An annex to the girls building nears completion while demand outstrips capacity, with 81 boys in a dormitory built for 42. The state seeks 65 000 more for a new permanent boys dormitory to accommodate a growing enrollment amid wartime strain.
War Department announces early convoy from France to America for units of colored troops. The 367th 360th and 372nd Regiments, including The Buffaloes and District of Columbia National Guard elements, will lead the return with hundreds of officers and men. Families and communities plan warm welcomes as these soldiers are praised for their service in fighting for freedom and democracy.
A Tennessee judge, self taught in law, struggled with orthography his entire life. He began in Knoxville spelling his city as Noxville and later, after education, insisted on Knashville then Knashville in Nashville. He finally admitted confusion over spelling the city name with a K or C.
In Harrisburg at 12 05 pm on January 21 William Cameron Sproul was inaugurated as the twenty ninth Governor of Pennsylvania. The ceremony followed the oath of office as crowds cheered and officials began a new administration. The text notes Speeches by James E Rogers and Mary Church Terrell among others and references wartime and social reform efforts.
The pennsylvania inaugural day drew about 15 000 spectators in Harrisburg as the new governor took office. The parade and ceremony celebrated federal prohibition ratification, with Brumbaugh congratulating the new governor and later departing for Pinehurst, N C. Backroom moves by Odd Fellows sought to seize control, but the regular Sub-Committee of Management remained in charge after court action.
Washington discussion highlights delays in compiling AEF casualties after armistice. Senator Weeks cites repeated War Department errors including revised death and wound reports and letters from parents contradicting official dates. Investigates likely. continued on page 8.
A humorous 1900s style exchange unfolds as a driver learns his headlamp has failed. A polite stranger and a newsboy chime in with exaggerated terms until the lamp is finally acknowledged as out. The scene captures quirky street banter about a simple power failure in Boston.
A tense exchange hints at a wartime power struggle where one side taunts the other over potential victory and the spoils of conquest. The dialogue implies strategic deception and the peril of losing a decisive advantage.
On October 16, 1918, Clarence E. Butler of Philadelphia completed 25 years as a clerk for Frank C. Roberts & Co. Civil Engineers, a long tenure in Real Estate Trust Building. He then served as Night Clerk for Morrell & Co. at 29 Noble Street. Despite color prejudice, Butler held these positions and handled large sums for Morrell & Co., setting a record for others to follow.
Two hobos trade quips about kinfolk and misfortune. One notes a brother injured after a horse ran off with a wagon, laid up six months, while the other replies that his brother was incapacitated six years after the opposite scenario.
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