Talented Young Lady Succeeds in Winning Prizes
Miss Myrtle H. Brown of the Howard University Commercial Department wins three prizes in shorthand, speed, and typewriting, completing a four year course in two, and receives a recommendation for a private secretary position. She is the daughter of the late Dr. Lucy Hughes Brown and the late Rev. David Brown. Her precocious record earns praise from faculty and peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Howard University
Myrtle H. Brown
Carrie R. Burton-Overton
David E. Wells
Lucy Hughes Brown
Lotte
N. C
Charleston
David Brown
Theological School
Bid University
Charlotte
Julia P. H. N
Berean Alumni Reunion Celebrates Class of 1916
Berean Alumni held their annual reunion and reception to the graduates finishing a week of commencement exercises. Notable speakers included Mrs. E Brown and Helen A Waller. Miss Orinthia Jones and Miss Leona Reynolds performed solos as attendees enjoyed a decorated table, dresses, songs, and cheers. The event announced scholarship awards in dressmaking and manual training and named plans for the first alumni outing at Strawberry Mansion on June 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berean
Be- Chapel
E. Brown
Helen A. Waller
Pitts
Reba
Dr. Watson
M. Kern
Orinthia Jones
Leona Reynolds
Jessie Gertrude
Hasering
Weary and Porter
Mr. Long
Drs. C. V
Matthew Anand
Cora R. Williams
Porter
Beck
Ser Curtis
la- White
Frank Campbell
Strawberry Mansion
Remembered Lafayette Crislville Pa Death of Longevous Woman
In Lafayette Crislville Pennsylvania on June 14 Dinah 1, the oldest colored woman in a country, died Wednesday near her hundredth year. The brief fragment notes her age and death and suggests a long memory of a life lived in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Crisville
Dinah 1
Soldiers Impress In Civil Service Board Exam For Colored Regiment
Monday night in City Hall an exam tested soldiers for officer roles in a colored regiment under formation. The panel judged candidates on American history mathematics and infantry drill with two hours of questioning. More than 30 additional officers will be examined on a future date set by Col. J Campbell Gilmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Room
City Hall
Samuel B. Hart
J. Harry Scroggins
John A. Henry
John H. Sills
Wm. T. Lewis
Isaiah T. Freeman
Carl B. Waller
J. Harry Wicks
Chas. H. Madison
James Buncomb
Lazarious T. Lewis
Orlando T. Pence
Edward R. Walton
Geo. W. Lawrence
Earnest Carey
Julian Adger
John H. Parker
John Robinson
James Dickins
U. S. Marine Corps
U. S. Army
James McCann
G. 8. Case
T. Costello
B. H. Morgan
Patrick McGlinn
L. Perry
James Boles
J. Campbell Gilmore
Wilson Leads Flag Day Parade in Washington
President Wilson marches on foot beside nearly 75 000 people along Pennsylvania Avenue in a preparedness parade. He wears white trousers and blue coat with straw hat and reviews the line near the White House before delivering an "America First" address to an outdoor crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Pennsylvania Avenue
National
UN States Marine Band
White House
America
New York Regiment Given Muster In Orders
The AdjutantGeneral's office issued orders for members of the colored regiment authorized for the New York National Guard to report to the First Regiment armory for a physical examination preparatory to mustering in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Regiment
New York
Colored Regiment
New York National Guard
Tist Regiment
Married and Parted in the Same Week
Chicago June 14 Miss Hattie Richardson of Walnut Hills married Samuel Crawley on May 20 and separated the same week. She has applied for a divorce, the cause is not disclosed.
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Chicago
Hattie Richardson
Lincoln Avenue
Walnut Hills
Samuel Crawley
New Recorder of Deeds Is National Convention Man
John F. Costello, a Democratic national committeeman for the District of Columbia, was appointed Recorder of Deeds replacing Henry Lincoln who had held the post for twenty four years through both parties. The appointment aligns with the ongoing national convention influence in Washington.
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NEW Recorder OF Deeds
Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
John F. Costello
the of Columbia
Henry Lincoln
Great National Convention of 916 Ends in Hughes Victory
Chicago, June 11. The National Republican Convention nominated Charles Evans Hughes of New York for president and Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana for vice president. Hughes led from the first ballot and won on the third ballot with 949 votes to 494 needed. Rain interrupted social events as visitors left or stayed to greet hosts like the Appomattox Club on Wabash Avenue.
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Chicago
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Indiana
United States Supreme Court
United States
Roosevelt
Hughes
Appomattox
Wabash Avenue
Bohemia
John Auter
Geo. Walker
Oscar Dee Priest
Major Jackson
Edward Wright
George H. Holt
State Street
Judson Lyons
Georgia
Walter Cohen
J. Madison Vance
Baranco
Louisiana
de. Ames
Detroit
Cole
Roxbury
Vance, Jr
Perry
Philadelphia
C. H. Douglas
Cotrell
Ohio
Clarence Matthews
Boston
Robinson
Gilchrist Stewart
Montana
Geo. W. Holt
Annabel Carey
University of Chicago
Eloise Davis Carey
North Westren University
Evanston
Ill
Carey
Edw. Wright
John R. Lynch
U. S
Napier
R. T. Greener
Roosevelt on Wharf As He Awaits Son Arrival
Kermit Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt brought their baby from Buenos Aires aboard the Kilpatrick and were greeted by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and his wife at the dock. The ex-president walked with a hand to his chest, reporting a passing pain from a rib injury and a recent cold. He planned X rays and met with Raymond Robins and Mr. Ikes at luncheon, with Mrs. Roosevelt and Archie present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
King Agad
Raymond Robins
Progressive Convention
Mr. Ikes
Tsllinois
Mrs. Roosevelt
Archie Roosevelt
Louisville High School Faculty Clash Over Promotion
Louisville Kentucky June 14 At a Central High School faculty meeting tension flared between Principal Matthews and teacher Mr Nixon over a pupil promotion. The teacher asserted the pupil had failed while the principal prepared to strike with an umbrella before colleagues intervened. Resignations followed.
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Louisville
Central High School
Matthews
Nixon
Booker T Washington Social Club Formed by Curtis Employees
Curtis Publishing Company black employees form the Booker T Washington Social Club on June 10 1916 in the company auditorium. Speakers include Clinton Rogers Woodruff and Albert S Inzier as the group pledges social moral industrial and religious advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Publishing Company
Booker Tashington
Curtis Company
Clinton Rogers Woodruff
Social Service Commission
The
Episcopal Church
Booker T. Washington Social Club
Albert S. Inzier
Alfred G. Waters
Henry Allen
Washington Eldredge
G. H. Newlin
J. Walker
Harry Branch
Rochetta Brooks
Sadie Ingram
Essie Davis
Harriet Palmer
Booker T. Washington Club
Mer
Albert Vizier
Chair Pushers and the Fight for a Livable Wage
A letter argues employers in Atlantic City exploit chair pushers by paying 15 cents an hour for four hours, with workers pressured to vote for bosses during elections. It contends chair pushers seek fair wages, not price controls, and criticizes press neutrality toward the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. A
Atlantic City
German backing drives $25 million attack on U S dye industry
Thomas A. Lenci of New York tells a Cleveland chemical engineers meeting that Germany funds a New York dye firm to cripple the American dye industry, with "Badische aniline and sodafabrik" backing the move and plans to close shop after success. L. A. Ault warns of shortages of bonole tutuel naphtha line and other explosives precursors if war erupts due to German control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Thomas A. Lenci
New York
Lenci
Badische Aniline and Sodafabrik
L. A. Ault
Cincinnati
United States
Germany
Medical Society Endorses Campaign for Hospital Project
The Richmond Medical Society endorses a $2,506,600 campaign to build a hospital, contagious disease wards, a nurses home, and adequate facilities to care for these institutions. The plan aims to improve regional health services and hospital capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Society
Richmond Medical Society
Sunday School Congress Opens in Vicksburg with Large Attendance
Sunday School Congress opens at Mt Heroden Baptist Church in Vicksburg Mississippi with an auspicious program. Dr R H Boyd director and Dr C H Clark chairman lead a large delegation from across the United States. A parade and formal opening mark the eleventh annual session as delegates hear papers scheduled for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
Miss
Mt. Heroden Baptist Church
Alabama and Vicksburg
E. P. Jones
D. D
National Baptist Convention
B. W. Currie
Johnson
Oklahoma
Congress
R. H. Boyd
Sunday School Congress
C. H. Clark
Sunday School Congress Brass Band
Clark
Boyd
United States
Cheyney Training School Commencement Honors 21 Graduates
Twenty one young colored men and women received diplomas at Cheyney Training School for Teachers in its eleventh annual commencement. Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf and George M. Warner spoke. prizes of five dollars went to Harry Preston and Frank Hilton. Graduates include Domestic Science recipients Bertha Bryant and Reba Dougherty, Domestic Arts alumnae Ethel Bivens and Gwendolyn Pearl, and Manual Training graduates Livingstone Boyer and Amelia Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyney Training School For
Cheyney
Joseph Krauskopf
Stanley Arnold
Germantown
George M. Warner
Leslie Pinckney Hill
Harry Preston
Frank Hilton
Oxford
Bertha Bryant
Mildred Carter
Reba Dougherty
Rachel Jackson
Caroline Lewis
Margaret Lopez
Rosa McHenry
Charlotte Ross
Ophelia Scott
Ruth Purle
Louise Shephard
Ethel Bivens
Minerva Haywood
Margaret McLain
Gwendolyn Pearl
Robert Hawkins
Gertrude Hall
Livingstone Boyer
Amelia Howard
Dope Fight to Continue After Judge Rules on Drug Cases
Judge Thompson's ruling in the Martin and Rowan narcotics cases narrows conviction grounds by requiring more than mere possession. U S District Attorney Kane vows to continue the fight, aiming to pursue about forty related prosecutions despite no sale evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Robert Martin
Thomas Rowan
United States
Kane
United States Supreme Court
Ford Car Won In New York Fund Bazaar Contest
Miss Marjorie Sipp won a Ford automobile in a popularity contest held by the Washington Memorial Fund Committee of Greater New York. The contest accompanied a bazaar at Manhattan Casino to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marjorie Sipp
Washington Memorial Fund Committee
Greater New York
Manhattan Casino
Elmwood News notes local property purchase and club events
Elmwood announces Mr and Mrs Ry has bought property at the northeast corner of 87th and Erwigave. The Busy Bee Club held a sermon shed Sunday afternoon led by Rev Gordon of Jenkintown with a large attendance. The club hosted Rev E T Bundie at 8213 Mingo Ave with remarks by Rev Williams and music by Clara Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmwood
M.ry
87Th and
Erwigave
Busy Bee Club
Gordon
Jenkintown
E. T. Bundie
Thomas Williams
Mingo Ave
Williams
Clara Jackson
Ada
Ground is saturated with German blood at Verdun
Paris June 16. German attacks against Fort ye one of the outlying defenses near Verdun push infantry forward in dense masses. German columns advance to Damloup across a ravine and are cut down by French quickfirers. Veterans say Verdun carnage exceeds imagination.
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Paris
Erdun
Meuse
Damloup
Verdun
Well Known Mason Hazleton Died in Baltimore
Baltimore Maryland June 15 Hazelton a prominent Mason died suddenly in the city.weekend. His widow Mrs Hazleton and two daughters Anna A Lee and Bertha survive. A reception will be tendered by I N Ross of the A M B next Monday night. The annual session of the Five Baptist Convention is set at First Baptist Church. Major and Mrs Charlies P 305 Myrtle avenue celebrate twenty first anniversary Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Ge Hazelton
Kno
Hazleton
Anna A. Lee
Bertha
I. N. Ross
Tive Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church
Charlies P
Myrtle Avenue
Penrose Seen as Key to Roosevelt Nomination in Chicago
In Chicago, leaders and press agree Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania dominates the scene. The Detroit News calls Penrose the man who can hold the nation in his hand, with Penrose backed by a strong delegation. He is viewed as the linchpin for unity or discord in the choice between Roosevelt and Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Congress Hotel
Col. Roosevelt
Boies Penrose
Pennsylvania
Senator Penrose
Detroit News
Boise Penrose
le Betwen
Hughes
Rose
District of Columbia Delegates Denied Seats in Convention
The Republican National Committee adjourned after 62 contests. DC delegates faced rejection over irregular primary methods and alleged fraud. Hogan backed by his delegation, Bradshaw claimed illegality, Miller alleged fraud and intimidation. Estabrook won motion to deny all seats. District to have two seats in the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Republican National Committee
District of Columbia
Frank J. Hogan
National Committee
Aaron Bradshaw
Robert I. Miller
Hogan
Fred. W. Estabrook
New Hampshire
Ada Bayard Sentenced for Manslaughter in Bratcher Death
Ada Bayard, a colored woman, was convicted last week of manslaughter for shooting John Bratcher, colored, on April 13. Judge Ferguson sentences her to four to six years in the Eastern Penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Bayard
John Bratcher
Ferguson
Eastern Penitentiary
Cavalry Chaplain Assigned to Infantry in Hawaii Move
Cavalry Chaplain Magy Mod W Prideau of the Tenth Cavalry is moved to the Senne Infantry in Hawaii. The transfer announcement comes from Fort Hauchuea Arizona dated June 12. The change shifts religious support for soldiers stationed in the Pacific theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Fort Hauchuea
Arizona
Magy Mod W. Prideau
Tenth Cavalry
Senne Infantry
Hawaii
Graduate Nurses to Meet in New York
The Association of Colored Graduate Nurses will hold a three day conference in New York starting June 15 at the Mother A. M. E. Zion Church. Mrs Adah B. R. N a Lincoln Hospital Training School assistant superintendent and president of Lincoln Hospital Algg New York leads the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theio Association of Colored Graduatees
A. M. E. Zion Church
Adah B. R. N
Lincoln Hospital Training School
Lincoln Hospital
Algg
Hail Strikes Culpeper and Surrounding Counties
Severe storm across Culpeper Virginia and adjacent Madison and Ra nock Counties damages roofs and property. A large barn and four cattle perish in Norwood area. Haywood reports roofs ripped open and crops badly ruined. Freight cars wrecked three miles south of Culpepper. widespread rope and vehicle damage noted. The rain and hail end with extensive crop loss and need for replanting.
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Culpeper
Madison
Ranock
Norwood
Turner
Culpepper
Hughes Satisfies Germans in Positive Press Tone
Amsterdam reports the German press views Charles E Hughes as a suitable Republican candidate for President to defeat Wilson. They note Hughes must win the German American vote and promise support if he guarantees strict neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
Wilson
Malvern A M E Church Services Reported in Brief
In Malvern Pennsylvania on June 13 services at St Pauls A M E Church were well attended with preaching by Rev J M at 8 pm. Miss Nannie Jones visited her mother in Wayne and William Thomas attended commencement exercises at Berwyn Theatre on Thursday evening.
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Philadelphia
M. of
West
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Charles Fairbanks
U.S. Marine
MR. Wilson
T. R
Son
Tarr
Berlin
BALK
U. S&s. Dye Industry
Ford Automobile
Elmwood News
J. N. Ross
Hon
Bois Penrose
Culpepper County
Malvern
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