Stenographers and Typewriters Enter Contest for Efficiency
A speed and accuracy contest for stenography and typewriting drew a large audience at Mt. Pisgah A M E Church. Fourteen contestants copied a three hundred word article in a test of skill with prizes of five dollars and two and a half gold pieces awarded to top finishers.
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Mt. Pisgah, A. M. E. Church
Mt. Pisgah A. M. E
Locust Sts
Aus
Business Clerks Association
Hattie Norris
Henry Y. Arnett
Mt. Pisgah
Blanche Thompson
Emma V. Carter
Ruth Brooks
Irene B. Hill
Ernestine Crevin
Cora Brown
Anna Mitchell
C. J. Perry
Abel P. Caldwell
R. R. Wright
Clara Downey
Detachable adjustable step mat sparks auto sales surge
Chicago June 13. J D Williams invented a detachable adjustable step mat for high grade cars. The device has proven a great success and is used by thousands of car owners since market four months ago. Williams reports strong Detroit business and plans ads in major cities from Chicago to New York. Williams, an old Detroit resident, once worked as a motorman on Woodward Avenue. The venture shows rapid growth and interest.
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Chicago
J. D. Williams
Williams
Detroit
New York
Ford conviction upheld in Atlantic county gambling case
The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Ford in an Atlantic county gambling case. Ford was indicted on habitual gambling charges, sentenced to one year in State Prison and fined $1000 after pleading to the indictment.
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Trenton
The
Supreme
Ford
Atlantic County
Tablet unveiled to Harriet Tubman memory in Auburn
A bronze tablet honoring Harriet Tubman was unveiled June 12 at the Auditorium Theatre and later placed in the County Court House. Dr. Booker T. Washington delivered the principal address, praising Tubman’s courage and leadership. Mayor Charles W. Brister also paid tribute to “Aunt Harriet.”
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Auburn
N. J
Harriet Tubman
Harriet
Auditorium Theatre
County Court House
Booker T. Washington
Charles W. Brister
Judge Boies Accused of Racial Slur in Chicago Court
Chicago officials and residents condemn a City Heights judge for a racist remark in court when a Black witness named Withers could not be found. The incident sparked protests and a call to Chief Justice Olson to address alleged prejudice in Chicago municipal courts.
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Chicago, Ill
Charles Boies
Chicago Heights
Withers
Loop
Olson
Chicago
Dredging Plans Near Egg Harbor City Aimed at Canal Link
Dr Charles Smith has nearly finished two large dredging machines to create a canal connecting Egg Harbor City with Atlantic City by water. One line would run from City Park to the railroad and the other to the River, promising a major local improvement. Also under consideration is a new St James A M E Church site with Gibson Bozarth Corp. aiding, and Louis Blasé planning a cigar factory move from Philadelphia to Egg Harbor City. The Board of Trade reports progress in attracting new industries.
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Egg Harbor
N. J
Chas. Smith
Egg Harbor City
Atlantic City
Dr. Anderson
St. James A
Three Boys and Cop Rescue Drowning Man in Delaware
A 19 year old man, An drew Smith, colored, was saved from drowning at the Delaware beach near Orthodox street by three white boys and a policeman with a life saving record. Smith was pulled from the water after diving off a pier as forty bathers watched.
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Andrew Smith
Delaware
Orthodox Street
Smith
Agate St
Doctor Hoosey
Penitentiary
F. H. Walton
Herbert H. Martin
John Cain
Bub Edstant
George Voltz
Professor Longfellow
Just Gone Tribune Office Closes for Fourth of July
A longtime Tribune piece ends with the blunt line Just Gone as the author laments business indifference to Black audiences, notes shopkeepers’ attitudes on South Street, and critiques Mayor Blankenburg's reform administration before news of the Tribune office closure for Independence Day.
Aged State Department Messenger Skips Niagara Talks
Washington June 14 John Butler long time State Department messenger did not attend the Niagara Falls mediation conference. Diplomats joked that proceedings would be incomplete without him. Butler has served since Lincoln's era and has attended many conferences including Russo Japanese mediation at Portsmouth and Sanoan treaty talks in Berlin over 25 years.
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Washington, D. C
John Butler
State Department
Niagara Falls
Butler
Lincoln
Portsmouth
Berlin
Manufacture of whiskey ended perhaps forever in West Virginia
Martinsburg, W Va June 15 The Hannis Distillery Co once a leading distiller in Martinsburg has closed its manufacturing department in compliance with West Virginia prohibition law. Eight years are allowed for stock disposition and warehouse closing. Many longtime employees lose their jobs.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Hannis Distillery Co
Old Dominion
West Virginia
Death summons Philip Colding prominent Camden judge
Camden New Jersey June 15 after many months of illness death last Friday morning relieved the suffer ings of Philip T Colding who for thirty years was a justice of the peace and leader of the colored residents of the city He was 80 and resided with his wife at 739 Chestnut St He was a charter member of nearly all the colored lodges and a veteran of the Civil War He funeral took place Sunday at St Augustine Episcopal Church with the Colored Elks Band leading the cortege Interment was at Johnsons Cemetery and services included Rising Sun Lodge No 1 Colored Masons De Hugo Consistory De Molay Commandery Knights Templars Knights of Pythias and other orders
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N. J
Philip T. Colding
Squire
Squire Colding
Chestnut St
James G. Glaine
American Protestant Association
Masons, Elks, Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Grand Army
St. Augustine Episcopal Church
Colored Elk’s Band
T. A. Short
Edward Laws
William Turner
George M. Ware
J. J. Merrell
Robert R. Means
Friends Honor Officer Jenkins With gold watch on 20 years service
A banquet at 1512 Waverly Street celebrated Patrolman Charles Jenkins marking twenty years in the Philadelphia Police Department. Detective George L. Williams presented a gold watch. Hon Harry W Bass and others attended. Lewis Brooker served as toastmaster as guests enjoyed an elaborate catered menu.
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Charles Jenkins
Waverly St
Philadelphia
George L. Williams
Harry W. Bass
Sargeants Whitchchaffer
Leary
J. Q. McDougald
Thomas G. Coates
Lewis Brooker
Jenkin
Frees Two Election Aides in City Ruling
James Preston, colored, was acquitted yesterday of false registration in the Fifteenth Division of the Fifth Ward in October 1912. Patrick S. Bradley, Republican judge of election of the Sixth Division, Seventh Ward, was acquitted of neglect of duty during the November 1913 election.
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James Preston
Patrick S. Bradley
Seventh Ward
Southern senators push Johnson ouster amid negro patronage claim
Washington reports Southern Democrats urge removing Henry Lincoln Johnson from the District of Columbia recorder of deeds post and replacing him with a white Democrat. They accuse Wilson’s managers of rewarding black voters, while citing Cleveland era recess appointments as precedent for continuing such appointments.
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Washington
Henry Lincoln Johnson
Atlanta
Recorder of Deeds
District of Columbia
Johnson
Hoke Smith
Geer
Vardaman
Mississi
Wilson
Bryan
William Dwyer
Washington, D. C
United States
Cleveland
Charles Taylor
Kansas
Senate
Nearly blind girl leads class of fifty nine pupils
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania June 18 Mildred Smith 16 a student in the Newtown Schools leads the fifty nine A Grammar pupils in scholarship despite being nearly blind.
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Wilkes-Barre
Mildred Smith
Newtown
Principal of Bordentown School Receives Warm Banquet
The principal of Bordentown School was welcomed with a splendid reception during a banquet held last Friday night. Townsfolk and visitors enjoyed the event and celebrated the occasion together.
Ironsides School Class 1917 Honors Principal James M. Gregory
Bordentown New Jersey June 12 1917 the Manual Training and Industrial School class of 1917 known as Ironsides School hosted a reception for long time principal Prof James M. Gregory and his wife. The evening featured solos quartets dialogues and recitations followed by a banquet prepared by teachers and students with the class presenting elegant dress and cordial thanks.
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Bordentown
N. J
Manual Training and Industrial School
Ironsides School
James M. Gregory
E. Cotten
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