Hisses at City Official Over Terrell War Remarks
Baltimore on June 28 a large crowd hissed City Comptroller Thrift after Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Washington told graduates that World War may bring greater freedom for Black Americans. Terrell urged democracy and condemned lynching while Thrift doubted increased freedom and warned against racial tension. 74 graduates attended the Colored High School ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Thift
Mary Church Terrell
Washington
United States
Thrift
Terrell
Morgan College
W. H. Cargill
Knoxville
Tenn
John Hurst
Wilberforce
McCulloh Street
Bethel A. M. EB
George F
Carla J. Murphy
George A. Watty
Mason A. Hawkins
A. M. Boyle
William L. Fitzgerald
G. Y. Stokes
Hugh M. Burkett
Howard P. Young
John Wesley M. E
Ernest Lyon
William R. Spencer
Harry T
Maryland
St. James ¥ E. Church
Henry L. Phillips
Philadelphia
Robert H. Tabb
Bright
Logan
Thomas
Hendricks and Clarke
St. James Church
St. Thomas
George Freeman Bragg
Suburban Massboro NJ Land Offer Promises Easy Terms
Massboro New Jersey offers a big opportunity on Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad twenty miles from Philadelphia. The tract borders White Horse Pike on the east, sits high and dry with rich sandy soil, and attracts buyers as large numbers visit to inspect plots and consider liberal free-tion deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massboro
N. J
Great Eastern
Pennsylvania R
Philadel
White Horse Pike
Harmon
City Nurse Pauline Ernest Appointed to Charities Bureau
Pauline Ernest appointed to lead social service work in the Bureau of Charities replacing previous hospital charge. She is based at 52nd and Overford avenue and holds prior experience in hospital social service programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Ernest
52Nd and
Overford Avenue
Hospital
Bureau of Charities
City Registration Totals Exceed Estimates in Philadelphia
Complete conscription returns for Philadelphia show 191 994 registrants, about 10 000 above prior estimates. Whites 138 451 colored 16 247 neutral aliens 5 611 enemy aliens 1 685. The colored registration rate is notably high with few slackers evident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Afro American Business Day Set In Philadelphia
July 26 1917 proclaimed Afro American Business Day in Philadelphia. The Working Womans Club led by Miss Abbie Richardson organized distribution of material to direct Black families to stores owned by Black entrepreneurs to spend locally and boost employment and business. The Philadelphia Tribune will run classified ads for participating stores with copy due July 16 at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Working Womans Club
Abbie Richardson
Working Women's Club
Philadelphia Tribune
Beautiful Home Wedding Unites Miss Dickerson and Mr Hinds
On Monday evening June 25 at 8 o clock Miss Marie Louisa Dickerson and Mr Benjamin Eugene Hinds were married at the bride family home 1510 Lombard street Rev Wm E Griffin officiated The bride was given away by her brother Evan Dickerson A reception followed and the couple will receive next Sunday from 2 to 4 pm at the bride mother Emma V Dickersons home 1510 Lombard street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Louisa Dickerson
Benjamin Eugene Hinds
Lombard Street
Wm. E. Griffin
Central Presbyterian Church
Evan Dickerson
Lillian Dickerson
Viola
Banks
Lottie E. Henderson
George E. Hinds
Benjamin E. Hinds
Emma V. Dickerson
Colored Man Wounded by Police Dies after Escape
Samuel Corson of Rodman Street near Tenth was shot by officers Butler and Rosenthal as he fled an unlawfully entered house at 1026 South Street just after midnight on June 11. He died at Pennsylvania Hospital, and the officers are to appear before the coroner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Corson
Rodman Street
Tenth
South Street
Butler
Rosenthal
Corson
Pennsylvania Hospital
Bustill Family Reunion Held At Maple Grove
The seventh annual Bustill descendants reunion took place June 22 at Maple Grove. Cyrus Bustill, once a baker in Washingtons army, was celebrated in a history reading and speeches by prominent family members before a picnic and dance.
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Bustill
Maple Grove
Cyrus Bustill
George Washington
Edna C Henry Given Reception for Graduation
Miss Edna C. Henry was tendered a reception by her parents at Griffin's hall in Trenton New Jersey on Thursday evening in honor of her graduation from the State Normal School at Trenton. The event featured a cordial gathering and celebratory atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Edna C. Henry
Griffin's Triat
State Normal School
Man Falls From Window In Lombard Street Incident
Samuel Anderson aged 33 of 1713 Lombard street leaned from a fourth story window at his home last Saturday and plunged to the pavement. He was taken to Polyclinic Hospital and remains in serious condition.
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Samuel Anderson
Lombard Street
Polyclinic
Rioters Attack Police and Are Clubbed by Officers
A mob of about two hundred sailors stormed the 4th and Snyder police station to recover a uniform and arrest the wearer. Police fired a warning shot and clubs were used to subdue the attackers, seven ring leaders jailed on riot incitement charges. Magistrate Baker set $1,000 bail per defendant.
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Uncle Sam
4Th and
Snyder Avenue
Uncle Sam's
Boys In Blue
Army
Navy
Baker
Colored interne refused entrance to Indianapolis hospital
Indianapolis, June 25. Dr Wm Gibbs, a colored medical graduate, was appointed an interne at City Hospital after a competitive exam. When he reported for duty, fourteen other internes refused to work with him, walking out and leaving 200 patients without care. Mayor Bell investigated and removed Gibbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Wm. Gibbs
Bell
Gibbs
Plainfield Graduate Wins Bronze in State Stenography Contest
Joshua Smith, a Plainfield High School graduate, earned the bronze medal in New Jersey State Stenographic Contest held June 9, with Newark reporting him as the only race representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Joshua Smith
Plainfield High School
New Jersey
Annual Sermon by Cuneo Beneficial Association at Shiloh Baptist
The second annual sermon of the Cuneo Beneficial Association was held at Shiloh Baptist church last Sunday at 3 30 p m. Walter H Kane presided as president with officers Denies Spence Charles Augustus and John W Harris in key roles. The service featured organ prelude, prayers, choirs, solos by Elizabeth Chase William F Woodard Lucy Hall and Mary Holland, and sermons by Walter H Kane and John Lively. The sermon committee was led by John Lively with William Hill John Eilean Charles Thomas Norman Chazham Charles Gunbey and John W Harris assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuneo Beneficial Association
Shiloh Baptist Church
John Lively
Walter H Kane
Elizabeth Chase
William F. Woodard
Lucy Hall
Keystone Band
Holy Cry
Mary Holland
Walter H. Kane
Denies Spence
Chas. Augustus
John W. Harris
Alfred Gurley
John Henry Johnson
Samuel Pitts
Allen Spellar
Marshall
Andrew Thomas
William Hill
John Eilean
Charles Thomas
Norman Chazham
Charles Gunbey
Illinois moves to curb race prejudice in films
Springfield June 25 Major R R Jackson sees another bill pass the legislature aimed at prohibiting race prejudice producing moving picture films. Governor Lowden vetoed a prior version calling it defective. The new bill is designed to overcome those defects and is now before the governor for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
R. R. Jackson
Lowden
Arrested for Trying to Pawn Stolen Watch
William Benjamin was taken into custody last week after attempting to pawn a gold watch alleged to belong to Harry Emmons of Mt. Holly New Jersey. Emmons was waylaid in Mt. Holly on June 11 with $80 and a gold watch stolen. Benjamin is held for extradition.
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William Benjamin
Harry Emmons
Mt. Holly
N. J
Minister Puts Duty Above Power and Pelf
Lawrenville Va June 27 Arch deacon James S Russell of the Southern Diocese of Virginia declines the honor of Suffragan Bishop of the P E Church for Arkansas. He has devoted thirty five years to his school work here and refuses to give up his splendid work though the proffered place brings honor and money. May his tribe increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawremreville
Jamess. Russell
Virginia
P. E. Church
Arkansas
Plucky race woman defeats local school board in court
West Chester Pa June 26 Judge Butler rules in favor of Mrs Rebecca Simms who refused to send her children to a basement segregated classroom in Downingtown Pa The decision ends a bitter battle with the school board which did not attend the trial Public sentiment supported the stance against segregated schooling and finable compliance was disputed while some fear a separate black school may be created versus integration into public classes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Butler
Rebecca Simms
Downingtown
Simms
Whingtown
Progressive Business Association marks first anniversary
The Progressive Business Association, organized by A. E. Maker, celebrates one year since its formation by Philadelphia colored citizens after protests over the removal of colored policemen from South Street. It has grown to about 200 members and will hold a Maple Grove picnic on Tuesday July 24 with free admission cards at local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Business Association
A. E. Maker
Philadelphia
South Street
Maple Grove
Elmwood to Hold Independence Day Celebration
Citizens of Elmwood plan an Independence Day event at the corner of 85th and Gibson on July 4 at 11 a.m. The Boy Scouts will lead a parade with a flag presentation. Rev. John M. Palmer and Archdeacon Henry L. Phillips will deliver addresses.
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Elmwood
85Th
Gibson Avenue
Boy Scouts
John M. Palmer
Henry L. Phillips
P. E. Divinity School Commencement Honors Colorful Lineage
The Divinity School celebrates its graduates past and present with strong scholarship. Archdeacon Henry L. Phillips is among its oldest alumni, while younger grads strive to match their predecessors. The first prize for junior class scholarship, a $100 award, goes to a colored student as does last year’s senior prize. John Wilson Freeman of Washington, D. C. has joined the National Guard and is on guard duty at the National Capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Phillips
John Wilson Freeman
Washington, D. C
Freeman
National Guards
District of Columba
National Capital
City graduates across many schools honor ceremony
A busy week of commencements and diplomas features graduates from Southern High School West Philadelphia High School for Girls Wm Penn High School School of Pedagogy Northeast High School Girls Normal School Temple University Germantown High School and more. Notable names include Vincent Brownfield Ruth Faulk and May Powell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern High School
Vincent Brownfield
Harry E Dawson
Gardiner Fassitt
Frank Hypps
Morris Jones
Lewis A. Potter
West Philadelphia High School
Ruth A. Faulk
Wm. Penn High School
Inez Ivory
School of Pedagogy
Mary Helen McDuffy
Pennsylvania
Germantown
Lynchings Reported Across States In Suspected Race Attacks
News items describe multiple lynchings or mob actions. In Punta Gorda Florida a colored man named Trent was seized from officers, dragged to Cleveland and shot. In Galveston Texas Chester Sawyer, accused of assaulting a white woman, was hanged near the city limits. In Jackson Mississippi a mob threatened to storm Canton jail over an alleged assault, prompting militia deployment to avert a race riot.
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Punta Gorda
Fila
Trent
Cleveland
Fla
Galveston
Tex
Chester Sawyer
Brooklyn
Jackson
Miss
Canton
Young Man Wins German Language Prize and Honors
Harry Spencer Blackington recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science and an honorable mention for best essay in Latin. He was awarded the George Schlicher prize and medal for excellent work in the German language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Spencer Blackigton
University of Pennnsylvania
George Schlicher
Prince Reed in dispute with roommate over missing cash
Prince Reed, once a roommate of William B. Gay at 2839 Ellsworth street, took $22 from Gay. Gay confronted Reed, a sharp exchange followed, and the quarrel escalated until police were summoned as glass and furniture were broken. Reed fled through a second story window. Gay kept a few loaded shells borrowed from Eddystone as mementos of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Reed
Wm. B. Gay
Ellsworth Street
Reed
Gay
William
B. Gay
Eddystone
Former postal clerk sentenced to jail for stealing mails
John P. Wallace colored of 58th and Race streets pleaded guilty to robbing the mails and was sentenced by Judge Thompson in Federal Court to eight months in Doylestown jail last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Wallace
58Th
Race Streets
Doylestown
Thompson
House of St. Michaels for Young Colored Cripples
The House of St. Michael and All Angels for Young Colored Cripples reports trips to Sea Isle City on the 12th aided by James Davis and the Taxicab Co. Donations from churches schools and individuals in Philadelphia and Camden totaled over 150 dollars with groceries and a year long effort backing the Home and cripples. The organization requests continued interest and remembrance in wills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Isle City
James Davis
West Philadelphia
Taxicab Co
Camden
Philadelphia
Clarence Allmond
Luckett
Hotel Brotherhood
Cherry Baptar Church
Bethel A. M. E
Pollock School
Durham School
Logan School
Reynolds School
Willam Johnson
N. 68Th St
Helen Lanning Menona Miller
Elmwood
John Holland
Robt. Johnson
FT. Hamilton
Strickland
Marcus F. Pitts
St. Marys Chapel
Bainbridge Street
St. Cyprians Mission
St. Michael and All Angels
St. Thomas Church
House of St. Michael and All Angels
Prison sentence on suspicion in motor car theft case
Charlie White a colored man was convicted of stealing a motor car and sent to the county prison for 90 days Judge Monaghan presiding. The owner of the motor vehicle has not appeared to claim the property or press the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies White
Monaghan
Spectacular NYC Welcome for Royal Italian War Commission
New York hosted a massive reception for the Royal Italian War Commission led by Prince Ferdinand of Udine. Mayor Mitchel’s event slate featured dinners, galas, and a Waldorf banquet attended by 2000 leading Americans. Charles W. Anderson served on the reception committee and spoke with Marconi and Barsarelli di Alfreddo about the cause of uplifting the colored people in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Royal Italian War Commission
United States
Ferdinand of Savoy
Udine
Victor Emmanuel III
Italy
Luigi Barsarelli di Alfreddo
Vincenzo Macchi di Cellere
Enrico Arlotta
Francesco Saverio Nitti
Gugli
Hotel Plaza
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hotel Astor
Merchants Association
Garabaldi Memorial
Waldorf-Astoria
America
Charles W.anderson
John Purroy Mitchel
Nicholas Murray Butler
Lloyd C. Griscom
Count Antonio Faroni
Freschi
Court of Specil
Signor Fugone
Bolletina Della Sera
Gala Giotti Casazza
Marquis de Polignac
Anderson
Sculpture Gallery
William. Wetmore Story
Cleopatra
Mr. Story
Victor Emmanuel I
Willam Wetmore
Charles Sumner
Rome
Sibyl
Barberini Palace
Cardinal Peccil
Leo XIII
Grant Hawthorne
Margaret Fuller
Tennyson
Robert Browning
Eternal City
Mr. Anderson
Barsarelli di Alfreddo
Marconi
Watch Found in South Carolina. Suspect Apprehended in Philadelphia
Donald Gregg, a colored man claiming Charleston, D. C. as home, attempted to pawn a gold watch set with diamonds last Tuesday and was arrested on suspicion. He says he found the watch in Sumter, D. C. and planned to raise funds to travel to Atlantic City.
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Donald Gregg
Charleston
D. C
Sumter
Atlantic City
Thieves Strike Grocery at 19th and Annin
Three unidentified colored men choked Mrs. Yetta Rosenberg, owner of a grocery at 19th and Annin streets, early last Friday morning and escaped with $41 from the cash drawer.
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Yetta Rosenberg
19Th
Annin
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Dickerson- Hinds
Bustill Family
Edna Henry
Indianapolis Hospital
Cuneo Beneficial
Illinois
MR. Hoover
Gers’ “Fu Powe
P. E. Divinity School
Prince
House OF ST. Michaels
New York City
Charles W. Anderson
Ceive
South Carolina
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