Ruffians jailed for violating national defense act in Texas
Seventeen Red River county tenant farmers were arrested on federal warrants under the national defense act. They allegedly terrorized colored farmers, burning dwellings churches and schools and posting White Caps notices across the county. More arrests expected as investigation continues.
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Paris
Tex
Red River County
Lamar ‘County
United States District Attorney
Ffice
Department of Justice
Washington
Camp Dix Officers Entertain At Camp Dix
Camp Dix N J Feb 25 The 7th Battalion 153rd Depot Brigade 78th Division NA officers hosted an At Home event from 1 to 7 pm Feb 23 in the Knights of Columbus hall. More than 400 guests from Boston New York Philadelphia Washington Baltimore Trenton Newark and other eastern cities attended with music by Madame Alicia MacDonald and a luncheon served at five. This marks the first such affair by a colored unit at Camp Dix and possibly in a National Army cantonment. The officers listed include Captain Reuben Horner commanding and Captain Lloyd Stafford among others with several lieutenants named.
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Camp Dix
N. J
N. A
Knights of Columbus
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Baltimore
Trenton
Newark
Alicia MacDonald
7Th Battalion
Reuben Horner
Lloyd A. Stafford
Peter McCall
Thomas Grundy
David K. Cherry
Joseph E. Trigg
Alonzo Meyers
Richard A. Williams
Roscoe Ellis
Daniel Smith
Robert B. Chubb
William Bryson
Thomas Johnson
Clifford A. Sandridge
Thomas E. Morris
Richard Simmons
Howard C. Gilbert
Rosen Toward
I. A
George 8. Schuyler
Adolph Reyes
Ernest C. Johnson
John E. Buford
William Collier
George C. Hollomand
Hopkins Wins City Council Action Against Racial Segregation
John Hopkins a new colored city council member in Wilmington leads a successful drive for an ordinance ending the race separation in city and county courts. He argues national fight for freedom and Supreme Court rulings demand an end to segregation and orders judges to remove the color line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
John ©. Hopkins
Hopkins
Supreme Court
Mrs Stacy Henderson a Guest of Dr Overby in City
Mrs Stacy I Henderson of Atlantic City N J is visiting the city as a guest of Dr A J Overby at 8 17th Street.
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Stacy I. Henderson
Atlantic City
N. J
City
A. J. Overby
17Th Street
Lynchings Shake South Carolina as Mob Hangs Man
Fairfax, D C Feb 23 Walter Post a colored man was seized from the sheriff and two deputies by a mob of about 100 men and hanged to a tree near here. Post is said to have killed a white man named William Weston just hours earlier.
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Fairfax
D. C
Walter Post
William Weston
Camp Dix Soldiers Feted by Philadelphia Women
Philadelphia hosted Camp Dix officers and enlisted men with a public Y M C A meeting, prayers, music, and talks by Dr. Graham and others. Comfort kits were distributed by emergency aid members. A citizens reception, dinner at Leaf Auxiliary Red Cross, and a dance at White's Auditorium followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Camp Dix
Working Women’s Club
Armstrong Association
Southwest Branch
Algernon Jackson
L. J. Coppin
Marianamore
William King
W. F. Graham
Joseph P. Ramsey
R. J. Warrick
G. Edward Dickerson
J. C. Asbury
J. M. Palmer
W. G. Parks
Rankin
S.—W
Colored troops lead parade in Norfolk for first time
In Norfolk Virginia on Washingtons Birthday colored troops from Camp Stewart led a parade ahead of white soldiers marking a historic event. About 400 men formed three detachments while thousands of sailors marines and a detachment of British sailors joined. Admiral McLean and other officers watched from the Virginia Club balcony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Washington
Camp Stewart
Admiral McLean
Fifth Naval District
Virginia Club
Last of D on Way to Camps
Harrisburg reports a Pennsylvania draft movement to Camps Meade Lee and Sherman begun today under the ten day plan. About 410 men go to Camp Meade and 420 to Camp Lee with Allegheny and nearby counties to Camp Lee and Philadelphia contingent to Camp Meade starting Monday.
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Harrisburg
Camps
Meade and Lee
Pennsylvania
Camp Meade
Camp Lee
Camp Sherman
Allegheny County
Philadelphia
Fires set by German spies cited in ninth Bryn Mawr banquet
Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell told over 200 attendees the United States lost more than 66 million dollars in the last nine months from fires caused by German spies and sympathizers. He urged volunteers to watch for treacherous acts and prevent them. Albn B. Johnson served as toastmaster. Lieutenant Governor Frank B. McClain urged national unity and criticized criticism of the Administration. George Gibbs spoke on Home Guard value.
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United States
Eugene C. Bonniwell
Bryn Mawr Fire Company
Albn B. Johnson
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Frank B. McClain
George Gibbs
Home Guard
Suffragists Slow in Registering in New York
New York City February 26 registration figures show only about 6000 women registered, far below the anticipated 130000, surprising suffrage advocates and prompting calls for increased efforts to mobilize voters.
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New York
New York City
Wilson receives clemency petition from New York dep
Four members of the New York Branch of the NAACP presented President Wilson with a petition signed by 12 000 New Yorkers urging clemency for five Negro soldiers of the Twenty fourth Infantry led by the Houston riot court martial and a review for 41 others sentenced to life. The president pledged careful review and sympathy. The delegation also informed him of Estill Springs fires and related incidents in Memphis and Dyersburg, Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Houston
Estill Springs
Memphis
Tenn
Dyersburg
President grants respite for condemned soldiers of 24th Infantry
Washington D C February 27 An indefinite respite has been granted to five colored soldiers of the 24th Infantry sentenced to be hanged for involvement in the Houston riots. The President will suspend action on their cases until the record of proceedings from the trial of thirty other members now at San Antonio Texas is received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
24Th Infantry
Houston
War Department
San Antonio
Texas
Lincoln Swamps Vandals In Big Crowd win
Lincoln University defeated the Vandals A. C. of Atlantic City New Jersey 56 to 28 before the season’s largest crowd in Musical Fund Hall Thursday night.
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Lincoln University
A. C
Atlantic City
N. J
Musical Fund Hall
Louisville Fights Over New Jim Crow Street Car Ordinance
Louisville Kentucky February 25 another Jim Crow street car ordinance is introduced by Republican Alderman R S Hill. A previous similar measure by Republican W H Zeiser was withdrawn amid criticism. The mayor dodges the issue while colored voters demand an explanation from the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Alderman
R.S. Hill
W. H. Zeiser
Church Unification Commission Adjourns Without Agreement
Savannah Ga Feb 26 The Unified Commission of the M E Church and M E Church South adjourned after two weeks of talks with no accord on consolidation. They will reconvene in St Louis April 19 to continue negotiations over terms including the status of the colored minister in the merger.
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Savannah
Unification Commission
M. E. Church
South
St. Louis
Officials deny removal of colored workers under civil service rules
Washington officials deny that 80 girls were removed for color under the lifting of civil service rules at the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. They state that all colored workers who perform well will be retained and others will be appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Civil Service
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Two Black Leaders Nominated for Harlem Congress Seat
At a mass meeting by the United Civic League Rev Reverdy C Ransom editor of the A M E Review and John C Hawkins attorney were nominated to fill vacancies in the 22nd Congressional district. If Harlem voters unite both stand to be elected in a district with 126 000 Black residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
United Civic League
Reverdy C. Ransom
A. M. E. Review
John C. Hawkins
Congress
22Nd
Harlem
Next Session of A. M. E. General Conference Chosen
Louisville report notes a lively contest among Chicago St. Louis and Nashville for the 1920 General Conference session. The commission selected St. Louis to host the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. E. General Conference
ST. Louis
Louisville
Chicago
8&J. Louis
Nashville
Police raid on Addison Street speakeasy arrests sailors
Special officers raided a house on Addison street near 16th last Sunday night. The colored owner and twenty others were arrested. four white sailors were found among them. Officials suspect the raid followed anticipated action by federal authorities.
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Addison Street
16Th
Chairman of Colored Association Seeks Equal Pay
During testimony before the Railroad Wage Commission E. Padgett general chairman of the Colored Association of Railroad Employees urged wage equalization. He charged colored porters were made to perform brakeman and conductor work while earning porter wages, seeking parity with white workers for equal work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Railroad Wage Commission
E. Padgett
Colored Association of Railroad Employees
Auditorium of 367th Infantry Dedicated at Camp Upton
The auditorium at Camp Upton, built largely by the 367th Infantry, the colored unit, was dedicated last Friday. General John Hay and Assistant Secretaries of War Scott and Crowell delivered the chief addresses. The building is the camp's largest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Upton
L. L
367Th Infantry
S. A
Johnson
Hay
Scott and
Crowell
Dashen News Food Recruit Similar to Potato
Flour substitutes urged by the U S Food Administration have gained a new recruit the dasheen. The Agriculture Department says it resembles the potato in origin and habits and is plentiful in Florida though it does not grow north of North Carolina. Dasheens are sliced crisped then ground into flour.
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Irisburg
United States Food Administration
Department of Agriculture
Florida
North Carolina
Drive for Shipyard Workers Recruits 1275 Volunteers
A volunteer drive for shipyard workers enrolled 1275 applicants last week. The 430 Widener Building headquarters received 950 applications, while the Central Y.M.C.A. and the B.W. Branch, the colored branch, together logged about 75. roughly one third were colored.
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Widener Building
Central
8. W
Detroit to Open Mercy Hospital and Nurses Training School
Detroit announces a new modern hospital and nurses training school to be opened under Dr. D. C. Northcross. The Mercy Hospital and Nurses Training School will be incorporated and located in Detroit Michigan.
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Detroit, Mich
D. C. Northcross
Mercyee and Nurses Training School
Reception for new pastor at historic First African Presbyterian
The February 21 reception welcomed Rev. Charles Sumner Freeman and his wife. Church leaders and groups expressed support across session trustees Sabbath School Ladies Auxiliary and youth and mission groups. Clergy speakers from multiple denominations offered prayers and praise as music filled the event.
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First African Presbyterian Church
Charles Sumner Freeman
Wm. B. Gillard
George W. White
W. H. Fuller
Gloucester Memorial
Mamie Jackson
Wimbush
Men's Brotherhood
E. A. Jackson
Pastors Aid and Church Guild
Matilda Hughes
Seety. Y. P
Sidney Williams
R. D.G. Troy
Philadelphia Tribune
John C. Asbury
Baptist
Wm. A. Harrod
M. E
J. H. Butler
R. J. Williams
Freemane
Local Columbia Notes and Social Events Update
Columbia Pa February news items include Mrs. Sarah Taylor hosting the Ladies Sewing Circle with Albert Waters entertaining guests after his operation, the death of Robert Parish of Orange County Virginia in Lancaster County Hospital, a Ministerial Association banquet honoring Rev. Spranger and Rev. Gen-simer, a Har risburg visit by Miss Anna Payne, a quiet wedding at Mt Zion A M E church uniting Private John Spriggs and Miss Mildred Davis, and Mt Zion church services featuring a sermon on Cast thy bread upon the waters and a later message The Mathematics of Religion. Local editor reminders: all Tribune submissions due by 3 p.m. Monday.
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Columbia
Sarah Taylor
Albert Waters
Columbia Hospital
Robert Parish
Orange Co
Lancaster
Spraggins
Bilmyer
J. L. Link
Columbia Ministerial Association
Hotel Bittner
Conrad Spranger
Geo. Gensimer
W. L. Gray
Geo. Wells Ely
Mt. Zion A. M. E
Pete
Leon Sweeney
the Tribune
President Kealing of Quindara College Dies
Prof. H. T. Kealing, president of Quindara College in Kana, is dead. He was long known in our city as editor of the A. M. EB. Review and a scholarly Christian gentleman, and his death leaves the community and college in mourning.
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H. T. Kealing
Quindara College
Quindara
Kana
Kealing
Our City
A. M. EB. Review
Trail to Mauna Loa Crater Benefited by 25th Infantry
At a Honolulu meeting of the Hawaiian Research Association President Lorrin A. Thurston described public support from private donors in Hilo and Honolulu totaling three thousand dollars for a rest house on Mauna Loa. A unit of the Twenty-fifth Infantry built a horse trail to Puu Ulaula, two thirds to the crater, enabling access to the rest house with cooking facilities beds and stabling for twelve horses. The project aims to complete the trail to the crater’s edge.
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Honolulu
H. 1
The
Hawaiian, Research Association
Lorrin A. Thirston
Kilauea
Mauna Loa
Hawaii National Park
Great Crater
Hilo
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Puu Ulaula
Crater
Coatesville Items Highlight Local War Duty and Church News
Sargeant James Thompson at Camp Dix reports morale high as troops prepare for over there. Local churches and civic groups share services, talks on emancipation, and community events with many residents on leave or visiting.
Choir Singer Granted New Trial After Guilty Verdict
Atlantic City reports Rev Samuel Langford of Price Memorial Church convicted of adultery. Judge C C Shinn grants a new trial due to improper marks. Otto Curtis pleads guilty to auto theft and faces sentencing March 5. Local notices include church talks, meetings, and community events.
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Atlantic City
May's
Samuel Langford
Price Memorial
Avenue
George Harper
C. C. Shinn
May
Otto Curtis
Dean
Curtis
Tires Bagwell
Rev
W. E. Griffin
Second Ward Coloredian Association
C. Clay. Lewis
Keily Miller
W D. C
Asbury M. EL
John Pratt
Mavia Blay
H. Deaver
Pilis
Lynchburg
Robert Poole
Harry Anderson
A. M._E. church
Jethro P Church
Pottstown Church Notices and Local Social Roundup
Pottstown Pa February community items list church services led by Brother Johnson and Brother Jack with Pastor Dr Stansberry ill in bed. Privates Lauslin and Ellis visit from Camp Meade. Mrs Louise’s funeral at Bethel AME. Rev Davis preaches Job 14 14. Mrs Delena and Mrs Anderson visit Rev Stansberry. Mrs Berry’s son in Oklahoma Fort Sill. Ice accident harms Mrs Berry. Crady Davis visits from Md. Edna Pierce takes a Baltimore trip. Bangwelo Lodge LL D of OF reports membership increase and annual secretary Wm H
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Coatesville
Sargeant James Thompson
Camp Dix
Wm. Styer
Doe Run
Blanche Mackey
Henry Hall
James Carter
Coates
Frank White
Kathrine Woodburn
Louis Blackson
Creditt
Masonic Hall
Jesse Gates
Cornwalls
Fred. Myers
Arthur Derry
Amer Williams
Fred. Thompson
Russel
McCrimmon
John London
Jefferson Simms
Wm. Hayes
Camp Meade
Myers
Harvey Richardson
Bertha Bell
Harrye Richardson
C. E
Asia
James McClain
Adams
Smith
St. Cyril P. EB
Good Samaritan Hall
E. A Adams
First Baptist Church
Passtown
Florida
Alice Coleman
Edward
Anna May Coleman
Nicholas Coleman
Tabernacle Baptist Church
A. Alexander
St. John
Leonard Dorsey
Spencer League
Miss Reynolds
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Second Baptist Church
John Benn
Sergeant Holland
Holland
Standford
W. A. Parker
Richardson
J M. Mebane
Burton
Pondexter
Mary Hopkins
Ada Adama
Louise Blackston
Mable Peters
Edith Crampton
Fred. Jackson
Elwood Brown
Ailse Bowmen
Roy Pennington
Chas
Pottstown
Brother Johnson
Jack
Stansberry
Earnest Lauslin
Ellis
F Regiment Co
Louise
Bethel
Davis
Tex
Delena
Anderson
Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Berry
Emma Stevenson
Johnson
J. Arthur Brisco
Co. Md
Crady Davis
Edna Pierce
Baltimore
Bangwelo Lodge
LL. D
O. F
Wm. H
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