Lane College Farmers Conference Issues Declaration of Principles
At Lane College in Jackson Tennessee the Farmers Conference approved a declaration praising progress of Black Americans and urging education, improved homes, churches and schools, and leadership of high moral standard. It condemns liquor sales, segregation laws, and calls for fair government aid, gardens, and poultry development. The document emphasizes education, justice, and subsistence advancement for the community.
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Lane College of Conference
Birth of a Nation sparks state anti screening sentiment
Michigan Governor S Woodbridge N Ferris denounces the film Birth of a Nation calling it the most damnable production he has seen and states he would ban showing it in the state if possible. He cites scenes provoking anger revenge and hate and questions whether the American people deserve such content.
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Lansing
Mich
Mar. G
Woodbridge
N. Ferris
Miss Helen Sayres Weds Fred Edmonds in Buffalo Home
Miss Helen Sayres married Fred E Edmonds in a quiet ceremony at the bride’s mother's home in Buffalo on February 29 1916. Rev J E Nash officiated as the bride and her mother Mrs Esther F Sayres, longtime Philadelphians, settle into married life.
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Helen Sayres
Fred. Edmonds
Buffalo
N. Y
Montgomery Probable Assistant Superintendent Named
Washington March 1 The item for appointing Prof B Montgomery as successor Roscoe Conkling Bruce as assistant superintendent of the Washington Colored Schools is widespread and a change is regarded as in the best interests of District citizens.
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Washington, D. C
B. Montgomery
Roscoe Conkling Bruce
Senate Ratifies Haitien Treaty Amid Finance Reforms
The Senate ratified the Haitien treaty marking a shift toward control of finances and administrative affairs. Reported from Washington and St. Louis, details mention General W. C. Geran and M. Hastings with Leon n. amid ongoing governance restructuring.
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Senate
Washington
St. Louis
W. C. Geran Z. Ri
M. Hastings
Leon N
Political leader criticized in Providence Ward clash
Dr W Higgins a member of the City Indian Committee representing seventh ward has been severely criticized for his general conduct and that the city should have colored policemen.
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Providence
R. 1
W.higgins
Alican
Seventh Ward
Detained Af Subject of Germany in New York War Case
African German detainee William Carke is held in New York March 7 over a wartime motive connected to Doria Kamauven. The case notes his status as a German subject and ongoing custody in the United States.
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New York
William Carke
Doria Kamauven
Germany
United States
Academy of Mastery Evening March 30 Notice
An event for the Academy of Mastery is scheduled for the evening of March 30. Details remain scarce in the fragment, but the notice appears to announce a gathering or program.
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Academy of Maste the
Funeral for Mrs Kizziah Watkins Held at Eden Cemetery
Mrs Kizziah Watkins longtime Cherry Street Baptist Church member died in Port Jervis New York on February 27. Her remains were brought home for burial at Eden Cemetery after a service led by Rev. Wm. A. Creditt. The pastor denounced treatment that barred church burial and praised her life of church work and family. The service drew a large crowd of relatives and friends, white and colored.
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Kizziah Watkins
Cherry Street Baptist Church
Port Jervis
N. Y
Eden Cemetery
Almond
Cherry Street
Dr. Miller
Jerusalem
Church of God
Virginia
Providence
Dr. Bowers
Lincoln University
Bro. Millers
Forward Movement in Education in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania leads states in continuation schools law for youths 14 to 16 requiring eight hours of weekly schooling. Dr Louis Nusbaum will address progress Friday March 16 1916 at Rodeph Shalom Synagogue after Sabbath services. Rabbi Henry Berkowitz will speak on The Sins of Ignorance at 10 a m Saturday March 11. Public welcome free seats.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Louis Nusbaum
Rodeph Shalom Synagog
Broad and
Mt. Vernon Streets
Henry Berkowitz
Laborer Dies After Sewer Fall In Philadelphia
Rowland Hunt, 1513 Capitol St, was shoveling snow at a Y M C A on Arch near Broad when struck by a truck driven by Thomas Quenan, fell into an open manhole, and drowned in sewer gas. Howard Kennedy, ex-fireman, rescued Hunt with others but Hunt died at Hahnemann Hospital. Quenan was held for coroner inquiry amid conflicting cause of death reports. Hunt was married to Margaret Hunt and affiliated with Union Baptist Church.
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Arch Street
Broad
Rowland Hunt
Capitol Street
Thos. Quenan
North
Webster Street
Howard Kennedy
No. Twenty-sixth Street
Hunt
Kennedy
Hahnemann Hospital
Quenan
Pennock
City Hall
Margaret Hunt
Philadelphia
Union Baptist Church
George H. White
Civil suit to follow Hunt death in city sewer incident
The coroner's inquest into Rowland Hunt's death after being knocked into a sewer on Arch street leads to a civil damages suit by his widow Margaret Hunt against McNichol Paving and Construction Co. A company driver who struck Hunt was arrested and held by the coroner.
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Rowland Hunt
Capitol Street
Arch Street
Margaret Hunt
McNichol Paving and Construction Co
Hunt
Jews Prepare for Great Congress in Philadelphia
In New York a Jewish convention at Arlington Hall gathered around 500 delegates from 357 Manhattan organizations to plan the Jewish Congress set for March 26 in Philadelphia. Judge Sanders led the session and Dr. Stephen S Wise urged timely action to stop European anti Jewish abuses and urge America to lead through Congress.
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New York
Manhattan
Arlington Hall
Jewish Congress
Philadelphia
Sanders
Stephen 8. Wise
Free Synagogue
Wise
Europe
America
Congress
Youth Dies of Stab Wound in Philadelphia Quarrel
McKinley Tynes an eighteen year old boarder at 5559 Ludlow street died at West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital from a stab wound allegedly inflicted Sunday night by Jordan Hedgeman nineteen. Hedgeman was held to await coroner action by Magistrate Harris at 65th and Pine streets police station. Chester Piner fifteen, a Ludlow street resident near 56th, was held as a material witness.
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McKinley Tynes
Ludlow Street
West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital
Jordan Hedgeman
Hedgeman
Harris
65Th
Pine Streets
Chester Piner
56Th
Judiciary committee opposes Jim Crow cars for Baltimore
Annapolis Md March 2 The judiciary committee of the House of Delegates filed an unfavorable report on the bill proposed by Delegate McCisker of Baltimore advocating Jim Crow cars for Baltimore City The strongest opposition came from city Democrats The defeat lasts two years
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Annapolis
Judiciary Committee
House of Delegates
Up Geo
McCisker
Baltimore City
Baltimore
Ace Johnson to Fight Langford in South America
Northampton report says Jack Johnson will leave England for a bout with Sam Langford or Sam McVea in South America. He has reportedly accepted a $50,000 offer. Questions arise over earlier deportation rumors from England.
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Northampton
Eng
Jack Johnson
New York
England
Sam Langford
Sam McVae
South America
Johnson
Lives of Physicians Coincide in Baltimore Pair
Drs. E. V. Potagerald and F. N. Cardozo share a birth date in February 1880, studied together at Lincoln University, trained at Howard University, and married local school teachers. Their offices lie on Druid Hill Avenue and they visit patients in Ford cars nicknamed slivers. Both own a cigar and a met on their days.
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Baltimore
E. V. Potagerald
F. N. Cardozo
Lincoln University
Howard University
Druid Hill Avenue
Poet Fenton Johnson to Wed Chicago Woman
Fenton Johnson, rising poet and University of Chicago graduate, plans to marry a Chicago woman. He has served as contributing editor to the New York News and will live in New York after the wedding.
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Chicago
Ill
Fenton Johnson
Johnson
University of Chicago
Grabia University
New York News
New York
Girl Burns While Near Kitchen Range Grate
Seventeen year old Madeline Mason of 1339 Christian street was badly burned by hot coal near a kitchen range grate on Thursday. She is in a hospital in serious condition with burns to the face and body.
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Madeline Mason
Christian Street
Popular hotel man elected president of Merion Cemetery
Alfred S. Jones, proprietor of the Roadside Hotel, is elected president of the Merion Cemetery Company. He pledges to modernize operations, beautify the grounds, and run the cemetery by a board, with monthly reports. Lot prices range 25 to 40 dollars, mortgage and payments discussed. contact 1508 Lombard Street or Thomas Bradley for details.
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Alfred S. Jones
Merion
Martha Bradley
Thomas S. Bradley
the Tribune
Merion Cemetery Company
Jones
Lombard Street
Peoples Bank
Merion Cemetery
S. 15Th St
New Jersey Men Federate to Fight Insults and Aid Progress
Delegates from civic fraternal and literary groups in New Jersey met in Newark on March 5 to form the Federation Organizations. The federation aims to prohibit libel, promote civil rights and justice, and unite state organizations under one central head to mobilize about 100000 Black residents.
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New Jersey
Newark
N. J
Southern Utopia Fraternity Organized in New York
College men from the South gathered at the New York Academy rooms to form the Southern Utopia Fraternity. Officers elected include President Robert, Vice-President R. E. Johnson, Secretary R. A. Cardwell, Treasurer C. T. McKnight, Financial Secretary R. A. Staten, and Recording Secretary A. Brandon.
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South
New York
New York Academy
Southern Utopia Fraternity
Robert’ Dent
R. E. Johnson
R. A. Cardwell
C. T. McKnight
R. A. Staten
A. Brandon
United Afro-American Club Forms in City
A laboring men group organized Friday evening Feb 12 to form the United Afro-American Club with political aims for representation and job recognition. Charter members rose from fourteen to over fifty as a mass meeting was planned after the March 3 gathering.
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United Afro-American Club
Are
Douglass Hospital Day Observed and Celebrated
Douglass Hospital Day was observed on Sunday February 27 1916 and will be celebrated on the fourth Sunday in February annually. The committee reports church contributions surpassing two hundred dollars and plans to increase support through continued unified effort across Pennsylvania Delaware and Maryland. Hospital officials express gratitude and pledge aid such as free beds and board for indigent sick of a church within their means.
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A. M, EB
A. M. E. Zion
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Baptist
Episcopal
Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital
Frederick Douglass
Douglass Hospital
A F. Stevens
M. F. Mossell
Ed Turpin Hurt in Automobile Accident
Atlantic City March 7. Edward Turpin of 521 Division Street Camden was severely injured when his auto ditched on the way to Atlantic City. He suffered cuts and bruises to head and face but left hospital after treatment with his friend.
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Atlantic City
Edward Turpin
Division Street
Camden
Danish West Indies May Be Ours
Danish capital Copenhagen reports renewed debate over selling the Danish West Indies to the United States after a colored workers strike. The islands St Thomas St Croix and St John lie east of Puerto Rico and a price above 4 million dollars is deemed necessary with strategic value underscored by the Panama Canal era.
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Danish West Indies
Copenhagen
Denmark
United States
Congress
St. Thomas
St. Croix
St. John
Porto Rico
Harlem business women form Ladies Auxiliary to Men's Association
Harlem's leading business women met the Colored Business Men's Association committee at the Urban League to organize a Ladies Auxiliary. Mutual cooperation for their common good was discussed. Officers named include Mrs. C. A. Simms as chairman and Mrs. E. G. Murray as vice chairman.
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Women's Auxiliary
New York
Harlem
Colored Business Mens’ Association
Urban League
Business Men's Association
C. A. Simms
E. G. Murray
L. B. Smith
F. D. Hebons
Roses Dairy owners win fraud case against Roslyn Realty Co
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rose of Roses Dairy Co. won two suits in the First District Court against Roslyn Realty Co. The suits sought return of money paid and the return of lots at Waltonia known as Porter Station in New Jersey. The court found fraud and misrepresentation by the realty firm which had promised land development.
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Realty Co
New York
J. W. Rose
Roses Dairy Co., Inc
First District
Roslyn Realty Co
Waltonia
N. J
Porter Station
Prize Winner in Metal Work
Hannibal Lloyd Davin a Stuyvesant High School graduate won the Harding prize of 10 for the best student craftsmanship in vocational schools. His wrought iron design of oak leaves and acorns was shown at the National Arts Club exhibit under the National Society of Craftsmen.
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New York
Hannibal Lloyd Davin
Stuyvesant High School
Harding
National Arts Club
National Society of Craftsmen
Davis
Sociologists Plan Caribbean Field Study by North Carolina Team
Dr. R. B. McRary of Lexington and Rev. C. S. Brown of Winton have met Haitian Cuban and Jamaican consuls to secure passage as commissioners for the Freedmen Aid Society to study island conditions and aid improvement. They will visit other Caribbean islands before returning.
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New York
R. B. McRary
Lexington
N. C
Rev
Major Moton Sails to Jamaica for Rest
Major Robert R. Moton who leads Tuskegee Institute and his wife departed for Jamaica in the British West Indies for a rest. The trip follows a trustees suggestion and leaves Tuskegee amid recent leadership transition.
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Moton
Jamaica
Tuskegee
Robert R. Moton
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Downingtown School rebuild plan after fire disaster
Dr H M Minton and others tour Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School to inspect fire damaged Pennsylvania Hall and discuss a $55 000 rebuild including a trades building power plant and new barn The desire is to restore dormitories classrooms and fire protection while expanding an industrial training program for Negro youth with community donations urged to Dr H M Minton and Dr W A Creditt in Downingtown Pa.
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H M. Minton
Downingtown
Pennsylvania Hall
Creditt
H. M. Minton
Treas
Philadelphia
WM. A. Creditt
Industrial & Agricultural School
Changing Climate Is Best for Health Says AMA
The Journal of the American Medical Association editorially argues that variable temperatures aid vitality. It notes that bracing morning air after warm midday has stimulating effects and that notable achievements arise in the north temperate zone near the fortieth parallel. It cautions against routine winter relocation to mild climates for most invalids.
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The
Journal of the American Medical Association
Nature
Riviera
North African
No More White Teachers in Mississippi Bill Introduced
Jackson Mississippi March 8. Following the practice of Georgia and Florida a bill was introduced in the Mississippi Legislature by Representative Stevens of Clay county. The bill would make it unlawful for any person to teach in any school in the state attended by pupils of a different race. Stevens said the measure aims to stop white persons from teaching colored pupils in public and private schools.
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Jackson
Miss
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Stevens
Clay County
Peculiar Golf Ball Accident Injures Samuel Tammaro
In Washington on March 8 a golf ball exploded in Samuel Tammaro's hands while he whittled it to inspect its construction. The ball contained a small amount of a very strong acid intended to increase resiliency, an element that has caused several similar accidents in recent years.
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Washington, D. C
Samuel Tammaro
Death of Barotseland ruler shocks African realm
London May 8 reports the death of powerful Barotseland ruler, a major African sovereign, prompting immediate attention from regional leaders and foreign observers. The line of succession and regional stability are uncertain as officials assess the impact.
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London
Livingstone Rhod— Sescune
Cara Barotseland
Kentucky Citizens Protest Separate Street Car Bill
Louisville residents and white citizens oppose Knight Bill aimed at forcing racial segregation on street cars. Mayor Buschemyer denounces the measure as unnecessary and argues existing relations between races are good and should continue. Frankfort plans to consider the bill as state officials weigh the issue.
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Louisville
Citizens Daily Press
Frankfort
Buschemyer
Kentucky
Rac
Hartford Courant Tribute to Dr W A Harrod Resigns Hartford Pastorate
The Hartford Daily notes Rev W A Harrod resigns after eleven years as pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church Hartford to lead the First African Church of Philadelphia Pa. His resignation takes effect in May and follows a long period of service marked by growth and community leadership.
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Hartford
Shiloh Bay
W. A. Harrod
First
Philadelphia
Shiloh
Hartéoe
Mi Oden
Harrod
Ford
Milford
Uas
Pec
Wayland
Washington
Worcester Academy University
Divinity
Yale Theological Seminary
Baltimore
Harred
New England Baptist
Shiloh Baptist Church
First African Baptist
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Farmers Congress
Michigan
DR. Montgomery
Mrs. Kizziah Watkins
Ace Johnson
Turpin
Hartford Courant
WM. A. Harrod
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