Fashionable wedding draws wide Atlantic City guests
A stylish wedding in Philadelphia linked Miss Emily Maybelle Marlowe to Mr. Leon Alexander Thomas. The event included escort in uniform, a Mendelssohn march, and a reception at Asbury M E Church. Notables from military and civic circles attended, with Rev Alexander Murray officiating and Rev A L Martin leading church efforts. The article highlights church growth and community support surrounding Asbury Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Gerritt
Alexander Murray
Philadelphia
Miss Naomi
Jackson
Miller L. Campbell
New Jersey
Geo. W. Pinkney
Frank Blackstone
John P. Blood
Charles C. Weeden
Grand Army
Lynch Camp
William T. Thomas
Elizabeth H. Wilson
Sarah
Thomas
Es Newlin
Sarah Oliver
Annan
James A. Newlin
Annawlin
Geo. T. Banks
Eli A. Lumby
Catherine
Rosa Medford
A. Seaney
Eugene 8. Pennell
Sadie Fennell
Corona John
Bessie Johnson
Edwin A. Lowe
Annie Newlin Davis
Malinda J. Amos
Phillip H. Edis
Ida Blackstone
Georgiene
United States Sends 10 Troops to France
Washington reports that the American government will send troops to the trenches in France as soon as possible. Allies must provide transport services, with Britain handling much of the logistics and shipping demand rising as German losses prompt urgent action. The President overruled general staff concerns about premature deployment amid fears over tonnage losses at sea.
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Washington, D. C
France
Great Britain
Germany
Endorsement Withdrawn from Frederick Douglass Hospital
An 1916 Chamber endorsement for Frederick Douglass Hospital faced withdrawal amid an ongoing appropriation dispute. The Charities Committee, noting irregularities and hospital leadership links to the board, pulled support as investigations into management and finances continued. The Board of Directors resisted removal of the superintendent but pledged organizational reform and sought state funding, while private fund drives were planned to cover two years of operations.
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Douglass
Charities Bureau of
Chamber of Commerce
Mossell
Sinclair
Frederick Douglass Hospital
Cox
Chamber of Commerce Charities Committee
State Board of Charities
Douglass Hospital
James F. Woodward
Clarence J. Buckman
House of Senate
Harrisburg
Frederick Douglass
Hspual and Training School
Amos M. Scott
Richard A. Cooper
Caldwell
C. Mosley
Board of Managers
Prof Hill Denies Support for Separate School Bill
A Philadelphia professor writes to Mr. Chris Perry stating he has no connection with the Harrisburg separate school bill aside from urging the State Superintendent to oppose it. He suggests publishing the denial in The Philadelphia Tribune to aid cooperation and uplift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Perry
Christian Recorder
Harrisburg
Philadelphia Tribune
The Worm Turns and They Cry for Help
Mary Williams and Mamie Jones were convicted of robbing Joseph Bowman on a street in Lancaster and sentenced to two years. They were tracked to Reading and later apprehended. Judge Landis said the practice of colored women holding up white men must be stopped.
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Lancaster
Mary Willams
Mamie Jones
Joseph Bowman
Reading
N. J
Landis
Jim Crow Post Office Service in Pensacola
The Pensacola post master is ordered to keep enough windows for the public but to avoid racial division. The window for colored citizens must close, a policy change prompted by complaints and backed by leaders and Senator Boies Penrose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Boies Penrose
New York Undertaker Jas C Thomas Stricken With Stroke
New York City May 3 The well known business man Undertaker Jas C Thomas of 89 West 134th street has suffered a severe stroke of paralysis and is in a critical condition.
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New York
New York City
Jas. C. Thomas
W. 134Th Street
Professor Kelly Miller Addresses Baptist Ministers
Prof Kelly Miller Dean of Howard University spoke at the Baptist Ministers Conference held at the First Baptist church last Monday. His address urged the rights of the colored man and moved several brethren to champion the cause of the patient brethren of color.
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Kelly Miller
Howard University
Baptist Ministers’ Conference
First Baptist Church
Speculators Reported Buying Potatoes Unplanted
It is reported speculators in this part of the state are making contracts for potatoes not yet planted. They offer from one dollar to one dollar sixty cents per bushel for the crop that may be raised.
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Work
Independent "Wreckers" of the World Riot at Anchor Line Docks
Erie police halted an incipient riot at the Anchor Line Docks as attackers targeted colored strike breakers hired to replace dock laborers who began a strike on Saturday. The assailants are said to belong to the Independent Workers of the World.
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Erie
Anchor Line
Independent Workers of the World
Smallpox Epidemic Declared in St Louis Colored District
St Louis on May 1 reports smallpox in the colored district reaching near epidemic strength. Efforts are underway to prevent spread as officials confine cases and campaign containment measures.
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ST. Louis
St Louis, Mo
Colored officers training delayed at Plattsburgh camp
A Washington interview with Secretary of War Newton Daker indicates training colored officers will be pushed but likely delayed until after the current camp ends around September 1. Delegation including Dr J E Spingarn Moorfield Storey and Archibald Grimke pressed for inviting 300 colored men to enter Plattsburgh or other new camps. The Secretary said he could not authorize immediate entry but is considering options to train colored officers, possibly a separate battalion or camp.
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Washington, D. C
J. E. Spingarn
New York
Moorfield Storey
Boston
Archibald H. Grimke
Geo. W. Cook
Montgomery Gregory
James W. Robinson
James A. Cobb
Dean Kelly Miller
Whitfield McKinley
Roy Nash
Newton D. Daker
Spingarn
Saloon Murderer Given Ten to Fifteen Year Term
Frank Dixon of 531 Budd Street was convicted last week of murdering Norman Brady in a Market Street saloon and was sentenced Thursday by Judge Davis to imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than fifteen years in the Eastern Penitentiary.
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Frank Dixon
Budd Street
Norman Brady
Market Street
Davis
Eastern
Noted Pastor Praises Valor of Colored Race in Brooklyn
Brooklyn, N Y May 2 Dr Parkes Cadman urged帮助 improving housing for 40 000 colored residents at the Brooklyn League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes meeting at the Church of the Holy Trinity He praised the race's patriotism and vowed church leaders would assist in better housing and disease free living George Foster Peabody Eugene Kinckle Jones and Mary White Ovington spoke on urban League work Lincoln Settlement and broader national efforts to aid colored communities
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Parkes Cadman
Brooklyn League
Church of the Holy Trinity
Clinton and
Montague Streets
North Africa
Augustine
America
George Foster Peabody
South
Eugene Kinckle Jones
Urban League
Mary White Ovington
Lincoln
L. Hollingsworth Wood
National League
Baptist minister murdered near Kissimmee Florida
Rev. 8 C Garner a Baptist preacher was found dead March 27 nine miles south of Rosedale after receiving threatening letters. He had sought land purchase in Kissimmee area, found land valuable, and was warned to leave within 24 hours. Local sheriff advised return home. Garner was later found shot, with Rev Patterson performing burial and funeral duties. Tampa Bulletin report notes motive linked to land and race.
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Kissimmee, Fla
C. Garner
Rosedale
Kissimmee
Garner
Florida
Rev. Patterson
Orlando
Patterson
Bulletin
Lewis
Jacksonville
J. Patterson
D. D
A. M. E. Church
CC. Garner
Charleston
Tampa Bulletin
First African Baptist Church marks pastor’s first anniversary
The Cherry Memorial Church celebrated Dr. Wm. A. Harrod’s first year as pastor with a large reception led by Elizabeth Williams and the church auxiliaries. Members and guests praised his charitable work as a fine Overland automobile was presented to aid his ministry to the sick and needy.
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the Baptists
Pennsylvania
First African Baptist
Cherry Memorial
Wm. A. Harrod
God
Christ
Elizabeth Williams
Chas. H. Brooks
M. B. Webster
Maggie Corbett
Harrod
First African Baptist Church
Mother of the Baptists
Jury Secures Trial For Coatesville Murder Suspect
West Chester Pennsylvania May 4 The arduous task of forming a jury for the murder trial of Williams alias P I Johnson of Coatesville has ended after multiple rounds of selection. Twenty jurors were called, four rejected, and one more was finally accepted after a final summons. The defendant is charged with shooting to death his sweetheart and housekeeper Marion alias Hun Hill on Coatesville streets last October. The court postponed until new jurors could be drawn and questioned.
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West Chester
Williams
P. I. Johnson
Coatesville
Marion
Hun” Hill
Kennett Square
Prohibition Drive Gains Backing From Major Groups
Clubs and large organizations send resolutions to President Wilson urging federal action for national prohibition. Groups include the National Organizations for Public Health Nursing New Century Club and the Philomusian Club as supporters join the petitioning effort.
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Wilson
Congress
National Organizations For Public Health Nursing
The
New Century Club
Philomusian Club
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Asbury M. E. Church
A. L. Martin
Martin
Church E Xtension Board
Eve
Aids
Atlantic Chy
Benedict
Keene
Haus
W. A. C. Hughes
Church Extension
Wash
D. C
Asbury M. E
Alicia M. Holbert
Dress
G. M. Ginn
Hull
J. B. Ford
Rebecca McAlpine
Pleasantville
H. M. Burkett
Baltimore
Poole Cottage
J. H. McAdoo
Terry
Julia Wormley
Georgie Cook
Helen Henson
Cincinnati
S. Garland Penn
Anderson
St. James Church
James van Cleaf
Providence
R. L
Bon Ten
J. R. Giddings
Jollifee Union
Shiloh Baptist Church
United States
N. F. Mossell
Prof
Hill
Mr. Chris. Perry
South 16Th Street
JIM Crow” Post Office Service
Independent “Wreckers” OF the
Secretary of War
Dr. Cadman
OLD Historic First African Baptist Church
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