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Newspaper
Philadelphia Tribune
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1921
Page
1
The Philadelphia editor recounts his article defying the Ku Klux Klan and defending free speech. He notes misinterpretation by The Tribune and cites reactions from readers and authorities, comparing controversy to English press misreadings and urging lawful countermeasures against mob violence.
A terse note states information about Dennis Wallace and Emily Wallace. Signed by John Wallace with a claim about Jews and a location Rutlend Square. The fragmentary message hints at public accusation or inquiry and mentions a ban and fearlessness of the ban.
A 1921 letter from Mayor J Hampton Moore to Charles H. Brooks outlines conditions for an admission fee at the Philadelphia Autumn Fair Exhibit in the Commercial Museum. The mayor says if an ordinance permitting the fee is secured, he will not object. otherwise the exhibit must be free to the public. He endorses an oversight committee to manage expenditures and notes the arrangement is not a racial matter, referencing the Fifth Division reunion funds.
W W Moses argues in a letter that the Klan is exposed and losing power as white Northern and Southern allies, business leaders, and diverse communities unite to stand against it. He urges lawful defense by Black citizens and urges readers to read the article’s summation as a defiance of the Klan.
Philadelphia sees peak political activity as Colored women organize for the Republican ticket led by Scott with Lena Trent Gordon and Eve lyn Robinson directing campaigns. Large meetings spread across North Germantown Mt. Pisgah Roosevelt Hall and South Philadelphia showing strong race pride and mobilization.
Governor Cox reports the Massachusetts unemployment situation is not acute after a state house conference with charity and social agency leaders. About 25 percent of wage earners are out of work, and he expects employment to rise in coming months, noting that southern Black immigration is being discouraged.
The Associated Negro Press reports Chicago will send a large exhibit to the Autumn Fair in Philadelphia in October. A special Chicago delegation will travel by chartered Pullman, organized by Nahum D. Brasener of the Negro Press, under President Beresford Gabe of the Fair Association.
Major Joel Spingarn personally awarded the Spin medal to Chas Gilpin the actor famed for The Emperor Jones The award honors the Negro who this year has made the greatest contribution to art and science The presentation was delayed to a later date due to Gilpins illness and the Dressing Room Club organized a Harlem celebration with a vaudeville show Moon parade and honorary rides through Harlem with notable Negro artists and filmmakers participating.
Alex Butler, a Black man, who allegedly shot and killed his wife Mary Butler in Plaquemine on a Friday night, was captured Sunday morning at Addis by Deputy Sheriff Guidry. He was lodged in Plaquemine jail.
An advocacy piece urges Philadelphia voters to back J. Hampton Barnes and Mrs. Willie Layten in the first district for a constitutional convention. It argues the candidate should be legally trained and protect minority rights, emphasizing Barnes's stance on colored voters and fair constitutional safeguards.
The NAACP released a cable from Dr W E B Du Bois announcing the Pan African Congress sessions drawing delegates from thirty countries and establishing a permanent organization with about two thousand in attendance. The London session featured a manifesto arguing against labeling colored people as uncivilized and advocating enfranchisement tied to educational qualifications.
The Voters League led by Senator Penrose and Mayor Moore refuses to endorse any colored candidate in the upcoming election. They decline to back Mrs. Layton for delegate, G Edward Dickerson for Municipal Court judge, Amos M Scott for magistrate, and ignore colored women for the City Committee Women's Auxiliary posts.
Chandler Owen and A Philip Randolph of the Messenger will explain Rev W H Moses inside connection with the Ku Klux Klan at St Peter Claver s Church 12th and Lombard streets on Friday night September 23 1921 at 8 o clock sharp under the Philadelphia Council the Friends of Negro Freedom. Rev Moses will be invited to speak in his own defense.
Instructions explain voting for Amos Scott in the magistrates section and G Edward Dickerson in the Municipal Court column. The voter is guided to mark a cross in the specified spaces to support the candidates.
The Tribune unveils a new monthly pictorial and feature section highlighting advancing strides of colored people and their better life, with Associate Editor Sam Hart in charge and Mr Hart to handle all picture and feature submissions.
The Penrose Moore faction of the Republican party in this city refuses to endorse any of the colored candidates for local offices. The mayor and Penrose conferred in Washington on Thursday. The targeted nominees include Gneentayincheleen for Municipal Court Judge, Amos M Scott for magistrate, and Mrs Willie Layton for Delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
Joel Creary, held as a suspect in the abduction assault and murder of Mary Hornsby a 10 year old girl, was to be taken to Harlan for further questioning as 60 deputy sheriffs searched Lynch for a stranger seen near the victim in an out house on Saturday.
New York September 14. Unemployed from other cities were warned to stay away from the city in a statement by Bird and Coler commissioners of public welfare. Native New Yorkers would receive preference in aid, according to city authorities handling unemployment measures.
Article highlights W Freeland Kendrick gaining strong backing from Germantown colored voters due to fair treatment in the City Tax Office. It notes two colored deputy collectors and multiple clerks, plus associations in every ward backing Kendrick to protect colored interests and influence on election choices.
John T. Gibson, owner of the Standard Theatre, has purchased the Dunbar Theatre at Broad and Lombard streets. The $420,000 deal with E. C. Brown of the Dunbar Amusement Corporation was the city’s largest real estate transaction last week. Gibson vows to create a premier venue for Black audiences and plans a late September opening for Gibson's New Dunbar Theatre.
A chaotic OCR fragment notes a meeting of a Negro fraternity or group on Sunday September 18 at 316 and 16th streets with unclear context. The text is incomplete but indicates a local gathering or meeting event.
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