19 May 1923
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Newspaper
Richmond Planet
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1923
Page
1
Birmingham Alabama May 10 a quiet town near here was rocked by one of the most exciting scenes in the village last Tuesday night in which three men were killed two were white and one Negro John King a miner was among the dead authorities investigated the incident as a racial clash with rumors of gunfire and mob involvement.
Charles Stewart a M D D of Chicago Min will visit the city for several days delivering sermons and lectures. He will meet the Southern Ald Ractory at 11 in the Southern Ald Building, preach at Fifth Street Baptist church Sunday morning, then lecture to men at 3 30 about Wherein the You Going Dame me. He will speak to women Monday afternoon at 3530 clock and again at Fifth Street Baptist church, then close Monday night with Civiliz ation Wants A Man. Stewart, famed traveler and former general missionary of the National Baptist convention, is regarded as a leading speaker.
RichmondColored community announces an Elks Minstrel at the Strand with prominent local figures including Harrison Den Lemuel Eggleston John Burnett and entertainers known as the Silver Tongued tenor Tatum the great Magician and the Jazz Four Quartets. Proceeds go to the Negro Educational Association to fund the Ante-Bellum Negro history project.
The estate of the late Mrs Ethel Christin Stephens is administered by Charles H Robinson of 215 B 17th Street South Richmont Virginia. Creditors and claimants are notified to present debts to the administrator with vouchers attached.
Judge D C Richardson heard arguments in the Mechanics Savings Bank case against President John Mitchell Jr for alleged false ledger entries. Defense cited widespread authority. the Commonwealth offered no countering rulings. The judge overruled a demurrer, the verdict stands for appeal to Virginia Supreme Court.
John Mitchell, famed for his work at Mechanics Savings Bank, faces imprisonment as dispatches report. Supporters in Richmond defend his integrity, urging higher courts to reveal any error or misunderstanding and to prove him upright after generations of public service. The Baltimore Afro American notes the race’s anxious breath in awaiting verdict.
A refined birthday party for Adele Dabney teacher of gymnastics at Chesterfield County Training School was hosted by Mrs. Thornton Rollins at Granite Virginia on Friday May 11. About twenty guests arrived to rose buds presented by Miss Lucy Warlock of Washington with Miss Emerald Scott of Richmond delivering a toast. The serene evening featured exquisitely dainty refreshments and all attendees deemed the gathering delightful.
In Searcy Arkansas the public schools ended a highly successful term with a closing program led by Prof. R. Hanson former Negro schools principal. Students displayed industrial exhibits as part of the exercises. Rev. J. F. Jones delivered the baccalaureate sermon and Rev. Dr. J. J. Brown gave the principal address to the graduating class.
Archbishop Joseph J. Wiges of Washington D.C. delivered the principal speech under the Modern Educational and Religious Beaf revit banner. The subject was The Spirit of a Kind Mind.
A collection of sympathetic notes from Masons and friends across the United States express trust in John Mitchell Jr. amid a bank dispute. Correspondents from Missouri, Ohio, Virginia, Connecticut and beyond praise his integrity, race pride, thrift, and public service, urging vindication and offering prayers while awaiting resolution.
The Virginia Baptist State Convention held a prosperous Roanoke session at First Baptist Church with Rev A L James and planned the next meeting in Lynchburg. Officials note memorials for deceased leaders and anticipate endowment funds reaching $50,000. A program included sermons, greetings, and community remarks from May 20 to 21 with participation from local churches and the Richmond ministers conference.
A special Sunday service at Ebenezer Baptist Church on May 20 at 8 PM benefits Missions under Over-Seas and Layman's Missionary Societies. The program features Rev Miles M Fisher, Rev Wm J Stokes, Mrs Mam mie H Allen, Mr C M Kemp and others with Over-Seas and Layman's choirs and choruses directed by E T Pollard.
Richard Washington manager relocates from 2242 Droid Hill Avenue Baltimore Maryland to 2200 McCulloh Street Baltimore Md He invites friends and brothers to meet when passing through the city and lists contact as 7312 affiliated line for inquiries.
Dr Carter Ashton Jonkine of Calvary Baptist Church will preach on the above subject at Ebenezer Baptist Church Sunday June at 9 20 PM. He will be joined by a concertette from Calvary. A reception of the Dyer Tefft Junior Missionary Society will accompany the event with Mrs Ora Stokes and Miss Maria Burke among organizers.
Miegers Ark May 17 The Rev N Campbell Little Rock presiding elder of Newport district of AME church led the second quarterly conference at the Biggers church. It was decided to cultivate six acres of cotton on C C Scott's farm to liquidate an old mortgage on the church building, with any surplus to go toward the pastor's salary.
Plans outline construction of six room houses on Forty second and Third Avenue North to be rented to Negro families at low rents. Additional housing near North Birmingham industrial plants for laboring people is proposed, with contracts let by John Marks and Net Barker.
Memphis Tenn May 17 Dr A L Saunders a leading physician at 482 South Second street was ordered to the grand jury on a narcotics violation with bond of 500 Detectives reported he sold narcotics and found small quantities of cocaine morphine and strychnine on his person He testified he bought a medicine cane from another Negro doctor months earlier and found the drug stored in a cage
A Michigan house tied to John Brown is under police scrutiny for bootleg activity. Five hundred pints of ice and whiskey were found at the property once used to host abolitionist meetings in 1859. The house, now owned by a laundry, recalls Harpers Ferry era plans.
Ernest Rice McKinney resigns after months as editorial writer for the Pittsburgh American. Reported friction within the paper's ranks and disagreements with owners over vital issues led McKinney to sever ties, saying he would not compromise his conscience or write editorials against his beliefs.
Philadelphia police officer E. C. Blair is held without bail to face the coroner after shooting Frank Johnson who died at Episcopal Hospital following a leap from a freight train. Johnson reportedly refused to pay for a meal after arguing with the restaurant proprietor.
Message from Mary Williams’s death claim paid by the National Ideal Benefit Society. The note, signed by Saram B Woodson, praises the prompt $100 payout to Mary Williams, a member of Sarah Lodge No. 40, with witness J. Rk. Hicks. The Supreme Master A. W. Holmes is referenced.
Daniel Smith aged 50 was found dead on the Southern railroad tracks between Grover and Kings Mountain between Grover and Kings Mountain last Monday morning. The coroner believes he was struck by a train Sunday night. A traveling salesman who passed the site early Monday morning alerted authorities amid suspicions of foul play and body placement on the tracks.
Mr H W Borrell of Cleveland Ole is spending time in the city visiting relatives and friends. Mrs NG Rooker has been three weeks in town and is expected to return. Henry Robinson, formerly of South Richmond now in New York City, is in the city this week and will depart soon for the north.
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