Boycott as Economic Weapon Spurs Racial Tension
The piece extols boycott as a tool of economic pressure used by Black communities to challenge white supremacy in the South. It highlights Jacksonville actions, calls for forming independent Black insurance firms, and argues profits and dollars can force policy changes and end Jim Crow practices. It also notes related race riot rulings in Arkansas context.
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Jacksonville
Florida
South
America
West Indies
Africa
Imagors
Chambers of Commerce
Vardaman, Byrnes
John Sharp Williams
Messenger
Husband fined for assault and battery on wife
Herman Tennance pleaded guilty to assault and battery for kicking his wife in the right eye. Justice S G Maxey fined Tennance £20 and costs after the defendant was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Staley Webb. Mrs Tennance appeared in the county attorney's office nearby with a badly swollen eye.
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Herman Tennance
S. G. Maxey
Former Oklahoma Leader Edward P. McCabe Dies in Chicago
Edward P. McCabe former state auditor and notable Republican leader dies in Chicago at 71. He was the only African American ever elected to a Kansas state office and earlier served as Graham County clerk. He later moved to Oklahoma and served as assistant state auditor.
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Edward P. McCabe
Chicago
RN. P
Kansas
McCabe
Graham County
Oklahoma
Easter Dawn in a Barroom? An Easter Carol
A fragmentary verse depicts Easter morning with celestial imagery and awakening nature. Ariel proclaims resurrection as the soul rises from the tomb to walk with God, while light and lilies symbolize new life. The text appears to be a poetic Easter piece from a 1920 Western Newspaper issue.
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Western Newapap
Easter Time Folk Carols and Handel Within Church Tradition
The article explores Easter as a season for carols and songs from ancient times, noting the origin of "Carol" as a praise song. It highlights "The Carol of the Flowers" from southwestern France and describes Easter folk songs about Gethsemane and the empty tomb, culminating with Handel's "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth" as a long-held Easter piece in churches.
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France
Gethsemane
Mary
Handel
Body Taken to Topeka for Burial
A body was transported to Topeka for burial as part of the local notice.
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Topeka
Harvard Historian Praises Negro Music At Tuskegee Visit
Professor Albert Bushnell Hart, Harvard history professor and eminent scholar, addressed Tuskegee Institute students praising Negro music as a fundamental gift of mankind. He spoke during a recent campus visit reported by ALN and PL Service.
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Tuskepee Institute
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard Universit
Hart Speech Praises Legends At School Event
Dr Hart addressed students praising Booker T. Washington and Dr HT Moten as kings of men. He spoke about abolitionists origins and proclaimed Negro music a great American gift.
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Hart
Tuskeger
Booker T. Washington
HT. Moten
Owas
America
White thinker questions race code in Tele-graph critique
An excerpt from the Telegraph of London discusses race and deceit, arguing Black men possess hidden shrewdness despite stereotypes. It questions prejudiced beliefs about Negroes and mocks simple racist notions by contrasting it with white manipulation in business and society.
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P. Service
Ondon
Conn
Simon
Mr. Johnsing
Young Creek Freedman Strikes Riches With 1500 Barrels A Day Oil Well
Leonard D. Ingram a 17 year old Creek freedman near Jennings Oklahoma has found a 1500 barrel per day oil well on his 160 acre allotment. Production sells at 4 dollars per barrel giving large daily income while offsets on neighboring leases lure further drilling by four companies. Ingram’s property under guardianship of Charley Jones and tied to Prairie Oil and Gas company, could elevate him as Oklahoma’s richest Creek freedman.
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Stir
Muskogee
Ian
Sarah Rector
Jennings
Oklo
Leonard D. Ingram
Charles Jones
Ingram
Oklahoma
Tagram
Prairie OH and Gas Company
Margaret Ingram
Leonad
Muskogee County
Charley Jones
Professor Johnson Seen Departing From Frisco Depot
The Star notes Prof. J. A. Johnson of Yat arriving at the Frisco depot Tuesday though no interview occurred. The reporter sensed the professor carried things in ship shape and would continue in the same manner at his destination.
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Star
J. A. Johnson
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