Bishop Phillips Urges Race Unity After Hardman Murder Remarks
In Lexington a Nashville bishop of the Colored Methodist Episcopal church calls for a racial education campaign after the Geneva Hardman murder case involving William Lockett. He urges leaders to confront crime within the race, to avoid lynchings, and to promote patriotism and civic duty among Black communities.
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Charles Henry Phillips
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Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
California
Lexington
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Colored Methodist Episcopal Church
Geneva Hardman
Willian Lockett
Lockett
Youths of the Colored Race Reach Toward Tomorrow
A fragment describes efforts by young people of the Colored Race to extend progress toward the future as directed by divine guidance. The wording reflects a communal call to action and faith in a hopeful path forward.
Lane cites Washington as a fear-filled political maze
Franklin D. Lane former Secretary of the Interior criticizes Washington as a political caucus drawing room and civil service bureau. He says there are too few planners and too many parochial views with a fear of responsibility. He urges larger capacity leaders and better authority to meet problems.
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Secretary of the Interior
Washington
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Ayard
Actress Who Played Topsy Dies at 79 in Boston
Mrs Lillie Wilkinson long known for making famous the character of Topsy in Uncle Tom's Cabin died in Boston at age 79. A native of England she performed with Edwin Booth and other stars before retiring from the stage 38 years ago.
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Rince
Mass
Lillie Wilkinson
England
Edwin Booth
Household servants scarce prompt France imports alleged
Reports from New York claim severe domestic worker shortages drive employers to hire from France while agents lure women with promises of luxury homes. Burglary insurance rises as thefts of wardrobes wine cellars and private stock escalate. some owners refuse to prosecute fearing loss of staff.
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Star News Service
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N.Y
France
Whole Soled Half Soled Tulsans
A heavy rain last Thursday made Tulsa streets hard to navigate especially in the Colored section. Taxi drivers remained cheerful while mud and puddles exposed the need for brick or cement paving to improve North Greenwood into a creditable thoroughfare. Leather sole wearers fared better than those with half leather and half paper soles who returned home with wet socks and cold feet.
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North Greenwood
Arkansas Supreme Court Affirms Death Sentences in Elaine Riots
The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the death sentences for six of twelve Black defendants condemned for murder tied to the Elaine race riots last October. The court reserved the other six cases and ordered new trials.
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Arkansas Supreme Court
Ravisher Lynched by Mob in Kentucky Town
Grant Smith charged with criminal assault was taken from Paris jail by fifty men. The mob planned to hang him from a bridge near Millersburg and burn him at Blue Lick Fleming County. Smith had been arrested in Pontiac Michigan for assaulting a 14 year old girl and was brought to Paris for safekeeping.
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Paris
Grant Smith
Smith
Millersburg
Maysville
Bluelick
Fleming County
Pontiac
Mich
Colored Poet in Hall of Fame nomination
Vanity Fair’s April issue nominates William Stanley Braithwaite the Boston critic and poet for a place in the American Hall of Fame. A fine portrait accompanies the recommendation from the magazine in New York.
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Bishop Hartzell Continues Good Work
Bishop J. C. Hartzell of Africa addressed the Methodist conference in Baltimore. The conference set a minimum pastor salary of twelve thousand dollars annually. Delegates to the next revival conference in Des Moines were elected: Ernest Lynon, W. A. C. Hughes, M. W. Clair, N. J. Naylor. Alternate delegates chosen: J. G. Penn, C. P. Ford, Ida R. Cummings, Edyth Cooper.
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N. J. Naylor
J. G. Penn
C. P. Ford
Ida R. Cummings
Edyth Cooper
National Baptists Seek Eleven Million Dollars in Reorganization Plan
National Baptist Convention and allied churches plan a five year budget totaling around 10.73 million dollars for 1920 to fund foreign and home missions, American education, ministerial relief, and women’s work. Allocation includes 2.2 million for foreign missions, 5.85 million for home missions, and 2.6 million for education among four denominations with over 4 million members.
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National Baptist Convention
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Home Missions
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