Wealthy Indian Girl Prefers Home With Colored Folks
New York December 40 A plan to open a Harlem stock exchange for securities of corporations owned and managed by colored people is underway. Sponsors seek a building at Seventh Avenue and 138th Street. Proposed equity totals 100000 with 25000 common and 75000 preferred. The par value per share is noted. More than 1M New York firms are cited as owned by colored people. Banks real estate and other businesses are included.
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Associated Negea Press
New York
Oper
Stock Exchange
Harlem
Harlem Stock Exchange
Seventh Avenue
138Th St
Oklahoma farmers sell cotton for less than other states
Oklahoma cotton growers received 5 cents per pound on the reporting date, far below the national average of 14 cents, with Arkansas Tennessee and Texas higher. The Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association plans pooling and marketing schemes to raise prices and expand organization across counties.
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Oklahoma
United States
Federal Bureau of Crop Estimates
C. L. Stealey
The
Oklahoma Cotton Growers’ Associat
Ban Building
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Cotton Growers’ Association
Japanese Riot in Broome Sparks White Militia
In Broome Western Australia a riot erupted as a rich Japanese man claimed racial equality. Japanese workers were attacked. several killed and many wounded. Two white policemen injured. The riot act was read and whites sworn as special constables. Army officers ordered armed patrols to disarm Japanese.
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Associated Negro Press
Sydney
Australia
Broome
Western
Bellgarde Trial Probed By Haitian and American Courts
Text discusses Bellgarde facing trial complications as a murder case in Castis Hellgrade linked to voodoo rites. It notes a navy decision to set aside the American conviction for lack of jurisdiction and reports plans to pursue charges in Haitian courts. The incident involved Haitian witnesses and a claimed ritual killing of a young girl.
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Castis
Hellgrade
Navy
Dack
Bellgrade
Dortiguenave
Bellgarde
Ax Falls On Colored Officer For Complaint
Stavie Webb, a patrolman, was dismissed from the police force after voicing objection to white officers working in the Colored section. The article contends that white officers frequent the Colored area, neglecting downtown crime, enabling robberies by Hi-Jackers and disturbing local peace. Several bold downtown robberies may have been prevented if officers stayed alert in the Colored settlement.
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Stavie Webb
Pilgrim to Speak Here Monday at Bible Hall
A. J. Eshleman, noted Bible student from New York City, will lecture at Bible Student Hall 825 East Easton on Monday afternoon at 3 and evening at 7. His talks promise insight into the Great Plan of Salvation and are open to the general public.
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A. J. Eshleman
New York City
Witk
Bible Student
East Easton
Washington Dedicates New Y W C A Building
Washington observes dedication ceremonies for the new YWCA building for colored girls at 9601 Rhode Island avenue known as the Phyllis Wheatley WOC A. Eva Bowles, head of the national Colored work committee, urged officials as Robert F. Speet of New York led the event. Elizabeth C. Carter of New Bedford supervised construction after being sent two years earlier.
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Washington, D
Washington
New Y. W. C. A
Meek
Rhode Island Avenue
Phyllis Wheatley
Eva D. Bowles
Colored Work
National Board of the Association
Robert F. Speet
New York
National Association
Elizabeth C. Carter
New Bedford
Mass
Memphis Woman Hosts Mrs Goodwin and Mrs Travis
Mrs J H Goodwin and Mrs Travis entertained Thursday afternoon at the latter’s residence in Memphis honoring Miss Halle Baker who has been spending the holidays in this city.
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J. H. Goodwin
Travis
Halle Baker
Memphis
Oklahoma City Man Killed in Guthrie Shooting
Dexee Reuter reports a Oklahoma City man who led the Manual Probing Department at Douglass School was shot and killed in Guthrie by Hoy Burk. Burk known in the city was arrested and released on bond. Details point to a possible motive tied to an alleged improper relationship.
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Oklahoma City
Guthrie
F. W. Bruner
Uthille
Okla
Dexee Reuter
Douglass
Hoy Burke
Burks
He's Judge Now at AOL Phillips to Serve as Justice of the Peace
Well known Dawson No 3 citizen Phillips will assume the role of Justice of the Peace Monday. He vows a clean honest and efficient administration. Supporters believe he will fulfill his pledge.
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Phillips
Dawson No. 3
Pearl Phillips
Largest Monument in Texas For Deceased Colored Boy
Fort Worth, Dec 30 Associated Negro Press reports a major cemetery monument in memory of William M. Donald, son of a prominent local colored politician. The polished granite shaft stands thirty one feet high, costs $1,000, and was built by a Chicago firm mentored by Josef Rittemeyer of the Monument Reporter. Rittemeyer, editor and former Texan, oversees its erection with an anticipated three week setup.
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Associated Negro Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Trinity Depietee Oy
Rittemeyer
Monment Reporter
McDonald
Tulsa Y Eleven Backs Okmulgee Y In Holiday Victory
The Hunton Branch Y M C A of Tulsa defeated Okmulgee M C A 13 to 0 on Christmas Day in a hard fought game. Tulsa boasted a strong line and swift backfield led by Dewey Davison center and Collins quarterback. The win impressed fans who saw Tulsa’s fanfare and fighting spirit.
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Hunton Branch
Y. CA
Tulsa
Okmulgee ¥. M. C.A
Bothed
Ceven
Aboud
Wal and Flemings
Lewis
Whittow
Walker
Atlas
Collins Lew
Whitlow Manis
Sheriff Foils Lynching Threat at Wise Jail
Grand Rapids dispatch notes national anger over lynching. In Wise, Sheriff Corder defended a jailed Black man Williams during a mob attack, repelling the siege with armed guards and machine gun fire. The report credits the sheriff with duty over sentiment and preserving public safety.
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Associated Negro Press
Grand Rapids
Mich
Daily Press
Grand Rapids Herald
Wise
Hey
Williams
Willi
Sheriff Corder
Sheriff Defends Fair Trial Amid Mob Violence
The text portrays a sheriff defending the right to due process over mob justice, arguing lives of lawfully protected individuals are more valuable than the punishment of an accused criminal. It frames the sheriff as upholding constitutional law against mob sentiment and democratic erosion in the South.
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Gaviety
Corder
South
Lynching in Purvis Miss Ends in Shocking Deaths
A lynching in Purvis Mississippi left Jeman Brown, an elderly Colored preacher, hanged from a tree with bullet wounds. He had been released on bond the day before tied to the murder of a fifteen year old girl. A suspect, once jailed on charges related to the same case, was later found dead, shot, and hanging.
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Purvis
Jeman Brown
Ineal
Monumental Monthly news reel to feature achievement of the American CATO
Washington announces Monumental Pictures in deal with Sea board Film for world distribution of the Monumental Monthly a black achievements showcase to educate and inspire colored audiences across the United States and abroad. First issue scheduled for February 1 1921.
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Clifford
Hel
Monumental Pictures Corporation
White Houses
Clinton
Pathe
Monumental Monthly
Wealthy Oil Heiress Faces White Social Backlash
Miss Bean, a Tulsa area oil landowner with seven years at Pawnee Indian School, is accused of defying strict white social rules by associating with African descended friends. She earns over 2000 monthly from oil wells and owns 160 acres, living in Claremore with a close friend of our race.
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Mbes
Gee A
Miss Bean
Pawnuk
Hh Hooley
Oklahoma
Pat
Charlie Meshittse
Kcvan
Claremore
Factory layoffs sweep Detroit and beyond in wage crisis
Detroit Ford plant to reopen after year end shutdown with 50 000 workers at risk as general business slump prompts cost cuts and wage reductions. In New York Navy Yard 1 000 workers face layoffs next month citing lack of repairs and weak demand. American Thread in Willimantic trims wages 2 4 percent affecting 840 workers as mills run one day a week. Pullman car shops in Pullman Illinois discuss wage cuts amid weak business conditions. Prominent citizen Dr J W Price and teacher Miss M Davis visit the Star office.
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New York
New York Navy Yard
Willimantic
Conn
American Thread Company
Chicago
Pullman Company
Pullman
Tulan
J. W. Price
M. K. Davis
The
Star Offoe
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Mosquito
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Burkid
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Cheago
Munwnnee
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Tar
N. Green
Stret
McAlester
Mast
Grand Masters’ Council
N. J. Caesar
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Okmulgee
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
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