One Million Five Hundred Thousand Baptists Denied Voice
Nashville dispatch reports that about 1.5 million Baptists were denied representation at a Baptist communion meeting. Accusations target a presiding officer not a vice president, alleging prearranged plans and a secret caucus excluded three fifths of Negro Baptists from voting. Only five state vice presidents attended. Philadelphia convention minutes were reportedly unavailable. secretary missed train. Protests persisted through the day.
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Nashville
Tenn
the Star
Tulsa
Okla
Negro Baptists
United States
Philadelphia
Johnson Lost in Fourth Round
A Christmas Day heavyweight boxing bout in the East End saw Shakespeare Johnson, a 189-pound plumber, lose in four brisk rounds to O. W. Gurley, a 231-pound fighter. Gurley led early with blood drawn, but both endured a rapid, brutal exchange before the referee halted the fight in the fourth, with Gurley declared winner.
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Shakespeare Johnson
O. W. Gurley
Gurley
Johnson
Coloreed Insurance Co Pays Claim in Tulsa Letter
A Tulsa resident Mrs Carrie Wesley Farris writes December 28 1914 praising Coloreed Insurance Co for promptly paying her sick claim after paying five weekly premiums. She thanks Exchange Insurance Association Muskogee Oklahoma and agents Moreland and Williams and notes she will recommend prompt payment.
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Tulsa
Okla
Exchange Insurance Association
Muskogee
Sirs
Reduced Rates to S S Cong
Nashville news reports reduced Sunday School Congress rates for Birmingham Alabama to meet June. Rates are tied to four cent per mile round trip. cost calculable from town distance. Special trains expected and Nashville made a stopover point for travelers. locals prepare for hosting attendees.
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Nashville
Tenn
Birmingham
Ala
Congress
United States
Bet on Johnson Won His Funeral
Walter Campbell a Black barber lies in a costly casket after a wager with a white undertaker. If Jeffries won Campbell would shave the undertaker for life. if Johnson won the undertaker would provide an elaborate funeral. The funeral procession included a dozen carriages from the undertaker.
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Little Rock
Walter Campbell
Jeffries Johnson
Campbell
Jeffries
Johnson
Tulsa Sub Post Office Opens At Economy Drug Store
Tulsa postal business has grown and the Post Office Department adds a new sale office to aid the main office. The Economy Drug Store at 10% N. Greenwood hosts the new Sub-Post Office with Dr. A F Bryant proprietor of the drug store as sub postmaster. The addition is welcomed by the colored community for convenience.
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Tulsa
N. Greenwood
A. F. Bryant
Editor supports The Star and fights scammers at mid month
The San Antonio Inquirer condemns T. J. Elliott president of the Oklahoma State Business Learner for harboring crafters who attempted to charge editor A. J. Sutherman. The paper vows to unite black editors against high costs and to purge grifters to redeem the Negro race. It declares editors allied with the National Negro Press Association must stand firm.
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the Inquirer
Mita
T. J. Elliott
Oleahoiu
Negro Business League
Mykogeey Okla
jWho
Haw
G Hbel
A. J. Senither
Sintthermaan
National Negro Press Association
San Antonio Inquirer
Mrs Cheatham Elopes With Mystery Man In Kansas City
Mrs. James Cheatham wife of a cafe owner allegedly left her spouse with two children in a bid to meet another man in Kansas City before being located by her husband. Deputy Barney Cleaver traced reports of a woman matching her description with a man believed to be the liaison, and authorities expect the couple’s whereabouts to be found soon. The Star defends its earlier report as reliable confirmation emerged.
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James Cheatham
Kansas City
Barney Cleaver
Star
Tulsa Girl Dies After Pneumonia Illness
Rebecca Sanders, niece of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wells, died at the Wells home at 6128 Archer Street last Saturday night after a six week illness with pneumonia. Mr. Wells departed for Fulshear, Texas, Tuesday morning with his ro malns.
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Mias
Rebecca Sanders
J. H. Wells
Wella
Archer
Mr. Wells
The
Romalns
Fulshear
Texas
One Lynchers Serves on Grand Jury Pret Crime
A local grand jury convened as part of a crime inquiry involving a Lynchers member. Officials indicated proceedings focus on alleged offenses and potential indictments. No further details were released publicly.
Tulsa Couple Wed in Quiet Gentry Hotel Ceremony
A Tulsa woman and an Oklahoma City man wed Wednesday at the Gentry Hotel on North Greenwood. Harvey Graves of Oklahoma City and Jensie Kelton of Tulsa were married by Rev. C. L. Neatherland. The couple left for Minnehoma City where the groom is employed. The bride formerly worked for the Tulsa Star and has many friends in the city.
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Gentry Hotel
North Greenwood
Harvey Graves
Oklahoma City
Red ‘O Mint
Jensie Kelton
Ominhora City
Misa Kelton
Tulsa Star
Rev. C
Neatherland
Notice on filing fees and county duties by Lewis Cline
A formal notice from Lewis Cline declares he will assume combined duties of County Clerk and Register of Deeds in January with no extra pay. He requests fees accompany each instrument for recording, suggests ways to prefill checks, and warns instruments may be returned if proper fees are not provided. He signs as County Clerk and Register of Deeds. Later report notes lynching probes in Desoto and Sylvester, with testimony about the burning of Watkins Lewls and claims of participants described as rough river figures, plus witnesses including a physician and a police jury member. Coroner Herold identifies names of several men involved and describes the scene after the December killings, with sheriff Flournoy present and deputies tied to custody, while another witness notes an attack on the jail and a sermon at Paradise Baptist church.
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Register of Deeds
Lewis Cline
PVE Ort
Shh Dgennese
Bor
Genera Pleasant
Watkins
Sylvester
Ohare
Someveport
Des
Genere
Herold
Durden
Lewin
Flournoy
Ume
Lewis
Grand Jury
Watkins Lewis
Elliott’s Outsized Bill for Dr. Washington Visit in Muskogee
The Muskogee Business League paid T. J. Elliott nearly 50 dollars for entertaining Dr. Booker T. Washington after a league meeting. Records show other costs, including 16.06 dollars for a local host, while hotels could have housed Washington for around 5 dollars a day. The Star questions the propriety of these expenses and urges frugal care for common people’s funds.
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T. J. Elliott
Dr. Washington
Business League
Muskogee
Billote
Star
Elliott
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Jack Johnson
Coloreed Insurance Co
Carrie Wesley Farris
Hartford St
S. S. Cong
P. O
Mrs. Cheatham
Hubby
City
Iyilel
Loews
Rev. Netherland
Paradise Baptist Church
Booker T. Washington
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