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Newspaper
The Tulsa Star
Location
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1920
Page
2
fragmentary text from an editorial page mentions a writer associated with the New York Times and New York University but lacks coherent events or facts. context is too garbled to identify a definite person, date, place, or outcome.
A planned CreStite Exhibition will open in Mis City near Turette. The event was discussed at BOA by Willan of The University of Gorgon and other organizers.
A white man plans to open a grocery in a predominantly colored area near Rosedale, Oklahoma. The piece quotes local residents fearing disruption and declares the community will oppose the venture without unlawful measures, aiming to show the store is not wanted.
June 25 report notes community meeting forming a school committee to advance a proposed new school for the city. Local residents join forces to support the project and coordinate planning efforts aimed at improving education access.
Fragmentary OCR yields scattered lines about town events and advertisements. Names and details are unclear, with references to numbers and places overwritten by poor scanning.
An unclear report describes a ratification meeting with references to a general committee and a plan to date proceedings. Names such as Charles A. Mopinill and Taes Summens appear, with notes on consultation and manager roles, but many phrases are garbled and hard to decipher.
A large crowd attends the Mme. Walker Memorial stone ceremony in New York. The event honors the Walker family and places the memorial under the care of the Walker Sweats Association of New York.
The Star Steamship Line, unique for its era, faces severe turmoil as many aboard resign in response to escalating issues. Workers warn of a potential sale unless a rescue through active reorganization occurs.
An official report states the governor of a Mexican state has ordered Dick Johnson to depart the country within twenty four hours. The move follows unspecified tensions prompting the expulsion order. This item records a diplomatic action affecting a named individual.
The readable portion suggests plans for new schools but indicates delays or extensions to the project schedule. The exact entities and dates are unclear due to the corrupted OCR text.
The Grand Master of the 600 Oklahoma jurisdiction traveled to Oklahoma City for lodge activities and a prior stop in Was vee. He announced plans for the District Grand Lodge meeting to convene in July, with receptions and ceremonies outlined for the event.
A meeting of an interracial council society backed Mayor William Hale Wheipson as Walgar ty candidate. The three week campaign includes opi ail meetings and moving picture exhibitions to rally support from Leish and Negro voters. The effort pledges to advance the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments.
Scott, a Golum University graduate and current teacher at Tuskegee, received the degree of Master of Arts at Columbia University.
An elderly 112 year old woman from Georgia, who has lived in Anderson County for six years, walked seven miles to Anderson last week to press chores against Joe Whittild for sealing seven dollars ran her.
The article notes that four registered African American voters in Raleigh face political tension as factions threaten to challenge the vote. Voter determination to cast ballots freely is described as a potential flashpoint in the Jones election coverage.
A garbled directory lists Lodge No. 192 A F and A M meets Wednesdays at Myers Hall Archer Street with W M Smitherman and Secretary Gamble. Also notes Council No 271 LO of W meets second and fourth Thursday at Mason Hall with officers Dunigan Hardy. Power of Tulsa Lodge No 861 G U O of O F meets second and fourth Mondays at Corry Patt. Cosmosom No 1 B Poe 2 of W meets first and third Tuesday at Mesanie Hall. Mason Templars Progressive Tilt No 24 meets first and third Friday at Hawkston's Mall with M J Lathon. Local businesses Elliott & Hooker and Jewelers advertise shops in Tulsa, Muskogee, and nearby.
Mrs De Etta Smith Prop offers scientific scalp and hair growth treatment in Chickasha Oklahoma. Experienced care promises best results in a short time at S28 S 2nd St.
An advertisement by Mrs Bell P Willis offers special treatment for female diseases promising a cure in 24 hours and guaranteed satisfaction. The ad lists residence at 523 North Booker Street and notes agency for Spik and Span washing and cleaning tablets and mentions Anthony Dorsett as the sponsor.
The summer school for Negro teachers will open here soon and run through June. About two hundred teachers are expected to attend.
The Rev J Stanley Durkee president of Sleward University in his 1920 baccalaureate sermon urged graduates that new standards open the world to brotherly equality and end prejudice and jealousy. He warned that the frenzied struggle of bygone statesmen to remold the world in old political social and economic forms remains the greatest challenge.
Lincoln June 22 The Committee of eight endorsed as third party candidates Hiram Johnson Robert M La Follette and W J Bryan at a meeting to name delegates for the Chicago convention July 10 A resolution praised such progressive and fundamental Democrats as La Follette Bryan and Johnson who have long sided with the people in American politics
In the Christian Annex editor Hamlett notes Rev. J. W. Johnson of Chandler Oklahoma will entertain the district conference and has led his congregation to build a new parsonage.
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