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Newspaper
The Tulsa Star
Location
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1914
Page
4
If you doubt the progress of Oklahoma’s Negroes, wait for the Star Booster Edition to prove them right. Petty jealousy and envy hinder unity more than any force. Embrace neighborly support to boost local commerce, a free and potentially immense aid to all communities.
The Tulsa Oilers faced the Battesville Blues at Association Park last Sunday in a game between Negro teams. Fans expected equal seating as whites, but Negroes were barred from the Grand Stand. The Star had urged Negroes to avoid the park until equal accommodations were granted. Despite earlier bleacher support, Negroes now face renewed Jim Crow restrictions and discriminatory seating plans during games.
A reader from Tulsa writes of a Portland bound Pullman train robbery near Rexford Mountain. Bandits reportedly cut the train, opened mail sacks, killed the sheriff, and fled into the mountains. Passengers were unharmed. The note ends with greetings to Tulsa friends and wishes for the Tulsa Star’s success.
Mrs K Maddox announces her run for Democratic County Clerk and ex officio registrar of deeds in Creek County. Primary set for August 4, 2014, with voters to decide.
An advertisement touts the Hottentot Remedy as a universal cure. It claims broad uses and high reliability, citing a postmaster’s certificate from Tulsa, Oklahoma, praising the medicine and urging readers to obtain it.
Fragment from a newspaper page prompts readers to call a number or contact a druggist for a product. The text appears as a partial ad or notice, with missing context and incomplete guidance.
A prominent Black man tried to sit in the reserved grandstand at a park on a Sunday. A white man ordered him out, claiming the section was for whites only. The Black patron left in anger but chose not to escalate the confrontation.
A fragmented list of political candidacy announcements for multiple Oklahoma county and Creek county offices. Entries include candidates for County Judge, County Treasurer, Sheriff, County Clerk, County Superintendent, and other posts, all subject to the Democratic primary on August 4, 1914, with names such as J.W. Woodruff, Pat Mally, Lewis B. Cline, Stella Concarlos Cox, Herman Killebrew, Henry Clay King, and T. Fox.
Charles Barrett announces his intent to seek the Democratic nomination for congress in the New North District and asks for party support at the public meeting in Asgeyut.
The next regular teachers examination for county certificates will be held Thursday, Wednesday and Saturday June 25 26 and 27 starting at 7 30 AM. First grade certificates may require an additional $200 fee for paperwork and a state road of modifications must be traded. Supt. Jon Jouhetta notes Jack Johnson is expected to face Frank Moran in Paris June 27 with Moran likely to be stopped within a few rounds.
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