Death at Negro joint case shocks city police
A white man was killed in a violent disturbance at a Negro establishment near the city limits. Police detectives, led by Wolle and Doran, traced the incident to a soda dispenser dispute and a fight involving Merle Renna and Madge Watson among others. Wounds from a chair and a stab contributed to Brown's fatal injuries, with investigators noting possible intoxication and contested accounts from witnesses.
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Merle Renna
Aula Loeditcher
Bevin Turley
Hinery
Dave
Marguerite Dean
Mite
Sivtons
Brown
Sliokoly Hive
Sarah
Tess
Oknhardt
Oni
Eaky
Tels Diath
Hirci
Erie
Frank Wolle Amt Potten
Joseph E. Doran
Whegis
Sanayi
Sit Thor
Mudge Watson
Grek County
Cout
Aeekink Keiliource
Fount
Fuer
Taba Torrie
Madde Watson
Moralay
Althitagh
Vratain
W. Narr
Mie
Tulsa Armaitiite
Seale
Poweth Street
Alice
de Negro
Watson
Hind
Jiiey Delver
Pedro al
Madge Watson
Turley
Hocker
Warner
Hock
Sears
Public Opinion Shapes Roving Discussion on Lynch Justice
An executive from Servint COO Ma Jon Johnson outlines cautious talk on addressing public opinion amid proposed actions, stressing that public sentiment will determine how measures are implemented. He notes broad US opposition to lynching and highlights ongoing racial tensions and moral divides influencing policy reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Johnson
United States
Fraudulent Patent Remedy Promoted In Arkansas Ad
An unsigned ad from Ho Springs Arkansas promotes a patent remedy claimed to cure constipation nerves and various ailments. The pitch targets readers with promises of personal health gains and includes an offer to send a “Heeb Doctor Book” for a birthdate inquiry. In a separate note, a report mentions a white train collision involving a 48 year old man and Mrs. Martha Combs near Memphis.
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Idan
Weavllewin
Cegutaire
Neuvale
Stparke Co
Plo
Ho Springs
Ark
Silent War on Truth Shapes Public Opinion
A distorted public discourse robs readers of the truth as propaganda and censorship distort coverage. The era’s free press faces pressure from misrepresentation and targeted messaging that blurs facts about political events, race, and social tensions shaping national mood.
Negro gains expected from postwar labor shift
Walter F. White of the NAACP spoke at a labor meeting directed by the Italy Labor Bureau in New York noting anticipated line insertion stoppages and a mass emigration after wartime bars lift, signaling greater industrial and economic opportunities for African Americans.
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N. P. Servi
New York
N.Y
America
Walter F. White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Italy
Negro labor and migration shift threaten southern economy
White argues abolishing color in fact benefits Negro workers and national unity. He says new opportunities in industry and unions will empower disciplined Negro labor to gain recognition from bosses and unions. The South risks labor shortages hampering cotton, turpentine, and milling if migration continues unchecked.
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Europe
Chicago
Onabo
Washington
Notable Leaders Open Meetings Across Cities in Diverse Fields
A wide array of figures including directors, consuls, and religious leaders convened meetings in Atlanta Toledo and St Louis to discuss site selections for offices to design buildings for manufacturing ventures and to endorse political delegates. The events showcased civic engagement across insurance, carriage manufacturing and fraternal orders with speeches and appointments shaping regional influence.
Voting rights extended by Kentucky legislature
A joint resolution granting both Colored and white women the right to vote in a presidential election has cleared Kentucky’s two chambers and awaits Governor Morrow’s signature. The Colored women of Clarksville are credited with founding a “First Worker’s Bank,” its leadership chosen from women. the bank’s capital is listed as $1,500,000. The article notes other regional events, including a Memphis Baptist convention meeting, Tuskegee Institute Founder’s Day plans, and a Panama voyage of Dr. and Mrs. Boyd. It also mentions the death of Rev. J. H. Kelly of Birmingham and his intended Chicago posting.
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Kentucky
Morrow
Clarksville
First Wonker's Bank
Sismmin
Local Black Businesses Spark Pride in Kansas and Arkansas
The article highlights Wade Ward owner of a Pratt Kansas paint business and builder of a new office edifice to aid Black employment after white landlords refused rental space. Samuel Diges operates a leading junk business in Kansas City Kansas. Conway Arkansas weighs establishing an A. ME. Vocational School. Aunt Harrick Davis of Little Rock Arkansas dies after fatal burn injuries from clothing ignition during a fire.
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Wade Ward
Pratt
Kan
Ward
Samuel Diges
Kansas City
Kansas
Kansas Cities
Vorsimnt
Bishop Conner
Chamber of Commerce
Conway
Arkansas
A. ME
Little Rock
Harrick Davis
Whites Seek Americanizing the Negro in Debate
Chicago dispatch reports Dean Hickens arguing that the Negro is the most American in ancestry and spirit. He contends equality before the law, rejection of mob rule, and that the battle is really to Americanize the white man, not the Negro.
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N. P. Service
Chicago
Dean Wi
Hickens
Ncrica
Jana
Kansas City Delegation Plans Alabama Tour to Tuskegee
A Kansas City group of over thirty business and professional leaders led by Prof J R BE Lee from Lincoln High School will visit Tuskegee Institute mid April. The itinerary includes Memphis Birmingham Montgomery Tuskegee Atlanta Chattanooga and Nashville. They will be hosted in Alabama by Tuskegee Lastiille and the Madama State Negro Business League.
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Kansas City
J. B. Lee
Lincoln Vian School
Tuskegee
Birmingham
Ala
Robert T Moton
Tuskegee Institute
Missouri
J. R. Be, Lee
Lincoln High School
Memphis
Montgomery
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Nashville
Alabama
Tuskegee Lastiille
Madama State Negro Business League
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Alisa
Angie
Werner
Valsw Tribune
Seriows
New Rors
South
Seagate Tire & Rubber
Pullahassee Improvement Co
N. O'Gayan
Tullahassee, Okla
Trenable
Anericaa Federation of Labor
Ame
Standard Life Insurance Company
Atlanta, Ga
Berme
Patterson
Pilterson Carriage and Wagon ‘Manufacturing Company
Greenfield
Ohio
Charles A. Cotterill
Toledo
Hoa
Ald
Towaii
William HM. Dammond
University of Pittsburg
Guba
Charles Nagel
St. Tewis
The
Cabiel
St. Louis
Medina Temple
Mos
Caesar
Charolette
N.C
Mystic Shriners
Aim
White
Jones
Billups
Woodie
St. Loui
Order
Imands
T. Wilkinson
Dalton
Eap Cord
Burnet Rk
Springfield
Dark Iy
KG. Moore
J. L. Woodson
Mutch- Insun, Kansas
Star Pws
Tueationa Ind Missionary Convention
Hen Cox
Central Baptist Church
Hae
William Ho ‘Patt
Menarey Medical College
Ewell Neil Dental Society
Cristobal
Republic of Panama
Kh. IL Boyd
de TH. Tharboonary
Boyds
Panama
J. H. Kelly
Baptists of America
Tie
California
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Chicapi
Kelly
Ueting An Gula
Dean William Pickens
Egroes
Tulsa News
Victrolas and
Victor Records
Allen
Main ST
Osage
E. H. Jones
West First Street
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