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Newspaper
The Tulsa Star
Location
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1920
Page
6
Fragmented notes from Anniston and Houstonville report a court hearing, a race update, and a university building project in Atlanta. Details are garbled with multiple misspellings and missing names, locations, and dates.
In Meridian on May 7, Sheriff Ludie Monette urged crowds to disperse after a shooting tied to the Miss Carrie Huetor case. Police chief Ludie Monette conveyed that evidence against Ludie Martin, about 21, was not sufficient. By midnight the county was quiet.
The Adjutant General directs immediate formation of a new militia detachment at Camp Benning Georgia. The full detachment includes fourteen officers and enlisted men of various grades authorized for the service school, with McLean as the adjutant general overseeing the order.
The first annual conference on Negro extension work for white and colored workers met at Tuskegee Institute. Dr C A Evans of the Office of Extension Work in the South led discussions on surveying colored people in rural districts and improving and expanding the program across Georgia Florida Tennessee Mississippi and Alabama.
A long block on South Street in Chicago was sold by the Continental Commercial Trust and Savings Bank as trustees for Frete BO Mot mun of New York City to Spive Hiegw for about 2.1 million dollars. The buyer secured a thirty year lease on the property. The acquisition marks a rare instance of a single Black owner owning substantial real estate in the city.
Moba Phi Alpha announces a June 6 launch of a Gate College Movement with 1800 members across 26 chapters. The plan targets district education and pamphlet distribution to high school and academy students nationwide.
Malone, president of Porto College in St Louis, visited Tuskegee Institute last week. He and Mrs Malone recently gave 4 permanent scholarships totaling 1200 to Tuskegee Institute, with presentation by Principal Moran in the Institute Chapel.
A garbled early report describes Presbyterian groups in Jersey City negotiating a shift in church plans and neighborhood involvement with a proposed petition and nine to two vote referenced amid unclear details.
The century old Holston murder case centers on Tear Moy Willlanes and a wealthiest neighbor. Police believe the suspect fired a shot at Ladrenee Street home and fled. The motive remains uncertain as investigators weigh robbery versus other aims.
A fragmented report notes laborers linked to a Colored Labor Battalion in Columbia May 7 amid unclear details. The text references efforts to mobilize, train, and deploy workers for a construction or wartime project with limited legible context about leaders, duties, or outcomes.
May 7 meeting of the Associated Superintendent of Schools Johanna outlines a plan to desegregate school functions. The Girls Grammar School votes 71 to 6 to admit six colored girls to the Hotel Margaret dance but hotel staff refuse, barring the colored students from the ballroom.
Chicago reports discuss restricting Negro membership in a proposal to consolidate Methodist organizations. A proviso would cap Black representation at five percent of the total body, preserving white membership dominance and limiting independent Colored factions.
The Nile Queen Pri Pareto brand announces relocation of its manufacturing line to a new site at Hampstead Avenue. The company quotes increased production capacity and says the move will boost regional distribution and employment in the area.
In a reported 1A services event, multiple individuals including Sui and Wilkirson faced injuries or distress. Authorities described an incident along a river area with reports of odor and occupancy by others. Medical and police responses were noted with ongoing investigations into the sequence of events.
The driver, Hernan Gersing, sits at large Charnes eof hecrelde with the preferred acuinet alt eight.
Washington May 7 The National Negro Business League prepares a nationwide campaign starting May 23 to recruit members and mobilize business leaders. The league aims to show its full organizational power through local chapters and distribute flyers featuring prominent leaders.
During the week, Herbert Hoover and Senator Filta Johnson emerged as rival candidates in the presidential planary at Oat Forte, framing a tight contest for the nomination.
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