Rowe Wins Gambling Night Cash in Tulsa Drug Store Hold Up Tale
A Tulsa rumor claims Rowe, a Fountain Drug Store porter, did not rob the store but won $800 at a basement gambling game. Early reports alleged Deputy Cleaver and Detective Rice pursued Rowe after a shootout. Rice was wounded. Later accounts say Rowe may be the victim of a conspiracy by gambling den keepers, who allegedly framed him to recover funds.
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Douglas Rowe
Fountain
Ed Rice
Tulsa
Rowe
Fountain Drug Store
Cleaver
Rowe Hais
Ttmn
Ron
Rice
Depunty Cleaver
Barney Cleaver
Ficer
Bose
Jake Uiltird
Dillard
Chandler
Burns
Simself
Stowe
Kowe
Toyns
Colored Girl In Custody Of Police
A one year old colored girl is held by city police awaiting the judge’s decision. Reported to suffer morphine addiction for two years, she was arrested Wednesday with Van Pringle and his wife near the city. Her arms bear scars from hypodermic needles. Oklahoma has no reform school for wayward colored youths, so she may be sent to the state school for colored blind and orphan children at Taft.
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Elizabeth Anderson
Chirk
Van
Pringle
Oklahoma
He State School For
Taft
Notice to Tulsa Star readers about post office delivery
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Mur Nubmartiners
Tulsa
Clark
Oklahoma
Tulsa Star
New Bishops Elected in Colored Methodist Conference
St. Louis May 20 Two new bishops were elected by the general conference of the colored Methodist Episcopal church in session here Rev R A Garter presiding elder of the Atlanta district and Rev N C Cleaves of Columbia S C were chosen to succeed retired Bishop Stewart Cleves had not previously held an office in the church J A Bray former president of Lane College Jackson Tenn and Miles College Birmingham Ala was named college secretary A board of education was created to supervise the churchs fourteen schools and A R Calhoon Pine Bluff Ark was named general secretary of the Epworth League
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J. ©. Martin
Memphis
A. R. Calhoon
Pine Bluff
Ark
Epworth League
Confernee
J. A. Bray
Lane College
Jackson, Tenn
Miles College
Birmingham
Ala
National Business League Meeting in Muskogee
A National Business League meeting is planned in Muskogee within a few weeks. The entire state population including men women and youth is urged to help publicize the event with proper organization and publicity to ensure its success.
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National League of Negro Business Men
Muskogee
Hnd
Wining of a girl at dice sparks race war
A reported race riot follows a failed bid for Nagida, daughter of an Indian chief, with an American suitor losing a dice wager. Clashes erupt between Indians and Negroes across plantations in Guatemala district. numerous deaths and ongoing fighting. Kansas City hosts the annual General Hospital Training School for Colored Nurses commencement with three graduates from Missouri, led by Rev. Samuel W. Bacote.
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New Orleans
United Fruit Company
Ita
Guatemala
Tne Mann
Naguda
Clarenes Withame
Tenahana
United Hrult Company
Te Afontsgin Hyer
Enduitia Beeniiae
Nagada
Wien
Zurelio
Willan
Poon
Pedro
Williams
Willams
Raow
Hogroce
Willers
Tulsa Star
Kansas City
General Hospital Training School For
Colored Nurses
Allen Chapel
This City
Magnie
Vaughn
Moberly
Mertlha Corrine Hanna
Hoonville
Marie Vickers
Springfield
Samuel W. Bacote
Healing
The
Western University
General Hospital
Wr. J. Thompkins
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Bliliott to Open New Men’s Furnishings Store
Bliliott of Muskogee a leading state merchant and president of the State Negro Business League will open a men’s furnishing store in the Woods Building facing Green Street. He has rented a room and will stock at least $8,000 of the latest goods. W Kidd of Tulsa, recently presiding elder of the Tulsa district, will relocate to Muskogee for his new field of work.
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Greens Street
New Woods
Biliott
Muskogee
State Negro Business League
W. Kidd
Tulsa
Tulsai
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National Business League Meeting
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General Hospital Training School
Dige
Guatamels
Negro
War
Tulsa News
Negro Oll and Gas Company
Adame Hil and Gas Company
Washington, D. C
Healdton
Price
H. R. Edwards
Bliliott
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