Missouri Governor Names State Commission Members
Governor Gardner named a diverse group as members of the Negro State Commission. Appointees include A. C. G. Macklin Dalton Joseph Haskell Maysville Ephram Huckel St. Joseph Andrew Craven Fayette C. C. Hubbard Sedalia J. B. Coleman Columbia FP Butler Auxvasse Furton Hayden Kirkwood Mrs G L Wedsoe Philip Jordan St. Louis Love Mbautt St Genevieve Mrs Johan J Thomas Cape Girardeau John Lintesey Joplin.
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AN. P. Service
Jefferson City
Gardner
A. C G. Macklin
Dalton
Joseph Haskell
Maysville
Ephram Huckel
St. Joseph
Andrew Craven
Fayette
C. C. Hubbard
Sedeling
J. B. Coleman
Columbia
Johan J. Thomas
Cape Grardeau
John Lintesey
Joplin
Negro State Commission
Phila Negro Women Plan Political Education Drive
In Philadelphia on Oct 30 the Negro women of the city will be instructed on casting ballots in the upcoming election by a newly formed committee of Colored women. Meetings will be held with addresses by Mrs. Mice Dunbar Nelson, Mrs. S Law sos, and organizer Mrs. J G Robinson.
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AN. P. Strveet
Phildaeluhta
Mice Dunbar Nelson
S. ¥. Lawsos
J. G. Robinson
Eighth Illinois Mustered In State Service
In Peoria Illinois on Oct 30 the Peoria Company of the Eighth Militia rode into service after being mustered in last Saturday night at the Main Street Armory by Col Otis B Duncan.
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Aln
P. Servere
Prona
Peoria
Eighth Mitnaisrdsmen
Main Street
Col
Otis B. Duncan
Annual Convocation at Boley Oklahoma October 28 29 1920
Royal Arch Companions and Sir Knights of Oklahoma attend the Grand Chapter and Commandery convocation in Masonic Temple Boley to elect install officers and confer degrees. Charters, dues, and formation of chapters and commanderies are discussed with a banquet planned. local Masons urged to participate and support the gathering.
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Guthrie
Okla
Royal Areb
Knights of
Oklahoma
Grand Chapter
Masonic Temple
Boley
Royal Arch
K. T. Masons
Near Val
Fach
R.A. M
Stork
E. C
Muskogee Commandery
N. Johnson
Grand
Sec
Rennie W. S. Werrer
FJ. Gordon
Special Lecture On Bible Chronology At Masonde Hall
Sunday November 1920 at 3 PM Richard J Hill presents proof why dates 83 36 70 73 1874 1878 1914 1918 1925 are pivotal since creation with emphasis on 1914 and 1925. Attendees urged to bring paper pencil and Bible references to read and think and take notes.
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Masonde Hall
Richard J. Hill
Colored voters in Virginia to vote Democratic ticket
Richmond Va Oct 36 The names of two Colored candidates for office will appear on the ballot for the November election One is
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Virginia
A. N. PL
Richmond
Pollard Named for U S Senator by Colored Republicans
Joseph R. Pollard a lawyer and state and city chairman of the Colored faction was nominated by the State executive committee to run for United States Senator. The committee also nominated four Congress candidates in four districts and urged Colored voters to refrain from voting for Slemp or to back the Democratic candidate. Pollard called a mass meeting of Colored voters with invited prominent speakers.
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Joseph R. Pollard
Republican Party
Pollard
United States
Commonwealth
Congress
J. Thomas
Congressman Slemp
Oklahoma Editors Oppose Government Operation of Industry
Oklahoma editors resist government competition with private business over industrial operations. A national survey of 5154 editors shows 86 percent oppose, with 4466 voices against, including 109 of 142 Oklahoma editors. Party affiliations span Republican, Democratic, Independent, and miscellaneous groups. The Muscle Shoals bill is cited as a concrete example.
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Oklahoma
Prep Service Company of
New They
New York City
Congress
Muscle Shoals
Republican
Democratic
Independent
Press Service Company
Bank stock and circulation figures tied to Chicago editors
A reader report notes the bank stock remains unchanged while the combined circulation of the insti tue papers editors replied places the audience at about 11,428,817 readers, indicating a potential reach of at least 44,000,000 readers in the Black Belt area of the city.
Haiti Invasion Probe Cited As 3250 Slain By Marines
New York reports that a Naval Board of Investigation led by Rear Admiral Mayo and J. R. Oliver, with Brigadier General J. H. Pendleton, is reviewing the Haiti invasion. The National Association claims the Barret report confirms about 3,250 Haitians were killed in indiscriminate killings by U S Marines. They urged Senator Harding to press the charges.
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New York
Naval Board of Investigation
Henry T. Mayo
J. R. Oliver
U.S. N
J. H. Pendleton
Haiti
James Weldon Johnson
Herbert J. Seligmann
Bar Hett
Marine Corps
Whch
National Association
Secretary of Navy
Barhett
Harding
Barnett
Kentuckians Want Race Mat on Board of Education
Louisville report notes Wilson Lovett gains strong backing as a candidate for the local Board of Education with a petition surpassing required signatures. The Colored vote is eyed to secure election through a single shoot tactic amid debates over the University of Louisville bond issue.
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Board of Education
N. P. Service
Louisville
Wilson Lovett
Therby
University of Louisville
Race Woman Named For Congress I. P. Service
Hartford stem: The Farmer-Labor Party of this district nominated Mrs Mary Seymore a colored woman for representative in Congress. She is described as one of the ablest women in Hartford and is making a vigorous effort to be elected and gives impressive talks for the working class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
I. P. Service
Hartford
Conn
Farmer-Labor Party
Mary Seymore
New State Bank Opens in Chicago Monday
CHICAGO M Oct 30 The Binga State Bank will open November 1 the first bank north of the Ohio River under new state laws with 250000 capital stock The board includes prominent Negro professionals and businessmen of the city Binga, the leading real estate operator in the county, is founder and president of the bank.
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Chicago
Binga State Bank
Ohio River
Binga
Mississippi Loses Population In Recent Census
Jackson Miss Oct 30 Mississippi shows a total population of 1 789 182 a decline of 7 932 from the 1910 census figures The drop is attributed to large emigration of Negroes from the state in recent years and reflects a shift in population patterns across the state.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Night School Enrollment Surges in New Orleans
The New Orleans School Board reports a very large turnout at the opening of the public night schools. Designed for illiterate adults, the courses fulfill a long held demand in the city’s education program.
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New Orleans
Hale Growers Convention Meets in Birmingham
The ninth annual Perfection Hair Growers convention was held in Birmingham on October 28 and 29 with delegates from across the country in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale Growers
Birmingham
A. &. P. Service
Ala
The
Perfection Hair Growers
Colored Farmers Subscribe To Export Cotton Association
Colored farmers join the Export Cotton Association formed by the Export Corporation of the South Carolina Cotton Association to promote sales and organize market access for their cotton production.
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Export Cotton Association Export Corporation of the
South Carolina Cotton Association
Atlante Start a Home for Colored Children trial school
The ceremony was attended by a large number of white and Negro citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlante
Ceremny
Georgia Physician Sentenced for Narcotics Violation
Dr. J. Cheshire a Black Georgia physician pleaded guilty to five indictments under the Harrison anti-narcotic act and was sentenced by Federal Judge Samuel H. Sibley to two years in federal prison for narcotics violations.
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Georgia
J. 5
Cheshire
Samuel H. Sibley
Final Taps honor Brunswick's first WWI casualty
Brunswick Georgia mourned Private Grey 23, the city’s first World War I casualty, buried here last Saturday after losing his life in France during the recent war.
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Easpier
Georgia
Brunswick
Manson Grey
France
Grey
Robbers Hold Up Truck At Red Stores District
In Chattanooga Tennessee on October 30 a group robbed Frank McDonald of the Red Stores at 22d and Locust Streets. They took 180 dollars in cash and a few articles of merchandise. Two white men and two black men were involved and fled the scene after the robbery.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Frank McDonald
Locust
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