Debate at Convention Hall Promises Civil Discussion
Interest grows for Monday night debate at Convention Hall between Hon Wichard J and pastor M BE Church, both from Tulsa area. Citizens from nearby towns plan to attend to hear two well educated speakers discuss merits of opposing faiths. The event aims for a dignified, highly instructive exchange with free seating and no collection after the talk.
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Convention Hall
Wichard J
M. BE. Church
Tulsa
Til
Langston University to Open Monday Housing Big Problem
Langston University preparations point to record enrollment as applications flood in. President Marquess says enrollment already surpasses his forecast and housing will be the major challenge for the term starting Monday September 20. Details cover courses, fees, boarding, uniforms, and what to bring with emphasis on steam laundry and building improvements.
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Langston University
Tulan Stamey
Marquess
Lam
Tehir School
Langstone
College
Normal
Langston
Gay Okly
Santa Fe B.R
Indian race intermarriage bill urged in Texas
C B Trailer of Hominy Oklahoma son of Osage Chief seeks Governor Nobby to present a bill to the Texas legislature to prohibit intermarriage between Indians and Negroes. He notes Oklahoma has similar laws and urges Texas to act. He claims Osage wealth and oil lands support the case for stronger Indian self rule and citizenship integration.
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Worth
Tex
Hominy
Okla
Nobby
Texas
Oklahoma
Louls
United States
Republic
Trailer
Inter nationsl Convention closes with calls for Cork, Cairo, Brixton
The Inter national Convention of Negroes in Harlem ends after thirty one days. Cable messages ask release of Cork Mayor MacSwiney to Father Dominick at Brixton Prison. Messages also express sympathy and celebrate independence of nationalist forces in Cairo. Marcus Garvey's provisional African press says the national executive will begin outlining plans for a Negro nation and returns home.
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New York
Harlem
Lloyd George
MacSwiney
Cork
Dominick
Brixton Prison
Tor Bers
Nationalist Party
Cairo
Egypt
Marcus Garvey
Provisional Press
Africa
Ier
Ohio triple party tickets noted by senator
Chicago report says Senator Kenyon mocked Gov. Cox campaign charges by calling Ohio the Mother of Presidents then the Mother of Triplets as three political parties have Ohio men atop their tickets Cox Harding and Walton are named as leading candidates reflecting the unusual party alignment in the state.
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Satyr News
Chicago
Kenyon
Cox
Ohio
Mofter
Triplett
Harding
Walton
Paris Masons Adopt Women Admission Plan
In Paris French Free Masons in a heated convention voted a small majority to admit women to lodge membership. The decision awaits to be finalized by delegates at the Grand Lodge and the upcoming world Masonic conference this sister.
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Spotal
Tulae
Paris
France
Mosaic Women Honor Southern Orator in Nashville
A large delegation of Negro women at the Mosaic Templars of America conven tion visited Tennessee's state capitol to hear Dr J J Leach address duties of citizens and voters He urged Negro women to ignore parties and vote convictions It was noted that Negroes should support Gov Roberts for law and order and that true friends of the race were Southern White people.
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Nashville
Tenn
Mosaic Templars of America
Dan
House of Representatives
J. J. Leach
Woman Wounds Man in Quarrel Over Jen Tie Pulton
Walter Gamble received a deep knife wound to the left lower jaw after a quarrel with a Filton woman named Jen tie Pulton. He claims she attacked him without provocation while he was playing. The woman was arrested and jailed.
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Jen Tie Pulton
Walter Gamble
Nnde
Emble
Filton
Vacation Days Over School Open Tulsa Dunbar Washington
The opening session of Dunbar and Booker Washington High Schools in Tulsa marks the new year with principals J. W. Hughes and J. W. Woods. The Dunbar faculty lists ten teachers. Booker Washington lists twenty one. Both expect a larger pupil body and plan events to boost study across subjects.
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Tulsa
Dunbar
Booker Washigton
J. Wo Hughes
J. Wo Woods
Talay
Dunbar School
Booker Washington High
Joba
Woods and
Mughes
Tulsa Must Have Water Crisis Delays Pipeline Plan
Supreme Court ruling blocks city bonds for a five million dollar water project delaying a fifteen mile water pipeline from Tulsa to Spavinaw. The decision rests on the charter ban on city property beyond ten miles from limits, risking charter changes and new voter approval led by Mayor Tisdale as residents grow weary of bottle water.
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Supreme Court
Cty of
Tulsa
Tulse
Spavinaw
Tis
City seeks to block telephone rate hike in Oklahoma
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. asks the State Corporation Commission for rate increases across Oklahoma cities. The company argues it earns less than four percent on Oklahoma investments and promises harmonious dealings, but the public protests slow service and opposes higher rates to the bitter end.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Tthe State Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
Tulka Family Visite Tuskegee Institute
Hon Richard J Hi and his entire family visit Tuskegee Institute on a Saturday morning. Three daughters of Mr and Mrs Hill will enter school for this term, marking a local educational milestone in the city.
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Richard J
Tuskegee Institute
Hill
County Tax Rate Falls for Tulsa County
Tulsa County taxpayers face a tax cut totaling about five percent, as Treasurer W. Stuckey reports a two mill reduction in state taxes offset by increases for city and school purposes. The overall county rate drops to 412.2 mills from 444.2 last year, saving approximately 215,740.59 in assessed property values.
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Yulsa County
W. Stuckey
Tulsa
Stuckey
Tulsa County
Governor and Auditor Disagree Over Levy
Oklahoma City Sept 16 Gov J B A Robertson and State Auditor Veank Carter clash over certifying the 1 percent mills levy to county assessors. The levy, backed by the governor, would raise about 2.5 million for state needs, but the auditor calls it illegal and vows to resist until compelled by mandamus, amid a projected revenue need of 2 449 765 73.
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Star News
Oklahoma City
J. B.A. Robertson
Veank
Carter
St Board of Equalization
H Robertson
Colored man in race for governor Arkansas
Nova Service reports from Little Rock on September 16 that Prof. J. H. Blount, a noted colored political and educational leader from Forrest City, will appear on the November ballot as a candidate for governor. The announcement marks a notable gain for Arkansas' colored citizens.
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Nova Service
Little Rock
Ark
T. A Terrell
J. 11. Blount
Forrest Cuy
Ofice
Arkansas
Negro vote may swing election in pivotal states
New York Sept 17 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People publishes that Negro votes in Northern states could decide the next president. It lists eight pivotal states with 105 electoral votes where the Black vote could surpass the margin needed, estimating about 100,000 Black voters in each state as capable of swinging outcomes.
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Nw York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Fifth Avene
New York
Advancement Association
Indiana
Kentucky
Micryland
Michigan
New Jersey
Ohio
Hear Mr Hill at Masonic Hall Sunday
A notice invites attenders to hear Mr Hill at Masonic Hall at 3 o clock tomorrow after noon. The event is scheduled for Sunday with a public address by Mr Hill at the hall.
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Mr. Hill
Masonic Hall
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Tulka
Tuskegee
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