Marcus Garvey to Speak at Emery Auditorium Cincinnati
Marcus Garvey leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association will address a May 1–2 mass meeting at Emery Auditorium under the Cincinnati branch with William Ware as president. Lady Henrietta Vinton Davis will accompany him. General E. L. Gaines will supervise cavalry auxiliaries. an orchestra and Universal Choir will provide music. Garvey plans a world tour after this engagement.
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Versal Negro Improvement Association
Cincinnati
Emery Auditorium
William Ware
Henrietta Vinton Davis
E. L. Gaines
Ochestra
Universal Choir
Garvey
White Louisiana women denounce lynching as mob murder
Prominent white women in Louisiana denounce lynching and mob violence as unchristian and unlawful, asserting no circumstances justify it. The NAACP backs their stance and urges end to lynching, supporting the Dyer Anti Lynching Bill in Congress. A separate note mentions a Rules Committee decision delaying a color line marriage bill and denying a hearing to its proponent.
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Louisiana
Commission On Interracial Cooperation
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Texas
North Carolina
America
South
Congress
Boston
National Equal Rights League
Rules Committee
Massachusetts House Speaker Sends Message in April 1923
In Boston on April 21 1923 the speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives dispatched a formal message outlining proposed legislation and priorities for the upcoming session, signaling leadership direction and legislative agenda.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Martin’s Sudden Death Shocks Community
The sudden death of Mr. Wm Martin shocks the town following the recent death of J. L. Jones. Martin, long a Mt. Auburn building head and a respected church and secret society official, faced stress over his wife’s welfare. Funeral from Allen Temple Monday featured tributes from mourners.
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Wm Martin
J. L. Jones
Martin
Ara Nsas
Mt. Auburnnd
Ma ‘Iends
Allen Temple
Governor Donahey Vetoes Wilberforce Bill In Unwarranted Tone
Governor Donahey denounces vetoed measures as unwarranted to colored people. He criticizes a bill by Senator Liggett creating a seal officer and superintendent for the Wilberforce normal and industrial apartment. The veto cites requiring fiscal officer approval by the Governor Auditor Attorney General and budget committees.
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Doushey
PD. A. Liggitt
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce
Senate
House Finance Committee
Community Chest Drive Seeks 1922 Colored Welfare Impact
The Community Chest return for 1922 highlights extensive colored welfare work. Associated Charities aided 1524 colored families with medical legal and educational services, while Visiting Nurse Association logged 2450 visits to 575 cases. Children’s Home expanded boarding home efforts and supervision, with 117 requests for homes and 112 supervisory visits.
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Associated Charities
Community Chest
Negro Civic Welfare Association
Jas. H. Robinson
Council of Social Agencies
Governor Objects To Splitting Authority In Board Plan
The Governor denounces a proposal to split controlling powers among boards, calling it ridiculous and insulting to African Americans. He argues the General Assembly shows distrust of the Board of Trustees and would require equal legislative oversight of fiscal officers across all state-supported education institutions.
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General Assembly
Investigation Planned Into Vicious Conditions Near Central Ave
The Law and Order Committee will investigate reports of law breaking in several squares west of Central avenue, within the city basin. The plan specifics were withheld by the committee chaired by Rev David McKinney after a Wednesday discussion.
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Federation of Churches
Central Avenue
Law and Order Committee
David McKinney
Ex-policeman Harry Spurlock Describes Colored Detectives in L A
In a letter to Officer Charlie Payne Spurlock notes a local presence of five colored detectives all lieutenant rank earning 2500 dollars annually. He mentions four percent colored patrolmen and a fully colored fire company of twelve men, and claims locals engage in many skilled trades, ending with cordial regards.
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Harry Spurlock
Charlie Payne
35Th Place
Los Angeles
Spooking After Dark at Mt Storm Park Sparks Citations
Two Clifton patrolmen watched Mt Storm Park late Thursday night as several couples parked after 10 pm. Six drivers were cited to Municipal Court for parking with a companion, described as the “gentle art of spooning,” with each driver accompanied by a young woman.
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Mt. Storm Park
Clifton
Albert Beebe
Oscar Kelley
Colored citizens and arrest risk for love making cited
A historical report notes that colored citizens are generally not liable to be arrested in this regard for they would never go that far for love making.
Woman Takes Poison After Fine for Disturbance at Dunbar Hotel
Grace Lawson, a 44 year old Black woman of Lincoln Avenue, was fined $5 and costs in Municipal Court for causing a disturbance at the Dunbar Hotel on Kerper Street. After the trial she rented a room and later swallowed poison, claiming lack of love and husband abandonment. She is in serious condition at General Hospital.
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Dunbar
Kerper Street
Grace Lawson
Lincoln Avenue
General Hospital
Segregation Debate Cited by Moton Says White Kind Can Agree
The Negro does not object to separation but objects to the degradation it carries. Dr. Moton of Tuskegee Institute argues that white men of the better sort can in principle agree that the Negro should not be paid less or subjected to injustice for being Black.
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Moton
Tuskegee Institute
Columbis
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Marcus Garvey
Wiliam Ware
The
Uni
Donahey
Visiting Nurse Association
the Children’s Home
Fraternal League
Ninth Street
Board of Trustees
Union Baptist Church
Wilbur Page
E. S. Johnson
W.H Clinton
the Pub
Gilbert and Buena Vista Ave
Walnut Hills
Zion Baptist Church
Eidson
George Wilson
James Hurse
VICE
Jesus
Voltaire
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