Diverse 1920s News Snippets Highlight Race and Labor
Summary of varied items: Young Ice and Coal Co in Cleveland with $25,000 capitalization. Mae Craemer sculptor chose a Negro female figure. Houston convention foes of Harding call for defeat. Constantinople workers strike for shorter hours and pay. Emmet J. Scott Jr joins Boston Elevated. Wilberforce University builds $275,000 college on Shorter site. Tuskegee summer school draws 680 teachers from 15 states. Chas. Gilpin wins Dram Club prize for Emperor Jones. French priests wed due to male deaths. Pulitzer prizes awarded to New York World for exposing Ku Klux Klan. two new all Colored Broadway shows debut in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
Black and White Milestones Highlight Early 20th Century News
A $100000 gift funds Shorter College in Rome Georgia from the General Education Board of New York City. Bessie Coleman, Chicago, becomes the first licensed American woman pilot in Germany. About 12000 African American men commissioned as Army Officers in World War I. USDA reports over 14000 Negro farmers in the Southern states planted 90000 acres of corn. The piece notes black harem attendants at a mentioned venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorter College
Rome
General Education Board of
New York City
Bessie Coleman
Chicago
Germany
Devil's Den case targets Norfolk youths over 15 year old
In Norfolk on August 2 authorities file charges against John Murray age listed as 19 for alleged abduction and exploitation of a 15 year old girl held overnight in a shack called the Devil's Den. Arrests also include John V Holloway age 36 and Louise Hill age 21 for related offenses and complicity.
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Norfolk
Devil’s den
John Murray
Ocean View
John V. Holloway
Louise Hill
Miss Hill
No lynching danger claimed in white participants case
The passage argues that since all participants are white, there is no danger of lynching and the wide example of depravity is not used by the white press to condemn all whites for the actions of a few.
The Big Sisters at the Y W Co A Camp
The Big Sisters from the Home for Colored Girls visit the Y W C A Camp at Dabney Farm. The Big Sisters Auxiliary of the Home for Colored Girls organized a very engaging event for attendees.
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Lelia Davis
C. J. Turnell
Home For
Little Sisters
Home For Colored Girls
Dabney Farm
Big Sisters’ Auxiliary
the Home For Colored Girls
Connelly's Visit to Institute West Virginia
Mr and Mrs Richard Connelly visit Institute West Virginia as guests of Prof and Mrs Charles Mitchell. They meet many old friends of their daughter Elizabeth and admire the campus scenery noting how 16 years have transformed the area and the 399 young teachers on campus.
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Richard Connelly
Institute W. Va
Charles Mitchell
Elizabeth
From Ground Up Aide Questions Nipponese Officers
Peekskill on August 4 reports an American army officer at the national guard rifle range asking Major General H Haraguchi of the Japanese army about the commissioned personnel of Nipponese forces. The inquiry reflects postwar military relations and questions of command structure.
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Peekskill, N. Y
National Guard
H. Haraguchi
The Dyer Anti Lynching Bills Mass Meeting Notice
An invitation to attend a mass meeting on Monday evening August 14 1922 at 8:30 at Metropolitan Baptist Church corner Cutter and Ninth Street Rev J F Walker pastor. The event is under auspices of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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Metropolitan Baptist Church
Cutter and
Ninth Street
J. F. Walker
National Association of the Advancement of Colored People
From the Ground Up The Haraguchi Mud Duel and Police Crackdown
General Haraguchi of Japan impressed by firing from a muddy pit at a 500 yard range with Adjutant General J Leslie Kincaid watching. A private fired ten bulls eyes. Haraguchi joked the line “From the ground up yes.” Later a police report describes a sack drop and liquor bust at 57 Carlisle Avenue with Richard Ralls charged with unlawful possession of liquor after two stills and 500 gallons of mash were found.
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Haraguchi
J. Leslie Kincaid
New York National Guard
Kincaid
Buddie
Goins
Carlisle Avenue
Richard Ralls
Lost His Nerve After Liquor Arrest in Carlisle Area
John Goins a 38 year old African American man of 841 Carlisle avenue was arrested yesterday on a charge of unlawful possession of liquor. He muttered he was sure he was out of luck entirely as the incident occurred near Fourth Street.
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John Goins
Carlisle Avenue
Moonshine Heist Warns with Grim Moral
A frightened thief loses grip on a bag as he stares at a police officer. The incident serves as a cautionary tale that lack of nerve in front of authorities can ruin a moonshine heist.
No Price Increase Announced Amid Busy Period
The statement asserts there will be no raise in prices during the rush, with assurances that costs remain constant over time. No specific dates, organizations, or figures are provided. The message emphasizes stability and consistency for customers.
SLAIN AT DANCE NEA Samuel Coleman dies from quarrel wound
Samuel Coleman 35, a Negro, was killed at 731 Carlisle street near where William Shires, a Winchester Indiana man, was slain last week by Thomas Scott. Coleman suffered eight deep knife wounds. Hurley and Judy Dawson and Stella Lewis were arrested. Donnovan and Sands were also under suspicion after the incident.
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Samuel Coleman
Carlisle Street
William Shires
Winchester
Ind
Thomas Scott
Hurley
Coleman
Stella Lewis
Judy Dawson
Sixth
Smith Streets
Houston
Schreck Harding
Donnovan
Sands
Trapped Negro gunman dies after skirmish in Iowa cornfield
In Cherokee Iowa on August 4 a captured African American gunman killed by two post office workers Henry Oneill and John Stiles after a brief battle with about 800 armed men. Earlier he wounded two guards at Illinois Central yards and fled. The man remained unidentified.
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Sparkes
Sparks
Central Station
Ninth and
Central Avenue
Cherokee
Iowa
Henry O'Neil
John Stiles
Illinois Central Railroad
Apology to Advertisers and Subscribers for Delays
The newspaper apologizes for delays in sending collectors and announces policy changes to require all yearly subscriptions be paid in advance while monthly subscriptions may be paid later. The Union will now offer valuable reading matter as part of the new policy and busy period.
Negro Insurance Thrives in Washington DC July 8 Meeting
A July 8 report notes growing reluctance among established insurers to accept colored people as risks. Twenty five companies with total capital of 1,254 are involved in the discussion and the effort to expand black insurance access proceeds amidst resistance.
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Washington, DC
Insurance Firms Hire Thousands of Negro Workers
A U S Department of Labor survey shows 006 life health accident companies opened by Black entrepreneurs in the last decade. Assets total 6 2389 1958 59 dollars with four home offices in North Carolina and Georgia, others scattered nationally. In the past year these firms paid policy holders 2 072 189 dollars and employed 6 575 Black workers including clerical staff field agents and medical examiners.
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U. S. Department of Labor
Tntrance
North Caroline
Georgia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Florida
Virginia
District of Columbia
Arkansas
Ohio
Ilinois
Tennessee
Maryland
South Catolink
Moerlein Brewery site to become large warehouse complex
Ziegler Scheefer & Co. has acquired the Elm and Henry street brewery building and the adjacent office, planned remodel to create one of the city’s largest warehouses with 125,900 square feet floor space and 1,250,000 cubic feet storage. About $490,000 will fund remodeling. The Moerlein family previously owned both buildings valued at $116,000. Financing via Title Guarantee and Trust Co. The sale occurred on Wednesday.
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Moerlein
Elm Street
Ziegler Scheefer & Co
Hastern Avenue
Title Guarantee and Trust Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Young Ice and Coal Co
Cleveland, CO
Mae Craemer
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman and Engineers
Texas
Harding
Constantinople
Emmet J. Scott, Jr
Boston
Wilberforce University
Tuskegee Institute
Chas. Gilpin
Dram Club
Mr. Gilpin
Emperor Jones
France
U. S. Agricultural Department
The
Connelly
Institute
Madison Park
Oakley
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Dyer
W.H. Clinton
Edward S. Johnson
James Sparks
the General Hospital
Lincoln Theatre
Moerlein Brewery
Elm and Henry
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