Cornerstone row reveals stance on Stowe school and Miss Porter
A serialized critique argues against Stowe school and explains past efforts by Miss Porter and Dr DeHart to establish a colored education using Douglass and Stowe schools. It recalls opposition by white sponsors and warns of dangers to Negro property should such schools be attacked or disrupted.
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Stowe School
Douglass School
Dr. DeHart
Jennie Porter
DeHart
Francis M. Russel
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Caesar Augustus
Miss Porter
Mr. Russel
Cincinnati
Russel
N— Russel
Porter
Stowe
Douglass
West End
Tulsa
Condon
Cantata "The Word Made Flesh" at St Andrews Church
St Andrews Episcopal Church will render the cantata The Word Made Flesh by Shepherd at 4 p.m. on Sunday December 18. The choir directed by Clinton Gibbs will perform and pew captains will report. Proceeds go to the Nationwide Campaign to spread the Gospel in home and foreign fields.
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Shepherd
Clinton Gibbs
Separate schools debate fuels race tensions in Sherman
An editorial argues against segregated schooling, urging integration and noting danger of race-based divisions. It praises mixed schools, condemns leaders favoring separate institutions, and warns that persistent segregation will worsen race antagonism as children grow.
Harvey On War Path Reveals Brooks Arrest in Brooklyn
Former UNIA secretary general Rev James D Brooks is arrested and jailed awaiting bail after detectives tracked him since August. Accused of misappropriating funds from multiple divisions with no accounting. Cyril Briggs of this city faces libel charges by Marcus Garvey for anti Black Star Line actions. Ware returns from New York reporting Brooks bound over to grand jury as U N L A business booms locally.
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James D. Brooks
The
Universal Negro Improvement Association
Association
National Surety Company
Brooks
Great Organization
Wm. Ware
New York
Grand Jury
Segragation seeds sparks of revolution and bloodshed
The speaker warns that division sown by one group into another will breed oppression and inferiority among children. As the seed matures a spark of revolution will unleash a hellish harvest of blood and destruction.
Personal column tease prompts reader to inspect notices
A fragment invites readers to check the personal column for details under a line about millions now living. No names, events, or places readable.
Freed Woman Acquitted In Birth Control Case
New York December 2 The American Birth Control League claimed a second win over police as Mrs Juliet Barrett Rublee clubwoman and league vice president was discharged by Magistrate Hatting after being arrested on a charge tied to disseminating information on contraconception methods under a state law.
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New York
American Birth Control League
Juliet Barrett Rublee
Birth Control League questioned as dangerous group
The Birth Control League, formed to teach women birth prevention, is branded dangerous amid fears that without such measures civilization may fail due to fear of children.
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Birth Control League
Bert Williams Stars In Polished Pantomime Showcase
Bert Williams, famed comedian, rises to prominence in a long career with a masterful pantomime display in Under the Bamboo Tree. His versatile performance includes memorable lines Use Your Brains Man and echoes of The Puppy Dog Song, marking him as a standout talent among stars.
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Bert Williams
A Brave Girl From Langhorne Scuttles Bandit Tale
Langhorne Pa police stop search for a supposed Negro bandit after 11 year old Stella Welly claimed an attack at farmer John Scully’s New Town home. Police doubt the incident, citing the girl’s dream of acting in motion pictures and a staged scenario. The tale includes gas, binding, and escape details, but authorities question its veracity and note potential sensational motives.
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Langhorne
Penn
Stella Welly
John Scully
Newtown
Wayward Children and the Call for Colored Guidance
The article discusses research into treating habitual young offenders and notes impulsive youths are often punished rather than helped. It highlights medical treatment over reformatories and urges the formation of organizations within the Colored community to provide intelligent guidance for thousands of juveniles.
Unclear quote on marriage and soldiers
A fragment remarks on a young woman aged 22 having “unmarried 16 soldiers and sailors” over three years. It questions how, at that rate, she would be wife to an entire regiment by age 60, noting a supposedly noble record with measured irony.
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