Great High Priest of North Carolina Democrats Falls
Raleigh report on Col. Alston D. Watts known as Aug Watts, accused after police found a colored woman under his bed with two colored companions in January. Watts, famed as a power in state politics, resigns amid claims of illicit acts. Reactions mix among Democratic papers. hostility toward Watts grows as race tensions flare.
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Raleigh
N. C
Democratic
Old North State
A. D. Watts
Col
Aug. Watts
Shepherd Building
Grace Grantham
Robert McDuffie
Nina Bailey
Coll. Watts
Col. Watts
North Carolina
Col. Alston D. Watts
Gov. Morrison
New York Age
Bush Wins Big Verdict In Industrial Commission Case
Laura Washington of Glen Dale Ohio won a large workers comp verdict after three trials against the Industrial Commission of Ohio. Her husband Jasper Washington died from injuries suffered on the job after an eye injury in 1918. autopsy followed exhumation to probe death linkage.
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William B. Bush
Laura Washington
Glendale
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Darby
Matthews
Dixon
Jasper W. Washington
Industrial Commission
Jasper Washington
Sharonville Bank Robbery Capture Highlights Carlisle Avenue
Fritsch was arrested after an attempted Sharonville Bank robbery when seen with a Negro on Carlisle Avenue. Identification matched the would be robber and Prosecutor Bell presented the case to the grand jury. The piece critiques Carlisle Avenue and notes crime and social changes in the area.
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Fritsch
Sharonville
Carlisle Avenue
Bell
Prisoner Confesses to Multiple 1922 Murders in Hillsboro Jail
Mitchell admitted to slayings of W. P. Driskell on May 7, 1922 and Grady Spikworth on November 20, 1922, plus W. E. Holt and Mrs. Fthel Denecamp on January 19, 1922. Arrested over the last crime, he was jailed for safety, kept to a hunger strike, then abandoned it as he confessed.
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Mitchell
W. H. Parker
Homer Turk
Cooper Johnson
Harrel Boltos
Farmer An
W. P. Driskell
Grady Spikworth
W. E. Holt
Fthel Denecamp
Hillsboro
Fleeting Call for Better Argument on Lynching
The text decries lynching as fiendish and notes many innocent men and women have been butchered for crimes of others, both white and black, arguing for a stronger case against mob violence.
Tumult at Cincinnati church election of New Thought Temple board
Scenes of tumult, described as unparalleled in a Cincinnati church, followed the election of the New Thought Temple Board on Woodburn avenue and McMillan street. Rival factions aimed to depose leader Mrs May Cornell Stolber as speakers were hissed and cries of down echoed. Ned S. Hastings, theater manager, was elected chairman and kept clashes from breaking out.
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Cincinnati
New Thought Temple
Woodburn Avenue
McMillan Street
Ned S. Hastings
B. F. Keith’s
Quotations on Race and Identity From A Colonel’s Lady
A fragment cites the phrase ignorant colored people and a literary comparison The line suggests a satire on surface identity versus inner character The excerpt references The Colonel's Lady and Judy O’Grady as parallel notions under skin level resemblance
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Judy O'Grady
Real Fighter Johnson Draws Backing From Manager Cook
Johnson and Cher ley Cook praised his spirit to fight any opponent including Dempsey Wills or Battling Siki. In six months he became popular for readiness to battle, advocating giving colored fighters a chance and the motto may the best man win. Italian Joe Gans defeated Panama Joe Gans, both using the Joe Gans name.
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Johnson
Cherley Cook
Cook
Dempsey
Wills
Siki
Joe Gans
Panama
Peerless A C Beats Louisville At Armory In Heavy Snow
The Peerless A C routed Louisville at the Armory on Monday night. A very large crowd attended despite the awful weather conditions.
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A.C
Louisville
Armory
Rosenwald presses repeal of sacramental wine privilege
Julius Rosenwald urged immediate repeal of the sacramental wine privilege for Jewish congregations to curb misuse. He spoke as a reform measure in New York, arguing the policy creates opportunities for abuse and should be ended promptly.
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New York
Julius Rosenwald
Chicago
Manu
Had He Been White Ah Another Story Beaty Defends Griffith
Trial of Charles Griffith, a 35 year old Negro, for an alleged December 1921 assault on 14 year old Marcella Steiner opened. Beaty challenged jurors about Ku Klux Klan ties. Prosecution notes bias in verdict and bizarre claims about race and paternity amid limited motherly awareness.
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A. Lee Beaty
Griffith
Charles Griffith
Marcella Steiner
Oliver Street
Board of Education
General Hospital
Nicholas Ware
Winkler Street
George Konrad
Gage Street
St. Joe
Vine
Steiner
Hamilton County
Ku Klux Klan
Stanley Struble
Beaty
Denmark
Europe
Rosenwald urges repeal of sacramental wine privilege at jubilee
At the Union of American Hebrew Congregations golden jubilee Rosenwald calls on Congress to revoke sacramental wine for Jewish ministers and congregations. President Harding urges a worldwide religious revival, warning the human race is drifting from religious moorings and hoping Hebrew groups lead a counter move.
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Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Congress
Rosenwald
Harding
Wine in churches sparks debate across faiths
The piece notes that wine has long been used in Christian and Jewish worship and reports contention among worshippers. It mentions claims that wine symbolizes Christ's blood and notes objections from some who argue water could substitute, reflecting interfaith and doctrinal tensions.
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Christ
Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen Reveals Rich Relics and Ivory Chests
The newly opened royal Egyptian tomb yields marvels including stone overlaid furniture, a golden chair, ivory inlaid chests with intricate hieroglyphics, delicately painted hunting scenes, and four alabaster vases. Food cases lie beneath couches, with animal and fowl shapes, highlighting extraordinary craftsmanship and age.
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Bush
BIG
Waco
Texas
National
Roy Mitchell
Carlisle
Romeo
Dabney
Heaven
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