Murder verdict for former Idaho judge in Utah
Omer H Woods, ex probate judge, was convicted of first degree murder in Salt Lake City for the January 9 death of his wife Mary Etta Woods. Prosecution alleged life insurance funds of 16000 sought. defense blamed burglars. Woods to choose death by hanging or shooting on July 11. Article also notes a white judge jailed for perjury in Ohio and praises Judge Terrell’s fifth term in Washington, urging more colored judges.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Omer H. Woods
Idaho
Mary Etta Woods
Woods
Ohio
Terrell
Washington
Strong Woman Harriet McCollum Refuses to Retract Statement
Brooklyn feminist psychologist Mrs Harriet McCollum declares that a strong woman who seeks motherhood without permanent wifehood should have legal and church protection. She spoke after arraignment before a Methodist Episcopal committee, noting the need for remedies against unregulated breeding and citing Olive Schreiner's The Tale of an African Farm.
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Harriet McCollum
Brooklyn
Methodist Episcopal Church
Olive Schreiner
World Wobbliness Fears End of World in 1925
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, Zion leader near Chicago, warns that the world is wobbling and may end in 1925. He, a proponent of flat earth, declares the pace of modern life causing decay, criticizing churches and standards as corrupt. he urges followers at a feast to beware the end time.
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Chicago
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Zion
Holyy City
Voliva
Cautious Reflections On Moral Duty And Fear
The passage notes long standing fears about a great event, urging present duty over worry about distant consequences. It contrasts common cautions with a pragmatic stance, implying steady action now rather than fretting about faraway trouble. It also suggests appearances can mislead, warning against judging by surface portrayals.
Lynched Shot Colored Women in Louisiana Mob
Reports say Joe Pemberton, a Black man, was taken from Bossier Parish jail in Benton and hanged at Black Bayou swamp after arrest for shooting two Black women. Locals describe a deadly mob act as fear and blood lust drive extra-legal justice.
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Shreveport
Joe Pemberton
Bossier Parish
Benton
Black Bayou
Pemberton
Train Derails After Highland Grove Outing Injures Several
Near panic grips the Colored Business Men's Club as the Cincinnati Lebanon and Northern Railroad train derails above Court Street Station returning from a Fourth of July celebration at Highland Grove. Two passengers seriously hurt sent to General Hospital. others bruised. Mrs Fillie Barnett and Sam Hernon among those transported with knee and internal injuries respectively.
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Colored Business Men’s Club
Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railroad
Highland Grove
Elsinore Avenue
Court Street
General Hospital
Fillie Barnett
East Seventh Street
Barney Barnett
Sam Hernon
East Sixth Street
Theeneral Hospital
Smith Will Speak at Metropolitan Baptist Church Event
Hon. Harry C. Smith of Cleveland, candidate for Governor, will address Metropolitan Baptist Church Ninth and Cutter Wednesday night July 19 at 8 pm. He speaks under W N I A auspices and Harding Republican Club. A large crowd is expected for his eloquent address.
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Harry C. Smith
Cleveland
Metropolitan Baptist Church
Ninth and Cutter
Harding Republican Club
Garden Party for Colored Girls Home Fund
The Big Sisters Auxiliary of the Colored Girls' Home will host a garden party on Friday July 14 from 3 to 10 pm at Mrs Lelia Davis 3264 Beresford Ave. Proceeds support the camp fund. Mrs Luke Edinburgh president says an attractive program and refreshments await guests.
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Big Sisters’ Auxiliary
The
Colored Girls’ Home
Lelia Davis
Beresford Avenue
Luke Edinburgh
Big Sisters
Emperor Kha-Dinh in Paris Romance Over German Bride
Pickard in The Enquirer reports the Annam emperor Khai Dinh arrives in France with his heir for a state visit to avert a German bride from sharing the throne. French officials fear a German consort and seek to divert the ruler with Parisian society. The piece contrasts Khai Dinh’s enlightened image with Tuan Tai’s brutal regime and cannibalistic rumors.
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Khai-Dinh
Aznram
France
Annam
Asia
Africa
Maurice Long
India
Orient
Far East
Ation
Paris
Kha-Dinh
Tann- Tai
Algeria
Pickard
The
Enquirer
Incident at white hotel involving colored visitors and two white staff
A brief note reports an event at a white hotel next week where colored guests visited two white staff members. The wording is unclear but suggests an interaction between race and hotel staff during the visit.
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Smith
Colored Orphian Asylum
Orphan Asylum Grounds
Knights of
Pythias
Zoological Garden
S. T. Sneed
J. R. Austin
Sergt
First Baptist Church of
Covington
Shillite
East Norwood
Our
Mason
Gilbert Avenue
Buena Vista
Busy Bee Bible Class
Zion Baptist Church
Rev. Edison
G. Wilson
R. Blackburn
Gem Thomesn
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