Pickens Wined and Dined at Cincinnati NAACP Meeting
A large audience at the Cincinnati branch NAACP meeting saw Mr. Pickens elevated as the orator of the day. He faced questions over Stowe School and school segregation, stumbled in parts of his speech, and Rev. Smith ultimately helped steer the discussion toward mixed and segregated schooling issues, with Dabney signing off.
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Cincinnati
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Pickens
National Association
Henry Higgins
Lyons
Stowe
Beaty
Monroe
Imes
Nelson
Jennie Porter’s
Bessie Beaty
Stowe School
Two Tales Told in Kansas Lynching Case
Reports from Kansas recount two versions of a lynching tied to a white girl. One story accuses a white man of the crime while another claims the girl chose the black man for execution amid vigilante violence.
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Kansas
Grand Rapids Woman Arrested for Bigamy After Mixed Marriage
A white woman in Grand Rapids was arrested for bigamy after marrying a colored man. She claimed two prior white husbands were unkind and unsuitable, prompting her to seek better treatment with the new marriage.
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Grand Rapids
Racial tensions rise in Madisonville housing clash
Citizens report threatening letters amid protests over Negroes buying property in Madisonville. Dr William S Hier of Bramble Avenue received an unsigned note warning of arson if another indignation meeting occurs. Local committees say they cannot agree with a Negro buying and occupying Bramble Avenue property.
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Madisonville
Citizens Committee
William S. Hier
Bramble Avenue
Save money now by living frugally and cutting luxuries
A wartime style appeal urges strict spending to endure hard times. It targets all readers with a harsh message about poverty among colored people, urging thrift while noting visible luxury among some African Americans. The piece argues savings will multiply, warning against waste.
Saved the Day at NAACP Meeting by Rev B F Smith
Rev B F Smith of Park Street Church spoke at the NAACP gathering after Orator Pickens claimed ignorance of local school conditions. He criticized segregation and jim crow, defended mixed schools, and highlighted long term benefits for future generations, drawing strong applause and an ovation.
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B. F. Smith
Park Street Church
N. A
Wells wins first prize in War essay contest at school
Henry J. Wells nephew of an attorney and Mrs T J Howard took the top prize in the First Intermediate School War essay contest among all public schools. His essay was forwarded to Washington DC with other winning entries for the national competition.
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Henry J. Wells
T. J. Howard
Washington, D. C
Cleveland Wood Wins Narrow County Returns in German and Colored Wards
Wood captures Cuyahoga County with small margin, while Hamilton County votes for rival. German voters favor Harding Johnson and Hoover overall. Colored wards show strong Wood support. Republican shifts appear in multiple districts as results trickle in.
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Harding
Johnson
Hoover
Negro Girls Dance Breaks Color Barrier at Brooklyn School Event
Six Negro students at Brooklyn Girls High School won approval to attend a Margaret Hotel dance after Superintendent Ettinger threatened to cancel the event for discriminating. The senior class vote allowed the six, with sixteen colored guests in attendance and Yolande Du Bois among the escorts, while Dr. William L. Felter and other patrons observed the scene amid a mixed turnout.
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Brooklyn Girls’ High School
Margaret Hotel
Brooklyn
Ettinger
D. Felter
Ettiner
Ethel Ebke
Lillian Ahlers
Dorothy Rieger
Weinberger
Paul Joneses
Yolande du Bois
W. E. B. du Bois
Crisis
Miss du Bois
Rita Witherbee
White Women Picketing Embass y Recalled Irish Struggle
Washington April 3 White women picketing the British Embassy to support an Irish republic were called off by movement leaders. Mrs Thomas Corliss of New York said the State Department was not responsible and had communicated with the women. We picketed on Good Friday to remind Britain and the State Department of the crucifixion of Christ and Ireland being crucified.
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Washington
Thomas Corliss
New York
State Department
Department
Great Britain
Ireland
Colored women protest game to shame president
A remark notes that if colored women attempted the game to remind the President of racial oppression, prisons would soon be crowded with Black citizens.
Parade in overalls protests price hikes in Tampa
About 500 citizens in overalls and calico marched to Courthouse square to sign a petition against high prices. They pledged not to buy expensive garments while prices prevail and asked Mayor to limit profits of manufacturers and retailers. Firemen also wore overalls instead of tailored uniforms.
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Tampa
Fla
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Douglass School
Walnut Hills Black Belt
Jackson and
Sherman
Porter
Sapphira
Jennie
Dabney
Simon Commandery No. 1
Knights Templar
First Baptist Church OF
Walnut Hills
Lincoln and
Park Avenues
Sterling
The
Powhattan Club
Kenyon Avenue
Cutter and
Linnits
Wells
Politecs
Wood
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Columbus
Hamilton County
New York Evening Telegram
Red Neck
Hilly Billy
Jesus
Brooklyn, N. Y
Margaret
Miss Ruth Rollhaus
Katherine Karrick
Elsie Weinberger
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