White Pastor Denounces Jim Crow Cars in Heaven Sermon
Dabney reports Rev Bernard Lee Rice at Westwood Presbyterian Church arguing there are no Jim Crow cars in heaven while praising the preacher for urging racial equality. He cites historical abuses, lists Negro accomplishments, and urges unity in Christian humanitarian work.
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Bernard Lee Rice
Westwood Presbyterian Church
Rice
London
World Outlook
United States
Amer
Paris Kissing in the Streets Sparks a Franco American Debate
In Paris on April 21 a young Frenchman warned of a revolution if authorities ban street kissing as America did. Parisian papers treat the issue lightly, while a Tuilleries cop jokes about eyes open or coughing to expose delinquents. The piece argues kissing should be private, praising night time limits and avoiding public displays.
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Paris
France
America
L’ Avenir
Tuilleries Gardens
Parig
13 Year Old Girl Assaulted and Killed in Detroit Layton Case
Detroit May 6 A girl tied and beaten, said to be 17, was found in a vacant Burnett Street lot after a struggle with her assailants. White men are reported as suspects, and the case is under police investigation.
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Amidi
Detroit
Mich
Burnett
Elmira Officials Hold War Rant Against Dr Russell
Elmira authorities claim to hold a war rant for Dr Russell who appeared in Elmira and Fulton collecting funds for Covington Orphans Home in Kentucky and a blind school. He is charged with petit larceny on the complaint of a local resident. The piece urges hard labor and workhouse reform for the community.
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Hall
Elmira
Russell
Fulton
Covington
Kentucky
Brevity in Crime Reporting Sparsely Notes White Perpetrators
A newspaper snippet comments on a sudden tragedy describing brief reporting and sparse details. It notes that rapists and murderers were white men, highlighting racial framing in early 20th century crime coverage. The text references Garden avenues, 11 o'clock today, and a house where the victim died after being moved.
Father pleads for fair trial after mob attacks girl
The father of the girl attacked pleads with the mob to grant the victim a trial, urging restraint and due process amid the unrest.
Representative Dyer Launches Tour Against Lynching
In New York City on May 4 Representative Dyer opened a speaking tour under the NAACP banner. He has already addressed audiences in Kansas City Springfield Illinois and Denver arguing for federal action to curb lynching in the wake of the murder of James T Scott a Missouri University janitor who was hanged from a bridge during an alleged assault dispute.
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New York City
Dyer
N. A 41
Kansas City
Sringfield
Illinois
Mahe
Denver
James T. Scott
University of Missouri
Orphan Asylum Trustees Vote Count Reported
An election at the orphan asylum drew a good crowd. Mr H M Higgins reported on the event as secretary. The Board of Trustees and Superintendent Walton praised the flourishing state of the orphanage a model institution. Three old officials were elected Thomas with 82 votes Higgins 77 Edinburg 69.
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H. M. Higgins
Walton
Thomas
Higgins
Edinburg
Arrest of local evangelist in Watertown hearing reports
In Watertown New York on April 30 Dr Ralph Paul Russell a colored evangelist and leader of several colored singers who performed in local churches yesterday was arrested late today and is held in the city jail.
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Watertown
N. Y
Ralph Paul Russell
Harlem Fashion Show Raises Funds for Child Welfare
The ninth annual Utopia Neighborhood Club event in Harlem ended around 4 am after sixty models displayed gowns from Fifth Avenue designers. The show featured dances, Egyptian and Oriental performances, and children’s wear, drawing thousands and raising money for Harlem and area child welfare.
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Nw York Evening World
Harlem
Utopia Neighborhood Club
New York
New Star Casino
Park Avenue
107Th Street
Fifth Avenue
125Th Street
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Washington
Daise B. Reed
Wilhelmina Adams
Ida Wills
Helen Brown
Esther
Harel
Bernia L. Austin
Antoinette Black
Utopia
Gus Creagh
John D. Hadwin
Charles #. Roberts
Walter
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