Three Negroes burned for girl’s murder in Kirvin
Three men, all Black laborers, were strapped to a plow seat and burned to death at dawn in Kirvin after a mob accused them of assaulting and murdering 17 year old Eula Ausley. The incident, described as Texas civilization, drew a crowd across three counties.
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Kirvin
Tez
Eula Ausley
Curry
Jones
John Cornish
Texas
Wortham
Cornish
Varney
J. T. King
Miss Hallie Q Brown to Speak at Mother's Day Program
Miss Hallie Q. Brown, faculty member at Wilberforce University and president of the National Women’s Federation of Clubs, will headline the Mother’s Day program on Sunday May 14 1922 at 4 00 PM in the YMCA Auditorium. Hosted by the YWCA and YMCA the event will feature the Women’s Clubs of Cincinnati and Covington.
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Hallie Q. Brown
Wilberforce University
W 'S Federation of Clubs
Y.M.C. A
Miss Brown
Y. W
RB. P. McClain
Women's Clubs
Cincinnati
Covington
Bazaar Given Under the Auspices of Cincinnati District Missionary
A community bazaar organized under the Cincinnati District Missionary Auxiliary O. B. G. A. will be held to raise funds for local church and charitable programs. Volunteers from affiliated societies will oversee stalls, crafts, and refreshments. Proceeds support missions and outreach in the region.
Passage of Civil Rights Bill Delayed by Senate Debate
The speech condemns white complicity yet stresses the nation’s sorrow as President, Senators and Representatives linger over a bill to give colored people a fighting chance for justice. It laments delays hindering progress toward equality.
Danced With Her. Robbery at Lima House Street
Detectives Hayes and Bullerdick search for a colored woman who robbed Charles Harris, 55, at 560 Carlisle avenue. Harris told Sergeant Webking that a Negro woman invited him inside to show something then grasped his neck and danced with him before fleeing leaving him missing his purse.
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Hayes and
Bullerdick
Charles Harris
Lima
Carlisle Avenue
Harris
Webking
Dancing danger taints Carlisle avenue tale
A harsh remark links a dangerous dance to a woman on Carlisle avenue. The speaker notes that John the Baptist faced peril for Salome's dance and claims Charles Harris will not dance with any other colored woman on Carlisle avenue, reflecting biased social commentary.
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John the Baptist
Salome
Charles Harris
Carlisle Avenue
Advertising in Newspapers Boosts Church Attendance Says Pastor
Rev. Oliver Kene of the Methodist Episcopal Church credits newspaper ads with quadrupling church membership over four years. He argues advertising drives traffic to church, funding itself via collections, and cites scripture urging outreach. He notes some colored pastors cling to relying solely on prayer and song without ads.
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Oliver Kene
Methodist Episcopal Church
Christ
The
Enquirer
Race Riot Report Haunts Advertisers and City Streets
Atlanta dispatch reports Daniel Walton aged 18 is dead after a riot. Two white men and a Negro are believed wounded in the clash. Separate incident near Kearney Nebraska results in two injured seriously as fire and gunfire erupt.
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Atlanta
Daniel Walton
Fally and
Kearney
Neb
Richard T Greener a Pioneer of the Race and Law
Richard T Greener longtime Chicago resident and notable African American scholar and diplomat is remembered for a life spanning Harvard’s first colored graduate to roles as Professor of Law at Howard University Dean of the law department and United States Minister to Vladivostok. His career connected Douglass Laingston and Arthur era leadership.
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Richard T. Greener
Chicago
Douglass
Bruce
Laingston
Harvard
Greener
School Ue
San Olina University
Howard Univer
Commiss Grant Memorial
Arthur
United States
Minicie Te Vladivostok
Japan
Europe
Jeciare
Alow
Henry Watterson estate scatters cash and hard words
Col Henry Watterson dies leaving 228000 in probate. He gives 2000 to James Wilson 1000 to Henry Watterson Wilson and 500 to Vic tor Wilson. He vows there is nothing he wants for his family and will not accord to the Negro and his family, railing against the Negro question.
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Louisville
Henry Watterson
James Wilson
Henry Watterson Wilson
Victor Wilson
Hilly Billy
Riot in Atlanta yard office ends with arrests
A rock battle between Negro rail workers and white men sparked a riot at the yard office of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad. Charles Hunt led a group of four Negro men in a chase into a building where shotguns were found. Hunt and three others were arrested while two white employees were detained briefly before release.
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Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Road
Charles Hunt
Hunt
Charles Manley
Robert Williams
Albert Everett
R. B. Puckett
C. W. Wiley
NAACP Houston Branch Surpasses Spring Drive Quota
The Houston Texas branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People becomes the first to top its Spring Drive goal, exceeding a quota of 1000 members.
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Houston, Texas
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
White woman prosecutes as she cradles colored baby in court
In Judge Roettinger’s criminal court, Mrs. Jessie Adler assistant county prosecutor, held Magnolia Keith’s eight month old child while examining witnesses in the Delouse Logan case. Logan a black man, 750 West Eighth, is charged with failure to provide for the child per a court order. Adler questioned witnesses as she sheltered the infant from view.
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Roettinger
Jessie Adler
Magnolia Keith
West Fifth Street
Delouse Logan
West Eighth E
Reciprocity and prejudice in public life
The text notes that thousands of white babies were held by Black women. It claims Mrs. Adler showed broad mindedness and moral courage. It observes many white people ignore Colored people in public yet admire them in private.
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Adler
Love or Moonshine Spark Fatal Departures in New York
This week in New York seven people died by their own hand or were killed over love. The piece argues moonshine rather than love drove these violent exits, reflecting on the social perils of illicit spirits.
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New York
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Snap” Curry
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Mr. King
Miss Ansley
Jones and Varney
Andrew J. Johnson
John Burdette
MR. Burdette
Silver Chord Singers
Cincinnati District Missionary Auxiliary
Bethel Baptist Church
Lucille Edwards
M. S. Blackburn
Dabney
Col
Marie Henry
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