Tulsa Race Turmoil Provokes White Resolve and Warning
A Dallas publication voices a harsh defense of segregation and white supremacy responding to Tulsa race violence. The piece condemns Black expansion, asserts racial hierarchy, praises Southern approaches, and warns of dire consequences if Black political influence grows. It dismisses Northern criticisms as misguided.
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Tulsa
South
Washington, D. C
Boston
Chicago
Omaha
East St
Exposed Knight of the Ku Klux Klan Threatens Chicago
A South Side cabaret speaker described by the Chicago Whip as a drunken Klan member from the Lake Zurich initiation outlined supposed future Klan plans to "save Chicago from the Black Peril" and named local businessmen present. He also claimed a forthcoming state bill to bar any group vowing to enforce law and morals.
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35Th St
South Side
Ku Klux Klan
Lake Zurich
Chicago
Bar Association Leaders Denounce Ku Klux Klan Activities
Members of the American Bar Association at their 44th annual convention denounced Klan methods and mob justice. Hampton Lawrence Carson of Philadelphia urged lawful, orderly court procedures to curb criminal violence, while Judge Peter W Meldrum of Savanna voiced strong opposition, calling the organization pernicious and unacceptable.
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Hampton Lawrence Carson
Philadelphia
William A. Blount
Pensacola
Fla
Ku Klux Klan
Carson
United States
Peter W. Meldrum
Savaia
Ku Kluy Klan
Whhich
South
NAACP Pursues Supreme Court Writ for Arkansas Farmers
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announced efforts to obtain a writ of certiorari from the U.S. Supreme Court for six Arkansas Negro farmers condemned to die on October 23 for links to the 1919 Arkansas riots. Plans include filing a habeas corpus petition in federal court and appealing to Arkansas Governor. Six additional defendants face trial at Marianna in October. A telegram from the NAACP expressed strong confidence in ultimate victory with proper assistance.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Pitth Avenue
New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Arkansas
Robert T. Kerlin
Board of Visitors of
Virginia Military Institute
Marianna
Ark
National Associate UK
Pleads For Negro By Prof Harlow Lindley At Friends Meeting
Prof. Harlow Lindley of Earlham College Richmond Ind appeals before the Wilmington yearly meeting of Friends urging aid for Negroes to prove ability and earn self respect. He criticizes government policy pushing Indians back to reservations.
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Wilmington
Ohio
Harlow Lindley
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
Ku Klux Takes Lanier University in Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan seizes Lanier University in Atlanta, ousts President C Lewis Fowler, names William J. Simmons as successor. The action sparks outrage and a call to wake up colored citizens amid aggressive propaganda and accusations of scandal.
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Atlanta
Lanier University
Ku Klux Klan
Br. C Lewis Fowler
William J. Simmons
Klan
Cascarets
Dehary Hubbard Triumph Highlighted by Enquirer Vote
Dehary Hubbard, a colored athlete and scholar, was successful in the Enquirer vote contest. Hurrah for Hubbard.
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Dehary Hubbard
Enenquirer
Women Demand Equal Union Rights In Atlantic City
Organized women workers pressed for equal privileges with men in all AFL affiliated unions. Representatives urged the Federation to compel unions to admit them with full membership rights. The Executive Council said it cannot force membership due to autonomous international unions but promised to push the issue.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Th Federation
Women Workers Fight for Rights in Unions
The passage praises women forging to the front in politics and industry, arguing unions should recognize their rights. It notes progress over the past years and asks readers to imagine similar vigor among colored people, highlighting broad social advancement.
Ancient Hawaiian flying game lele pali revived tale
Honolulu reports that Hawaiians centuries ago enjoyed aerial thrills by leaping from cliffs in home made planes. Noted by William J. Coelho of Hale o Na Alli Hawaii, the sport used palm leaf bound frames pushed from gorge cliffs with riders balancing to steer toward the sea.
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Honolulu
T. H
William J. Coelho
Hale O Na Alli Hawaii
House of Chiefs
National Urban League Annual Conference in Chicago
The National Urban League invites workers nationwide to its annual conference in Chicago from October 19 to 22. Held at the invitation of the Chicago Urban League, the meeting will address Negro industry unemployment racial misunderstanding health and social service development. Interested persons may contact T. Arnold Hill or Eugene Kinckle Jones for information.
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Chicago
Chicago Urban League
League
T. Arnold Hill
South Wabash Avenue
Eugene Kinckle Jones
National Urban League
East 22Rd Street
New York City
New York's Negro Boxers Eye Elimination Tourney
Seven top Negro heavyweight boxers train in New York for the Riverside Athletic Club elimination tournament in Covington Kentucky. Participants include Harry Willis Kid Norfolk Bill Tate Jamaica Kid Roughhouse Ware John Lester Johnson and Ray Bennett. Norfolk lays claim to the belt Willis is viewed as a top danger Johnson once sparred with Jack Dempsey and is noted for punching power. Jamaica Kid Roughhouse Ware Tate and Bennett are highly rated with Bennett a rising talent backed by Rob Roy. Experts say any finalist can defeat white heavyweights from Dempsey to Gibbons.
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Harry Willis
Kid Norfolk
Bill Tate
Jamaica
Roughhouse Ware
Jamaica Kid
Bennett
Rob Roy
Kentucky Club
Dempsey
Gibbons
The Camorra Menace Across American Cities
A stark warning describes a murder menace linked to the Camorra and the Black Hand. It cites Chicago killings over election disputes and New York deaths tied to a whisky and drug smuggling conspiracy. A Chicago widow's horror story highlights terror and silence by witnesses.
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America
The
Camarro
Naples
Black Hand
Chicago
New York
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Covington
Kiu Klux Klan
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