Birth statistics show large families among colored mothers in the early states
The U S Bureau of the Census records 8 247 colored mothers with up to 18 births in 1923 and notes Mississippi, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Maryland leading on higher parity. Maryland includes a mother with 25 children and Virginia reports a mother with 26. Among native white women the highest count was 25 in Virginia known as the Mother of Presidents.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Mississippi
Virginia
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Illinois
Kansas
New York
Rhode Island
Maryland
North Carolina
France Honors Negro Troops In World War I Acknowledgment
General Vincendon, commander of the Fifty-ninth Division, praised American Negro troops in the French army during World War I. He noted their part in the division and stated they gave France their best, urging introspection from America on their service.
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Vincendon
United States Reserve Infantry
America
France
Blood and loyalty in France wartime tribute and unity
The passage honors American and French soldiers in France, praising shared sacrifice and the bond of victory. It recalls Vincendon's praise of French troops and urges American unity with France in liberty and Christian values, amid war.
Hayden loses suit over Pullman discrimination claim
Interstate Commerce Commission examiner Burton Fuller recommended dismissing J P Hayden, a Chicago lawyer, claim for 25000 dollars against the Pullman Company for failing to provide Pullman accommodations to a Negro. The record shows Hayden bought a Chicago ticket in Atlanta two years earlier. an agent allegedly refused a Pullman, but the examiner found Hayden’s allegation not sustained and that Pullman practices generally are not shown to be unjustly discriminatory.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
J. P. Hayden
Chicago
Pullman
Burton Fuller
Hayden
Atanta
Pullman Company
Think About It Behind Darkened Windows by F A Walker
A devotional urging readers to abandon gloom and isolation behind darkened windows. It extols the healing, renewing power of nature and God’s sun, urging openness to love, truth, and higher aspirations. Its vivid imagery contrasts worldly wealth and achievement with spiritual vitality and communion with creation.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
How It Started By Jean Newton
The article traces the origin of the term chest of drawers from early furniture. It explains how the chest began as a flat floor piece serving multiple roles and was raised to protect contents. A two story chest led to drawers, evolving to today’s chest of drawers, revealing the hidden story in the term.
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Chest of
Equal Pay Belief Echoes From Across The Way
A young woman voices support for gender equality and fair wages. She argues that when women perform work equal to men they deserve equal pay or more, emphasizing the principle of pay equity.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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