Negro triple execution shocks Ohio prison crowd
Columbus report details the first triple execution in Ohio history at the penitentiary for the murder of James McCumber near Pomeroy on March 15. John Bryant, Richard Rhoades, and John Hedrick were strapped to the electric chair, dying within thirty one minutes. The piece notes Bryant’s motive, racial commentary, and reflects on racial dynamics and religion surrounding the case.
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Columbus
John Bryant
Richard Rhoades
John Hedrick
Pomeroy
Ohio
James McCumber
Bryant
McCumber
Rhoades
Hedrick
Priest Vincent Warren Kidnapped in Virginia
In Norfolk Virginia on September 9 the Rev Vincent D Warren a Catholic priest was abducted by hooded men in Princess Anne county while guiding a Negro boys band from St Josephs Academy He was released after two hours unharmed but subjected to a hostile questioning about his Negro philanthropy A mob atmosphere followed as residents barricaded homes and two white companions were assaulted Sheriff Litchfield said officials offered little to no action amid the incident
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Jesus
Judas
River
Jordan
St. Peter
Dabney
Norfolk
Vincent D. Warren
Princess Anne County
Father Warren
Colored Boys’ Band
St. Joseph's Academy
J. C. Litchfield
St. Joseph’s Church
Belford
Wilbur A. Page
Jones
Wilbur
Episcopal Church
The
Baptists
Episcopals
Jupiter
Venus
White girl and mob murder case in Wytheville
New light on the events before the Wytheville mob murder of Raymond Bird. An informant from a town visitor states a colored worker had long been employed on a white man’s farm and worked alongside the white man. The report suggests prior familiarity between the workers and the family.
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New York
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Grand Wedding Follows Stormy Prelude at St Andrew's
Miss Martha Jane Jones daughter of General and Mrs Jos L Jones wed Melvin Thomas Green at St Andrew's Episcopal Church in a ceremony marked by dramatic family dispute over church choice and organist. Despite early tensions guests noted a rainbow wedding and a festive reception. The piece also mentions the Fall opening of McCall Teste school with various courses and contact details.
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Martha Jane Jones
Jos. L. Jones
Melvin Thomas Green
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Canon Reed
Sug” Jones
Union Baptist Church
Charlie”Trotter
Trotter
Negro baby born after mob looms over jail scene
A white girl gives birth and hands the infant to a colored boy who seeks help from colored friends. Deputies, jailed on assault charges, are urged to remove the suspect as a mob storms the jail. The white girl declines to accuse the colored boy amid Harlem’s fears of rising “rent party” crimes.
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House of Colored Friends
Harlem group denounces rent parties at protest meeting
The Harlem Negro Community Association led by Editor Fred R. Moore of the Age met last Sunday to condemn excess dancing and rent parties, signaling strong disapproval of lavish social excesses in the community. The gathering aimed to chart a course for cultural restraint and responsible social conduct.
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Harlem
Harlem Negro Community Association
Fred R. Moore
New York “Age
Oxley family returns to Cincinnati after East trip
Rev. Dr. E H Oxley and daughter Miss Lucy have come back to Cincinnati after two weeks in the East visiting Harrisburg Philadelphia and Washington All St Andrew s parishioners are asked to meet their rector at chancel on Sunday morning Sept 12 at 14 o clock The service will be Holy Communion and Sermon Many guests expected including Mrs Laura Oxley Mrs Jas E T Oxley Idella and Edwin Jr Mrs Viola Fisher Mrs Wm Fisher
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E.H. Oxley
Lucy
Cincinnati
East
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Andrew’s
Chutel
Laura 0. Oxtey
Jas. E. T
Third Ward Progressive Republican Club Meeting Notice
The Third Ward Progressive Republican Club will hold an afternoon and evening meeting on Thursday September 16 1926 at the Masonic Grounds Gilbert Avenue Walnut Hill featuring speakers James C Johnson Percy Jordan Samuel Spencer Bernard Cummings Clifford Livingston John McNeil Edward Ligon Thos Drummond Samuel Burbank George Parker Albert G Lawson and Wm Watson with the event list of participants in attendance.
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James C. Johnson
Percy Jordan
Samuel Spencer
Bernard Cummings
Clifford Livingston
John McNeil
Edward Ligon
Thos. Drummond
Samuel Burbank
George Parker
Albert G. Lawson
Wm. Watson
Scarborough Critically Ill in Wilberforce Ohio
Wilberforce Ohio September 6 Dr W S Scarborough noted Greek and Latin scholar and former Wilberforce University president and long time languages professor is critically ill at his home. Physicians indicate his end may be momentarily expected.
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Wilberforce, O
Scarborough
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce
President Ware Defends Mrs Glass And Equal Rights
William Ware president of the Cincinnati division of the Universal Negro Improvement Association urges support for Mrs Minnie Glass. He condemns racial double standards in school discipline and urges Negroes to demand equal rights and opportunity under the law. The letter appeals to Black readers to back Mrs Glass in a fight for justice and social equality.
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W. P. Dabney
the Union
Cincinnati
Ohio
Minnie Glass
America
Mrs. Glass
Commonwealth
William Ware
The
Universal Negro Improvement Association
President Coolidge Exchanges Signed Photos With Ethiopian Prince
President Coolidge and Ras Tafari, Prince Regent of Ethiopia, have exchanged autographed photographs in a gesture of international comity. The practice began under President Roosevelt and continues under current administrations.
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Ras Taffari
Ethiopia
Roosevelt
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