The broad ax., 1906-12-22

The state of Illinois is considering
the purchase of the property on the
oorner of Sord and Dearborn sts.,
ubere it will build an armory for the
L;ghth Regiment.
Tuesday night was Eighth Regi-
mont night at Cole & Johnson show.
The downstairs was packed with uni
form men while the boxes were oc-
cuo,cd by the officers.
# few white men who are mix
inc m the races were lynched, this
ubire heat of lynching would proba-
bIv cool down a bit-The Cambridge
Mirror.
Former Alderman Charles ]. Boyd,
has started his Aldermanic boom AZ
ter resting up for three or four years
for reelection to the CiS- Council
from the 3Oth ward.
Michael G. Walsh, who came near
busting into the City Council several
Years ago is now one of the efficient
Depatv Coroners of Cook County and
h. is still popular with the RelsIb-
rcans in the Town of Lake.
The Negro in the future will have
70 look to the South for his friends"
said: an eminent Negro preacher at
Tcyarkana last Sunday. When Chris
tian folk look to hell for their succor
;b4n will it be time for the Negroes
10 look to the South for their friends.
The Republican Seattle, Wash.
The Bachelor Club gave its first an
nual dance Monday evening at the
Douglas Club, House, 351S Ellis ave-,
and its vice-president Prof w. Kem-
Ter Harreld the dishonest dude
French dancing master has failed to
come up with the FIVE dollars which
he has skinned US out of and we need
it in our business for Christmas.
Assistant States Attorney F. l. Bar
nett this week filed a petition in the
county court In which he asks a re-
count of the votes, which were sup
posed to be cast for Thomas B. Ian
-, Mr.. Barnett claims he, was duly
elected and was fraudently counted
out" and taking everything into con-
sideration that may be true.
Garrett Burns, manager for the
Thalmann Printing Ink Company of
St Louis. Mo-, located at AIS Dear
born street, Permit me to rise up in
meeting to state, that The Broad Ak
is o. K, and each week it arrives at
my apartment at The Colonial Hotel,
6325 Monroe ave-, and its contents are
eagerly perused by a majority of the
200 guests stopping at this, hotel"
Ex-Mayor Carter H. Harrison, Ma
yor Edward F. Dunno and VIM. E.
Dever, seemed to be most prominent
" in the Democratic running for the
nomination for Mayor of this city this
coming spring, while Alderman
Thomas ]. Dixon, Alexander H. Rev
eli. John ]. Hanberg, Walter ]. Ray
mer, Fred Busse, John H. Jones,
Frank 1. Bennett and E. J. Brundage
are the leading Republican candidates
for Mayor of Chicago.
The white man should be the last
to talk about rape, for in every dam
nable way has he forced black wo-
men-wives, mothers and sisters, and
this with a threat of death. A proof
Of this can be seen in the so-called
ColOred people (something like 40
per cent. Of the race) that requires
close scrutiny to say from whence
they came.-The Advocate Portland,
Oregon.
The Presidents essay on the Negro
problem in his message to Congress.
as the Atlanta Independent facetious-
ly remarks. looks as If it was written
by Booker T. Washington and revis- |
ed by John Temple Graves. Give Mr.. |
Roosevelt another chance and he will |
add that the comforting of the ballot !
upon the Negro was the greatest |
crime Of the nineteenth century
The Globe Nashville. Tenn
Honest Indiani Now that all smoke |
has lifted, it is difhcult to say who |
got the best or the worst Of ii, as |
Tie case NAV he Senator TfIIman or