The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
(By Miss G.. B. Maxheld.)

than half century ago, the noted
| abolitiOnist, John Brown, fired his
first gun in defense of liberty, was
dedicated as John Browns Park Aug
81. Col. Roosevelt was the orator
of the day.
a bronze statue of the late Thomas
| B. Reed, for many years Speaker of
| the House of Representatives was
unveiled Aug. 81 at his home in
Portland, Me The cost was about
I$35, 900.
Miss Lucy Johnson, sister of Jack
Johnson, the worlds champion pugi-
| list, was married to a Mr.. Otto Bowl
den, of Oklahoma. Among her pres
ents were a check for $4,000, a gift
| from her brother
1t is said that the Negroes in Phil
/ iadelphia in a single bank opened 2,O45
new accounts, and their deposits in
Jail the banks amount to at least
$3,5Oo,ooo
More than 200 letters have been re-
ICeived by the Commissioners, protest
ing against the order extinguishing the
lights in the suburban districts.
| According to statement given out
Iby Supt. Stewart, instead of devoting
so much time to the academic lines Of
study, more attention should be paid
, to the trade or vocational lines
! Henry Chapman, numismatist, paid
IS340 for a one-cent piece. The coin
was made in 1893, and is of the Lib
Ierty Cap" variety. It was formerly
Iowned by Peter Mougly.
1t is said Rev D. Webster Davis is
likely to be chosen pastor of the Yer
mont Avenue Baptist Church. Rev.
Davis will preach there the third Sun
day in September.
The Illinois manufacturers sent a
Telegram to President Taft, request
ing full membership of the Interstate
Commerce Commission to conduct
Ithelr hearing instead of special exam
iners
The population of Philadelphia for
II9Io is I,549,oo8; in 1000 it was 1893
I6o7-a gain of 10 per cent.
1t is said Mr. James T. Needham,
John c. Dancy and Henry P. Slaugh-
ter are in the race to succeed Mr..
Asbury as editor of the Odd Fellows
Journal
Two thousand and ninety dollars
was collected during the month of
| July by w. {. Haskell, Superintend-
ent of Weights and Measures.
The Washington, Laurel and Ber-
Iwyn Railroad has been purchased by
the Washington, Baltimore and An
Inapolis Railway for $4,000.
The total coinage at the United
States mints during August consists
of I7,503,5OO pieces, valued at Sill
42846O, according to the statement
ISSUED from the Treasury Department.
Mr.. B. H Warner will make a great
| fight in the Sixth Maryland district
]. L. Brown, son and brother of
Gov Brown, of Georgia, IS dangerous
'ly ILL.,
Ex-Gov OdeIl, of New York, is back
to New York, and things will be lively
for time.
Gen Ellsworth D. s. Goodyear. of
New Haven, Conn, who developed the
rubber industry, is dead
Ex-Judge Parker, of New York,
wants the delegates for the Demo-
cratic State convention to work hard
There is great fight on hand
against Assistant Superintendent of
schools Bruce
Smart Set has been the drawing
card at the Howard Theater this week
The crew of the British freight
steamer West Point suffered great
bhardship in midocean last Sunday
! 1t is claimed that Europe has plenty
of money.
The Washington baseball team is
a puzzle, one day up and the next day
down
! Students have begun to register at
Howard University.
| The bandits who killed the paymaS-
ter and his colored driver, dropped
their Doodle and will no doubt be
caught
President Taft and ex-President
Roosevelt will unite the party before
November
/ The Negro Business League will be
factor in this country.
| DR.. James s. Shepard is to-day the
greatest educator in line in the United
States. He is the pride Of the South,
and North Carolina especially. He Is
inow in the North.
The Howard Theater should not
want for patrons.
DR.. Thirkield is endeavoring to
pick successors to Professors Cook
and Joiner.
An Italian woman and a deputy
sheriff are dead and an innocent by
ISLANDER is critically wounded and four
EmOre persons are more or less injured
as the result of a family row in New
York
The colored voters in the Sixth
Maryland district are greatly divided.
Judge De Lacy urges night school
Education.
Rev. w P Hines, the noted evan
fgelist, IS in the city.
Rev. S. L CorrOthers wants 1000
members for his independent organiza-
tion.
A Polish Catholic priest broke all
marriage records Labor Day at Utica.
IN. Y. He married II couples in one
hour.
In spite of the Negro death rate.
the Negro insurance companies have
made wonderful progress. In 1900
was paid to benefciaries
by one insurance company in North
Carolina
Pennsylvania holds the record for
liquor IN ali the States Of the Union
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