The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1919-07-10
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Illinois in the case of DR.. Leroy
Bundy, now serving life sentence In
the state penitentiary on charge of
murder that arose during the East St.
Louis race riots in July. 1917.
NEW YORK-Dr. Motion, it Is re-
ported on reliable authority, has rec
commended to Chairman Hays. of the
National Republican Executive Com
mittee certain colored men to consti-
tute a colored advisory committee.
NORFOLK. Va. --- With paid-up
capital stock of 100000 and n deposit
of $l50.000, representing money of
some of the leading members OF the
race in Virginia, North Carolina. Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland. the
Tidewater Bank and Trust Company
was launched here last week in its
own building, 73S Church street.
COLUMBIA, $. CIV. p. Pollock,
of Cheraw formerly United States
senator, in commencement address
at one of the colleges here, discussed
way to provide suffrage for the
white woman of the state, but elm
mate the colored women
LEAVENWORTH Kan ~ IT. W
Bell, attorney went to Kansas City
Kan, to argue on a writ for tho re-
lease of the fortyone former Negro
soldiers. confined in the United States
penitentiary for their alleged conueC-
tion with the Houston riots in NoVcu-
ber 1917. Thirteen of the colorcd sol
diers we're hanged and the others sent
in here on long sentences.
nTrtC,
ing forward with enthusiasm to the
coming session of the Negro business
League. President 4. e. Malone Of
the local League, reports that the ciJi-
Zens are cooperating to the fullest
extent TO ensure "a successful meet
RICHMOND VI. - Because of the
seating of a colored man as "a member
of the executive committee of the
Virginia Federation OF Labor at It's
convention in Alexander last week
1000 white union men have Withdrew wn
from the State body
ZURICH. Switzerland The Arncri-
can delegation at the lnternatlonal
Congress Of Women recently held in
Switzerland, selected Mrs Mary
Church Terrell to represent them al
the first public meeting held at Zurich
Mrs. Terrell was introduced By Miss
Jane Adams.
EDMOND. Okla.--When Miss Ada
Dudley % Gainesville. Texas, arrived
here TO attend "A summer school and
received a trunk she had checked at
Kansas city she found 1t was accom-
panied by a revenue officer The trunk
was opened and in It was found eighty
pints of whiskey.
BATON ROUGE, Ia. 49, kilograms
have been sent by Gov. Pleasant to
governors OF all southern states ask
ing that they oppose ratification of the
federal woman suffrage amendment
on the ground the amendment "sinply
adds the word sex to the fifteenth
amen dment." Southern states should
give Homen the right to vote through
the safe constitution" he said.
MUSKOGEE, Okla.-A Negro serv-
ant and his sweetheart called at the
homo of justice here to be married
The justice was not at home. but the
son Of the judge said he would per
form the ceremony.
He used novel for a teachers
certificate for marriage license. The
couple went away happy.
week later the joke turned when
the Bride had her supposed husband
brought into court, charged with trick
ing her into fake marriage.
MACON. Ga.-The "shimmy" dance
has been barred by the police i'm Ma
con. Along with it goes the check and
tickletoe steps 1t is probable the
police will assist i'm keeping the ban
on = 4. ~
ing masters as vulgar and a horrible
mutllation of the fine art OF dane
ing"
WASHINGTON -- The War Depart
ment has issued a warning to the pub
lie against solicitors of so-caled his
torical books and publications, of 70
historical value published solely for
commercial purposes" Tho depart
ment has been Informed that ia many
parts Of the country agents are call
ing upon parents Of soldiers Offering
for various sums to publish photo
graphs ard service records of the sol
diers in books covering q single coun-
ty or city. Most of these books have
been found 10 possess no value
JOPLIN, Mo-. Lawrence He'll,
grocer Of Picher, Okla, was rescued
by Sheriff Bob Frazier Of Cherokee
County Kan, from mob which had
taken him from his store. carried him
across the Kansas limo and was about
70 lynch him near Baxter Springs
Kan. He'll. II Is alleged, attacked Mrs
V, Barnett. wife Of q Picher man, IN
her home. She is tho mother OF n g.
day old child. He'll now In jail at
Treooe, Kan. don!os tho charge.
BENTON, ill,--Fivo robbers held up
the offloer Of tho Middle Fork mine,
two miles east of this place, and after
one Of them had been killed and threo
persons In tho ofIioo had been shot.
the others escaped with $4,000.
SPRIN NGFIEI.D, O,-For refusing 20
serve Ralph w, Tyler Of Columbus Il
meal at the Ohio electric station, this
city the Union News company, opor-
asora Of the eat shop, have been order
ed 70 pay hi mthe sum OF 800, tho re-
suit Of damage suit entered by Mr..
Ty1ap