The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-03-21
"A Digest of General
News Here 6 There


was formed to be known as the Vol
unteer Preservation League Of Elk
dom. George w. Holbert, formerly
of Minneapolis, was elected National
Chairman.
Kansas City, Mo-, March IL
Chester Walker was shot and killed
by his wife, the cause not being de-
termined.
Chicago, Ili.-George Henry jack
son, one of the wealthiest citizens of
our race. was buried Monday, March
9. Mr.. Jackson formerly resided in
Cincinnati and served four terms in
the Ohio legislature. He was the
father OF Undertaken Gordon H.
Jackson and Mrs. Helen Thorne.
New York-Revs. NJ. j. Key, X.
III. Burress, S, S. Jones and j. O..
Haithcox returned March 14th from
their trip to the Holy Land, being
the winners in the Madame ]. C..
Walker Co. contest
New York-On account of her
beauty Miss Bette G, Holmes, a ma
tive of Memphis, Tenn, was unable to
hold position on account of all men
wishing to fiirt with her; therefore
she attempted suicide by poison last
week, but was caught In the act and
her life saved. ~
Akron, O.-Mrs. Carolyn Calvin
died here recently at the age of Ill.
She had been a user of tobacco for
100 years.
New York-Mrs. Louisa Williams,
wealthy resident of Richmond, Va,
has invested $44,500 in real estate
here.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Mrs. Priscilla
H. Young. wife of Rev. F. F. Young,
who died suddenly Sunday evening.
was buried March 10.
Norfolk, Va, March 14.-Miss
Mamie Anderson, principal of the
John Smythe School, died suddenly
Saturday morning.
Norfolk, Va, March 13.-Mrs. En-
ma v. Kelley, Grand Daughter Sec
retary and Supreme Mother, Daugh-
ter Elks, and her daughter, Mrs.
Beuna Jackson, were the guests of
honor at brilliant reception tender
ed them an their return from Cuba,
! Colon and Panama.
| Detroit, Mich, March 9.-Alvin
Lee and J. F. Lee, graduates in
mechanical engineering from the Uni
versity of Michigan and Purdue Uni
versity, respectively, have been given
positions with the Detroit Street
Railway, through the efforts of the
Urban League.
Norfolk, Va.-Daniel d. Brown,
mail carrier, has just completed AZ
years Of service without an error or
complaint.
Pittsburg, p, March 13-Monte
Leon Robinson, interpreter of the
Allegheny County court died here
Friday. Mr.. Robinson spoke several
languages fiuently.
Knoxville, Tenn.-The Eliza b.
Wallace Memorial Hospital connected
with Knoxville College, of which J.
Kelly Griffin, white, is president. will
close its doors next month, owing, 1t
Is said, to lack of funds to maintain
1t. Mrs. Wallace was benefactress
to the race, and it Is pity that an
institution to her memory should be
allowed to go by default.
| louisville, KY, March 7.--At the
family residence, 2013 Magazine ST.,
Mrs. Alice B. Crutcher gave a sur
prise party to her husband, Mr..
Horace Crutcher, in honor of his
72nd birthday. Many guests were
present, and letters and kilograms of
congratulations were received from
various sections of the country.
| Atlanta, Ca, March Rev. Jonn
Harmon has been made editor of the
Southern Christian Recorder, one of
the official organs Of the A. NJ. E.
Church, to succeed DR.. G. w. Allen,
retired.
| Birmingham, Ala.-James Wilton
Spencer will be tried here on March
2Sth, for using the mails to defraud.
1t is claimed that he obtained more
than .$1,000,000 by his scheme.
Boston, Mass. - John Howard
Tufts and his wife, Lizzie, are re-
puted to have moved their residence
twenty-four times in the fifteen
months they have been married.
| Lynchburg, Va, March 9.--Char-
les Scott, railroad employee, and. Ed
ward Jefferson, student at the Vir-
ginia Theological Seminary. are dead
here as the result of fight at the
home of Letitia Armstead.
/ Leeburg, va.-Mrs. Elizabeth Ell
gin Valentine, aged 73 years died to-
day.
Tulsa, Okla, March 5.-Mrs.
Olivia Edmund, wife of Frank Ed
mund, was killed by her husband,
who afterward shot and killed him
self.
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