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Contents include but not limited to extensive Des Moines updates on club meetings, church events, and travel. The Negro Lyceum held a debate comparing Napoleon and Caesar, while the Calanan Club hosted literary readings. National attention is given to the 40th anniversary of Howard University. A major fire destroyed Buxton’s public school, though classes resumed at alternate sites. Obituaries include Mrs. Daniel Roy of Des Moines and Mr. Washington Graham of Burlington. Rev. T.L. Griffith reports on the Metropolitan Mercantile and Realty Company’s progress in Baltimore, highlighting Black business enterprise and property development, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 14, number 20, October 18, 1907
Date Created:
1907-10-18
Time Period:
1900s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to extensive Des Moines updates on club meetings, church events, and travel. The Negro Lyceum held a debate comparing Napoleon and Caesar, while the Calanan Club hosted literary readings. National attention is given to the 40th anniversary of Howard University. A major fire destroyed Buxton’s public school, though classes resumed at alternate sites. Obituaries include Mrs. Daniel Roy of Des Moines and Mr. Washington Graham of Burlington. Rev. T.L. Griffith reports on the Metropolitan Mercantile and Realty Company’s progress in Baltimore, highlighting Black business enterprise and property development, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American churches African American press Religious institutions Obituaries African American women--Societies and clubs African American educators African Americans--Politics and government Race discrimination African American business enterprises
Contributor (Person):
Ruff, Charles S. Ruff, Thaddeus S. Thompson, John L. (John Lay), 1869-1930
Location:
Iowa--Des Moines
Language:
eng
Contributing Institution:
State Historical Society of Iowa
Publisher:
Iowa State Bystander Pub. Co.
Extent:
4 pages
Genre:
Newspapers
Type:
Text Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9156m
Related Resource:
Library of Congress Control Number: sn83025186
Digital Object Identifier:
bystander1907101801
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9dr2ph87
Metadata License:
This metadata record is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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"Iowa state bystander. volume 14, number 20, October 18, 1907", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9dr2ph87
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No Copyright - United States
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