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Contents include but not limited to Des Moines updates on weddings, illness, travel, and social clubs. The Alpha Club celebrated its first anniversary with speeches on religion, duty, and progress. The Negro Republican Club endorsed Eugene Waterbury for mayor but opposed the Republican State Convention’s support of Taft. Obituaries include William Hughes, a respected churchman and pioneer citizen. North Star Lodge initiated new members, while churches hosted services with talks on missions by Miss Josephine Straghn of British Guiana. National reports cover the Frederick Douglass Memorial Fund Association and debates over the 15th Amendment, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 14, number 43, March 27, 1908
Date Created:
1908-03-27
Time Period:
1900s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to Des Moines updates on weddings, illness, travel, and social clubs. The Alpha Club celebrated its first anniversary with speeches on religion, duty, and progress. The Negro Republican Club endorsed Eugene Waterbury for mayor but opposed the Republican State Convention’s support of Taft. Obituaries include William Hughes, a respected churchman and pioneer citizen. North Star Lodge initiated new members, while churches hosted services with talks on missions by Miss Josephine Straghn of British Guiana. National reports cover the Frederick Douglass Memorial Fund Association and debates over the 15th Amendment, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American churches Weddings Obituaries African American press African American women--Societies and clubs Religious institutions Fraternal organizations African Americans--Politics and government
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:
bystander1908032701
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9q23r80b
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 43, March 27, 1908", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9q23r80b
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No Copyright - United States
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