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Contents include but not limited to widespread Fourth of July preparations, with parades, picnics, fireworks, and patriotic programs in Des Moines. The Afro-American Council scheduled its annual meeting with sessions at Burns M.E. and St. Paul’s A.M.E., while the Iowa Baptist Sunday School Convention convened in Mt. Pleasant. Union Congregational celebrated Rev. H.W. Porter’s fourth pastoral anniversary, highlighting the church’s rapid progress. Clubs such as the Intellectual Improvement, Alpha, and Negro Lyceum hosted programs on literature, women’s roles, and biographies. Obituaries included Mrs. Kittie Lewis. National reports paid tribute to ex-President Grover Cleveland’s death, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 15, number 05, July 03, 1908
Date Created:
1908-07-03
Time Period:
1900s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to widespread Fourth of July preparations, with parades, picnics, fireworks, and patriotic programs in Des Moines. The Afro-American Council scheduled its annual meeting with sessions at Burns M.E. and St. Paul’s A.M.E., while the Iowa Baptist Sunday School Convention convened in Mt. Pleasant. Union Congregational celebrated Rev. H.W. Porter’s fourth pastoral anniversary, highlighting the church’s rapid progress. Clubs such as the Intellectual Improvement, Alpha, and Negro Lyceum hosted programs on literature, women’s roles, and biographies. Obituaries included Mrs. Kittie Lewis. National reports paid tribute to ex-President Grover Cleveland’s death, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American churches Religious institutions African American press African American women--Societies and clubs Weddings Obituaries African Americans--Politics and government Fraternal organizations
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:
bystander1908070301
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9wp9tf9s
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 15, number 05, July 03, 1908", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9wp9tf9s
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