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Contents include but not limited to Des Moines community updates emphasizing voter registration before the October 24 deadline and announcements for Hon. W.T. Vernon’s major address at the Y.M.C.A. Auditorium. Rev. H.W. Porter preached on “I Am the Way,” while the Men’s League hosted businessman T.E. Barton of Washington, D.C. The Rescue Home for Colored People and Orphan Children opened on 11th Street. Editorials promoted Republican loyalty, praising Taft and Roosevelt and condemning Democratic race policies. News items included the sentencing of a white man for assault on a Black girl, E.W. Thompson’s pharmacy exam success, and Rev. W.S. Brooks’ wedding ceremony, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 15, number 21, October 23, 1908
Date Created:
1908-10-23
Time Period:
1900s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to Des Moines community updates emphasizing voter registration before the October 24 deadline and announcements for Hon. W.T. Vernon’s major address at the Y.M.C.A. Auditorium. Rev. H.W. Porter preached on “I Am the Way,” while the Men’s League hosted businessman T.E. Barton of Washington, D.C. The Rescue Home for Colored People and Orphan Children opened on 11th Street. Editorials promoted Republican loyalty, praising Taft and Roosevelt and condemning Democratic race policies. News items included the sentencing of a white man for assault on a Black girl, E.W. Thompson’s pharmacy exam success, and Rev. W.S. Brooks’ wedding ceremony, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American churches Religious institutions African American press African Americans--Politics and government Race discrimination African American educators Fraternal organizations Weddings
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:
bystander1908102301
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9tq5rp0z
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 21, October 23, 1908", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9tq5rp0z
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