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Contents include but not limited to Des Moines social and community notes of dinners, clubs, and charitable works. The King’s Daughters thanked citizens for donations that helped fund a successful operation for a young man, Sam West, at Mercy Hospital. Mr. T.E. Barton of Washington, D.C., returned home after visiting Iowa. The Negro Lyceum held a spelling bee and declamatory contest, while local churches planned fairs and oyster suppers. Reports from Sioux City, Mt. Pleasant, Clinton, Newton, Colfax, Ottumwa, Albia, Cedar Rapids, and Moline featured revivals, rallies, concerts, deaths, and civic progress. Editorials praised Taft’s victory, defended Black voters’ loyalty, and reported Nelson Crews’ speech at Western University, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 15, number 24, November 13, 1908
Date Created:
1908-11-13
Time Period:
1900s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to Des Moines social and community notes of dinners, clubs, and charitable works. The King’s Daughters thanked citizens for donations that helped fund a successful operation for a young man, Sam West, at Mercy Hospital. Mr. T.E. Barton of Washington, D.C., returned home after visiting Iowa. The Negro Lyceum held a spelling bee and declamatory contest, while local churches planned fairs and oyster suppers. Reports from Sioux City, Mt. Pleasant, Clinton, Newton, Colfax, Ottumwa, Albia, Cedar Rapids, and Moline featured revivals, rallies, concerts, deaths, and civic progress. Editorials praised Taft’s victory, defended Black voters’ loyalty, and reported Nelson Crews’ speech at Western University, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people African American churches Religious institutions African American press African American educators African Americans--Politics and government Fraternal organizations African American women--Societies and clubs Race relations Obituaries
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:
bystander1908111301
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9ff3m77x
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 24, November 13, 1908", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9ff3m77x
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No Copyright - United States
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