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...Marcus Garvey, president-general of the Universal Negro Improvement Association ("back to Africa" movement; alleged membership, 4,000,000), who was deported by the U. S. last year, called from Quebec upon all his U. S. followers to vote for Smith...
HARVARD YALE Burns, c.f. c.f.,. Grove Chase, 2b. l.f., Hammersley Donaghy, 3b. r.f., Garvey Lord, c. 2b., Cauldwell Cutts or Hardie, l.f. s.s., Vaughan Prior, 1b. 1b., Schmidt Whitney or Jones, r.f. c., Beyer Barbee, p. 3b., Aldrich Sullivan, s.s. p., Sawyer or Smith...
...Beside the doings of Tweed, the political peccadilloes of other 'Tammany 'members are dwarfed. Tweed and his "ring," controlling the city's Board of Supervisors, cleared tens of millions in letting contracts, selling permits and offices, contributing for the city to "charities." A plasterer named Garvey once got $133,187.20 for two days' work from the City. How much Tweed took back no one knows, but he gave $1,800,000 to his two mistresses and the "Ring" once offered the New York Times $5,000,000 to cease" its relentless and ultimately successful exposures...
...turkey for Thanksgiving," said Amy Garvey, "but if I can reflect on having my husband back, that will be much better than choice viands...
...Garvey's hopes soon faded. Last week, to a chorus of "Amens" and "Ain't-that-the-truths," Marcus Garvey made his farewell |speech from the top deck of the S.S. Saramacca, sailing from New Orleans to Panama, whence Marcus Garvey was to be shunted along to Jamaica. "His Highness, the Potentate" was in excellent form and spirits. "I leave America fully as happy as when I came," he elucidated, "in that mv relationship with the Negro People was most pleasant and inspiring, and I shall work forever in their behalf...