10 Apr 1920
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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1920
Page
1
Fairmont West Virginia April 5. A hotel issues an anti paint and powder order for waitresses triggering a strike led by Miss Betty Johnson. The workers argue neat appearance boosts business and vow not to return until the order is rescinded. The piece adds a satirical digression on women and cosmetics with literary quotations.
The Lyceum crowd packed the pit to the dome for a show featuring colored performers and boxing. Young fighter Alongo L Shedd, 22, faced the skilled Cooper and suffered a knockout after a hard battle, with Shedd’s strong record and promise noted by the crowd.
In St Louis on April 1, Ursula Broderick, a 10 year old girl on trial for killing Joseph F Woodlock claims she acted to defend her honor after he tried to assault her. Woodlock had attacked her repeatedly when intoxicated, according to testimony. Her mother Lillian Woodlock is also under indictment in connection with the husband’s death. The girl had previously killed her own father, Thomas P Broderick, four years earlier.
Robert Rand els, 29, of 577 Carlisle Street, was shot at Carlisle and Smith streets and died at General Hospital on April 1. Andrew Daniels, 28, of 561 Carlisle Street, was arrested by Detective McCorkhill and charged with murder after Rand els’s death.
A Friday night promotion touts a Memphis Blues Band program with ten famous artists fresh from New York. General admission is 50 cents, with tickets at local drugstores, Gordon Hotel, and Sterling Hotel. limited seats, early purchase advised.
The article outlines NAACP efforts over nine years to end Jim Crow laws and the Grandfather Clause, defend against lynching, secure equal pay for colored workers, and oppose segregation. It notes successes in Oklahoma 1915 and Louisville 1917, with campaigns to protect colored citizens and broaden legal defense, urging more members and funds.
The Brown Chapel A M E Church presents a sermon by a forceful speaker and sweet singer. Miss Myller, a Payne Theological Seminary graduate, is highlighted. Come early and get a seat as the sermon unfolds led by Pastor P. J. Blackburn.
Address and apply in writing at once for clerk or stenographer roles with $800 per year keeper duties required. Send applications to Central Regalia Co place Temple Court Std and Plum Streets City.
New York April 1 The Enquirer reports a State Supreme Court verdict valuing a woman's leg at 40000 with adjustments to reach 460000 for the overall cost of a woman. The case cites Florence D Rooney injured in a car crash and notes previous awards for hair eyes and limbs in a satirical feature on gender and law.
In Boston Dr. Charles Reisner of New York urges ministers to adopt newspaper style and public advertising. He says the church must be human and talk plainly, likening it to baseball and opera publicity. He urges churches to organize publicity campaigns with university aid.
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