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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1926
Page
4
A cautious observer notes that consulting the right professional matters in housing and investment. The piece urges seekers to choose an agency with a proven fair dealing record and specialization in the desired property type.
The Roosevelt program features Harry Langdon in Tramp stories August 14 16 with Joan Crawford Alec Francis and Brooks Benedict in a lively tale of a cobbler’s son in a cross country contest. Also shows a tale of an orphaned girl who loses her temper then falls in love and a Dancing Madness musical on August 20 21 stars Claire Windsor and Conrad Nagel.
Sunday and Monday feature Two Gun Men with Fred Thompson and Silver King plus Step Lively. Tuesday and Wednesday bring They Runaway with Clara Bow and Warner Baxter plus Business Engagement. Thursday and Friday show Glenister of the Mounted with Lefty Flynn and Be Careful. Also a fence board gag. A separate legal notice from Bucyrus cites Edna Keller sued for 5037.50 in damages over alleged student punishment.
The Daughters of Isis will host a pick up social Monday evening August 16 at Mrs. Lilian Towles residence 513 Richmond Street. Admission is free and attendees are invited to join for an evening of sociable activity.
In Boston Massachusetts the Guardian Picnic Committee hosts a testimonial summer benefit for the Old Reliable Guardian. Monroe Trotter leads a picnic on Saturday August 21 as delegates arrive for the International Shriners and Knights Templar Conventions. The event features Boston baked beans and New England boiled dinner and is recognized by Masonic convention officials as an opening pleasure event for early arrivals.
In Hawaii researchers including Dr. Romanso Adams of the University of Hawaii sociology department warn that if current interracial marriage rates persist, local officials fear a rapid blend of races. They cite white men as driving most marriages with darker women, noting estimates of up to 35 percent and even higher figures among white Americans seeking unions beyond local conventions.
City Council votes to offer a $500 reward for capturing George Farley the white North Carolina native who shot and killed a workman named Crawford at the Atwood Box factory in Cambridge Mass after a dispute. The motion followed a public anti segregation petition led by Rev. McClane and delegates including William Trotter urging the mayor to act against Southern racial prejudice in industry. Governor Fuller later met with the delegation to press a state reward plan while the League to oppose segregation pursues the case with county prosecutor Reading.
Beulah Kitchen a sixteen year old patient at the State Hospital for the Insane was kidnapped by former parolee David Cooper thirty three from Joliet Penitentiary. Cooper escaped in an automobile. The language mirrors a sensational local voice as the report notes Cooper’s alleged shift from madness to “good sense.”
At Xenia the Pythian Home dedication featured elaborate ceremonies with Rev. David Irvin's daughter as guest. In Hot Springs the Arkansas Knights convention burned a $150,000 mortgage on the state temple in Little Rock with Henry Avant re-elected grand chancellor for the fifteenth time and most officers reelected.
In traffic court Dr John Hotel admitted hurrying to treat a seriously ill patient as a reason for speeding. He was fined five dollars amid testimony about his concern for a patient. The Enquirer notes connections to local offices and a mention of Dr Lucas of New Orleans at a Friday gathering.
Hemphill and Woods, two colored detectives, captured Huy Tracy near Chicago last week after he looked suspicious. Police found over $2,000 worth of diamonds on him and Tracy admitted stealing jewelry from a Chicago pawn shop. Tracy was held on a $25,000 bond, while Hemphill and Woods will divide a recent reward, though public papers rarely use their names.
The Louisville News laments the failure to publicize meritorious acts by colored police. It argues that avoidance of recognition for colored citizens persists even as the U. S. flag waves, noting a national tendency to honor outsiders but not those at home.
Elizabeth Kuff of Gettysburg Adams County died here December 8 at about 122 years. Born 1803 she was native to Adams County and many years lived near the jog cabin built by her parents before the Civil War. One daughter Miss Elizabeth Ruff of Philadelphia survives her.
A fragment notes a National Harmhill connected group at Wellington Street Boston addressing fellow colored Americans. It mentions William Monroe Otter as secretary and describes efforts to present a petition before the Sesqui centennial celebration at the White House, highlighting national progress and leadership.
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