14 Aug 1920
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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1920
Page
1
Political notes praise a party sweep in Hamilton County with strong turnout, highlighting Higgins and Harry Smith's strong showing. The Union opposed the organization, while colored troops performed well and Morris drew little support from Black voters. The piece closes urging focus on November.
Daily letters and telegrams arriving at the Sterling. Forty five extra rooms refitted and rapidly filling. Price cuts are not mentioned as private bath toilet telephone and service accompany the rooms.
Hundreds of convicts mourn the death of Warden John F. Leonard who humanized prison reform efforts. Moments before dying he approved the penitentiary band continuing to play Negro music, telling Nick Smallwood to keep on.
Citizens of Cincinnati gather at the Y M C A on Friday August 20 1920 at 8 pm to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs H S Dunbar Who have led Y M C A campaigns since 1913 and served as Executive Secretary since the Ninth Street Branch was built The event includes remarks a gift presentation and music as refreshments are served.
The Nation lauds Gov. Brickell of North Carolina for protecting Black prisoners from lynching and honors Gov. Morrow of Kentucky. It argues the United States must curb mob law, noting Black defendants in Texas and Georgia face dangerous odds.
The Rauh and Mack Shirt Co held a July 29 picnic for its Colored Employees at Highland Grove near Blue Ash. Families enjoyed contests, races, dancing, and prize events amid ideal weather, with talks by Miss Ross of the Negro Civic Welfare League and by company president J W Mack. The event mirrored a prior white-employee picnic and received praise for the firm’s goodwill. a separate memorial note honors Leon B Burgess, 26, buried in Seward Cemetery after service with Army units.
A compact reminiscence celebrating Leon B Burgess, a bright smiling child and soldier. It traces his growth from playful youth to a disciplined officer, noting his kindness and lack of class distinction, and honors his service and return in khaki.
A Kentucky family of six, destitute and hungry, begs for work in the rain on a curb while the speaker condemns segregation by noting that the white family can enter public spaces that even highly educated Black individuals cannot access without danger. The author, Tok Dabney, calls the situation a Christian contradiction in a land of supposed freedom.
Indignation rises among colored residents after Judge Krueger discharged Fabian Metz, accused of raping eleven year old Charlotte Washington on July 4. A doctor testified the girl was not harmed, sparking calls to re arrest Metz and threats at the polls.
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