F. and A. M. Column St. John's Lodge meets Friday
St John s Lodge No 3 Free and Accepted Masons held a Friday meeting per local column notes. The log records routine fraternal business and upcoming lodge activities in the community chapter.
11 Dec 1920
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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1920
Page
1
St John s Lodge No 3 Free and Accepted Masons held a Friday meeting per local column notes. The log records routine fraternal business and upcoming lodge activities in the community chapter.
Sunday service on October 26 1920 called all brethren to attend at 3. A True American Lodge meeting followed, praised for its enthusiasm and constructive work. Charity was a major focus with plans for a large Christmas fund and many petitions received.
For consideration all Sir Knights and visiting Knights are requested to be present. The notice calls for attendance at a forthcoming gathering with emphasis on ceremonial participation and heralded speakers.
In a concise notice, Sinai Temple N M S appoints a captain to oversee operations. The obscure fragment confirms leadership change without additional details on scope or dates.
A concise note from Ter, Kentucky reports the organization of an event in the city. The brief confirms local involvement and outlines initial plans for community participation and oversight.
Brother Robert J Bryers leads an item as oP ane seats James ee goo John R Jackson in a brief notice. The fragmentary text indicates names and a possible seating arrangement involving multiple individuals across what appears to be a religious or fraternal context.
A notice states St John’s Chapter No 25 of the Order of the Eastern Star will convene Sunday December 19 at 3 o’clock at Park Street. The brief item calls for members to attend the scheduled session.
Reports from Hartwell Baptist Church recount a Sunday melee among worshippers ending with patrols detaining a man jailed for bail issues and gun and knife brandishing by furious sisters. The split congregation left services halted and later locked the church to enforce calmer worship.
The Nichi Nichi reports a Boston Roose club lecture by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge advocating a united front with the United States Australia Canada and New Zealand to limit Asiatic immigration. It says the world would seem created for the white race and mocks Japanese migration rights while labeling Americans as more dangerous than the yellow race.
Protests from Haitian representatives reach Washington as they request extension of the inquiry into abuses and governance amid allegations against the Haitian government. Officials cite lack of full disclosure and prompt action, urging Secretary Daniels to consider further hearings and accountability measures.
Judge Joseph Fitch probes the financial dealings of J Elbert Robinson known as the Chicago Ponzi. Reportedly collected about 500000 from Chicago residents in three years. Robinson travels in a limousine with a liveried chauffeur and is nicknamed the millionaire by his racial kin. His scheme involved selling shares in alleged patent rights. The piece notes racial lines and rivalries in the era.
The fragment notes a provocative comparison about Ponzi schemes involving white and Black defendants, highlighting racial framing in discussions of financial fraud. No names, dates, or places are provided, limiting concrete context.
Bernard Gilday leaves the City Solicitor's office and joins Jones LeBlond Morrisey Terry in the Gwynne building. City Hall expresses regret, while noting his abilities promise future success and advancement in the profession.
In Toledo on November 3, Harvey A. Love, 44, an inmate of the Toledo State Hospital, was killed in his bed after a companion objected to his singing through the night. The attacker struck Love on the head in a rage, and authorities cautioned against rushing to judgment.
Dr. Brown W. Brown, a wealthy physician of Washington DC, was killed by a man claiming to be a patient last week. Dr Julian Dabney Jackson of Richmond, VA, hosted him and watched as the gunman entered saying he wished to see the doctor. A 45 caliber revolver fired twice, the assailant escaping over the fence after a second shot at Dr Jackson. Brown’s fortune neared one million dollars.
At Arlington Texas a jury acquitted Robert Lowe a Negro charged with assaulting a ten year old white girl. The mob that brought the case to court is described as a lynching party and the piece notes lynching as a sport in the South with potential bias and fatal consequences regardless of guilt.
Public notice for a Sunday December 12th 5 p.m. session at the YWCA. National staff member Mrs Cordella Winn will speak. All women are invited.
Court proceedings led by Rev James B White pastor of Zion Methodist Episcopal Church recount a brutal act by a Knights degree team. White seeks 500 damages after a branding iron was used on his face causing nose injuries. Judge Garfield Pancoas adjourned the case and summoned degree team members.
Secretary B W Overton of the Y is in Clarksville due to his ill mother with Baxter S Scruggs in charge in his absence Rev R H Walker Jr visited on Sunday December 12 Y M C A day at Park Street M E Church is set Pastor Rev B F Smith will preach The Ninth Street Branch Y M C A basketball team will travel to Springfield on Saturday December 18 1920
The Walnut Hills Missionary Educational Society from First Baptist Church Park and Lincoln avenues plans to travel as a body to the Cincinnati District Convention in Middletown on December 10 and 11. All city societies are urged to go together. For those needing the special car, call Woodburn 2213-R.
Washington report shows Gary Indiana total population 5 299 up 4 916 from prior count with a 1 283 6 percent rise The white population reaches 50 408 an increase of 33 645 or 205 1 percent indicating dramatic urban growth and demographic shift in the city during the period cited.
William Bryant, 24, a Black man living at 627 Carlisle Avenue, was shot and likely fatally wounded by another Black man at a rooming house on 718 West Sixth Street. Bryant’s alleged assailant fled. The wounded man said rumors said someone mistreated Mrs. Bryant.
The basketball schedule looms long and Director Faulkner aims to craft a season that will go down in history. The plan emphasizes rigorous games, strong planning, and a push for standout performances across the lineup.
Mrs Gladys Rankin Elmwood Place obtains divorce from Roy Rankin 3216 Burbin Place Oakley over alleged refusal to bathe. The humorous note questions whether a wife needs washing and suggests a husband could sue if water is not used.
In Camden a district report outlines an initiation by the Iron Cross Lodge of the Grand United Order of Seven Royal Knights where branding on the nose with a hot iron caused burns. The incident centers on a ritual claim of coercive discipline during the ceremony.
A note on correct relative pronouns in English, distinguishing who whom and which for persons and animals. The passage cites Samuel Johnson and cites historical usage errors, highlighting preferred forms and teaching proper usage in examples.
A Sunday School scene shows a teacher urging honesty and a boy boasting of telling lies since youth, humorously recounting how he has lied so much he cannot sit down. The exchange captures childlike bravado and the teacher’s emphasis on truth.
A whimsical note links dream attire to luck and life prospects. Dreaming of clean clothes signals good fortune and a long life, while old dirty garments hint at misfortune. excessive wardrobe implies extravagance. Dreamwear colors, caps, hats, and shoes map to love, business, money, and enemies, with various omens.
A fragmentary note discusses Elizabeth I and the rise of high heels for women, claiming preserved shoes show a three inch lift to enhance stature. It features partial dialogue about craft and admiration from a teacher and students, with interjected schoolroom banter.
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