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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1919
Page
2
The Union reports findings that Negro moulders and helpers show a lower accident rate than foreigners in the same roles. Both Union and non-Union white workers have cooperated with Black workers without friction, with managers noting overall satisfaction under wartime pace and attributing differences to individuals rather than race.
A fragment quotes Seneca on ethical reciprocity. the line reads what thou to others shall have done others willa do the like to thee. The text resembles a moral aphorism study reflecting classical philosophy.
Campbell Swing Johnston, captain of the 802nd Infantry, urges buying The Union at 10 cents a month as a way to honor his mother’s noble character. He notes his long acquaintance with her goodness and signs from France, November 10, 1918.
A white juvenile in custody fled at Bank and John streets prompting a chase that led to a Black youth’s detention and release. The incident sparked a mob scene, highlighting racial double standards and urging equal justice across races in America.
Reports by the U S Department of Labor show Negro workers filling moulding and core making roles in Indianapolis foundries. More than two hundred fifty Black moulders with two to fifteen years experience were identified across six plants, as foreign workers returned home.
In Somerville Fayette County whites ban distribution of colored newspapers and require all Black residents to read the Falcon a white edited paper. The order cites keeping Blacks in line amid wartime immigration of Black soldiers and rising Ku Klux activity. Citizens consider leaving for northern cities as coercion and fear for justice.
Note reads as a brief item praising a performance described as bright and breezy. It references a show titled Great Show and emphasizes positive reception without listing participants or specific dates or venues. The readable fragment presents a celebratory tone suitable for a brief entertainment blurb.
In a Gordon Estate case Mrs. Helen Jackson Thorpe and Dr. Gordon Jackson argued over shares of a grandson's estate. The judge ruled the posthumous daughter Mrs. Thorne receives one third of the monthly income while Dr. Jackson gets two thirds. Dr. Jackson will receive the entire estate at age 45.
A wardroom steward aboard a United States vessel claims a bold act of race prejudice. He says crew members in Philadelphia broke into his room and forced the lock on his "diddy box" as part of a broader pattern of abuse. He recounts overseas souvenirs including books magazines and tokens he collected in England Ireland Scotland and Wales.
A note left on a vessel proclaims This is no stuff for a Black person to have. A traveler recalls a collection of curios valued at over 100 in foreign trade and resold for two to three times that here. Officers have begun an investigation but progress is slow, per N Y Age.
Newsreel style report notes American Negro troops in Germany during the occupation drew crowds in Treves Coblenz and other cities and triggered police actions to control gatherings German civilians showed curiosity about the soldiers and their presence amid the occupied zone.
A discharged German soldier in Rengsdorf testified that early war policy offered a reward for the capture alive or dead of each Negro. He said fear of Negro troops haunted German soldiers, and rewards were used to overcome it. In a frontline encounter, a ten-man scouting party fought two French Negroes. two Germans were killed and one Negro captured.
An anecdote about Booker T. Washington and Colonel Roosevelt was recounted from a Philadelphia Enquirer feature. The story, told by the late Dr. Washington, captures a moment of interaction between the two prominent leaders.
Friday Fox screens Tom Mix in a daytime feature with Bowman's and Gertrudes Fame and Fortune and the Dixie Flyers. Saturday Pear White stars in the company of fun makers in revues, Lightning Raider, with farces and comedies. Opening their engagement Monday Country Store every Friday al
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will hold a mass meeting at Antioch Baptist Church on Sunday February 23 at 3 PM. Dr D P Roberts will deliver an address and the Cincinnati Branch work will be discussed. Everyone welcome admission free.
A narrator recounts meeting Theodore Roosevelt in New York City when carrying two heavy valises from the Hudson River station. A strong passerby offered aid, helped carry a valise, and at a boarding house the speaker learned the man’s name, marking Roosevelts first meeting with the future police commissioner, governor, soldier and president.
Ed P. Nicks, a first class private in a colored labor unit in Brest France, recently married a French girl. He must continue to live in a camp bank while his wife stays in town, raising questions about passports and travel as he plans to return home to Cleveland.
The country notes Ed Nicks has married a French girl but remains separated from her due to stringent army regulations, treated as if divorced under military discipline.
In Taylorville Illinois an old Negro preacher reportedly cured William Curtis of double pneumonia after doctors said all hope was gone by giving him a tea made from herbs learned as a salve.
James Thompson, a porter at the Munro hotel, swore to a warrant Monday accusing F. C. Kent, the hotel manager, of incident and battery after Thompson says Kent struck him on the head with a public safety item when he refused to obey an order.
A meeting of the Douglass School Recreation Council will be held Friday at 8 p m to devise means of elevating morals and countering a rise in juvenile delinquency.
Mr Jas E Jackson formerly a city contractor is now an attache of the U S Navy Dept in Charleston West Virginia. He is the only colored member of the Building Trade Council and the Central Labor Union in that city.
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