Guilty Verdict in Five Minutes in White Girl Assault Case
The judge and jury swiftly found Joseph Sopher, a Black man, guilty of attacking Loretta Aneshansel, 16, near Eden Park. Prosecutor Capelle accused of provoking race bias. defense argues alibi and calls for new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Sopher
Loretta Aneshansel
Observatory Avenue
Elsinore
Eden Park
Sopher
Miss Aneshansel
Louis H. Cappelle
Supher
Capelle
Charles E. Bell
A. L. Dalton
Ohio
Enquirer
Indignation at Paper’s Portrayal of Colored Soldiers
Readers protest after an afternoon paper suggested dealers stock more pork chops and chickens for the return of colored troops. The piece laments humor at the soldiers’ heroism and criticizes the article’s tone as lacking taste and journalistic ethics.
Tendered Dinner at Gibson House for War Savings Stamps
A dinner tendered at the Gibson House honors Wan Carriers who sold War Savings Stamps with guests to be seated alphabetically. Rumor circulates about inviting Colored Carriers to the same table and whether they would accept segregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson House
Safer In the Trenches Than In the South
Private Jas P Campbell of the 368th Battalion 924 Division recounts being gassed at Champagne in 1918 and facing discrimination in Arkansas after returning to the United States. He describes hostile reception from whites in Little Rock and Helena, contrasting his safety in combat with hostility at home. The piece argues officials should address Southern treatment of Black veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Champagne
Chicago
Campbell
New York City
Car Pike
Little Rock
Ark
Red Cross
Helena
Arkansas
Wilson
Baker
R. R. Moton
the Gazette
White city man preys on colored girls in ads
Report notes a white businessman in the city advertising for colored girls. Upon arrival he makes advances and propositions, prompting flight to escape insults. Relatives fear notoriety would have spurred harsher punishment long since.
Is C. C. Dead? Colored Cincinnati Banquet Query
A banquet in colored Cincinnati prompts the question are the colored people dead. The reply warns of apathy and urges formation of a business and race-protection organization. The piece calls for reputable citizens to lead and address crime charges attributed to the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Gabriel
Ke m per Harreld Violin Concert at Ninth Street Y M C A
Violinist Kemper Harreld appears at Memorial Hall Elm and Grant Streets Friday February 28 1919 at 830 PM with a noted cast including Naomi Stevens Helen Greer Edward J Reeves Artie Matthews. Admission 75 50 and 35 cents. Tickets via club members or Y M C A 636 W Ninth. All seats reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Stevens
Helen Greer
Edward J. Reeves
Artie Matthews
Ninth Street
Woman bars Irish and Jews for dinner at Camp Devens
A Massachusetts woman offered to host fifty soldiers at her home but demanded no Celts or Hebrews. The fifty invited men were all from the Sunny South, fifty colored troops from the 13th Battalion. Mrs. Bessie Keller will visit her mother in Springfield, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devens
Aver
Mass
Massachusetts
13Th Battalion
Bessie Keller
Springfield
Ohio
Hunter Family Hosts Birthday Party for Son William
Mr and Mrs Fred Hunter entertained with a birthday party for their son William last Tuesday afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hunter
William
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dalton
Dabney
Gilbert Avenue
Finnegan
W. C. Craver
C. C
Koe, Ee
Hi-Y
Kemper Harreld
Morial
Corner Elm
Grant
Mr. Harreld
Boys’ Department
Robert Pattengall
Chester Pryor
Robert Dunbar
Charles Dillard
Paul Jones
Ralph Hawkins, Jr
Roy Noel
Horace Houston
Lawrence Anderson
Wiley
MR. Leslie Tull
Abraham Lincoln
Christian Endeacor
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!