Lincoln and Labor in Lincoln's Civil War Era
Alfred Henderson surveys Lincoln's evolving labor views from 1861 to 1864, noting Lincoln's assertion that labor precedes capital and that the rebellion threatened all working people. The piece cites international reactions in England and France, Higginson's observations, and Lincoln's Cincinnati statement that workers form the basis of government.
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Abraham Lincoln
Congress
New York
Lincoln
America
England
France
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Lord Palmerston
London
Manchester
Louis Napoleon
Mexico
Chairman
the Chronicle
The Doctors Object to Fat Wage Scale Plan
Cincinnati physicians reject the Chicago proposal for a flat salary for doctors as absurd and against medical ethics. Drs Ransohoff Oliver Bonifield Holt Hoppe Gewert Bachmeyer criticize fixed fees and point to mercantile tendencies, while some profit from illness and the flu era.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Joseph Ransohoff
J. C. Oliver
Charles L. Bonifield
Dudley Palmer
Oliver P. Holt
Herman Hoppe
A. ©. Gewert
A. C. Bachmeyer
A Short Story Hero and a Racial Warning in Akron
An 11 year old writer Orville T Williams recounts a courtroom cure for a bank theft and romance between Kirby and Freeman. The piece shifts to a warning about social equality and white supremacy in Akron with reference to Roscoe Conkling Simmons and a council of color used to shield segregation in schools and Y M C A chapters.
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Orville T. Williams
Kerper Avenue
J. W. Grayson
Akron
Roscoe Conkling Simmons
Jim Crew
Great Conference Ended at Brown Chapel, Special Services
The Christian Endeavor Conference at Brown Chapel concluded last Wednesday night. It opened with special services on Sunday night, February 15, and featured a magnificent program concluding the event.
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Christian Endeavor Conference
Brown Chapel
Moving Picture Presentation Honors Philanthropist at Society
A moving picture machine funded by the Schmidhapp trust was shown to society members with applause and expressions of regret for the departed philanthropist. The event featured Vogel the art expert, Alb Smiths orchestra, Madam Georgine Keily Smith, Dr Blackburn, and a large supportive cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmidhapp
Vogel
Alb. E. Smith
Georgine Keily Smith
Blackburn
Carrs Welcome Baby Alice Lucille Carr
Mr and Mrs Charles Carr rejoice at the arrival of a fine daughter named Alice Lucille born recently in their home family friends extend congratulations to the new parents and child on the joyful event
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Charles Carr
Alice Lucille, Jr
Decline of religion prompts clerical resignations
New York February 22 Rev Joseph Fort Newton warned of declining religion in the United States noting that 20 percent of prewar pastors have left the ministry. He cited 116 million people and only 44 million attending services and 3 million fewer Sunday school children than before the war. He urged concern over indifference to church amid pastors quitting empty pews. A Chicago editorial cited parochial stagnation and church isolation as causes of spiritual decay and warned that only a church ready for burial can withstand current reconstruction pressures.
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Newton
America
City Temple
London
United States
Brimstone and Sulpher
The
Enquirer
Chicago
Shelly
Heaven
Hell
White churches judged on treatment of colored people
A historical critique argues that white Christian churches have strayed from Jesus Christ by how they treat colored people. The author warns that if Christ is biased against people of color as churches seem, they would side with the public head of state rather than the church.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
Sermon Calls White Churches to Unite for Equal Service
A preacher pleads for white churches to join, teach, and preach the doctrines of Jesus Christ so they treat all people fairly regardless of race or class. He envisions sincerity and piety guiding America toward an Eden free from prejudice and its “four-fanged serpent.”
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America
Self Made Man Beamon Decorated Doctor and Athlete
From Newport News Virginia Reginald E Beamon rose to a Howard University A B and D D while captaining the 1915 football team He later served eleven months in the air service at Fort Benjamin Harrison and Selfridge Field as one of the few colored men on a white unit Now in Columbus his office and character reflect his scholarly path A dinner celebration with speeches marked his birthday and a cake with candles as guests praised his achievements and life story
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Reginald E. Beamon
Newport News
Howard
Columbus
Fort Ben Harrison
Selfridge Aviation Field
Michigan
Air Service
Decatur
Goodrich Giles
Piqua
Johnson
Surprise Birthday Party for Dr Frank W Johnson
A surprise birthday party greeted Dr. Frank W. Johnson as he entered his home Tuesday evening. His wife organized the event with help from friends from various professions and businesses, making the celebration notably well done.
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Frank W. Johnson
Photographers warn girls on powder for photos
Win Towles of Washington, D C, told the Photographers Association convention in Atlantic City that facial powder ruins expression and hides lines essential to beauty when posing for a photograph. He added a remark about paint not referring to colored girls as Nature has colored them well.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Win Towles
Washington, D. C
Photographers’ Association
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Alfred Henderson
Powhattan Club
Cindy
Matthew’s
William Kirby
Kirby
Charrel
Father
Mr. Jones
Mr. Brock
Miss Freeman
Cleveland
Freeman
the Gazette
Cline
Joseph Fort Newtown
Church of the Divine Paternity
Man
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