Knife Clash at Mill Street Mission Ends With Warrant
A Sunday morning quarrel at the Mill Street Mission of the Free Will Ancient AME Church led to a knife attack on Bishop Ness as Rev. A C Davis returned, slashing the bishop’s robe and cutting his hand. Two deacons restrained Davis, and a court case has been opened with a warrant issued for the ex-pastor. Kentucky is noted for the state involved.
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The
Free Will Ancient
African Methodist Episcopal Church
A. C. Davis
Covington
C. W. Ness
New Jersey
Boanerges
Davis
Rev
France
Rev. Davis
New Jerusalem
U S Lynching Record of 1918 Reported by Tuskegee Institute
The Tuskegee Institute report records 62 lynchings in 1918, 58 Black and 4 White, with 5 women killed. Rape or attempted rape accounted for about a quarter. States listed include Georgia 18 and Mississippi 6, Texas 9 and Alabama 2. The piece condemns lynching, criticizes national leaders, and cites discriminatory laws and grand father clauses.
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Monroe N. Work
Tuskegee Institute
R. R. Moton
Alabma
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Wyoming
U. S
Black Belt
Congress
Turn Over A New Leaf Begin the New Year Right
A persuasive call urging readers to attend church, claiming benefits in work and life. It argues going to church earns respect from employers and clients, improves trust for doctors and lawyers, and ensures both spiritual and material rewards. It ends with a strong appeal to acquire the go to church habit.
Black Troops First to Reach the Rhine in France
The Negro troops of the old 15th New York Regiment, now the 369th Infantry, became the first Allied soldiers to reach the Rhine. They earned Croix de Guerre and are praised as shock troops who saw more action than any other American regiment in France. They celebrated with singing Auld Lang Syne.
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Rhine
Clean Up City Order Issued by Cincinnati Police Chiefs
Chief William Love announced a crusade against loiterers in Cincinnati to prevent a crime wave. Police Chief Copeland also issued the same order to patrolmen as part of the effort to clean up the city.
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William Love
Cincinnati
Copelan
Crusade Against Loiterers Aims to Clean Cincinnati Streets
Police urge action to curb crime by outsiders and confront perceived racial crime patterns. The piece notes widespread Negro involvement in offenses, calls for more Colored policemen across districts, and points to Walnut Hills as a cluster for Black officers while robberies occur elsewhere.
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Walnut Hills
Court of Appeals rules ten minutes insufficient
The Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that ten minutes is not a sufficient period for the specified procedure. The decision hinges on interpreting statutory time limits and potential implications for related cases. No additional details were provided in the brief excerpt.
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Court of Appeals
Archbishop Moeller Appeals to Wilson to End Jewish Persecution
An appeal from Archbishop Henry Moeller and Cincinnati leaders urges President Wilson and Congress to intervene against Jewish persecution in European countries. The effort, led by Rabbi Jacob Kaplan and Attorney J. E. Rappaport, follows Polish massacres and is joined by numerous clerics and civic figures urging humane treatment, paired with a call to address African American unjust prejudice at home.
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Henry Moeller
Wilson
Congress
Cincinnati
Jacob Kaplan
J. E. Rappaport
Poland
Restriction on Defense Led to Overturned Conviction
The high court set aside Samuel Walker’s conviction for attacking a Negro girl, ruling Judge Wade Cushing limited defense time improperly. Attorney John Thornddyke argued the 10 minute limit hampered defense, and the court agreed a lawyer deserves time to present his case. The article notes lynching patterns in the South when a Black person is accused.
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Wade Cushing
Samuel Walker
John Thornddyke
Walker
Cushing
Wetting the South Risky Job Reported by Judge Hollister
U S Judge Hollister sentenced Sam Powell a Pullman porter to two months in jail after he pleaded guilty to shipping liquor from Cincinnati to the South. Powell admitted buying five cases of whiskey in Cincinnati for a friend in Birmingham Alabama.
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U. S
Hollister
Sam Powell
Cincinnati
Powell
Birmingham
Als
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State
Beau
Prager
Europe
League of Nations
America
South
Citi
North
Dabney
Jonn
Lyvan
Carter Saree
Germany
Joseph C. Hartzell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Galvin
Charles W. Dabney
University
Randall J. Condon
George A. Thayer
Frankk. Guswelier
William A. Geoghegan
Samuel W. Bell
Arthur M. Spiegel
Bernard C. Fox
Hugo Eisenlohr
Charles G. Reade
Episcopal Church
William McKibben
Lane Seminary
Ferdinand Brossart
A. B. Beresford
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