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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1919
Page
2
The Union presents its purpose to disseminate news and foster loyalty and pride among readers. It calls for united effort in spiritual, material, mental, moral, and political progress, outlining goals for the betterment of the community.
Classified style prompt fragment urges readers to subscribe by sending name and address. Mentions price of ten cents a month and promotion to stop borrowing a newspaper. Notes a call to action without further context.
Attorney A M Pogue and Benton Oppenheimer appointed to press contempt of court charges against Anna Powell for failing to produce Martha Anderson in Juvenile Court. Powell testified the child was dead, but officials and a nurse testified the body at a Negro undertaker’s did not match Martha Anderson. Evidence included lack of a state nursery license and conflicting burial documents. Contempt filings due by next Friday.
A New Year reflection notes longstanding criticism of a charitable institution and hopes for change in the coming year. The piece honors the founder while urging improvements for the benefit of its residents and the broader community.
A fragment notes a philanthropic effort detailing the Old Women's Home as a worthy charity product of a community. The item emphasizes support for elderly women and the home's role in local welfare.
The project progresses toward locating in the Wheatley Flat Building. Officials anticipate the site will soon welcome residents, and the community expresses pride in the contributors and the anticipated happiness of those to be housed there.
After years of painstaking labor the Day Nursery is in good shape. Those who founded and contributed to this greatly needed charity deserve great credit.
Lincoln Theatre schedules weekly program from January 4 to January 6 with Wallace Reid in The Source and Our Colored Fighters in France, plus The Blindness of Divorce and Tempered Steel. Fox westerns Mr Logan U S A and Hands Up, vaudeville acts Fairchilds and Gaines, and exclusive acts from Keene Cor poral Foxworth Foot Feats. Country store Fridays.
A famed orphanage stands out for progressiveness with energetic trustees, lively lady managers, and a superintendent described as full of electricity. The institution is portrayed as a beacon of success and reform.
A diverse leadership guides a venerable home where harmony reigns and dedication drives steady progress. The matron and staff are praised for their devoted work, fostering a cooperative atmosphere and loyalty among residents and helpers.
Real estate agent Horace Sudduth reports sales to Henry M. Higgins citywide. Higgins, representing the Progressive Benefit Society for Old Women, purchases the Wheatley Flat Building at 1332 Lincoln Avenue Walnut Hills with twenty rooms in eight flats, destined as a home for aged colored women starting this spring. A second sale relocates Emma L. Davis to an eleven room modern house at 3040 Kerper Avenue.
Business plans to enlarge her business at her new home. He also sold for the Active Building & Loan Association to James H. McFatridge and Jessie McFatridge, the six room modern house at 361 Kerper avenue. Mr. and Mrs. McFatridge will move into their new home in several months.
A soldier writes from a Monsson near Metz describing frontline service in Vosges and Argonne campaigns. He recalls the 92nd Division driving 14 miles in a day after November 10, the German surrender cry Kamerad, and lingering near Metz as peace arrived. He notes trenches, bombardment, and the sight of burning trees as artillery pounded the line.
A new club to be organized in the West End as a Fraternal Club to intercede for the democracy for which our boys fought overseas. The announcement frames the group as a tribute to the soldiers who served in World War I and aims to promote civic involvement.
Read every week the list of advertisers and support them. If any are not square, inform us. For years many have advertised in The Union and prospered. You are welcome at their places of business and will receive courtesy. Tell them you saw me for bargains.
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