Hayes Annual Letter Reflects Civil Rights Era Changes
A 1923 annual letter from George W. Hays reviews a long career and city life, noting gains after Reconstruction, later shifts following the Civil Rights Bill and the Supreme Court, church activities, generous local support, and a 75th birthday. It lists church leadership, Sunday school roles, gifts, and a Christmas program, ending with New Year wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Dabney
Union
Tttenhouse Street
Supreme Court of the United States
U. S. District Court
John W. Peck
Church and School Notes Prospective Annex Erection Enthusiasm
Rev Page and congregation express strong enthusiasm over plans for a new annex to be erected, signaling growth for the church and adjacent school facilities. Details remain to be confirmed, with expectations of expanded meeting space and community services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Preacher Fined for Assault and Battery
Harvey Miller a 59 year old pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church was fined 200 dollars and jailed six months after a jury found him guilty of assault and battery in a case tied to a 6 year old girl who is described as his niece by marriage. Judge Edward T Nixon granted a 30 day stay pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Davis
Herbert Miller
Mahala A Saunders
Olean Pullen
Mattie Hall
Anna Estella Mason
Rebecca Dixon
Lila Rickman
Lena Bei
Schop Alll
Col
Louis Wharton
John M. Lewis
Harry Jones
Arthur J. Logan
Ira Jones
Ralph Hawkins
Wm. Howard
John W. Bowles
Andrew Selens
Harry Breal
Central America
Ter
Harvey Miller
Edward T. Nixon
Miller
Pilgrim Baptist Church
McAllister Street
Louis Schneider
Ie Child
Mar
Snap Shots of Local Weddings and Farcical Misadventure
Mr. H Fouse and Miss Ella Simpson wed recently and remain content. Rev. Gray, editor of The Gibson House Grayback Scandal, has mostly recovered his famed health. Mrs. Sallie Terrell suffers a paralytic stroke last week. Veloma Johnson visited Stanley Yates on West Ninth street. He knocked at the wrong house, learned of the error, and left. He wandered, returned, and again faced the same mistake. Ike Hines confronted the intruder in pajamas with a .44, Velma fled but was pursued. Velma surrendered as fear outweighed flight. The court dismissed the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. H. Fouse
Ella Simpson
Rev. Gray
Veloma Johnson
Stanley Yates
West Ninth Street
Ike Hines
Velma
Hines
Despicable Case Involving Two Accused Robbers
In Norwood Police court two men identified as Max Hutchinson and Carl Whitehead, both 25 and 23 respectively, were bound over to the grand jury on $5 bond each for robbery. Victim William Ray, 69, recounted that two Negroes entered his home, struck him with a wrench, and robbed him of $37 while he lay on the floor near the stove. Police later arrested the suspects on a Norwood street car bound for Cincinnati. Roy testified to their guilt in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwood
Andrew Hart
Orville Dwyer
William Ray
Madison Avenue
Cincinnati
Max Hutchinson
Carlisle Avenu
Carl Whitehead
George Street
Roy
Women voters scarred man in Broadway polling line
Eugene Komanski a West Side dry goods merchant who said women in politics make him sick faced disorderly conduct charges after a scuffle with female voters outside a Broadway polling place. The incident follows a sharp comment about women, noted with a Kipling line on the danger of the female of the species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eugene Komanski
Upper Broadway
Komanski
West Side
Who Wrote It The Poi 80n Pen Debate
The article argues the author of The Poi-80n Pen could not be a man and must be a woman. It defends Stowe school and rejects charges of scandering women while noting criticism of two women, Miss Jennie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stowe School
Jennie
Again Sworn In as Captain 5S Sneed Takes Deputy Sheriff Post
Captain Sneed was sworn in again as deputy sheriff serving two years under Sheriff Richard B. Witt. The Ohio resident, 62, has had a long rise from precinct worker to county official under Lou Kraft and Fred Schneller. He leads a staff of lieutenants and runs The Internal Regalia Co and The Iaternal Barber Shop. He heads the Ohio Insurance Department and Palestine Company B drill team, with strong ties to Odd Fellows, Elks, United Brothers, and K of P.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Sneed
Richard B. Witt
Captain Sneed
Ohio
Lou Kraft
Tain
Fred Schneller
Reward Capain
Internal
Regalia Co
Iaternal
West
Ixth Street
Ohio Insurance Department
R. of P
West Eighth Street
Odd Fellows, Elks
United Brothers
Palestine Company B
K. of P
Porter and Daisy Merchant in School Work Networks
The writer notes Porter and Mrs. Daisy Merchant as constant allies. Porter secures friends for school work, while Merchant has hosted a select circle of ladies who benefit from her generous, private meals, yet publicly omit her name.
Outbreak of Barbarism Tagged to Southern Senators
A harsh condemnation charges Southern senators with obstructing debate on a remedy for lynching and accuses the Republican majority of yielding to Democratic tactics, labeling the situation as degenerate and brutal.
To Every Senator December 13 1922 Lynching Toll
A letter notes that from December 4, when the Senate abandoned the anti lynching bill, to December 12 four lynchings occurred in the United States. It states one victim was publicly tortured and burned, with two day intervals between killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Willis
United States
Ohio
Ohio General Assembly
United States Senate
Piqua Negro Loses Suit Against Amusement Company
Gentry Peters, a Negro now living in Dayton, lost a suit in Common Pleas Court in Piqua against the Piqua Amusement Company. He claimed discrimination in admission to a theater operated by the company under Ohio civil rights law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piqua
Ohio
Gentry Peters
Necro
Dayton
Common Pleas
Piqua Amusement Company
Defective Case Sparks Call for Strong Law Use
A statement asserts the law’s protection remains robust when properly invoked, reflecting concerns about the man’s legal position and the strength of rights under the system.
Also Mentioned on This Page
HAYES
Ralph R. Hawkins
Union Baptist Sunday School
Bramlette
Geo. W. Hays, Jr
John Buckner
B. Fergu
Socks
Gladys Willis
Anna Love
Joseph
Simms
Armenita Young
Josephine Smith
Angy
Jennie Porter
Etta Forte
Maria Cox
Elsie Mayo
Amanda Bennett
Chas R. Davis
Victoryne
Tedford
Ada Young
Wilson
Virginia
Antoinette Jackson
Bessie Collins
Morris Marks
Julia Smith
Susie Rauls
George W. Hays
Eliza Lanier
Beccary
J. J. Furne
Rev. Smith
Haynes
Cincinnati, Ohio
Grantea
Riage
Dixon
Rev
Sallie Terrell of
Hathway
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