09 Jul 1921
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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1921
Page
1
The notice lists the Corinthian Lodge No. 1 warrant issued January 16 1848 First Monday True American Lodge No. 2 warrant issued March 18 1848 and First Friday St John’s Lodge No. 3 warranted May 20 1848 detailing recurring meeting days and lodge numbers.
Brother Milligan of St. John's Lodge is improving and may host visitors. Fred H. King asks brethren to drop by while True American Lodge members report his pledge paid. Henry Ward Bowman of True American Lodge No. 2 is in poor health with little hope of return to the city. George E. Laverette of St. John's has married Miss Colston of Bristol, Virginia, and occupies Clark Street home in fall. Adoptive Masonry Building Club forms to raise funds with planned entertainments. Simon Commandery meets Friday July 1st 1921, with all members required to attend. True American Lodge S W W. F. Hunter is sick at home. Thomas H. Lewis invites calls for cheer and comfort.
W P Dabney writes from New York July 2 1921 describing a ringside visit with Bert Williams to the Dempsey Carpenter bout before 91000 spectators. He notes the crowd, notable attendees including Ring Lardner, governors and Congress members, and his impression of the fight ending with Dempsey victorious. He ends with remarks on city life and editorial notes about The Union’s progress.
A Chicago Enterprise editorial urges members of the race to enter the commercial field prepared. It stresses learning business management and understanding competitors of other races. It calls for fair play, proper stock, polished clerks, and courteous treatment to patrons to build sustainable enterprise.
A compact critique denounces people who criticize others while ignoring their own faults. It notes anonymous rants against The Union as self-serving, urging critics to improve their own enterprises, strengthen their positions, and support the publication instead of fault finding.
Beulah Baptist Church announces Tuesday teachers meeting and Thursday teaching class. Sunday School is held every morning at 9 30 with all welcome. Superintendent H Gathers, Secretary G Mullen, Reverend R F Reed, Pastor.
Last Thursday night Judge Malsbury formally presented one thousand dollars to the Orphan Asylum without solicitation. The gift follows repeated visits and a speech by the judge, with praise for trustees and superintendent and thanks from President Triplett. The asylum plans its annual outing on August 1, with Ed L. Thomas Henry M. Higgins and Luke Edinburg previously leading the committee.
The principal and teachers of Douglass School thank patrons and parents for donations and services. Receipts total 736.80 and expenses 261.80, leaving a balance of 475. The funds are deposited in the bank to cover school activities for the 1921 22 year. Frank M L Davis secretary treasurer submits the report.
Case No 1. Memphis Tennessee June 24. Ernest Thomas a 27 year old white man attempted to compel his sweetheart Eugenia Stokes to accompany him back to his plantation near Lake Comorant Mississippi. The report notes the defendant's actions and the relevant locale.
Henry Hill's arrest follows a fatal confrontation with a plantation girl escaped from Arkansas. The girl, once kept as a mistress, testified of threats by her former lover, while a mob debated lynching Hill before riot police prevented it. The piece comments on racial double standards and mob justice amid a separate case of a Arkansas abduction. The Progressive Drill Corps performed well at Highland Grove.
Case details note O Turner of Eldorado Arkansas seeks companionship with Mrs Linnie Wilson. The report reads as a social engagement inquiry with unclear outcomes and minimal context.
Master Harold Overton visits relatives in Parksville Tennessee. Miss Irvenan Harvey visits her grandmother in Indianapolis. Mrs Sam Minter returns from Tennessee. Mr James Hughes spends a week with sister Mrs Willie Hughes.
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