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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1919
Page
1
The Hotel Sterling opened on July fourth to a large crowd filling the office lobby and auditorium. Guests occupy the new rooms while workers finish the mechanics and upholstery. Proprietor N A Michelson receives congratulations as a fine staff enhances comfort. A cabaret is no longer connected, signaling a venue for meetings and conventions.
From Montgomery Alabama, Big Bill Tate rose from boxing student to Dempsey’s chief sparring partner. A former medical student who boxed in New York with Jeannette Langford and Willis, Tate became a celebrated Army boxing instructor at Camp Dix. His amiable nature and leadership earned him favor with Major E. G. Gaither and city officials at Chester Park and City Hall.
The conclusion speaks of a brilliant future and the promised land of greatness. It urges that the bright flowers of fancy along life’s road not lead him away from the straight and narrow path to lasting fame and fortune.
Kin Lye and Frank Brown died from burns suffered earlier in the day at the St. Bernard plant when a kettle of dyestuff boiled over. Williams, a 44 year old Negro, also perished. G Hartzo, 22, was rescued but may die from his injuries as coroner Bauer investigates.
A speaker questions why colored people returning from work contaminate streetcars with dirt on faces hands and clothes while clean well dressed riders remain separate. The inquiry also asks why a drunken Negro makes a public jackass of himself and why people loudly broadcast private affairs to the neighborhood.
Charles Melching reported to police that a $600 robbery occurred Thursday night in Newport, with the suspect described as a colored woman. The article interjects a heavy racial polemic about social equality and white attitudes in northern cities, concluding with moralizing commentary.
Garnet Lodge carnival in Carthage drew praise for effort despite poor weather. Palestine Co. B. led the Fourth of July celebration with Captain S. T. Sneed as chairman, attracting a large crowd. Oratory music and amusements were enjoyed, though finances looked weak.
A mass meeting under the Welfare Association is set for July 13 1919 at 2 30 p m at Kenyon Avenue Christian Church between Cutter and Linn streets The Negro problem will be discussed and the roles of health and loyalty of soldiers in the war will be addressed Speakers include M Tadlock Col John S Fielding Dr E A Williams Rev R H Hill Mrs Phoebe Allen Mrs Lauren D Evers Dr W C Logan of North Carolina All pastors and congregations are invited Edward Gray Master of Wm Ware President C B Smith Secretary Ceremonies
Five persons were wounded in a midnight clash between Tenth United States Cavalry colored soldiers from Fort Huachuca and local civilians in Bisbee Arizona. The fight erupted as officers attempted to disperse the melee and control escalating violence among the crowds.
A confrontation sparked by taunts near a Negro club led to a clash as Negro troopers resisted disarming. Police and civilians joined, about a hundred shots fired. Fourteen Negroes were arrested and handed to military authorities. Wounded included three Negro troopers Deputy Sheriff Joseph Hardwick and a Mexican woman. First Cavalry units arrived from Douglas to back Bisbee authorities, while parade plans for Negro troops on July Fourth faced uncertainty.
A Tuskegee Institute report shows 28 lynchings in the first six months of 1919 25 Black and 3 white victims. Seven accused of rape and one woman lynched. States listing counts include Mississippi seven Alabama three Arkansas four Georgia three Louisiana four North Carolina two Florida two South Carolina one Texas one Missouri one.
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