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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1919
Page
1
An August 1 charity event at an Orphan Asylum seeks public support as Mrs. Emery contributes 25000 dollars for a needed addition. The piece urges attendance, notes free admission, and highlights community effort to care for orphans amid broader social commentary. LI MOY FOO signs a New York letter dated July 1 praising both Western and Eastern perspectives.
Senator James D. Phelan of California warns that rising Japanese births threaten white dominance as Japanese women increasingly populate rural areas. He cites a 3,000 percent rise in Japanese births over a decade while white births fall, arguing California is becoming a tributary colony of Japan and urging action against what he calls a silent invasion.
A letter to the editor argues for peace founded on the Ten Commandments rather than the fourteen points. The writer asserts Western markets led to war, cites opium as a historical grievance, and claims Western rifles pressured China as trade relations shaped national life.
A letter exposes moral divide among church members and property owners, contrasting delinquents with hardworking neighbors who owe small sums. A poor woman with sick children requests continued subscription support, while a widow vows to pay what she owes as a civic cancer on the community. Cincinnati letter mentions 1919.
Al the Sterling reports Dayton's famous ball team The Marcos are at the Hotel Sterling. Rooms are large and airy with modern conveniences. Mr Michelson works daily, keeping operations active as business picks up.
In Toronto a prominent Black figure, Fred Hubbard, rises to Assistant General Manager of the street railway, earning a high salary and breaking racial barriers. Hubbard, whose Virginia-born grandparents settled in Canada before the Civil War, followed a path from clerk to secretary to top management, amid a city with notable Black civic presence and growing Negro population.
Fragments show residents fearing harsh winters, while nine workers previously employed by the Toronto Street Railway under Barbara faced annual hardship. The piece hints at relocation due to climate and job churn, underscoring a struggle to balance stability with seasonal conditions.
A soldier writes from overseas describing harsh camp life digging up and reburying the dead, poor rations, and worse treatment than German prisoners. He mentions Phil Berry who returned to Ohio and can be contacted at Chatham Street, Walnut Hills. He plans to send two letters via the Y M C A and urges family to report conditions and seek homeward move.
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