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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1919
Page
1
Letter writer Dabney critiques Woodrow Wilson accusing him of professed Christian ethics while supporting racial segregation. The piece recalls his campaign pledge on colored people and argues that policy and practice under his administration amount to Jim Crow in national affairs, including government facilities.
A new organization led by Rep. Reuben L. Haskell aims to enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments nationwide by curbing representation of states limiting civil rights. The group alleges Southern votes shaped prohibition and seeks political equality, criticizing Republican capitulation and urging enforcement of the U.S. Constitution.
Patrolman Joseph Lapcheck of Yonkers was arraigned after accusations by 16 year old Helen Lockwood and 17 year old Susan Carey that he tried to take them to the police station on April 29 and coerced them into crimes with a promise of release. The girls are residents of 14 Carlisle Place.
A New York criminal incident is described with all parties noted as white in the text. The hypothetical question asks whether the policeman could be colored and the girls white, challenging the color line implications.
The Ohio State Department of Health offers free educational literature lectures motion pictures and exhibits to communities. Free clinics for indigent treatment are encouraged with available financial aid. During the just completed fiscal year the state received a $50,000 federal gift for general disease work.
Mrs Dollie Erwin Stevenson and her young daughter departed for Brooklyn New York to visit her father a prominent Brooklyn businessman formerly based in this city.
A call to join the NAACP outlines battles against disfranchisement, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and unequal education. It cites court victories in Oklahoma and Louisville, urges action to end racial discrimination, lynching, and unequal treatment, and notes a $50,000 annual funding need with a $1 yearly membership.
William Howard Fast argues prejudice cannot be removed by argument alone but must be worn down by real-world changes. He cites literacy gains, Black land ownership, extended Negro education, and union inclusion as progress, while warning against violent agitation and urging education and economic advancement as the path to equality.
St Anns School holds its annual exhibition Sunday at the John Street building near Richmond. Pupils display excellent and artistic needlework and domestic science items. The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament are praised for their efforts to uplift the children in their care.
Evangelists R. R. Roberts and C. A. Blackwood hold nightly revival services from June 1 to 15, 1919 at 526 Hopkins Street. Audiences fill early to hear topics such as Will Jesus Come Again and Home of the Saved while savoring singing.
C S Sharper will deliver a free Bible lecture at Knights of Honor Hall 621 Central Avenue next Sunday afternoon at 32 o'clock. He aims to show by scripture that most people dying out of Christ are not without hope and invites attendees to find comfort though their departed ones may have died out of Christ. Free admission, no collection.
Readers express appreciation for the publication and its honest audience. Gratitude notes highlight the value of trustworthy reporting and the steady, diverse readership supporting the paper through varied speeds and steady presence.
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