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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1920
Page
1
The piece accuses whites and delegates of corruption at a convention noting Negro delegates from the South offering to sell votes for money. It contrasts alleged bribery with the broader crime of vote buying and condemns lily whiteism while defending loyalty amid hardship and segregation. Dabney.
In Avondale, a colored policeman named Payne spotted a white woman signaling to a rising auto as two armed burglars fled a tailoring shop. He crawled under a table, overpowered one burglar with a blackjack, and called for patrols as goods worth thousands were recovered. Philadelphia praises its colored officers for bravery and loyalty amid questions about their recruitment.
Mary E Liverpool, youngest of three children of James and Mary Simmons, was born in Essex County Virginia and married John Liverpool as a girl. Survived by Blanche and Ida, with son Blade and Wendell predeceasing her, she was active in church life at Zion Baptist then Brown Chapel A M E Church under Rev Gee.
Cincinnati district of the Ohio Baptist Women’s Missionary Society convenes in the city at Mt Carmel Baptist Church June 12 and 13. State President Sarah Johnson to deliver address and a public birthday party feature. Saturday supper offered free. last district raised 260 dollars. The note includes historical references to Uganda martyrs and Catholic beatification.
While many Catholics harbor race prejudice, the writer asserts Catholics nationwide will extend more courtesies and loyalty to colored members than white Christian groups. It notes colored priests and nuns and mentions the Catholic University in Washington opening to colored students.
Welfare Association for the Colored Race calls a mass meeting Sunday at 2:36 p m June 13 at 508 George Street Rev D C Williams hall. Proceeds help Morris Maze facing execution in Tennessee with funds for his new trial and lawyer fees. A photograph and poems by Maze will be sold. address and phone for president William Ware in Cincinnati.
The Atlanta NAACP gathering drew thousands as delegates traveled from many regions. A broad program against lynching and segregation was developed, aiming to drive civil rights advance.
The assault and battery case against Grand Theater officials by three teachers was dismissed as the teachers could not be barred from entering after buying tickets. They may file a damages suit.
A devoted mother and cherished community figure died May 27 after three years of declining health. She faced confinement with grace, leaving two daughters, many relatives, and a wide circle of friends. Her faith and service were deeply valued, and tributes recall her cheerful resilience and steadfast devotion.
The Catholic Church beatified 22 Ugandan natives on May 13 and 15 at St Peter's Rome, elevating them to the ranks of the Blessed as martyrs and exemplars of faith. Pope Benedict XV proclaimed the triumph to the congregation, linking their martyrdom to early Christian heroism.
The Columbus paper reports strong protest against a proposed separate playground for colored children. Officials deny that 700 colored residents supported the plan and say whites backing it seek an entering wedge to separate schools. The piece echoes a familiar clash over race rights and California silver style rhetoric.
Finley of The Lincoln and Lyceum earns national secretary and treasurer roles after distinction at the Chicago Theatrical Managers Meeting. A live-wire, he is described as the right man in the right place for the post.
Andrea Razafkeriefo a paraphrase of In Flanders Fields has been issued by Wm. M. Kelley at 3 Quincy Street Brooklyn as an art motto card in framing colors. Price 15 cents. A noted writer calls the work a high tribute to the war’s Negro soldiers alive and dead, urging it be in every colored home in America.
Congress man Henry D Flood and about a half dozen lawyers and witnesses in the Partner will case clashed in a free for all at Prince William County Circuit Court. Several participants sustained cuts and bruises while Barbour and Flood exchanged blows. Meredith of Washington helped escalate the dispute as the heated confrontation broke out over affidavits and statements by proponents and contestants involving Mrs Flood.
The speaker denounces elite white families as immune to contempt charges, contrasting their status with the harsher consequences faced by Black individuals. The remark highlights perceived racial double standards in the judiciary and social hierarchy.
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