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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1919
Page
1
A $105,000 hotel venture in Cincinnati is unveiled with $40,000 for improvements and $5,000 for the building, offering stock at $50 a share on installments. The plan emphasizes equal ownership, minority inclusion, and broad backing from business leaders, promising first class service and regional appeal.
A War Savings Committee dinner at the Gibson next Saturday sparks debate about racial seating. Local white carriers allegedly push segregation, while Gerson J. Brown and Postmaster Clore are praised for rejecting discrimination. Colored carriers choose to decline the event to avoid segregation.
Charleston West Virginia February 24. A continuation of wartime film and play bans by the State Council of Defense was approved by a measure drafted by H J. The action extends the prohibition on motion pictures and similar works during the war period, erasing earlier sunset provisions and keeping the restrictions indefinite.
The Colored soldiers of the American Army in France display loyalty and bravery. They are singled out for their front line and trench service, delivering for democracy and country. Back in the rear at G M C they supplied clothing, rations, fuel, ammunition to sustain the fighting effort. They toiled many days and weeks to keep the army fed, clothed, and warm.
The article praises McCall Industrial School and the Ohio Mechanical Institute for preparing thousands to earn a living, noting its strong record and urging immediate enrollment. It highlights that the school welcomes entrants any time, offers flexible subjects, and claims Principal Decatur is a top mechanical and industrial expert ready to provide information on requirements. Now is the time to learn and become something.
A sergeant writes that the war is over and demands equal treatment in France and at home. He insists African American soldiers deserve justice, respect, and no discrimination after fighting for America and its flag.
The Pathfinder deplores US double standards as it condemns lavish efforts abroad to protect minorities while domestic lynchings go unchecked. It notes the nation speaks about democracy yet ignores violence at home, refusing to protect its own citizens despite possible action.
The passage argues lynching is tolerated by police and public alike, citing the Mooney dynamite case as a trigger for government action. It claims local and state authorities fail to punish lynchers, and that central government could intervene to enforce law, yet avoids action due to popular support for lynching. It likens the situation to Pontius Pilate and Jesus.
In Columbus Ohio 800 Negro soldiers from the Thirty seventh Infantry of the 83rd Division were welcomed as the first overseas unit to march through the streets as a unit. Many hailed from Cleveland Columbus Springfield and Dayton. The regiment traces to the old Fighting Ninth Battalion of the Ohio National Guard. After parading they moved on to Camp Sherman that evening. It is expected they will be deployed soon.
The Ohio Legislature passed Crabb resolution by 63 to 38 urging proper flag displays on state occasions when colored troops return from France and calling on the Chief Executive to instruct the Adjutant General to ensure future displays are made.
Our article is not published this week as we await the prosecutor's request to view a copy of the evidence on which he was convicted.
London February 18 Rev Thomas Charles Fry Dean of Lincoln supported his recent Cannterbury convocation statement denying belief in the Testament stories of Noah and Eden He urged Irish clergy to drop traditional biblical claims their parishioners know they themselves do not believe He also objected to any allusion to Noahs Ark in baptismal rites and rejected Genesis creation as historical truth.
In Tuskegee on February 8, Dr. Robert R. Moten principal of Tuskegee Institute accepted membership on the Roosevelt Permanent Memorial National Committee at the invitation of Mr. Will Hays. Moten also becomes chairman of the Negro Subcommittee of the Memorial National Committee.
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