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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1923
Page
3
Cleveland readers are told of Hallie Q. Brown’s dismissal from Wilberforce and the Board’s defense of its actions amid accusations. The piece also notes growing police pressure on the Negro community with killings on Scott Street, home invasions, and a riot leading to hundreds of displaced Black families.
Bellaire Ohio February 28 The demand for mill labor is high with 1200 workers needed to reach capacity Officials say 1000 colored workers could be hired immediately but prefer steady workers The company invites applicants to the local mill or contact John T Clark 518 Wylie Ave Pittsburgh Pa They will hire all they can get
Memphis Negro ministers from the interdenominational Alliance filed a memorandum with Memphis welfare officials detailing why African Americans are moving to other regions. They cite police actions and alleged local conditions as major factors driving migration from the South and from Memphis specifically.
In Memphis on February 27 an unidentified Negro chauffeur warned a white woman crossing the street. A officer ordered the car to the curb and fired when the driver claimed no insult. The officer called him a racial slur, prompting the confrontation and the driver to flee. The vehicle was later taken to the station.
Memphis Tennessee February 27 Negro residents increasingly refuse to answer knocks at night fearing Ku Klux Klan violence. Joe Loughridge sought entry at Arnold Davis home to locate his wife. Davis fired a shotgun through the door wounding Loughridge who later collapsed on the doorstep. Police detained Davis after officers arrived. no charges yet filed.
Little Rock Arkansas February 27 The State will file a response and bring to trial in the United States courts the Negro defendants in the Elaine riots whose case was remanded by the U S Supreme Court last Tuesday Utley the State Attorney General said the cases appear remanded on the question whether Phillips county court followed the law and the evidence or acted with passion and prejudice
In Atlanta on February 27 Felix Alexander a white man allegedly intoxicated was stabbed after he insulted a prominent colored society woman on Peidmont Avenue The male escort of the woman is said to have stabbed Alexander and fled The police have not learned the assailant or the woman’s name.
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