White and Black Boys Battle on Mt Adams Riot Calls Sounded
A gang of over twenty African American youths aged 13 to 19 clashed with white youths on Mt Adams East Sixth Street, hurling sticks and stones at a candy store and homes. police arrived with ten patrolmen and dispersed the mob as circuits for the hill top were out. Juvenile Court authorities will be notified with names recorded.
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East Sixth Street
Mt. Adams
Deer Creek
Thomas McDermon
E. Sixth Street
Cecelia Strachy
Peter Schroeder
Charles Fricke
Federation of Churches Bans Klan Pulpit Endorsements
A resolution by the Federation of Churches of Cincinnati and vicinity urges pastors to refrain from endorsing or presenting any movement or organization that widens race divisions. The note cites recent Klan appearances in Cincinnati churches, including Riverside M E Church, as examples of conduct to avoid.
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Ku Klux Klan
Cincinnati
Federation of Churches of Cincinnati
Methodist Book Concern
Federation of Churches of Cincinnati and Vicinity
Riverside M. E
Enquirer
Ready to Build Church Grounds at Busy Friday Event
Ready to Build People Missionary Baptist Church broke ground for a new church on Friday at 4 26. On Saturday Pastor Zellar attended the District Convention in Dayton.
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People Missionary Baptist Church
Zellar
Dayton
Georgia Governor Hardwick to Leave Office in June
Gov Thomas Hardwick announced he will accept appointment as special United States Attorney General after his term ends in June. His tenure as Georgia's chief executive concludes on the fourth Wednesday of June, with Clifford M. Walker set to succeed him following the recent general election.
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Thos. Hardwick
U. S
Georgia
Hardwick
Clifford M. Walker
To Be Pensioned
The few remaining loyal former slaves who served with white masters are to receive pensions in South Carolina for their remaining years. The North Carolina Legislature recently passed a Johnstone bill enabling pensions, while the article notes most slaves did not fight, many served as body servants, and claims there were no reports of rape or assault during the war.
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Marsters
Southland
Caroline
House
Senate
Johnstone
North Carolina
Chicago Defender
Smith
Cleveland Gazette
South
North
Canada
Jim Crow College Bill in Ohio Sparks Black Opposition
Columbus reports a bill to create a segregated Lincoln Normal Institute near Wilberforce, Ohio, aimed at educating colored youth and shifting control from Wilberforce University. The measure, backed by Senator Liggitt, would amend codes to establish a separate state facility, triggering strong opposition from black communities and black press across Ohio. Critics warn it seeks widespread segregation and would be vetoed by governors if passed.
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Columbus
Senate
85Th
Ohio General Assembly
Liggitt
State of
Ohio
Wilberforce
Greene County
Lincoln Normal Institute
Normal and Industrial Department
Wilberforce University
Springfield
Xenia
Dayton
Board of Trustees
Lincoln Institute
University
Cox
Davis
Donahue
Chesterton cites hypocrisy of United States on alcohol
London March 10 Associated Press Gilbert K Chesterton after returning from America says wine and cocktails were common in private homes abroad and that alcohol is blamed as poison only in America. He argues England is part of Europe with a long drinking tradition and mocks Prohibition.
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London
Associated Press
Gilbert K. Chesterton
America
United States
England
American
Europe
Mr. Chesterton
Curious colonial experiment cited in debate on morality
The speaker condemns American hypocrisy, noting that in the United States Negroes are burned alive. He rejects any claim of moral superiority by a society that permits such brutal acts, arguing against following America’s example.
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Bition
America
United States
Hair Club Reward for German Girl Association
The German Nationalist Party offers 260000 marks to every Scissors Club member who cuts hair of any German girl seen with a Frenchman. A man who claimed the reward was captured by the French and jailed six days by a military court to send more laborers from Europe to Southern cotton areas.
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Bochum
Associated Press
Scissors Club
Cruelty and Racism in Wartime Attitudes
A wartime reflection contrasts German brutalities with domestic racial violence. It notes German hatred toward French women and punishment by hair loss, then compares Southern white attitudes to Black women and mob violence against Black men, including lynching as a prelude to burning.
117 Year Old Canadian Local Icon Susan Maxwell Dies
Richmond Hill Ontario reports the death of Mrs Susan Augusta Maxwell Canada s oldest citizen at 117. She survived enslaved flight via the underground railroad seventy years ago and was born in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Her long life spans a era of change from slavery to modern times.
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Richmond Hill
Ont
Susan Augusta Maxwell
Canada
United States
Lancaster County
Pennsyyvania
Susan
Migration of Negro workers prompts cotton exchange appeal
The Memphis Cotton Exchange urged Congress to amend immigration rules as the South faces a sweeping migration of Black workers to Northern Western and Southwestern regions, signaling deep labor and regional impacts.
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Memphis Cotton Exchange
Congress
The Alibi and the Doctor Ad Alibi Tale
A satirical tale about alibis and scams centered on a dentist and undertaker theme. A stage dressed collector seeks payment from a doctor for an ad in The Union, but the doctor insists no contract exists. The piece ends noting undertakers would have few funerals without such alibis.
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Dabney
Esculapius
Senuorum Sanctorum
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