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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1920
Page
1
The article contends that Whites of Texas threaten to derail a presidential bid as General Wood, famed leader of the 101st Cavalry, grows more influential but his chances dwindle with rising opposition.
F D Patterson a Greenfield carriage and auto maker withdraws as candidate for delegate-at-large. The Daugherty faction opposes a colored candidate, Turner gains support as a square deal advocate, while Harding visits Texas and faces colored voters drifting away from his campaign. Distatorial Daugherty scrambles to fix rifts threatening state unity.
A political note reflects on Senator Harding losing early momentum as a moment shapes his stance toward breaking the South’s solidity. The piece questions if Daugherty influenced the idea, while noting certainty remains unsettled and the debate continues.
From present indications the Grand Old Party will win and from general sentiment General Wood will be the man.
A 1920 Pure Food Ex position at Chester Park is approved for August 3 to 15 despite protests against racial exclusion. The executive committee cites strong show support, with the Southwestern Ohio Fish and Game Association and Hamilton County League of Building Associations expected to participate. Community leaders urge inclusion, arguing colored residents are taxpayers and voters and should be admitted without costly litigation or humiliation.
Dabney touts the ZOO as ideal for an Exhibition highlighting dietetic humanitarianism while defending the dignity of Colored people and their long history in America. He frames the zoo as a visiting site with respected access and historic ties to national figures.
William Jett 25 leaped into a chemical vat at Joslin Schmidt Chemical Co at St Bernard to rescue Arthur Willis 816 Kenyon Ave. Both men were overcome naptha fumes. Willis survived. Jett died after being brought to General Hospital.
The piece analyzes the Solid South voting bloc carried by Wilson in 1916. It lists states Alabama through Virginia that supported him, totaling 175 electoral votes, and notes Maryland's addition creates a 270 threshold when combined with Republican gains in New York New Jersey Connecticut and Illinois. It warns Republicans to confront the shifting prohibition issue and potential Democratic swing to secure victory.
A fragment notes a claim that the Republican party hedged or controlled everything. The wording is unclear and lacks context or specifics on who spoke or what events or time frame are involved.
In a sharp rebuke of leniency toward the South, the speaker urges Republicans to enforce constitutional rights and prevent Democratic manipulation. The piece warns that Southern Democrats exploit power and calls for action so that thousands of Negro soldiers can vote at home as they do abroad.
Ida Watkins of 224 George Street, colored, was brought to Central Station on robbery charges after Jason Rod erick, a Black resident of Findlay Street, reported being robbed near a George Street home. Rod erick said the suspect leant from a window, her breath smelling of old 100 proof liquor, before seizing and taking his $70 inside.
A pithy observation notes that the nose misleads and the eye misreads. Doctors Ross and Schooley endorse that appearances can deceive people about who is approaching versus departing.
A Social House social for the Home for Colored Girls at 816 West Ninth Street is held Monday March 22 under the Big Sisters. Admission free with program to be rendered. Bettie Ball chairs the event and Katie Steel serves as secretary.
A six o'clock tea was hosted at Union Baptist Church by the Y. P. U. on Palm Sunday. Everyone was invited to partake and feel welcome. Miss Sarah Parham presided as organizer with W. A. Page serving as pastor.
The Sister Mason Crossed Questioned and Caooking After presented by the Douglass Kindergarten Faculty on March 25 at 7 59 P M at a Baptist Church offering a compact local theater event with child performers and church venue details.
Eddyville Ky March 11 The electric chair at the state penitentiary exacted vengeance denied a mob that killed six in Leaiton Feb 9 to lynch Petrie Kim brough alias Will Lockett 22 Negro condemned for the murder of Geneva Hardeman 10 South Ehikhora schoolgirl and confessed killer of four other women between 1905 and 1918 In the front row two brothers and two uncles of the girl watched the chair readings and Lockett’s remark I am ready to go I am not afraid to die The shocks came at 414 and 420 with death pronounced at 432 by Dr J H Hussey
Reader asks why no picture of Lockett appeared and whether he was white or colored. The question also claims his mother was white, his father Mexican, and that his association with the colored race came only from marrying a colored woman.
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