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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
6
The Union, published in Cincinnati by Dabney and Yarbrough, outlines its mission to disseminate news and foster loyalty and pride among readers, urging collective work for spiritual, material, mental, moral, and political advancement.
A concise call to action urging readers to subscribe to THE UNION by sending name and address with a 10 cent monthly rate. The brief promotes immediate subscription without listing further details.
Chillicothe Ohio May 6 authorities continued their demonstration staged by 200 Negroes Monday in front of Major General Edwin F Glenns headquarters. It is said a mutiny was crushed before it began and if investigated proves mutinous all involved may be court martialed with confinement for those not court martialed. The marchers demand immediate discharge from service amid reports of harsh labor conditions at military camps especially in the South. The piece laments the plight of Black soldiers who fought abroad finding persistent prejudice at home.
The article notes President Wilson's compromise with Japan preserving the League of Nations framework. It argues Japan held strategic leverage, refrained from vocalizing during European talks, publicly backed the League while pursuing its own gains, and leveraged its necessity to world peace as England, France, America, and Italy gained concessions.
In Tokyo Marquis Okuma, former Japanese premier, urges abolition of racial discrimination as vital to a broader peace. He argues Western arrogance led to war, notes the League of Nations rests on universal brotherhood, and warns that white supremacy must end to build a universal humanity.
The text argues that sending the Japanese home would not lower birth rates and would push Japan into a Germany Russia alliance to outwardly expand. It claims Japan would be constrained outside the League by France England and America, and that Wilson’s refusal to compromise, despite two evils, preserves the League as the dominant world force.
Work on the Hotel Sterling is rushed to open for inspection by May 30th Decoration Day. Nearly all concessions sold. restaurant department seeking a responsible man. No expense spared. bridal chambers praised as lovely. Rooms offer advantages and daily contracts are made by reputable parties.
In New York this week a national conference on lynching gathers prominent figures. The event is regarded as a harbinger of better days and times for colored people, with many noble white citizens deploring current conditions and voicing public courage to speak out against the evils faced for years.
In Plano Texas Tom Embrey a Negro shot by armed citizens and officers after a four hour standoff at his barricaded home nine people wounded and Embrey killed just before noon when he appeared at a door his body riddled with bullets as the siege ended and wife survived the attack.
Japan affirms it will contribute to a new civilization while accepting the accompanying heavy responsibility. The statement frames participation as both an honor and a duty for the nation in shaping future global progress.
Fred C Butler, director of Americanization in the Interior Department, urged a national war on illiteracy in an address to the City Club. He cited 1910 census data showing millions illiterate and warned that one fourth of the population cannot understand voters questions, stressing education to unite democracy and prevent danger from ignorance among whites.
The Union Baptist Church gathering drew a large crowd Friday night as attorney A. Lee Beaty was chosen president after Rev. W. Aug Jones left for Pittsburg. New members joined and speakers including T. J. Monroe and Leslie Tull stirred applause as Beaty spoke on Civil Rights Bill fate.
Five year old dwelling with four sinks two toilets gas heating and generous side and rear yards. Priced at 3500 with 600 down and balance like rent. For details contact J.8. Glassmeyer 2719 Hackberry St Woodorn 3039 or inspect at 1728 Hughes St.
Mrs Burnsides dies after critical illness. Lincoln file profits exceed fifty dollars at Social. Mrs C Scott improving. W H Houston ill last week. Bethel Communion Sunday evening. G U O F O F annual sermon at Bethel Sunday 2 30. Allen Temple Choir cantata at Christian Church Sunday. Rev Breckenridge sermon at Bethel. Father Thomas of Springfield visiting. Mrs L Williams concert Friday night. Rev B F Lee to preach Bethel Sunday night. Mr C Clay out again. Mrs L Mack hosted Mission Band. West Lockland plans a playground. Mrs L Williams and Mrs Cannon visit Woodlawn Monday.
A 1918 poultry advisory urges buyers to plan ahead in a nationwide bird shortage. It cautions against choosing inferior stock or eggs despite higher prices, and recommends investing in quality stock or hatch eggs, noting that better birds yield longer term gains and that new blood helps flocks rise or fall with market forces.
A local appeal invites women and girls to join the Raith and Mack shirt factory at 709 Sycamore Street. The ad touts about fifty machines, wage opportunities, a new dining room, and a welfare department led by Miss Sword to promote industry, savings, and self improvement.
About 1,500 years ago Saxons in England used horn drinking vessels shaped like cones with pointed bottoms that would not stand upright. A man drank the contents in one draught and did not set the horn down until drained, hence the term tumblers.
London experiments with 100 uniformed women on beats serving as constables. Their duty is to assist other women, joining male officers in policing the city.
A fragmentary write up notes a woman awakening to virtue upon seeing The Light, then previews Eddie Polo in The Lure of the Circus and a Fatty Arbuckle comedy, with Gladys Brockwell in Forbidden Room and Ruth Roland in The Tigers Trail as later attractions.
The listing previews Saturdays episode of Tigers Trail and Sundays film The Dub featuring Wallace Reid. Monday brings The Silent Mystery with Francis Ford, Tuesday offers The Midnight Patrol with Thos Ince’s all star cast. Wednesday focuses The Light with Theda Bara in Fox Standard play and scandalous plot elements.
Dressmaker Miss Bessid Keller advertises ready to wear options at 1297 Chapel Street near Arms Place Walnut Hill area. Offers style economy and good fit with convenient location and contact Woodburn 3438 Y for inquiries.
A humorous exchange unfolds as the head of the house explodes with rage over a paper on the wall, then calms to compliment its appearance when told by the decorator that the wife approved it. The banter highlights domestic dynamics and wit in a single vignette.
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