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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1919
Page
1
W E B DuBois in The Crisis May issue declares the U S must confront lynching and disfranchisement at home after fighting in World War I. He argues Black soldiers bled for a country while white supremacy and caste undermined democracy, urging a decisive battle for equality and true democracy in the United States.
A San Antonio girl wears a pin with nine service stars indicating many loved ones in service. The speaker notes not nine brothers nor nine sweethearts, but the real conflict starts after this current war ends.
The event at Union Baptist Church Richmond and Mound Streets features Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois editor of The Crisis and Pan-African Conference initiator. The Cincinnati NAACP branch promotes race rights activism with 25 cent tickets and limited seating.
The American Baptist Home Mission Society forms a council of fifteen Negro Baptists from the Northern Convention. Hon. Geo. W. Hays is selected to serve. First meeting is Friday May 9 in Cleveland at 10 am at the Central Y M C A. Society will cover travel costs. Not a public meeting.
A Mississippi tragedy describes a white postmaster obsessed with a colored woman. He confronts a love rival, retrieves a gun, and fatally shoots both the rival and the woman. Returning home, he dies by his own hand as police close in, in a case noted for its racial overtones and violent ends.
Letter dated May 6 1919 from GHASA Brooks requests confirmation of willingness to serve on a council and attendance at a conference. It includes assurances of sincerity and best regards and notes Secretary C A Brooks of the American Baptist Home Mission Society in New York. Also attached is a May 9 1919 note from GEORGE W HAYS offering humble services to uplift Colored Baptists in the Northern States.
Mrs. Harry Whitney Treat urges a nationwide program to train every American girl as a cook and housewife. She cites three causes of dislike for housework: lack of skill, outdated instruction, and punitive childhood experiences. She proposes starting at age 17 to prepare girls for modern home management.
The text describes a movement to train girls in home making starting in Seattle and expanding nationwide. It mentions a plan to draft a bill for Congress to authorize two months of government funded instruction for 17 year olds in cooking sewing knitting decorating cleaning budgeting baby care and a complete home management curriculum plus exercises hygiene and athletics.
A fragment quotes a biblical maxim on choosing a good cook over great riches, reflecting moral advice and domestic virtue in a devotional or household context.
Cook County Grand Jury indicts three women who served as precinct judges and clerks in February mayoralty primaries along with a small group of others. The dispatch frames the case as women using diplomacy and craft to influence politics, noting their alleged manipulation of emotions to sway outcomes.
A humorous exchange scenes a guest asking price for rooms. The clerk replies two dollars up to twelve, prompting the guest to ask about rates up to half past nine, hinting at differing occupancy or time-based pricing.
A playful exchange between Big Auntiee and Little Tommy exposes a child’s witty denial of Santa. Tommy retorts that Ded and the stork bring gifts, turning a holiday myth into a humorous family moment.
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