Notable Black Entrepreneur and Sports Figure M. C. Moore
M C Moore Esq of Dayton ranks among the state's wealthiest Black men. From poverty he rose through effort, excelled in business and sport, and built a reputation for integrity. He collaborates with trainer Will Perkins of Lexington and supports social, charitable, and religious life with his wife Marion Heary Moore.
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M. C. Moore, Esq
Will Perkins
Lexington
America
Moore
Marion Heary
Boston
Episcopal Church
Hunger Strike Begins At Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus report states Charles Cross a 27 year old Black inmate awaiting execution on January 20 started a hunger strike after three failed suicide attempts. The item also notes a Alabama man who moved to New Jersey gambled in a crap game, tried to imitate Sweeny, and endured a three day hunger episode while jailed, ending with a jailer notifying through the door of a frying pan.
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Old
Ohio
Alabama
New Jersey
Sweeny
Hunger Strike Ends After Three Days
A labor dispute note reports a hunger strike that lasted three days and ended immediately after the pan full of hot pork chops was served, signaling a resolution to the protest.
Learn From the Eman cipation of Jews
Rabbi David Philipson spoke at Rockdale Avenue Temple about the liberal movement in Judaism as a reaction to European oppression. He noted Jews endured long periods as pariahs with few rights and described the French Revolution as a catalyst for emancipation, including the 1791 French citizenship grant.
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David Philipson
Rockdale Avenue Temple
Europe
France
Constituent Assembly
Reform in Habits Politics and Religion in Times of Change
The text discusses Jewish emancipation across Western Europe following France and links civil rights to religious reform. It cites Rabbi Philipson's sermon emphasizing that Jews, freed from ghettos, must adapt faith to modern life and urges Colored people to think work and maintain nerve to keep pace with progress.
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France
Philipson
Foreigners In Ohio Face Education
Columbus, November 15. A quarter of a million foreign born men in Ohio need English instruction, with 100,000 speaking no English. Vermillion, State Americanization Director, urged calm and noted that whites could gain access in town where Booker T Washington once faced limits. Color rank is stated as primary, with Christianity and character debated amid racial commentary.
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Columbus
Ohio
Vermillion
Max Yergan To Lead Y M C A Africa Work
Max Yergan, international Y M C A secretary, to return to Africa to begin peace time outreach after wartime service. He will speak at Lockland branch on Friday November 19 at 8 p m and Ninth Street branch on Sunday November 21 at 3 30 p m to explain the project and seek support.
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Max Yergan
Africa
Yergan
Lockland
Cincinnati Y. M. C. A
Ninth Street
Neosssssy
Hats Off to Benny Leonard for Fair Fight Ethos
The piece praises Benny Leonard for opposing racial exclusion in boxing. It cites Leonard’s stance that a colored fighter deserves a title shot and rejects the color line. The author urges white citizens to mirror this bravery, calling Leonard a real champion and condemning fear-driven discrimination.
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Benny Leonard
Must Cease Hating Says Bishop Leonard
Bishop Adna Leonard of the Methodist Episcopal Church urges good citizens to cease hating Germans Japanese and Mexicans while claiming few church leaders care about Negroes and leave them to the Lord.
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United States
Adna Leonard
Methodist Episcopal Church
Walnut Hills Methodist Church
Methodist Ministers’ Association
The New Constitutions Embrace Equality for All Citizens
The convention drafts a broad clause stating no citizen may be prohibited from doing what any other may do regardless of race or color. Advocate Edward Morris, a colored lawyer, says the provision ensures equal rights and bars segregation, Jim Crow cars, and separate schools. It ties to Civil War promises and the federal amendment, aiming to extend equality nationwide.
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Bdward Morris
Morris
Alpha Omega Glee Club to perform at Y M C A dedication
Prof William Decatur spoke at the opening of the Lockland Y M C A Monday night. The piece also notes a controversial remark about class division and race.
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Alpha Omega Glee Club
Wm. Decatur
Lockland
Lockland YMCA Band Provides Music for Conference at Carmel Presbyterian
Nine delegates from Lockland Sunday Schools attended the Wixet Annual Older Boy's Conference at Carmel Presbyterian Church on Sunday with music supplied by the Lockland YMCA Band.
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Lockland Y. M. C. A. Band
Lockland
Wixet
Carmel Presbyterian Church
Jess Sumday
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Columbus, Ohio
Charles Cross
New Douglass Senor
Colored Masons
Douglass Senoor
Cherry Grove
Homestead Development Ass
West Court Street
Cincinnati
the “Y
Association
Foreign Department
Colleges of America
British East Africa
Amerca
Renny Leonard
Leo Johnson
New York World
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