Red Dismissed as Judge Clears Negro in Nashville Case
Willie Red of 312 Ann Street, arraigned after Miss Louise Spurlock accused him of harassment at Seventh and Race, was dismissed by Judge Meredith Yeatman after an investigation of his character. Spurlock did not appear. she had been summoned to Nashville to see her ill mother.
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Harry Quitman
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Chickamauga
Lincoln the man not the myth a tribute and critique
A reflective piece arguing against hero worship of Lincoln and urging balanced memory. It defends acknowledging flaws to honor human effort, praising Lincoln's resilience and humanity while challenging blanket reverence for great figures. The essay defends truth over prurient gossip and notes Lincoln’s Charleston speech as a blemish worth remembering.
Truth in Lincoln and Cromwell’s Flaws Shine
The writer argues that praising historic figures requires acknowledging their faults. Lincoln’s evolving views on race, suffrage, and social hierarchies are weighed against his achievements, claiming that flaws illuminate strength and moral ascent.
A Fish Tale Involving School Bus Driver Arrests
Charlies Griffith, former driver for crippled children and later the school board bus, faces a criminal charge after a 14 year old girl's father filed against him. Reports note a late pregnancy discovered during the case. The mother and girl claimed they believed Griffith was white. The girl recounts an assault when she was about 13.
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Babies’ Milk Fund Association
Board of Education
Griffith
earGit
Open Air Klan Rally Near Mt Healthy Draws Thousands
A mist shrouded valley near Mt Healthy hosted the Cincinnati Ku Klux Klan in a large open air gathering. About five thousand white figures, with flaming crosses, attended while 2,000 cars were parked along the enclosure. The event included initiations conducted by the Grand Kleagle and drew a few curious locals who were kept at a distance by guards.
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Mt. Healthy
Cincinnati
Grank Kleagle
Prayer Brings Rain in China After Drought
After a long dry spell that threatened famine thousands of Christian and heathen Chinese prayed for rain. General Feng of the Chinese Methodist led prayers asking for drought punishment to be lifted. Soon a heavy rain fell though no one knows which god or if God sent it or if Feng must answer for his town's sins.
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China
Feng
Alabama Race Riot in Montgomery Claims Warden Life
A riot in Montgomery on October 3 led to the death of George Wilson, a city warden, during a search for a suspected killer. National guardsmen guarded the jail as mobs increased, with the fire department using hoses to disperse crowds. The jail room was peppered with bullets while guards did not fire back. Judge Leon McCord ordered the grand jury to convene to inspect the Wilson shooting. two men and two women believed to have been with the alleged killer Terrell were held as witnesses.
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Montgomery
Ala
Joe Terrell
Leon McCord
Circuit Court
Wilson
Terrell
First Negro Hospital Opened in Cincinnati
The Mercy Hospital and Nurses' School opened last night as the United States’ first exclusive Negro hospital. Eleven Negro doctors and thirty three nurses assisted in the installation at 612 West Sixth Street. Detective Frank Hall was elected president, with backing from Cincinnati’sGreeks and tentative support from Negro institutions nationwide.
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Cincinnati
Mercy Hospital and Nurses’ School
West Sixth Street
Frank Hall
Megrees of
Commercial
Tribune
Moonshine Fueled Murder in Front of West Fifth Street Home
An unidentified Black man, under the influence of moonshine whisky, attacked Harris George 30 with a knife in front of his West Fifth Street home. George killed his attacker in a street clash after a drinking quarrel. The killer fled in a bloodstained suit. police found no trace of the murdered man.
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Fifth Street
Geer
Hyner
George
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