Disorderly House Rumor Sparks Black Paper Feud
Mary Blake of 611 W Fourth Street faced police court over an alleged disorderly house linked to white and colored patrons. The case was dismissed after authorities found no whiskey at her Indianapolis-linked cellar. The Cincinnati Journal editor Horace Tolbert is accused of misrepresentation. Mrs Blake considers a criminal libel suit.
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Mary Blake
Fourth Street
The
Cincinnati Journal
Mrs. Blake
Indianapolis
Tolbert
Blake
Union
Tales Of Courage By Colored Boys At The Front
From the front daily stories praise the bravery self sacrifice and loyalty of colored soldiers abroad and at home. The piece urges national action by President Wilson and Congress including anti lynching laws abolition of grandfather clauses and desegregation of railroad cars.
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Africa
Paris
U. S
Wilson
Democratic Congress
South
United States
General Jones Denies Ties to New Paper and Demo Crates
General Joseph L. Jones denounces links to the alleged Demo crates and the new paper. He says he had nothing to do with them and criticizes the publication for suspicions. He offers to be questioned if asked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Jones
Temple Court
Democrates
Cincinnati Journal Controversy Ties Jones to Editorial Influence
An analysis cites links between General Jones and the Cincinnati Journal staff, including Miss Helen L. Jones daughter of Jos L. Jones, amid claims of journal influence and a university journalism course denial. A letter from the University of Cincinnati registrar confirms no journalism program existed.
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Helen L. Jones
Jos. L. Jones
Cincinnati University
University OF Cincinnati
McMicken Hall
W. P. Dabney
McAllister St
Cincinnati
Mr. Dabney
Laurence
Local Paper Attacks W L Anderson in Rampant Blast
The Cincinnati Journal faces a hostile notice from a Kentucky Democrat in Ken tucky. The writer, an unnamed old citizen, denounces the paper and defends W L Anderson known as Bill Anderson and censored morals as a Home Boy. The notice claims Anderson is ashamed of his race and birthplace and targets newcomers over old residents.
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Cincinnati Journal
Hardin Tolbert
Kentucky
Bill” Anderson
Editor Tolbert and Circle Backed by Town Rally for Truth
A letter asserts editor Tolbert and allies prioritize truth over other aims, claiming a united front behind journalistic integrity and transparent reporting. The writer condemns misinformation and urges readers to support honest scrutiny of public affairs.
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Tolbert
Private I D Taubeneck Reports Southern Fears After War
In Lincoln Illinois on October 2, Private I D Taubeneck of Bloomington now at Camp Shelby Mississippi writes of a southern fear he encountered on a train. A southern woman warned the Negro problem will be next after the war and suggested deportation or segregation. She noted southern women now do more work and claimed Negro women are more impudent due to allotment effects on soldiers and that white men would use the women as a measure of control. She expressed the view that Negroes are fit only for servants and joked that arming them would change little in the balance of power.
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Lincoln, Ill
I. D. Taubeneck
Bloomington
Camp Shelby
Miss
Ban on Ignorance Shapes Conference Membership
The Kapn sas Nebraska African Methodist conference in Omaha bans illiteracy. Four men seeking membership were told to prepare for the work, as God calls the educated ministry. Bishop H Blanton Parks of Chicago condemns noisy unlettered preaching and urges real spiritual benefit in worship.
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Omaha
Neb
Kapnsas-Nebraska African Methodist Conference
H. Blanton Parks
Chicago
Letter to editor alleging a smear by Hardin Tolbert
Mrs Marion Blake accuses Hardin Tolbert of a mal icous newspaper attack after a court case cleared her of wrongdoing. She claims a thief stole clothing worth 53 and says police were misled, prompting blackmail demands and a denounced Cincinnati Journal. She urges ladies to beware and asserts court records support her statements.
Winning Ticket COUNTY TICKET 1918 Governor FRANK B WILLIS
COUNTY TICKET 1918 lists the governor candidate FRANK B WILLIS and multiple statewide and county offices. Nicholas Longworth and A E B Stephens named for congressional and common pleas races. Other officials include Hoffman Caldwell Struble Locke Darby and Gerritt J Fredriks Jr for Insolvency Judge. Wade Cushing Walter M Shohl short sheriff Fred Bauer E S Beaman Casper H Haekkl Arthur C Bauer and Louis J Howe fill auditor recorder clerk coroner treasurer posts.
Commissioners and Representatives Names Listed
A historical roll lists commissioners A E Mittendorf Martin Daly Chas F Bauer Senatore Fred L Emmert Robert J O'Brien Walter W Bellew and Representatives David H Scott John B Morris Joseph R Gardner A Lee Beatty Horace Bons er Julius Lucksinger Edward A Winter Harry J Federman Arthur E Jones.
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Fred L. Emmert
Robert J. O'Brien
Walter W. Bellew
Patrolman fires during scuffle fatally wounds Arthur Fisher
Patrolman Louis Gendenburger shot at Arthur Fisher a Negro resident of 100 Avery alley during a scuffle at Fisher's home Monday night. Fisher fired twice at the officer as he approached, injuring him, then fled to 411 Stone street where he died minutes later.
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Alley
Louis Gendenburger
Gendenburger
Fisher
Necro
Stone Street
New Colored Law and Order League Formed in New York
A colored Law and Order League has started in New York with Chas. W. Harris elected president. The new organization aims to promote lawful conduct and community improvements under Harris leadership.
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Colored Law and Order League
New York
Hostor Chas. W. Harris
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New Colored Paper
Horace Tolbert
Jones
P’s
David
Jonathan
Damon
Pythias
Anderson
Journal
Republican
Hunt
Ninth Street Church
General Jones
Yours Very Truly, L. G. Hartman
W. L
Liberty
Ares
Editor Union
Hamilton County
Marion Blake
Frank B. Willis
Congress
Nicholas Longworth
Second Dist
A. E. B. Stephens
Common Pleas
Frederick L. Hoffman John H. Caldwell Stanley Struble
Walter M. Locke
Thomas H. Darby
Gerritt J. Fredriks, Jr
Court of Appeals
Wade Cushing
Walter M. Shohl
Fred Bauer
Auditor
E. S. Beaman
Casper H. Haeckl
Fred E. Wesselmann
E. A. Gast
Louis H. Cappelle
Arthur C. Bauer
Louis J. Howe
A. E. Mittendorf
Martin Daly
Chas F. Bauer
Senatore
David H. Scott
John B. Morris
Joseph R. Gardner
A. Lee Beatty
Horace Bonser
Julius Lucksinger
Edward A. Winter
Harry J. Federman
Arthur E. Jones
Arthur Fisher
Avery
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