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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1922
Page
2
The Union explains its mission to disseminate news and foster loyalty and pride. It urges readers to work together for collective spiritual, material, mental, moral, and political improvement, quoting Seneca on reciprocity.
Last Thursday night at Sual recital Arlen Temple drew the season’s largest and most refined audience. Sulzer the eminent baritone met his stellar reputation with Italian and French selections and a Pagliacci aria in costume. Madam Anna Howard Matthews accompanied superbly with Prof. Bert Ferguson and wife providing excellent music. Young elocutionist Nahlia Young shows promise for a future in drama. G Barrie Peterson receives thanks for presenting Sulzer to the public.
W A Cahill, a local Ku Klux Klan organizer, spoke at Calvary Baptist on Sunday and told the Negro congregation the Klan wished to be its friend. He offered the church $40 for its benefit, but the gift was said to be returned as the congregation opposed the group.
Mrs Albert Hoffmeister chair of the Woman's City Club and Mothers Democracy reports through a weeks long inquiry that park dancing areas near playgrounds corrupt youth. She cites 14 and 15 year old girls in Juvenile Court cases and urges removal of loiterers and stricter police action against predatory suitors at city parks.
In a heated discussion, youths are drawn to dances and become perverted. An investigator cites white dancing in parks while noting few colored visitors. Mrs Hoffmeister warns that girls are willing to comply with men, urging sober minds to consider the consequences for future generations.
In Greenville South Carolina a Baptist minister found with a bag containing a quart of moonshine and two Bibles faced a Volstead violation warrant. Officers said the moonshine was for his ailing wife. A note in one Bible cited Anti-Saloon League material urging prohibition enforcement.
Louisville political clash cites GOP registration edge of 5200 with claims that many Republican voters are Negroes. Democrats reveal precinct figures from Ward 8 showing 85 of 89 Republicans Black and Ward 12 precinct 45 showing 15 White voters among 108 Republicans. White voter GOP share reported as 18 percent in Ward 9, belated results push GOP margin near 290.
A short personal notice lists Mrs M E Patton with the PORO SYSTEM contact, including the phone number South 7379, indicating a business or service outreach.
Elizabethtown residents debate whether a table cloth photo of Craven Aubrey, who died a year ago, is a spirit image or illusion. Widow Mrs Aubrey reports no knowledge of origin while locals note a striking beard and facial similarity. some fear the spirit may follow and reveal hidden deeds.
A reflective meditation on mortality urging wise use of time and fidelity to friends. It contrasts fleeting wealth with building a lasting good name and memory, and reminds readers not to neglect the living while honoring the dead.
Madam Waters Waters of the New England Conservatory delivered a highly successful Boston recital. She sang with expressive power and notable quality, becoming the first New England student to perform after limited study, assisted by her talented daughter Inez Vivian Waters who also impressed as an elocutionist.
IDENTIFIED BALTIMORE, MD. William T. Chandler, 42, identified today by Norman George Bennett, a marine from Norfolk, VA, as the suspect in the murder of eight year old Clare Stone in Duncan's Woods on February 21. Police say the killer is white.
The text reports that Springfield’s Black community opposes school segregation, with Augustus N Summers named chief counsel to defend parental refusal to follow the school board ruling. Pickets form to turn back Black children, while similar moves unfold in Cincinnati. Plans for a large new all Black school are noted, as are proposed 12 Black teachers. The issue likely reaches the courts and affects politics.
Community rummage sale offers great bargains every Friday Saturday and Monday at 704 Carlisle Avenue. Proceeds support local programs and neighbors are urged to browse early for best selections.
At Cedar Point Ohio on September 16 over 15 000 attendees heard that the kingdom of God will descend to earth in 1925 and that millions now living will never die. The speakers urged rejoicing that only three years remain of sin and that many will never die.
Jim and Joe, two South Carolina black soldiers in France, discuss postwar hopes about the color line. One envisions white clothes and equal access in town, while the other foresees black attire and following behind to the cemetery, noting outcomes depend on the white person's sex.
Rev William A Granger 72, president of the New York State Convention of Baptist Churches and longtime pastor of the First Baptist Church in Mt Vernon, collapsed and died during his inaugural service before the congregation.
A white brother’s death is noted as part of multiple church related fatalities this year. The piece emphasizes the church setting as a commendable place to die, reflecting on religious character and the solemn context of these losses.
Advertises a hair restorer by Viet Madam Raeder that promises nonedrful results and rapid improvements. The copy urges readers to be convinced of the product’s effectiveness and quick outcomes.
Printed advertisement offering delivery service for $2.25 to any place with no rent, own building at S710 Lueders Ave Cincinnati. Declares regular price not to be paid and invites readers to send postal or phone for a callback.
An advertisement offers a bulk printing deal of one thousand copies at a fixed price with delivery to any location. It touts no special charges, claims a regular price, and urges immediate action. The ad promotes owning their own building with no rent to pay, listing contact details Ridge 5$2 37108 Lueders Ave Cincinnati.
Printing done comer4p business cards 1000 cards at 92.25. Wording for letterheads envelopes bill heads Gedgers invitations announcements and party stationery. Church printing specialty. Entertainment tickets 23.25 per 100. Tear home or office. Call Ridge 4233 Ebersole S718 Luedaere Ave Cincinnati 4.
A church entertainment note announces a singing and playing band led by President J. L. Boozer at 626 E Sixth St. Business contact John Colman with East 724 R em and Canal 4264 X for bookings.
An early 20th century reflection notes the clash over segregation as some white Americans question why Black people object to separate facilities while others advocate pride in America despite harsh conditions. The excerpt hints at broader social conflict and differing stances on racial inequality.
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