03 Sep 1926
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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1926
Page
2
In a concise platform, an Independent Republican emphasizes belief in the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man across politics and religion, advocating inclusive values and unity among denominations.
A Chicago jail escape blocked by Harry Brown, a Black guard, sparks praise and public debate on racial reward. The piece condemns nominal praise without tangible recognition and critiques persistent Jim Crow barriers affecting Black soldiers and citizens, urging equal recognition alongside white guards.
Mx and Mrs Ernest Stewart and family return from Georgetown trip. Mrs Sarah B Bunton elected president of the District Woman's Home Missionary Society in Anderson Indiana. Bertha Matthews of Chicago former Mrs George Matthews at Elk's Convention in Cleveland. Rev B F McWilliams of Toledo guest at Nellie Ligon's breakfast. Rose Mary Stevenson eight daughter of Jessie and Dollie Stevenson buried in Cincinnati Aug 24 after dying in Brooklyn Aug 20. Rev E A Bentley reports great Sunday at New Prospect Baptist Church with sermons and a total offering of 260.96. Marriage of Martha Jane Jones to Melvin Thomas Green at St Andrew's Thursday night. reception at Mrs Jos L Jones' home. Bereaved family thanks for kindness after loss of Rosemary Stevenson. Mrs I M C Baughman entertained at breakfast guests including W A Senter of Knoxville and his daughter. Mrs Della C Savage spent Sunday in Cleveland with daughter Margaret Goode Jr. Mrs Roland Wyatt of Minneapolis visiting sister Mrs Florida Chapman after widow's burial in Atlanta. Mesdames Clementine Wilson Virginia Bailey Mary Watkins and Miss Anna Mae Moore returned from Kentucky trip.
Mrs. B K Lewis returns home after visiting Rev. and Mrs. Scott. Mrs. Stanley Earhart of Glendale visits Columbus. Mrs. Sallie Mion and brother travel to Richmond Ky. many ladies enjoy trips to Chicago Boston and New York. Bishop Clair speaks to fundraiser. First Baptist Church prepares 62nd anniversary events. social visits span Indianapolis Gary Cleveland and Louisville with multiple family gatherings and club meetings.
Mrs. Bert Crooks hosted the Ladies Aid Society Monday with a dainty lunch. Mrs. Dora Banks and Mrs. Georgia Miller attended the Christian Church convention in Louisville last week. Several locals, including Mrs. Maggie Barton and Miss Helen Gillem, were guests at gatherings in town. Rev P W Bidson plans to return mid September from Michigan and Cleveland. Bethel Baptist’s world tour event drew praise. James Johnson and Elizabeth Livingston returned from Lexington by car.
A cinema page previews a Fox double feature with Heart BR a romantic drama about a mill town heir and his Paris arrival plus a supporting comedy. Also shows Sir Numberjack with Lefty Flynn a lumber camp tale and Wireless Lizzie a comedy, followed by Tom Mix Western Sea Legs with stunts and a motorcycle police hero.
The Roosevelt Theatre presents KIKI a Paris romance featuring Norma Talmadge Ronald Coleman and Gertrude Astor with a rival love plot and a elopement drama. On September 10 and 11 MISS NOBODY stars Anna Q. Nilsson Mitchel Lewis and Louisa Fazenda in a romantic drama of a society girl who disguises as a man and joins a hobo gang.
American and other tourists enjoy Bermuda contests staged by a cricket team of crack members from Negro clubs in New York. They arrived August 16 for a fort night series with Bermuda’s leading elevens. The Colored Cricketers of New York are largely natives of foreign lands. American Negroes are not much on cricket but adept at craps.
The Virgin Islands acquired from Denmark in 1917 for 25 million dollars cover 132 square miles at a cost of 295 per acre to the U S Government. The figure dwarfs Alaska at 2 cents an acre and the Philippines at 27 cents. At the time 26,051 inhabitants were noted as steadily decreasing.
In Sharonville, near Cincinnati, two men were wounded late Tuesday night in a clash between whites and blacks. Mayor Harry McGrew sustained a slight scalp wound and was not believed to be in serious condition. Hugh Vetal, 35, was shot in the abdomen and likely fatally harmed amid a confrontation involving nine Negroes arriving from Lockland after reports of a robbery of a white man.
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