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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1926
Page
4
A real estate agency urges buyers to consult specialists for home purchases or income properties. It touts 14 years of experience, claims over 500 properties sold with no purchaser failure, and offers loans on first and second mortgages.
Indianapolis Recorder notes the prominence of Black boxers across divisions, listing Dixon Gans Walcott Flowers Johnson and others. It praises Dixon as one of the greatest bantams, lauds Joe Gans as perhaps the greatest lightweight, and credits Joe Johnson as a premier heavyweight defender with savage power. It cites Peter Jackson and Langford among other greats, reflecting on era, weight, and lasting impact.
A California state oratorical contest pitted a white student against a native Japanese participant. The white winner declined the judges’ choice, urging the Japanese rival receive the national berth. Students backed the Japanese, contributing to a purse and sending the Japanese student to Washington, D. C.
A white contestant sought to withdraw so a Japanese rival could compete. Officials refused, the white student still competed and won national honors, acknowledging the Japanese winner’s merit. Other students rose above race prejudice to recognize fairness, highlighting a path to national unity.
A nationwide spelling bee sponsored by newspapers from 25 cities held at the National Museum auditorium in Washington featured 25 children. Sarah Louise Allen of Worcester was the sole colored contestant and drew applause by spelling psychological before being edged out on the word risible, prompting Telegram Gazette Worcester to denounce any bias in Worcester’s national representation.
A Chicago Daily News summary notes a Baltimore Baptist convention of 3,000,000 Negroes describing gains in wealth, education, and industry. It cites wealth rising from 20 million in 1886 to 1.5 billion in 1920, and 1,000,000 farms with one-fourth owned. It records major shares of labor, degrees earned, and growing church membership. It argues much more effort could close racial gaps in fifty years.
Durant Oklahoma reports a suit in the United States Court of Claims filed by members of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations seeking a judgment and 6 percent interest on 18 640 acres valued over 600 000 allotted years ago to 466 minor children of Choctaw Freedmen. The article notes the freedmen’s claim to tribal rolls as Chickasaw and questions descendants.
Pekin Theatre promotes a week of films beginning Saturday featuring The Unknown Soldier with Charles Emmet Mack Marguerite De LaMotte and Henry B. Walthall. Also Rinty Tin Tin in The Night Cry with June Marlowe and John Harron followed by Partner's Again with Abe and Maw Russ. Coming Sunday September 19 Satan in Sables with Lowell Sherman.
In Senate testimony, Mr. Cornish argues against defining descendants to include children of Indian men and Negro women, warning such a broad definition would defy tribal law and land rights. He notes that in 1899 freedmen applied for enrollment and were allotted 40 acres each as freedpeople.
A letter from French Lick Indiana dated August 31 1926 describes the resort area including West Baden Springs Pluto Water and large hotels. It notes the towns distance about a mile apart and a population around five thousand with extensive accommodations.
A visitor describes the colored community at French Lick and West Baden, noting two first class hotels for colored guests the Acme and the Waddy Hotels, local clubs, and homes on Wells Avenue. The account highlights black ownership, bathing and Pluto Water facilities, and notable residents like Mrs Tyler Martin and Thos Taggart. The piece reflects social life during the era and references prominent figures and local amenities.
Carmi A Thompson visiting Panay Island reports placards calling for independence from the United States. The Ilolo welcome features a parade, dinner, and ball as he surveys economic conditions in the Southern Philippines. The piece contrasts Filipino desire for self rule with U.S. racial dynamics, framing independence as a national aim.
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