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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1923
Page
2
Publication note from Cincinnati editor W P Dabney and business manager Cleveland Turnell outlines subscription rates and goals. The piece emphasizes unity loyalty and progress across spiritual, material, mental, moral, and political spheres with a Seneca quote about reciprocity.
A quotation by Ella Wheeler Wilcox asserts that protest elevates humanity and that silence breeds cowardice. It declares that voices must rise against injustice ignorance and lust, and that the few who dare must speak again and again to correct wrongs.
Mr Joe Lanenkag returns from vacation in Detroit. Jackson Posey buried September 17 at St John s A M E Church. Leslie Towles visiting relatives in Xenia and Dayton Ohio. W L Upshaw motored to Columbus Ohio and Indianapolis Ind. Clifton Isom taking extended trip to Washington DC, Baltimore MD, Atlantic City NY and Boston MA. Walter Armstrong and wife and child returned from Maine and Kentucky. Lucile McMurtry returned to school after visiting mother in Burgin KY. Ida Robinson of Dayton guest of Perry Bess. Lucile Thurman visiting relatives in Rome GA. Wm Fuller of Louisville visiting city. Arthur Towns welcome baby girl. Essie Victoria to join Park Street Church. L B Hoggans visiting sister at Christ Hospital. Carnation Club No 1 met with Mrs Clifford Reed. Mabel Isom visiting several Eastern cities. Geo Reese and children entertained Mr and Mrs John Randolph of Maysville KY. Harry S Jacobs elected grand treasurer of Knights and Daughters of Tabor at Atlantic City NJ for 14th term. Mamie Stanton of Cleveland guest of J W Green of Avondale. Warren Thomas returned from Chicago and Columbus. Hattie Jacobs and Julia Fuller guests of Mary T Black at Elk convention in Chicago. Dr John Robinson of St Mark M E Church New York City guest of Mamie Bacon. R W White deacon of First Baptist spent two days in Hillsboro. Rev C M Goode formerly of Dayton now presiding in Detroit visited brothers. Mr Hicks formerly deacon of First Baptist here from the West. Rev W Cordell quite ill.
Lincoln Theatre presents four day run September 22–25 featuring THER DEVIL'S ATCH with Bobby Smart and a strong colored cast. Also included are HOME MADE MOVIE and THE GIRL FROM THE GOLDEN WEST with David Belasco’s stage drama, plus THE VALLEY OF SILENT MEN and STEPS TRAIL No 3 in later showings. First floor 20c balcony 15c. matinees 2–5 pm. evenings 7–10:30 pm.
Local social notes list guests from Lexington, Kentucky to Washington and Ohio, with garden fete success by Geo Wyatt children and trips to Boston and Chicago. A controversial boxing commentary questions Wills facing Dempsey and notes aging athletes, race, and voting behavior among women.
The Roosevelt Theatre promotes two nightly shows with matinees and vaudeville. Upcoming weeks showcase While Satan Sleeps with Tack Holt, Pink Gods starring Bebe Daniels, Trifling with Honor tied to Babe Ruth, and Face in the Fog with Lionel Barrymore, Senna Owens, plus Universal News Reel.
Miss Emma T. Ford has returned to her home in Frankfort, Kentucky after a pleasant fortnight with her aunt Mrs. E. C. Dandridge. Mrs. Green Igo and three ladies drove from Lexington last week.
Mr James Hastings Johnson of 1108 Lincoln Avenue Walnut Hills died September 5 1923 at 658 am. He leaves a wife a mother five brothers two sisters and many relatives. He died in faith and bravery and was upright honest and faithful. The world may forget him but he remains dear in our memory.
A family discussion centers on a deteriorating mattress with the mother proposing a renovation by Hall Sweeney Mattress Co. The plan involves a local business contact, phone number W. 6588, and a resolve to improve rather than replace the bed.
A controversial piece claims Giki will face Geo Godfrey while asserting Negro boxers receive few chances against whites. It suggests Siki’s fate depends on performance, with a dismissive note that black fighters must sell out or age out to be considered dangerous.
Residents along Mc Millan and Boone streets awoke to shouts and glass shattering as a mob of over a dozen men rioted. Police found no further disturbance. an assault on Otto Ostendorf, a North Norwood streetcar motorman, prompted the incident. A Negro suspect fled toward a nearby tenement, while bystanders shattered car glass. Police arrived to calm the scene as the crowd dispersed.
Washington D C Sept 7 two local preachers and their lady companions were among guests when police swooped on Hoe Graves Cafe 16 G street NW arresting the proprietor and charging him with illegally selling a well known agricultural product in demand since Prohibition. By st asers say the clergy hid faces with handkerchiefs as they were escorted to the nearby Black Maria in charge of the vice squad. Let us not criticize our clerical brethren for they are human.
The prize ring reports Dempsey retained the title after Firpo sent him through the ropes and nearly defeated him. The champion used aggressive tactics and fouled Firpo after the bell, drawing intense crowd reaction and referee concern.
Mrs Anna Van Silke marked her sixty third birthday by swimming ten miles in the Pacific off Santa Monica. She completed the 9 hour 20 minute crossing singing a verse of the Star Spangled Banner and left the sea fully dressed. She had moved to Santa Monica twelve years ago after tuberculosis illness, doctors say.
A speaker condemns reliance on visions of the afterlife, urging both white and colored people to perform duties in this world. Calls out neglect of responsibilities, warns that parental neglect harms colored youth, and urges living rightly in the present.
A clipped remark suggests a plan to reduce preparation time before departure, implying timing and readiness concerns. The incomplete text references being ready and efficient, hinting at a broader logistical conversation without concrete names or places.
Charles M. MacNeill died in New York on March 1. The will awards the widow Marion Parsons MacNeill the major share, about $1.5 million. Sister Eloise MacNeill Bird of Worcester receives $100,000. Julia Reed, a longtime African American servant, is left $40,000.
Organist director for choir sought, a man who specializes in chorus building. Address Organist, 813 West Ninth Street.
A Scots style ad advertises the Madam C J Walker scalp and hair treatment system led by Mrs Mary Coping Hayes. Information line Canal 3171 Y lists services at 404 Richmond St for patrons seeking scalp and hair care.
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