AJune 16 1905
Obyidinyinya, New Club Of Russian Patriots 16 Jun 1905, Fri The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com
Obyidinyinya, New Club Of Russian Patriots
Little Band Gathered in Cincinnati Are Planning for Brighter Days for Their Fatherland.
“Obvidinyinya” is the name of a club just organized for the preservation of the Russian language, literature and customs by Muscovite natives living in Cincinnati.
“Ob—,” &c., means unity, a term which signifies the fact that aliens of Russian birth have banded together in a common cause believing that the future of their erstwhile country is one of promise. According to the platform which has been drawn up the club would not have been organized at all if its projectors hadn't believed that there really was a brighter day dawning for Russia.
“There is no Russia now. There will be a Russia soon,” reads the placarded constitution written in the Russian language. “Then we will be proud of our birthplace. This club is the memorial of our hopes.”
The transactions of the club will be conducted in the Russian language. Selections from the works of noted Russian apostles of freedom will be read. Works of Russian composers will be rendered by musicians in the club.
The privileges of the club will be open to all Russian immigrants. Dr. Moses Scholtz, 707 West Sixth St. recently of Moscow, is President.
September 20 1905
Immigrant Society Is Incorporated 20 Sep 1905, Wed The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com
IMMIGRANT SOCIETY IS INCORPORATED
The Russian Immigrant Unity Society, known in the Russian as Objidininja, was incorporated Wednesday at Columbus by Dr Moses Scholtz and others. The aim of the society is to keep alive in the adopted country of the members the traditions of their native land and love of its literature. Only Russian will be spoken during the sessions of the club and only Russian dishes and tea boiled in a samovar are served at the occasional luncheons of the organization.
November 17 1905
Russia Fears Freedom 17 Nov 1905, Fri The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com
RUSSIA FEARS FREEDOM
So Says Moscow Citizen, in Letter to a Cincinnati Relative.
On the day when the Czar wrote his emancipation proclamation Louis Scholtz, of Moscow, brother of Dr. Moses Scholtz, of Cincinnati, made a permanent record of the events that followed the announcement. Friday, Dr Scholtz received a letter written in the evening when all Russia was delirious with joy, yet fearful because of doubt.
The letter reads: “The people are joyous, but they only half believe in the sincerity of the Czar. The manifesto has just been published and men are discussing it in the streets. Most say ‘It cannot be true.’ At every street corner there are the lovers of liberty haranguing large crowds who wave red flags. It is like a miracle. The soldiers and the police do not protest. Only we fear for the future. Can the people stand unrestrained freedom?
“Just now there is no railroad traffic between St. Petersburg and Moscow. The streets are dark. There is no water. The price of foodstuffs is high. The drug stores are closed, and patients at the hospital suffer.”
