The Negroes Ate Senator Did Not
Fragmentary note recalls a phrase about the Negroes eating and a senator denying the act with garbled context and unclear details.
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27 Aug 1903
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Anniston Evening Star in Anniston, Alabama
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
1
Booker Washington Dines With Negro Guests in Hamlet
In Hamlet New York Booker Washington and about forty African American men and women dined in the main dining room while U.S. Senator A. O. Bacon and others were refused seating in an improvised side room. The dining room’s exclusive seating drew attention as travelers observed the scene near the Seaboard Air Line station. The event followed a Southern railway stop in Hamlet where Washington’s party was warmly received by local patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atilanta
Booker Washington
Hamlet
N. Y
United States
A. O. Bacon
Shackelford
Clarke County
Joe Hart
Nashville
Seaboard Air Line
Senator Bacon
Burly intruder enters homes in West Aniston incident
A burly Black man, suspected of burglary, entered the residences of Mr. J. A. Roberson and Mrs. Andrews in West Aniston yesterday afternoon before being frightened away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Roberson
Judge Wood Tops Governor in Arkansas Campaign Brawl
In Bismarck Arkansas Judge Carrol L. Wood of the Arkansas supreme court who seeks a third term for Governor Davis knocked Davis from a speaking stand four feet to the ground. Davis was unharmed and aides ended the disruption. Wood was arrested on assault and battery charges before returning to Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Post-Dispatch
Little Rock
Ark
Carrol L. Wood
Arkansas Supreme Court
Davis
Bismarck
Judge Wood
Litstle Rock
Property Destroyed After Twin Cloudbursts in Council Bluffs
Two severe cloudbursts in Council Bluffs caused extensive damage with losses estimated well over 500000 dollars. The first storm flooded streets and forced hundreds from lower districts as stores and stocks suffered heavy damage. A second surge raised water levels, worsening damage to businesses and property. Rainfall approached six inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Labor Day plans set for Anniston celebration
Arrangements are complete for a Labor Day barbecue, baseball games and amusements. The event, decided by the Trades' Council and Painters' Local committees, features addresses by local labor leaders and Mayor Henderson. A parade to Oxford Lake Park theater follows the grove gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Trades’ Council
Anniston
Thomas Collins
Anniston Grand Jury Draws Local Citizens for Fall Term
The city court of Anniston begins the fall grand jury on Monday September 21. The venire lists prominent local names from Anniston and Calhoun county including Love Roberts Crow Skelton Scarbrough Murphy Duke Pope Martin Rhodes Thomason Shurbutt Graham Macon Norwood Howell Boozer Akins Weaver Griffin Cowden and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venire
City Court of Anniston
Anniston
Calhoun County
AK. A. Love
John M. Roberts
Birmingham to House Negro University Says Official
Mr W T Owen secretary of the Commercial Club reports that the Freedmen's Educational Society will establish a negro university in Alabama this year and place it in Birmingham Anniston was considered but Birmingham offered stronger incentives and advantages for the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Freedmen’s Society
Magic City
W. T. Owen
Commercial Club
Negro University
Freedmen’s Educational Society
Birm
Ingham. Anniston
Stouch to Join Montgomery in Southern League
Tommy Stouch, who managed the Anniston baseball team this season, will finish the year with Lew Whistler's Montgomery aggregation in the Southern league. Stouch will guard the keystone sack, replacing Childs, and has spent the past week with Columbia, Tennessee. friends expect him to shine with Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Stouch
Anniston
Lew Whistler
Montgomery
Stouch
Keystone
Childs
Columbia
Tenn
King Edward's perfume bill shocks London observers
A London paper reports that from March to midsummer King Edward spent a little over $900 on perfumes and toiletries. The note compares royal spending to the earnings of workingmen, highlighting high household costs and the royal penchant for luxury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
England
Framed royal perfumery account on display near Charing Cross
A framed quarterly account to King George V for perfumery is shown in a neighborhood shop near Charing Cross. It records 935 units in total value. King Edward’s favorite perfume is delivered in heavy cut glass bottles holding a pint and three quarters, priced at fifty dollars per bottle with fifteen dollars for the bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charing Cross
George V
Edward
Change of Programme at Oxford Lake Park Theater
A complete change of programme tonight at the Oxford Lake Park theater features new songs and specialties. The bill is hailed as one of the best yet and patrons are supporting the show with liberal patronage. Miss Brauneck will perform the popular ballad Hiawatha this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Lake Park Theater
Committee On
The
Lake
Limits of Barbarism and Bulgarian Peril in Macedonia
A Sofia telegram to the Times reports Turkish repressive actions in Macedonia reaching extreme barbarism. The Times correspondent notes twelve Christian villages burned, massacres of women and children, and aged people. Prisoners sent to Monastir are killed by escorts, and even local Turks in Monastir consider assassinating consuls to provoke intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sofia
Times
Macedonia
Monastir
Eruption of Vesuvius Delights Naples Watchers
Naples residents witnessed a dramatic lava flow from Vesuvius as the crater opened into a wide mouth and a 15 foot stream traveled 2700 feet toward the observatory. The eruption caused panic among closer spectators while rescue and tramway safety were considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Vesuvius
Bite of Rat Causes Death of Legislator
CAMBRIA Wisconsin August 27 David G Williams aged 63 who was bitten by a rat two weeks ago died yesterday from blood poisoning caused by the bite. He was a member of the lower house of the last legislature and served in the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambria
Wic
David G. Williams
Williams
Fle
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Washington
Mr. Roberson
Roberson
Mrs. Andrews
Mrs. Grodie
West Anniston
Arkansas
Sternes Grocery
Grand Jury
James F. Crow
Mer
G. B. Skelton
Farmer
W. ©. Scarbrough
D. M. Murphy
B. W. Duke
H. ©. Pope
Martin
Merchant
W. L Rhodes
R. P. Thomason
Shurbutt
T. L. Graham
Ward
Dave Macon
G. H. Norwood
W. P. Howell
H. H. Boozer
J. D. Akins
M. T. Weaver
A. M. Griffin
Dave Cowden
Birmingham
Stouch With
Southern League
O. Watson
Levy
Love Drug Company
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