H L Sanders Rise From Waiter to Industry Leader
A profile of H L Sanders, a Lexington born Black entrepreneur in Indianapolis, who turned from waiter at the Bates and Grand hotels to owning a wholesale establishment on Indiana Ave. Through thrift, ambition, and family effort, Sanders built a factory producing waiters jackets and expanded into surgeons coats, aprons, and more. His firm, with contracts to major hotels and Kingan & Co., employs Black workers and generated about 14,000 dollars in sales last year. His home on Campy Ave was rebuilt into a comfortable residence reflecting his success.
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Meir
Indianapolis
Georgia
Ery
Booker T. ‘Washington
H. J. Bunders
Indiana Ave
Lexington
Mme Race
Hue
Indianapoli
Walter
Bates House
Grand
Campy At
Sanders
Denison
Otter
Ife
Barraentr
Ely
Indiana
Ohio
Walters
Kingan & Co
Uiive
Labor Strikes Create Turbulence Across New York
In New York on May 18 a citywide labor dispute stalls travel and business as thousands of workers idle and unskilled trades strike. Building trades groups tally $500 million capital while 100000 workers face lost wages. barber legislation stalls though barber schools continue. Tramp curiosity crops up near Winchester county as girls skirt the countryside. Water supply plans for New York proceed from the Hudson involving Monroe, with a 220 million project cost and new reservoirs outside city limits. Tramps flourish statewide prompting a crackdown led by William A. Humphrey of the New York Central railroad with police cooperation along the line.
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Building Trades’ Association
Tnduery
Hudson River
New York
Robert Grier Monroe
Pough- Keepsie
Hudson
West Point Captain Slain by Bolomen
Manila reports Advices from Mindanao indicate Bolomen killed Captain Cage at West Point. Details mention Clough Overton and Privateary Mores in connection with the attack.
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West Point
Bolomen
Manila
Mindanao
Bolimen
Cage
Clough Overton
Nelan Demands Pennypacker Retract Outcast Epithet
Philadelphia report on Charles Nelan North American cartoonist who demands Governor Pennypacker retract the word outcast used in his explainer for a libel law and apology. Nelan threatens civil damages and criminal action if no retraction within a week.
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Philadelphia
Charles Nelan
Nelan
Pennypacker
Laaa
Jearn
Commonwealth
Hia
Bulgarian cabinet resigns after palace violence on prince birthday
In Sofia on Friday May 18, a violent scene at the palace prompted the Bulgarian cabinet’s resignation. Officials say the disturbance disrupted celebrations for Prince Ferdinand’s birthday, with Prime Minister Radel blamed amid limited details.
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Sofia
Ferdinand
Radel
Heap Much Land and Money For Indians
Arkansas City Kansas May 18 The deeds for the allotments to the Kaw Indians have been filled and sent to Washington for interior secretary approval. The fast allotment process divides land among 67 tribe members who will receive five sets of undivided land with cash and lease options, while tribal relations remain intact and whites may settle on the reservation.
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Arkansas City
Kaw
Washington
O. A. Mitchher
Pln
Printing and barber shop ads from an old newspaper
The fragment lists services and products including DeVore Co Century building, a Phoenix Barber Shop ad, typewriter claims, and remedies for teething and diarrhea. It mentions Norante by Frank B. Shera and Winslow’s teething syrup with pricing references. The text is a collage of small business notices and patent medicine pitches.
Plot to kill President Roosevet in San Francisco
Oakland police say a plot to assassinate the president in San Francisco was thwarted by police diligence. A writer sent a letter claiming a man maimed Chiarde discussed removing the president with Crober, but authorities decline details, calling the letter likely from a crank.
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San Francisco
Cal
Oakland
Roosevet
Chiarde
Crober
A Day in Indiana A Patchwork of Local Anecdotes
A misprint filled column with scattered notes from Tipton Waterloo and LaPorte recounting a whooping cough case, a dancer sprain, engine mishap, a $3000 loss, a coal mine dispute and a noble county old-settler classification by decades, highlighting pioneer roots and local incidents.
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Orris P. Ressler
Tipton
Ressler
Waterloo
Erston Beols
Beck
Laporte
Greene County
Noble County
Train Carrying Sugar Beet Growers Passes Through Michigan
Last week a train of sugar beet growers traveled through Michigan en route to the sugar beet district. On the train, ten three children were born. A typhoid outbreak affected a family near Montecito, with nine members sick over time and a daughter dying recently while others survived. A fire at Charles Rati’s Bluffton residence left a baby badly burned. The alarm raised responders as the flames spread.
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Wea
Michigan
Michigan City
G.M. Bridge
Montecito
Charles Rati
Bluffton
Waa
Indiana Woman Offers Himself as a Sacrifice
May 18 report from Lorain details Beakte Cronn of Valparaiso Indiana writing to Mayor King. He urges mercy for Rev Br Walser and recounts an incident involving two bloodhounds used in the Bel cham murder probe. Sharp, carrying the dogs, fled toward Lorain and Wheeling line after threats to kill the animals.
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Loraln
Beakte Cronn
Valparaiso
Ind
Mayor King
Mies Agatha Belchiin
Walser
Br. Walser
Jim Peratst
Loratn
Loratn and Offer Mesiax A Sacrifice? Inti» Excitement Prevailed At Loratn
Belchum
Jia
Sharp
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Educational value of presidents junkets cited in commentary
May 18 in Fan Francisco an article extols presidents' junkets as educational. It argues such trips connect leaders with the public, inform citizens on national issues, and shape history through presidents’ talks and papers. Roosevelt is highlighted for influencing political and historical understanding.
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Fan Francisco
Great Vale
Roosevelt
Wells
Joey
Col. Tonsevelt
United States
Americana
Genera
Europa
Asia
Secretary Root Snubs Miles Dining Invite at Country Club
Washington reports that Secretary Root did not invite Gen. Miles to his dinner at the Country Club though every other member of the department was invited. The missive from Gen. Miles laments distress over perceived army cruelty and calls for a clear distinction between officers deemed responsible and the rank and file.
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Root
Washington
May
Gen. Miles
Country Club
Herw
Miles
Mikes
Weare
Stevie Jour
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Pluce
H. L. Sanders
Booker T. Washington
Pretty
Eas Aha
Sander
Indiana Avenue
Lillie Devereux Tinke
Apeakerm
New York City
Federation
Thadarbers
Odell
Uiflow
Ee Hav
Barbera
Winchester
Niehte
Connecticut
William A. Humphrey
New York Central Railroad
New York Central
Harry Noyes
GOV. Pennypacker
Daneff
Hood
DeVore Co. Century Building
Phoenix Barber Shop
Rambler and Orient
Koehring & Dre
Virginia
Norante
Frank B. Shera
Monument Fiate
Winslow
C. H&b
Mr. Jones
Acre
Hyder's
Pennsylvania
Washington Sts
Aincinims Eny
Aed
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