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Newspaper
Kansas City Sun
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
4
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Editorial urges calm optimism for African American advancement as the Zion Conference arrives with a distinguished Bishop Kyrie at its helm. It praises the church leadership and the conference's intellectual giants, urging the community to welcome the event with pride.
Nearly fifty teachers of the Colored Schoola are enrolled in the Summer training school which began this week and the greatest interest is being tak en by both teachers and instructors. In the white organization the enumeration has not reached the three hundred mark, which fact gives the Col ored teachers a percentage twice as great and shows that our Instructors are not lacking in perfessional zeal. In addition to this showing, several Colored teachers are attending Summer school elsewhere.
Uncle Dan Sawyers, aged eighty plus, veteran interracial advocate and former slave, long active in public service, has rapidly declined after laboring for his people. A Sun representative found him feeble at his Chillicothe home before his move to a sanitarium, with little chance of recovery noted. Thousands of converts and friends mourn his condition and recall his moral and civic work.
Dr L J Holly announces a change of office and residence from 1117 Campbell Street to 1603 FB Twelfth Street Bell phone East 687. It will be a week or more before the phone is installed during which interval you may call for business only Bell phone Hast 898 Home East 1033.
A mosaic of overheard quips and rumors during a hot spell. The bitter commentary touches social morals, missing ties, and neighborhood gossip, noting a rumored breakup, scarce greens, and youthful truancy. It also laments long speeches at Allen Chapel and a noisy debating society disturbance over Moses’ mother.
A batch of classified items lists furnished rooms for rent at 1514 East Seventeenth and 1419 Lydia, 3 room modern rentals, a couple compatible lodging option, and sales including an oak buffet, a Vernis Martin bed mattress, an Edison phonograph, and a carpet sweeper. Contact Sun Office at 1803 East 18th or Bell phone East 999 for details.
An entry list of Black owned businesses in Greater Kansas City including bakeries such as Mrs Susie Owens 2311 Winestreet and W F O Bannon Laboring Mens Barber Shop 558 Grand Ave plus Poro hairdressers like Mrs C D Williams 1714 FE 1eth Street and Delilah M. S. Dottrey 1102 Highland Ave. Also cafes florists jewelers real estate and employment firms are listed with addresses and telephone numbers.
Modern and partly modern homes for sale. One thousand to ten thousand dollars on easy terms. Fire insurance rentals and collections. Money to loan. Estates economically administered if you have a house for sale rent or exchange. Come in and let us talk it over. BD A Willis 2610 Highland Avenue Bell Phone East 3440.
Williams Investment Co offers a four room cottage at Howard and Garfield for 1150 dollars with 50 dollar down and 16 dollars monthly payments. A six room modern frame at 2925 Euclid listed for 1000 dollars with favorable terms. A brick near 15th Street car line is also for sale. Also a modern flat at 2008 East 11th Street available from now to October 1 at 25 dollars per month rising to 32.50 after October 1.
Readable text notes two phones at 1704 East Twelfth Street with the number 1415 linked to fast service. The exact business or service is not stated in the fragment.
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