A Hotel for Boys Opens in Harlem
The Harlem Boys Hotel, funded by a wealthy donor and run by the Children's Aid Society, offers wage earning boys aged 10 to 18 lodging for 15 cents a day or 105 a week, with full board, baths, and laundry. Lodging only costs 280 a week for private rooms, and admission requires a binding promise to follow rules. The facility emphasizes self respect, orderly dining, and personal tidiness, aiming to shape boys into mature individuals through structured care and accountability.
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Harlem Boys’ Hotel
Children’s Aid Society
Lexington Avenue
127Th Preet
Mr. Kenyon
Private Waiting Rooms Highlight New Union Station Presidency Suite
The new Union Station in Washington features a presidential suite at the eastern end facing the Capitol. The $20 million terminal includes a main reception room with blue and gold decorations, mahogany furnishings, and two side ante rooms for confidential meetings.
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New Union Station
Capitol
Union Station
Washington
United States
United States Capitol
White House
Public apologies and a famed Transvaal retraction
An Atlantan recalls editor Joel Chandler Harris and a celebrated public apology read by “Uncle Remus.” The piece quotes A C du Plessis retracting all accusations against G P Bezuidenhout, calling himself a genuine liar of the first class.
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Joel Chandler Harris
Remua
Transvaal
P. Bezuidenhout
A. C. du Plessis
One Mourner and the Will's Odd Condition
A man named Enpeck dictates his will to a lawyer and leaves all property to his wife with the stipulation that she remarries within a year. He explains the condition to ensure someone is sorry he died, a quip reflecting his meek humor.
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Enpeck
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