Colored Factory Girls in Detroit Open Jobs for Negro Workers
An experimental Detroit factory now employs only colored girls, a seven month project by Progressive Knitting Mills. About 80 of 100 workers have schooling, with several graduates, teachers, artists, musicians, and stage professionals among them, illustrating a broad range of talents and potential paths to employment for Black women in the North.
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Detroit
Mich
State Normal
Yipsilanti
Factory Girls Turn to Vaudeville and Literature
Two workers are set to leave the factory to perform in vaudeville. Half the girls are well read in current literature and the best authors. They earn five to eight dollars weekly as output climbs to record levels. Initially arrivals started at 6 15 am, but over time half come by 6 30 am and only two have been late in seven months.
Lincoln Institute Summer School opens with record attendance
The Lincoln Institute Summer School started with the largest teacher attendance in its history, enrolling 46 with representation from thirty counties. Departments include Language English Science Pedagogy Mathematics Music and Carpentry. The BF Allen Literary Society elected officers for the year and several teachers will complete five year state certificates.
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Lloyd and Carpentery
BF Allen Literary Society
Ann Dan Wright
Monroe City School
Mildred Williams
Columbia
Cordelia Walton
Marshall
E V Parker
St Louis
J. B Coleman
W M Jacobs
Richmond
Tom Ann Dan Wright
J B Coleman
S J Southeren
G. J. Morten
Conservator warns of door delivery failure for late payments
The Conservator cautions readers that failure to pay this month will result in services not being delivered to the door. The notice emphasizes timely payment to avoid service interruption.
Important notice for Pythian lodges on June elections
Lodges must report any changes in their executive offices during the June election. All lodges and courts should send the data needed to update the Pythian Lodge Directory promptly.
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Pythian Lodges
Pythian Lodge
Colored Fair Plans Big Higginsville Lexington Event
The LaFayette County Colored Fair Association stockholders prep a August fair at Higginsville Fair Grounds August 15 16 17. For info or catalogs contact Moses Green Lexington Mo W L Britt Higginsville Mo W W Ford secretary T A Jones assistant secretary.
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LaFayette County Colored Fair Association
Higginsville
Lexington
Higginsville Fair
Moses Green
L. E. Britt
W. W. Ford
T. A. Jones
Pythian Grand Lodge Builds Welcome for Missouri Convocation
Kansas City hosts the 22nd Convocation of the Missouri Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias. Delegates and visitors arrive July 24 at Union Station to a planned old time welcome. Dr J Edward Perry Prof Hi Graham Prof D N Crosthwait the Old Roman James P Maynard and Kansas City Pythians coordinate arrangements with Camp Butler housing the Uniform Bank in a prime park setting reached by electric car.
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Union Station
Kansas City
J Edward Perry
Hi Graham
D N Crosthwait
James P Maynard
Missouri Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
Camp Butler
Uniform Bank
St Louis
Pythian Band
Artist Price List and Studio Invitation Across the United States
An art advertises price tiers for oil and pastel works from life or photographs, plus emery paper options. It offers home or church wall paintings nationwide and invites inquiries about employment for a girl or boy. The studio encourages visits and a look at ten years of art collections.
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Life
United States
Negr S
Delinquent Members Asked to Pay Collector
Sedasia residents are urged to settle debts with collector Mrs Susie V Newbill when she calls soon. The notice appeals for prompt payment, stating that the money is needed.
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Sedasia
Susie V. Newbill
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E. Ralph Blair
Osage Street
Colored Factory Girls
North Lamine Street
Missouri
Sedalia
Lincoln Institute
Colored Fair
Pythian Grand Lodge
B. Kuppenheimer
Kuppenheimer & Co
Chicago
E. E. Johnston
Ohio Street
H H Graham
12Th &T
J P Maynard
M Saunders
AC Randall
JL Dibble
Walter Pritchard
Browning
C M Steemer
John Yates
Walker
J & Combs
Emma Cunningham
Grace Denny
Harry R Graham
Harry Williams
D N Crosthwaite
Lor, W H Robinson
Eastath Street
Liberty Park
Sedalia, Missouri
Sedalia Union No. 6
Building Laborers' International Protective Union of America
Jefferson City
Moberly
J. D. Moffitt
John Dotson
Burk Green
General Manner
O. J. Brooks
Aritist
North Fifth Street
Kansas
Rollins’ Studio
East Main Street
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