Jeanes Fund Expands Negro Education in the South
The Anna T. Jeanes Fund reports extensive work in 12 states aiding elementary and industrial training for African Americans. It employed 117 supervisors in 119 counties, extended terms, aided summer schools, and funded school buildings and equipment, with total disbursements reaching into thousands of dollars and support from multiple great educational foundations.
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Tusseee
Ris
Anna
Jeanes Foundation
Kansas
Florida
Sippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Alabama
Louisiana
Hampton
Monroe
Tuskegee
Greensboro
J. H. Dillard
Board of Trustees
Peabody Educational Fund
Daniel Hand Fund
John F. Slater
General Education Board
Anna T. Jeanes
Slater
Daniel Hand
Jeanes
Eps T. Jeanes
Philadelphia
Ted
H. B. Frissell
Hampton Institute
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
David C. Barrow
Andrew Carnegie
James H. Dillard
Belton Gilreath
H. T. Kealing
George McAneny
Samuel C. Mitchell
R. R. Moton
J. C. Napier
Robert C. Ogden
Walter H. Page
George Foster Peabody
R. L. Smith
William H. Yatt
Talcott Williams
James T. Dillard
Audubon St
New Orleans
The
New York
Robert R. Moton
Negro Rural Fund
Arkansas
Georgia
Maryland
Mississippi
West Virginia
Dillard
Ississippi
Suth Carolina
T. J. Edwards
Talladega County
Dadeville
Ala
Suspenders Save Life of Window Cleaner in Skyscraper
Edward Carnus, a window cleaner, plunged from a downtown New York skyscraper but was saved when his suspenders caught a hook on a ledge. After five minutes he pulled himself to a balcony using an ornamental railing.
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New York
Edward Carnus
Carnus
Porter Ed Monroe Fined for Reckless Driving Hit Pedestrian
Ed Monroe a Negro porter was fined five dollars and ten days in the recorder's court after a Saturday incident in which he allegedly ran into and knocked down the daughter of W. H. Maxwell of the Maxwell Decorating Company.
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Ed Monroe
Recorder’s Court
W. H. Maxwell
Maxwell Decorating Company
Window display draws attention at Partridge Hardware
A striking window display on Dauphin Street at C. S. Partridge Hardware Company attracted many baseball fans yesterday afternoon. The cleverly dressed sale windows showcased baseball goods and drew favorable comments from curious passersby.
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Dauphin Street
C. S. Partridge Hardware Company
Jeanes Foundation aids rural education in Dadeville county
White contributors donate 267 toward school repairs and furnishings in Alexander City and six other county schools. Edwards establishes corn clubs and industrial lessons, with county aid and prize money totaling 56. Thus the foundation under Dr Dillard drives literacy, industrialism, and home life improvements in the South.
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Alexander City
Edwards
Dadeville
J. P. Oliver
Jeanes
Dillard
Mary Garden Discovers Man Hidden Under Bed Aboard Ship
Mary Garden of the Chicago Opera Company hosted reporters aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II for summer plans. A man from Caruso’s party rolled under her bed during a banquet, later dragged out and handed to admiring onlookers.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
Lloyd Line
Caruso
Mary Garden
Chicago Opera Company
Ship
Mary
Miss Garden
Wanted in Milwaukee to Testify in Court
Detective J. W. Murphy located Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Mansinger of Milwaukee living at 405 South Broad Street. A letter from her Milwaukee son said she left February 8 and was expected in Mobile. she plans to return to Milwaukee to testify in a pending case once she can pay her fare.
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J. W. Murphy
Mary Elizabeth Mansinger
Milwaukee
South Broad Street
Murphy
Mansinger
Mobile
There’s Money in It Jingle Contest Promised in Ad
Bold ad invites readers to earn pay by writing winning jingles. It directs attention to a double page of jingles and promises compensation for submissions.
Doctor fined for speeding or jail option
Dr H P Cole was fined ten dollars or faced twenty days in jail when arraigned in recorder's court Saturday afternoon on a speeding charge. He was arrested Saturday by Motorcycle Officer L S Ludlow.
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H. P. Cole
Recorder’s Court
Dr. Cole
L. S. Ludlow
Bird Day in Alabama Schools Observed May 5
Special to The Item from Montgomery reports Bird Day will be observed in Alabama schools on May 5. State Superintendent Willingham designates the day in honor of John James Audubon with a program in classrooms and a bird book now in its sixth edition by John H. Wallace Jr. The volume includes poems, articles, and illustrations to foster interest and protection of birds.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Willingham
John James Audubon
John H. Wallace, Jr
Cleaning Failure Leads to Fines for Two Suspects
George Carcié and Leon Milin were arrested Saturday by Sanitary Officer A. R. Negus and fined $2.50 or five days in jail by Recorder Edington for failing to clean up their premises when ordered by the sanitary inspector. The notice urges Cham berlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted cure for coughs and colds.
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George Carcié
Leon Milin
A. R. Negus
Edington
Speeding Fines Set in Recorder's Court
Saturday afternoon Harry W. Randall was fined 19 or 20 days on a speeding charge by Motorcycle Officer Noah Harris Jr. Oliver Foster, a Black man, was fined 10 dollars or twenty days on the same offense by Recorder Edington after arrest by Officer L. S. Ludlow.
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Recorder’s Court
Harry W. Randall
Noah Harris, Jr
Oliver Foster
L. S. Ludlow
Edington
Business Men's Lunch Offer Promotes Quick Service
The advertisement touts a midday lunch from 12 to 2 30 p m aimed at traders. It promises the best market offerings and quick service by top cooks, with DeBriere's Famous Java and coffee priced at five cents.
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DeBriere
Oldest Established and Most Reliable Specialist Ad
The advertisement proclaims the oldest established and most reliable specialist promising painless, quick service with no delay from work. It emphasizes credibility and convenience for busy professionals seeking prompt results.
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Dauphin St
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Isadora Duncan
Paris
Beatrice
Patrick
Anni Sim
Seine
Coubevoie
State Superintendent of Education
Ballweg
Crichton
DR. Brown
Kreptor
SHUR
A. F. Rockwell
ST. Upataing
United Or and Freight Jail
Superior Passe Steamers
Colon
Bocas del Toro
Panama
Limon
Bocas
Belize
Barrios
Cortes
Ceiba
Tela
Bluefields
Pacific Coast
Central
South America
Costa Rica
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
J. J. Kellemers
Chamberlain
St. Joseph and
State Streets
Chatogue Green House
Spring Hill Avenue
Saibara Nurseries
St. Francis Street
Bell Phone
Mobile, Ala
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Square Brand
U. 8
Hires Condensed Milk Co
Debriere’s
South Royal
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T. J. Granade
Bell
Jos. Patt
ST. Michael Street
Germany
J. 8S. Ferguson
Ee ST T. Franccis ST
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Orne Iven
Kenny's
Cedar ST
Alabama Corn Mills Company
Mobile Book Binding CO
St. Francis St
Gill Printing Company
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