Michelson Seeks Chicago Hotel Renovation and Openings
N A Michelson travels to Chicago for hotel upgrade costing over 40000 with new features and room amenities. Job openings listed for a drug store barber shop manicuring and hair dressing parlors. Over 100 rooms with baths and telephones. respectable clientele emphasized. stock at 50 a share available briefly. W P Dabney warns of a white woman posing as humanitarian exploiting colored tenants and urges vigilance.
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N. A. Michelson
Chicago
America
Motive Questioned Over Housing Advice In Dabney Building
A Black tenant group questions a Colored woman worker tied to a Housing group who visits Dabney Building tenants. They accuse her of steering tenants to the West End for reasons unclear, raising concerns over motives, possible commissions, and race related tensions. The note defends tenants and outlines building conditions and cleanliness standards.
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W. P. Dabney
Dabney Building
West End
Mrs Davenport Davenport dies in Connersville Ind
Mrs Davenport formerly Miss Nannie Simmons of Connersville Ind died Tuesday March 25, buried from Park Street Church Saturday March 29 An eloquent sermon was preached by Rev Smith and Revs Gray and Green The young widow was beloved by many and flowers marked the funeral tribute Her soul rests with God in the afterlife eternally welcomed by angels
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Larz. Davenport
Nannie Simmons
Connersville
Ind
Park St
Smith
Gray
Green
Soldier Boys Welcome After Short Notice
Soldiers arriving Monday were warmly greeted and entertained with a visit to the Y for a banquet and a Reception and Dance at Music Hall. Mr. Knoll reduced prices for the event. War Camp attachées raised funds and organized efforts led by Mrs. Tessie Lee Connolly with Stowe School contributing $25 and Miss Jennie Porter assisting at the Reception with other ladies and committees.
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Music Hall
Knoll
Tessie Lee Connolly
Stowe School
Jennie Porter
Social Earthquake In Washington D C
Washington society is shaken by a visitor posing as an anthropologist seeking to trace ancestry of Black women. He wined and dined the ladies, was suspected as a spy, and arrested as rumors of scandal and lawsuits swirl. The piece hints at widespread suspicion and looming legal actions among prominent circles.
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Washington
Niagara
Europe
Vallombroso
The Most Immoral Capital in Europe Berlin Dances Night Away
Berlin is described as the most immoral capital in Europe with a nightlife that runs all night. The city hosts a wide range of dancing venues from grand Palais de Danse to rougher spots, with dancing often continuing past curfew. Gambling dens and opium flats are noted, and daily living costs are quoted, with high nightly expenditures possible.
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H. J. Greenwall
Berlin
Europe
Colored pride grows as truth about whites emerges
A historical remark contrasts white self-critique with Black pride, noting that as whites tell the truth about themselves, Black people may take pride in the idea that they are not eighty bad after all.
Schwab Generosity and Negroes Reciprocity
The Times-Star special reports Charles M. Schwab is convinced of honesty, detailing generosity and reciprocity themes involving African Americans in a New York context.
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Schwab
Times-Star
New York
Ierch
Charles M. Schwa
Gentleman from Boston Invests in Local Colored Hotel
Edw. F. McGinnig'e of Boston, a shoe and leather importer, visited Cincinnati and explored the city’s colored culture under a detective guide. Impressed by orderly, well-dressed patrons at The Palace Cabaret and the Sterling Hotel, he bought $1000 worth of stock and plans further investment, betting on first class patronage and a brighter future for the hotel.
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Boston
Edw
F. McGinnig’e, Esq
Cincinnati
Palace
Rails among Uncle Sam's negro troops on Schwab ship
The ship bringing Mr Schwab from Europe carried 154 negro soldiers who were given a dollar each by a steel maker with no repayment required.138 of the men have repaid, a notable record. The piece praises Black Americans for diligence and mentions global attention on the World War.
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Uncle Sam
Mr. Schwab
Europe
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Michelson
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Soldier Boys
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Solomon
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