Fred Harvey opens Topeka cafe sparks a restaurant empire
The 1876 start in a Topeka depot by a 15 year old immigrant named Fred Harvey grew into a vast system of resort hotels, restaurants, shops and newsstands from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. Harvey’s tale reads like a Horatio Alger journey through pioneer western days.
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Fred Harvey
Topeka
Kansas
Great Lakes
Paelite Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Horatio Alger
West
Harvey
London
America
Harvey Girls pioneer western dining to sustain rail travel
The piece traces Fred Harvey's rise from restaurant ventures in Topeka to founding Harvey Houses along the Santa Fe Railway. It notes 1880s 90s expansions, Harvey hospitality, meal pricing, the 75th anniversary leadership, and current operations including 55 restaurants 12 hotels 6000 staff and major terminals and properties in Chicago Santa Fe and beyond. The article also touches on film and theater stars and other 1940s entertainment highlights.
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West
Harvey
Santa Fe Railway
Topeka
Fred Harvey
Santa Fe
Fred Harvey Systems
B. S. Harvey
Byron Harvey, Jr
Stewart and Daggett Harvey
el Tovar
Bright Angel Lodge
Grand Canyon
Fonds
New Mexico
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Albuquerque
Michigan Avenue
Jackson Boulevard
Michigan
North Side
Harvey House Grill
The Doctor's Holiday
A North Carolina doctor in Booneville is urged by a frightened young woman to visit her ailing father. James Keenan, a surgeon weary of small town life, grabs his black medical case and follows the urgent summons despite his plans for a quiet vacation.
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James Keenan
Booneville
North Carolina
James
Keenan
Crime and Trials From Murder Inc to O'Dwyer Hearings
A summary of Senate hearings on Ambassador William O'Dwyer and his handling as Kings County district attorney and New York mayor. The piece discusses Murder Inc, Anastasia, Adonis, Reles, and the fallout from the investigation, including omissions and alleged cover ups, with portraits of witnesses like Virginia Hill and Frank Costello and notes on their influence and actions.
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New York City
Senate Committee
William O'Dwyer
Kings County
New York
O'Dwyer
Murder, Inc
Frank C. Ball
Tubey
Bals
Albert
Umberto) Anastasia
Bass
Theo.g. A
Anastasia
United States Army
James Moran
District Attorney's Office
Ilegally
Hazelton
Yves
New Jersey
Joe Adonis
Adonis
Alealt
Miami
Hot Springs
O' Bat
Virginia Hill
Hans Hauser
Bugsy Siegel
Chicago
Alabama
Siegel
Frank Costello
Ben Siegel
Halley
Bugsy
Florida
Miss Hill
Sun Valley
Costello
New York County
Tammany Hall
Tte
Manhattan
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down List Clues Mixed
A jumble of across and down crossword clues including names and terms such as God of war, river Italian, goddess of death Norse, and various objects and concepts. The list mixes numbers, partial words, and miscellaneous hints without complete grid or answers.
Grassroots critique on civilian votes shaping elections
An observer describes civilian employees at a California Marine camp as a Democratic voting bloc, claiming over two million federal workers influence elections nationwide. The piece argues secrecy in government breeds corruption and undermines Republican prospects in 1952.
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Wright A. Patterson
California
Los Angeles
United States
Tammany
New York City
Hague
New Jersey
Chicago
Memphis
Pendergast
Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Truman Machine
Pentagon
Democratic Machine
el Torro Gates
Company Makes History by Refund to Army in Philadephia Area
Greene, Tweed and Co of North Wales voluntarily refunded $96,126 on an Army ordnance contract in Philadelphia region. The firm won 1,200 bogie wrench assemblies at about $40 each, made them for $5.18 under cost, deeming it fair profit.
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Philadelphia
Philly
Army
Ordnance Corps
Harry E. Hyde
Philadelphia Ordnance District
Greene, Tweed and Co
North Wales
Hyde
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Lie Ent
Fy Inez Gerhard
Frederic March
March
Hollywood
Willy Loman
New York Drama Circle Critics
Mutual Broadcasting System
Bette Davis
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
The
Broadcasting System
Colorado Springs
Cecil B. DeMille
Paramount
Ringling Bros. Circus
the Fiction Corner
Crime In America
Estes Kefauver
Costello & Co. of
Abe
Kid Twist
Reles
Coney Island
Beles
Senator Tobey
Exica Kannover
Cpr
WSL
Ner
West Adame St
Bneinee
Smediey
Smedley
Harry S. Truman
Farm Journal
Department of Agriculture
Farm Machinery & Equip
L. A. Hackpains Whittemoors
Ph. Sons Rock
Mainverarre
BE. Stroy
I. N. Boden
Osceola
Yorkshire
Maller Crimes
Fort Dudaw Ohool
Walnut Bizi
Fort Dodge
Laws
U.S
U. S. Defense
Ems
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