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December 9, 1905

W. F. Graham urges “all men and women engaged in business” to attend a meeting of the Richmond Business League.

December 9, 1905

The Cohen Company finishes improving its “buyers’ paradise” store.

November 25, 1905

J.W. Johnson, “one of the wealthiest colored men in the state,” travels throughout the South to pursue real estate deals.

November 18, 1905

Steam laundry companies announce an increase in prices, driving customers to “hundreds of colored washer-women, who depend for a livelihood upon this kind of employment.”

November 18, 1905

Moore and Archer, two black contractors, complete a variety of projects in Jackson Ward worth at least $35,000.

November 4, 1905

The American Bankers’ Association meets in Washington, D.C., in a “remarkable congregation of financiers.”

October 28, 1905

Mr. W. W. Scott opens a “modern shaving parlor” on Second Street.

October 14, 1905

John Mitchell, Jr., represents the Mechanics’ Savings Bank at the American Bankers’ Association meeting in Washington, D.C.

October 7, 1905

Dr. Albert A. Tennant, an “accomplished young physician,” opens a medical practice on North Second Street.

September 30, 1905

The Planet claims that the American Beneficial Insurance Company has grown faster than any company “in the history of the insurance world.”
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