Documents Tagged ‘harold parker’
‘China Bee’s’ No-Jail Record Remains Intact
Archive Entry Date: 12/24/1969
China Bee Parker, wife of Harold, ran a N. Washington St. brothel for thirty years without spending a night in jail
Day v. Illinois Liquor Commission
Archive Entry Date: 1/24/1963
Mayor Day did everything in his power to shut down Harold Parker's club
Harold’s Club Liquor License Revoked
Archive Entry Date: 7/21/1961
Peoria's Mayor threatened the livelihood of Harold's Club by taking away its liquor license
Cop in Closet Sees Bribe
Archive Entry Date: 6/26/1961
Parker tried to “set things right,” but instead he lost his liquor license
Fourth Ward
Archive Entry Date: 2/11/1961
The owner of Harold's Club ran for alderman — as a reformer
Harold Parker, Boy Wonder of Peoria
Archive Entry Date: 9/26/1959
A columnist for Black Chicago took note of stylish Harold Parker and his “interracial night club”
Harold Parker Resolves His “Cop Trouble”
Archive Entry Date: 9/22/1959
Harold Parker fought the law in Chicago — and won
Waitress Says Parker ‘Sapped’ Her
Archive Entry Date: 7/21/1957
Parker and his bouncer beat waitresses over $1 mistake
An Exceptional Spectacle
Archive Entry Date: c. 1946
Two snappily dressed interracial couples enjoy a night at the Famous Door