OH GIRLS FELLOWS CHORUS GIRLS UPLIFT STAGE SAY NO WINE
A note urges chorus girls to resist late suppers with men and stage flirtations that divert from the limelight, highlighting a moral stance for performers.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1909
Page
5
Say Not Club Forms in Chicago for Chorus Girls Ethic Move
CHICAGO Feb 8 The Say Not club a new ethic chorus group aims to unite every chorus in the country for moral uplift. Welles and Bryn Mayr lead the effort with 36 chorus girls elected to roles including Stockdale president Higgins secretary and Gib treasurer. Members pledge to avoid public follies and to exit promptly after shows, with fines for indiscretions. they may not ride with a gentleman unchaperoned or display flirtations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Welles
Bryn Mayr College
Stockdale
Minuel Higgins
Bald Gib
Board of Censors
White
Helen Lavelle
Wood
Wall Paint at Low Prices Urges Quick Fixups
The Federal Paint and WALL PAper Co. promotes NEW WALL PA st 2¢ to W0 per cent saving. They urge buyers to act now and fix up before prices rise, listing 1214 First Ave as the contact location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Paint & Wall Paper CO
Civil Service Exams Open for Federal Positions
On March 3 the United States Civil Service commission announces examinations for chemical biologist and weigher at the local mint with salaries from 1560 to 2260 dollars per year and per diem respectively. An aid in sodomy and a superintendent of female wards at Freedman's hospital have tests on March 17. salaries include 60 dollars per month for the sociologist aid and 1680 dollars per year for the nurse superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Alaska
Freedman’s Hospital
Real Bohemian Feed Luncheon Promoted by Seattle Ad Club
An advertisement notes a luncheon to be held at the Newport on Madison Street Tuesday Room. Attendees from writers, solicitors, and advertisers will pay their own checks and share patriotic views in a democratic spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Newport
Bramarck
Madison
Tough Skull Saves Assassin Life In Oakland
Mary Thoman was shot and severely wounded after a man named Hammack, former Lakeport town marshal, believed she loved another. Hammack then shot himself in a separate act, with police reporting the revolver used and a watch traded for the weapon. The incident occurred in Oakland and involved A. P. Reinhardt, an Oakland police officer, as the suspected beloved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
U.P
Mary Thoman
RB. J. Hammack
Lakeport
Thoman
Hammack
Mran
A. P. Reinhardt
Mia Har
Rein i
Re. Thoman
Californians Thanked by Roosevelt
Sacramento February 8. President Roosevelt sent telegrams to Assembly Speaker Stanton about anti Japanese legislation. He expressed a desire to preserve peace with Japan. Stanton refused to release communications beyond the telegram from the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
U. P
Stanton
Assembly
Roosevelt
California
Japan
Theodore Roosevelt
Railroad engineer proves a hero in Arroyo bridge peril
Los Angeles reports engineer VU. P. W. A. Saldwin of a Santa Fe train near San Bernardino saved about a hundred passengers by staying at the throttle as a trestle bridge over the Arroyo Baldwin buckled. A brakeman leaped to safety as the central beam began to give way, and the train halted despite the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
VU. P
W. A. Saldwin
Baldwin
AFL considers graft prevention bill for labor and contractors
The legislative committee of the American Federation of Labor weighs a draft bill to prevent graft by union labor men on contractors. It would make bribery between contractor and employee in strikes or lockouts a felony, modeled on a New York law that led to Sam Parks's imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. P
Legislative Committee
American Federation of Labor
New York
Sam Parks
Death Toll for Mrs Cramer Deepens in Year of Losses
Mrs George W Cramer of 41 Twenty second av suffered three family deaths in 12 months. L J Cramer died Feb 4 in Long Beach California. Toneph B Cramer Jr died Feb 9 last year. Five days later her husband died. Funeral services for J I Cramer will be held from the Seattle Undertaking Company's parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
W. Cramer
L. J. Cramer
Longeach
Cal
Toneph B. Cramer
Cramer
J. Cramer
Seattle Undertaking Company
Wreckers Suspected After Train Derailment At Cold Water
An Illinois Central bound passenger train derailed after striking an open switch at outaklyte city, with wreckers suspected of tampering the rails. Fireman Martin Benton of Memphis and an unidentified porter were killed, 2 men fatally hurt, and about 16 others badly injured as passengers were hurled through coaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. P
Martin Benton
Memphis
Chicago
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