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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1909

Page

11

South Has New Hope Taft Pledges Cooperation

The dispatch reports a first formal Southern movement uniting diverse factions in support of President-elect Taft. St Augustine leads a unanimous set of resolutions urging cooperation, urging other Florida communities to act, aiming to shape Taft’s early policy with a pro South stance.

St. Augustine Itu Souts Fmen Taft Augstine Fla Washington Ride St Augustine Klartta Tafts Florida South Asmuch Natonal

Fragmented OCR Snack Note About Toasties

A garbled OCR fragment mentions Post Toasties and flavors like sugar and cream. It oddly references a taste test and a pony, with confusing phrases about melting, dieting, and a puzzling sequence of words.

Nolan

Moving picture men rebel against film duties plan

About 200 independent exhibitors in New York met to plan a campaign against the film trust. They adopted a resolution protesting a proposed increase in import duties on films from Europe and sent copies to the President and to the Ways and Means Committee chairman.

Congress New York Europe Waya and Means Committee House of Representatives

Attractive New Factions for Women and Children Shown

Spring fashions at Woodward & Lothrop display an endless variety for women and children. Infants wear, baby caps, bonnets, coats, and frocks, with mushroom hats trimmed in ribbons. lace, embroidery, and pale florals dominate. Women's department features new skirts in pink shades, Directoire gowns, bloomers, bridal tassels, and corsets in coutil and batiste, with lace and satin accents throughout.

Woodward & Lothrop Woomens House Directoire

Abolished by Cortelyou Ends Treasury Promotion Exams

The Treasury Department ends its long standing exam and recommendation committee for clerk promotions. Secretary Cortelyou issued an order abolishing the body that since the 1870s vetted promotions. Future promotions will be recommended in writing by bureau heads to the chief of appointments and then to the Assistant Secretary and Secretary for action.

Treasury Department Cortely O Coolidge Theo L de Land Ladlow Dief Charles Lyman Treasury Force Sttte Secretary of the Treasury

Upham's Partner to Wed in Public Notice

Mrs Mary Gertrude Bryant of Cleveland Ohio and Francie Stuyvesant Peabody Chicago coal merchant and Democrat to marry soon. Peabody connected to national politics and pledged to raise as much for Bryan as Upham did for Taft.

Ine Woonington Taft Peabody Bryan Upham Chicago

Red Widow accused in Faure case in Paris

Paris reports a second complaint filed by Louis A Gregori against Mme Breinheil the Red Widow alleging involvement in Felix Faure death. The move aims to keep the case alive as Faure death investigations near the legal limit. Maj Gen John Charles Hoad to depart for home via the Lusitania February 27 and will visit U.S. military centers.

Paris Delahaye Felix Faure Louis A Gregori Maj Dreyfus Emil Zota Pantheon Gregori Mme. Breinheil M Faure Mme Steinhell M. Faure London John ‘Charles Hoad England Imperial General Staff United States Lusitania Head Atlantic Pacific

Gorky’s Friend on Trial in Cracow Spy Case

In Cracow on February 16, the Russian revolutionary tribunal began questioning Stanislav Behoxeffaky, a Polish writer and close associate of Maxim Gorky, on charges of spying for the Russian police. The trial echoes the Azef case, a revolutionary treason verdict.

Cracow Austria Stanislav Behoxeffaky Maxim Gorky Azef

Roosevelt to visit quake zone in Italy during Naples stay

Rome reports Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt will arrive in Naples in late March en route to East Africa and spend eleven days in Italy. The king and Pope welcome the visit and arrangements are under way for Roosevelt to tour the earthquake zone.

Rome Theodore Roosevelt Naples East Africa Italy Pope Mr. Roosevelt

Lawyer Hansen On Trial In Bribery Case

New York February Fifteenth jurors were chosen to hear the bribery of a witness charge against Carl Fisher Hansen a lawyer District Attorney Jerome prosecutes. Partner Alexander Michaelson to be tried separately on the same charge. Indictment stems from Hansen's prior trial for extorting money from Joseph F O'Brien. An investigation alleges a state witness was bribed to alter testimony.

New York Carl Fisher Hansen Jerome Alexander Michaelson Hansen Joseph F O'Brien Philadelphia States Een

Murder Out. Exhumed Body Reveals Crime In Pa

In Pottsville Pennsylvania on February 15 the coroner ruled Mrs Esther Brandt died by her own actions after the body was exhumed and evidence suggested murder. The coroner’s jury had previously deemed death self inflicted. Family findings and robbery motive prompted the exhumation and investigators have two suspects under surveillance.

Pottsville Esther Brandt Brand

Do You Admire the Ostrich Editorial Note

A Human folly comparison likens ostrich myth to parents avoiding tough topics about vice. It urges readers to consult Woman's World and White Slave exposes, frames ignorance as risk, and notes a free introductory offer for awareness.

America Homan’s World Editorial

White Slave Legislation Conference Aims to End Trade

A Chicago conference of U S district attorney offices judges and rescue groups plans to craft a model bill to protect girls from the white slave trade. Letters from cities seek counsel on a national plan to stamp out trafficking as editors warn authorities that the crime is a national system. Mayors urge capital punishment for procurers.

United States Chi Soan of Representatives Julian Mack Woman’s World Sims Chicago H. A.shunk Dubuque

Protect Our Girls and White Slavery in America

A promotional piece promotes the Woman's World special issue on white slavery. It highlights Harry A. Parkin and other contributors, urges legislation to curb trafficking, and urges mothers and fathers to act using Parkin's suggested measures. It touts high profile editors and a free trial offer for the Star Anniversary issue.

Harry A. Parkin United States District Attorney Chicago Parkin Department of Justice United States Edwin W. Sims

Features in WOMAN'S WORLD offer a vast array of essays and songs

A long list of attributed pieces and authors fills this issue. Topics range from education and Christian marriage to stage stories and foreign travels. The paper promotes many contributors, including Florence Maybrick, Cardinal Gibbons, Rex Beach, and Forrest Crisa, with notices of music, embroidery, and home culture.

Notable Contributors to the Star Anniversary Issue

The list names Hon Robert M LaFollette Edw G Cooley Willett M Hays Cardinal Gibbons Ge L Von Meyer Mrs Ophelia Amigh Judge Julian W Mack Parkin Crittenton Edwin W Sims Adlai E Stevenson Robi B Armstrong Chas N Crewdson Cy Warman Jacques Futrelle Ray Norton Herbert Quick Florence Marbrick Gene Denman Thompson Burton Holmes Jane Addams Rex Beach Chauncey Olcott Harnett Prescott Spofford Geo Ade Forrest Crissey Geo Barr McCutcheon Joseph Medill Patterson Elia W Peattre Elia Wheeler Wilcox Opte Read Roswell Fiela Maud Radford Warren Anne Warner Clara Louise Burnham Elliott Flower William Hodge Geo Cohan Edwin Balmer Stanley Waterloo Emrly Calvin Blake Della Carson Henry M Hyde Gen Charles King Cyrus Townsend Brady Will Payne Margaret Sangster Rosetta Eiser Geo Forrest Wm Evans Harry Von Tilzer John Kendrick Bangs Janis Frank L Stanton Nesbit Pixley Booth Loomis Mitchell Wiley Feist Abe Holzman Joel Corin Mabel McKinley Puzzler George Byron Madame Merri Helena Mertineaux Allen D Albert and many others Forty of the above contribute to the free Star Anniversary Issue of the Woman's World. all others will contribute to the next few issues.

Robert M LaFollette Cooley Willett Hays Cardinal Gibbons Geo L von Meyer Ophelia Julian W Mack Harry A Parkin Chas Nelson Crittenton Edwin W Sims Adiai E Stevenson Robi B Armstrong Chas N Crewidson Cy Warman Jacques Futrelle Ray Norton Herbert Quick Florence Marbrick Genee Denman Thompson Burton Holmes Jane Addams Rex Beach Chauncey Olcott Harnett Prescott Spofford Geo Ade Forrest Crissey George Barr McCutcheon Joseph Medill Patterson Elia W Peattre Elia Wheeler Wilcox Opte Read Roswell Fiela Maud Radford Warren Anne Warner Clara Louise Burnham Elliott Flower William Hodge George M Cohan Edwin Balmer Stanley Waterloo Emrly Calvin Blake Della Carson Henry M Hyde Gen Charles King Cyrus Townsend Brady Will Payne Margaret E Sangster Rosetta S E Eiser Geo. B Forrest Wm A Evans Harry von Tilzer John Kendrick Bangs Histe Janis Frank L Stanton Wilbur D Nesbit Frank Pixley M and Ballington Booth Chas Battell Loomis Dwight Mitchell Wiley Felix F_ Feist Abe Holzman Joel P. Corin Mabel McKinley George Byron Madame Merri Helena Mertineaux Allen D Albert

Request to reprint Judge Sims article in leaflets

Mrs L B Smith asks for permission to convert The White Slave Trade of Today by Judge Sims from Woman's World into leaflet form for distribution at the National WCTU convention in Denver. She plans 1,000 copies and credits Woman's World, seeking a prompt reply.

Judge Sims Ernest A Belli Denver WCTU L B Smith

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