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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1909

Page

37

Taft Pledges Cooperation as South Seeks Unity

The St Augustine meeting begins a formal Southern push for Taft alignment with federal patronage. Resolutions urge similar action across Florida to show loyalty, foster sectional amity, and enable Taft to gauge local sentiment ahead of his inauguration. The move emphasizes cooperation, urging Florida communities to back national unity and progress.

St. Augustine Florida Asmuch Taft Natonal

Toasties and Cream Decline Stirring Round of Nonsense

A garbled OCR style note references faint phrases about toasties, milk, sugar, and tasting. Distinct named items are unclear and no coherent event or entities emerge. The text reads as a jumble of fragments about food and flavor with no identifiable people, places, or dates.

Nolan

Moving Picture Men Rebel Ask Congress to Free Films

About 200 independent moving picture exhibitors met in New York to plan a campaign against the film trust. They adopted a resolution protesting higher import duties on European films and sent copies to the President and to the House Ways and Means Committee chair.

Congress New York Europe Waya and Means Committee House of Representatives

Attractive New Fashions at Woodward & Lothrop Spring Opening

Spring openings at Woodward & Lothrop showcase endless women and children’s wear. Baby caps lace bonnets coats and frocks vie with mushroom hats and lace trimmed lingerie hats. Women’s department highlights include pink brocade accordion skirts directoire gowns silk and satin bloomers and delicate bridal tusses with fine lace. Corsets feature long straight coutil and satin broche models.

Woodward & Lothrop Woomens House Directoire

Abolished by Cortelyou Ends Treasury Promotion Exams

The Treasury Department endpoints its long standing examination committee for promotions. Secretary Cortelyou issues an order abolishing the 30 year old practice. Promotion recommendations will now be written by bureau and division heads and forwarded to the Secretary through the chief of the division of appointments 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

Special to Ine woonington Pyar New York February 15. An application for license at city hall marriage bureau reveals Mrs Mary Gertrude Bryant of Cleveland Ohio and Francie Stuyvesant Peabody will wed. The bride-to-be stays at Hotel Aberdeen. Peabody a Chicago coal merchant active in national politics. He partners with Frederick W Upham assistant treasurer of the Republican national committee, who raised large funds for Taft. Peabody vowed to raise as much for Bryan as Upham did for Taft, reportedly keeping his word in Chicago.

Ine Woonington Taft Peabody Bryan Upham Chicago

Red Widow accused in Faure death case in Paris

Paris reports Deputy Delahaye’s complaint about M Faure’s murder dismissed. Louis A Gregori files a new charge against Mme Breinheil known as the "Red Widow" alleging involvement. The move aims to keep the death inquiry alive as time runs out. Maj Gen John C Hoad heads to the United States after six months in England to study imperial staff and 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 a Russian revolutionary tribunal began weighing the case of Stanislav Behoxeffaky, a Polish writer and close ally of Maxim Gorky, charged as a Russian police spy. The proceedings echo the Azef treason case.

Cracow Austria Stanislav Behoxeffaky Maxim Gorky Azef

Roosevelt to visit Naples on way to East Africa

Rome reports Roosevelt and wife will arrive in Naples at end of March and stay eleven days on their way to East Africa. King and Pope wish to meet him. Arrangements are under way for Roosevelt to visit the earthquake zone.

Rome Theodore Roosevelt Naples East Africa Italy Pope Mr. Roosevelt

Lawyer Hansen on Trial in Bribery Case

New York February 15 jurors were selected for the trial of Carl Fisher Hansen a lawyer accused of bribing a witness in the Jerome case. Alexander Michaelson Hansen’s partner will be tried separately on the same charge. The indictment stems from Hansen’s prior trial where he was acquitted of 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

Long hidden murder out exhumed shows crime in Pennsylvan ia

In Pottsville Pa February 15 the coroner declared Mrs Esther Brandt murdered, not suicide, after exhuming her body found December at home with two deep neck wounds and a nearby carving knife. A coroner's jury had ruled suicide without examining the remains. The family, convinced of murder, prompted the exhumation as investigators pursued a robbery motive and two suspects are under surveillance.

Pottsville Esther Brandt Brand

Do You Admire the Ostrich Editorial Stance

An editorial lampoons parental denial of social dangers, comparing ostrich behavior to ignoring sexual exploitation topics. It urges readers to consult WOMAN'S WORLD and White Slave material, framing discussion as essential for protecting children and confronting moral issues.

America Homan’s World Editorial

White Slave Legislation Conference on White Slave Trade

An Illinois Chicago conference of representatives from the United States district attorney offices judges and rescue groups will discuss a model bill to protect girls from the white slave trade. Letters from city officials seek counsel on a national plan to stamp out this traffic and Mother’s letters urge stronger state laws to complement federal statutes.

United States Chi Soan of Representatives Julian Mack Woman’s World Sims Chicago Zaych Woman's World Womans World America Charles Nelson Crittenton Florence Crittenton US Congress Crittenton Ophelia L. Amigh Illinois State Training School For Julian W. Mack West Juvenile Court Edwin W. Sims

Read Mr Parkin's anti white slave article in Woman's World

A promotional notice outlines content in the Woman's World anniversary issue. It cites Harry A. Parkin and others on white slavery, urging mothers and fathers to act with state laws. Includes lists of contributors and topics from Jane Addams to La Follette urging reform and protection of girls nationwide.

Sims America Ophelia L. Amigh Illinois State Training School For Gris Armgh Robert M. la Follette Wisconsin la Follette United States Senate Rosetta Woman's World Forrest Crissey

Features in WOMAN'S WORLD mass offer collage of authors

A long list of feature titles and authors for WOMAN'S WORLD magazine promotion. It names Florence Maybrick, Willett Me. Haya, Cardinal Gibbons, Cyrus Townsend Brady, Rex Beach, Clara Louise Burnham, Bret Harte, Rex Beach again, Adlai Stevenson, and many others. Includes notes on new songs, short stories, serials, travel, and editorial departments. The piece touts a monthly issue with illustrations and various departments.

America Florence Maybrick Willett Me. Haya Department of Agriculture Cardinal Gibbons Cyrus Townsend Brady South Eric Jans George Ade Ee Mas Forrest Grissey William Hodge Anne Watery Utton Mary Bowne Ile Wheeler Wilcox Rex Beach Adia E. Stevenson United States Clara Louise Burnham George M. Coban Broadway Hoy Norton Arkansas Eravejer Ome Head George Barr McCatchaon Claus Town Bond Beady Hex Beach Mabel M'Kinley Erc Jacques Futrelle Roy Orton Denman Thompson Burton Holmes Stanley Water Opie Chauncey Olcott Maud Radford Warren Thrilling Dwight Mitchell Wiley Robwell Field Elliott Flower Henry M Hyde Herbert Quick Woman's World Forrest Crisa Stanley Waterloo Geor Forrest Kitchen Home Council Fuzzeer Womans World

Notable Contributors Appear In Women’s World Anniversary Issue

A long list of prominent names including Robert LaFollette Edw G Cooley Cardinal Gibbons and many others are credited as contributors to the free Star Anniversary Issue of the Woman’s World. The note states forty of the listed figures contribute to the issue while remaining contributors will join subsequent editions.

Woman’s World Ali Woman's World

Request to reprint article for National WCTU leaflet

Mrs L B Smith asks to reprint Judge Sims article The White Slave Trade of Today from Woman's World. She ordered 1000 copies for Denver convention circulation and Rescue Work department, seeking permission and credit to Woman's World.

Judge Sims Ernest A Belli Denver WCTU L B Smith

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