Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1770-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities external link and the Library of Congress. Learn more
Image provided by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, Urbana, IL
Newspaper Page Text
2c LAST EDITION 2o HOW MARSHALL FIELD & CO. WISHED THEIR EMPLOYES "HAPPY NEW YEAR" THE DAY BOOK An Adless Newspaper, Daily Except Sunday VOL.6, NO. 85 Chicago, Monday, January 8, 1917 3! LOVE SCANDAL BREAKS OUT IN STATE ST. BEP'T STORE Rothschild & Co. Boss Accused in Sensational Case Brought by 16-Year-Old Girl Says She Was Taken to Hotel Morrison Loop Press Kills Story During the investigations into vice in Chicago conducted first by the Chicago vice commission and later by Lieut-Gov. Barratt, O'Hara's Illi nois senate committee, deartment store girls, struggling against the low wage obstacle, played a promi Hent.part. " Story after story is told of $6 shop girls, unable to satisfy their pleasure-loving tendencies, who listened, to the promises of good times and good clothes made by men with money, only to wake up the next morning, ruined and isillusioned. In. the pages of the Chicago vice w&jT:,, . ia mef.