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Addams' argues that mob violence, and particularly lynching against African Americans in the South, erodes respect for the all among all groups and accomplishes nothing positive for any community that condones it.

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Addams asks the Mayor for permission to see Abraham Isaak and other anarchists arrested in the wake of the McKinley assassination.

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Taylor and Addams discuss the arrest of Abraham Isaak.

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Boring writes to Addams regarding anarchists, including Abraham Isaak, and the support Addams gave to them.

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Darrow writes to Addams about the defense of Abraham Isaak, Julia Mechanic, and other Chicago anarchists in relation to the assassination of President William McKinley.

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With Maud Booth, Addams addresses the Merchant's Club, appealing for aid in helping criminals and rescuing boys who may become criminals.

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Addams responds to judges ordering parents to administer corporal punishment to juvenile delinquents. This was part of a longer new article.

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Addams addresses the Merchants Club of Chicago regarding the stealing and gambling habits of young, immigrant boys.

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Statement on a conference held at Hull-House.

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At the inaugural meeting of the National Juvenile Protection Association held at Hull-House, Addams argues that the police should become educated about the needs of children.

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For a pamphlet published by the Peace Association of Friends, Addams argues against having rifle practice in public schools.

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Addams chastises newspapers for glamorizing the story of Harry Thaw, an heir to a railroad fortune who killed his wife's lover.

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Addams explores the lack of opportunities, education and home life that leads young women into trouble.

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Addams argues that woman suffrage might impact the plight of fallen women who are preyed upon by men.

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Addams describes how boyish exuberance is stunted if there are no opportunities for play.

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Addams warns independent women against men who will try to take advantage of them in matters of money. This is a reprint of an article first published in 1907.

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MacVeagh writes Addams about his intention to read her Charities and the Commons article on the Averbuch incident.

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Greeley praises Addams' article on the Averbuch Incident and discusses his sojourn in Maine.

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Addams weighs in on the sentencing of Louis Satt, the brother of a Hull-House student.

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Addams explains the relationship between education, religion, labor, and crime as she has experienced it in Chicago.

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Addams talks about the settlement as a bulwark against anti-immigrant persecution, using examples of Russian anarchists.

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The American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology Committee on Crime and Immigration, which includes Jane Addams, invites Speranza to be its chairman.

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Speranza asks the members of the Committee on Crime and Immigration to inform him of particular questions the committee should consider and that they will convene via correspondence due to the difficulty of scheduling a meeting of the group.

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Speranza accepts MacChesney's invitation to serve as chairman of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology Committee, which includes Jane Addams.

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Speranza's assignments of Committee on Crime and Immigration members into subcommittees.

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Addams gave this lecture at least two times; once at the February 2 meeting of the New York City Women's Political Union, and again on February 14 at the Boston School Voters' League. In the lecture, she discusses the philosophical relationship between women and the State and argues for the value of women in government, leading to the importance of woman suffrage. She may have also delivered a version of this lecture in Chicago on Dec. 8, 1910, to the Fortnightly Club.

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Speranza complains to MacChesney that his committee has been unable to do much on their research on immigrants and crime.

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Abbott writes Speranza with Jane Addams' opinion that the North American Civic League should conduct an investigation into crime and immigration in New York.

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Speranza thanks Abbott and Jane Addams for their work on behalf of the American Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology in its investigation of the courts.

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Addams argues for woman suffrage claiming that women need to protect their legal rights.

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Also known as Lynched Two in Ten Days, May 22, 1911

Newspaper report of the lynching of six black men in Lake City, Florida, accused of murdering Robert B. Smith, a prominent white man.

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Flexner describes a lynching in Livermore, Kentucky and the reaction of the town and arrest of the participants.

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McClure explains the publication of an article by William J. Burns in McClure's Magazine about the 1910 Los Angeles Times bombing case to Addams, because it caused her some embarrassment.

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Arguing that white slavery requires an organized movement to defeat it, Addams provides examples from cases in Chicago. This is the first in a five-part series, which would ultimately be published as A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil in 1912.

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The author sympathizes with the McNamara brothers, who bombed the Los Angeles Times building in California in October 1910, because they were insane but criticizes the Chicago newspapers for responding with bigotry against the Irish community.

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A narrative describing the social and economic background of four men convicted of murdering Frank Guelzow.

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Newspaper report of an Addams' statement about the causes of violent labor actions being antiquated laws.

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Addams argues for the right to petition in regard to the Fred Guelzow murder case and the death sentences of the four defendants. She is particularly adamant on behalf of the minor defendant.

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Laidlaw demands that Gaynor protect social workers operating in New York City's Chinatown .

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Laidlaw writes to Waldo about an brutal attack on a female social worker in New York City's Chinatown and demands an investigation.

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Laidlaw tells Addams about Rose Livingston's condition after being attacked for her anti-vice work.

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Henderson offers an analysis of Addams' statement about capital punishment in Illinois.

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Jesse Ashley's article describing a strike in Massachusetts.

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Addams described the Progressive Party's support for the dependents of prisoners, by allowing wages they earn in prison to be sent to their families. It also supports calls for social insurance that would protect the poor in case of injury or old age. This is one of a series of articles prepared for the Central Press Association as part of the Progressive Party campaign in 1912.

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An article criticizing Senator Boies Penrose and Theodore Roosevelt as corrupt.

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Addams described the Progressive Party's support for the dependents of prisoners, by allowing wages they earn in prison to be sent to their families. It also supports calls for social insurance that would protect the poor in case of injury or old age.

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Freeman writes Landsberg a lengthy story about how he ended up in jail.

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Addams explains how educational background, economic situations, and family predicaments have an impact on juvenile crime; and she argues for special treatment of the "juvenile adult." The article was published in October 1913.

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Lindsey writes Addams to explain a campaign to discredit his work to regulate crime against women.

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Addams explains how educational background, economic situations, and family predicaments have an impact on juvenile crime; and she argues for special treatment of the "juvenile adult." This is the tenth article of a monthly, year-long series on economic and social reform in America and a women's roles in affecting change.

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