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Title: Fighting the traffic in young girls, or, War on the white slave trade (electronic resource) : a book designed to awaken the sleeping and to protect the innocent a complete and detailed account of the shameless traffic in young girls ...
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Bell, Ernest A. (Ernest Albert), 1865-1928 Chicago (Ill.). Vice Commission
Subjects: Prostitution
Publisher: (Chicago? : L.H. Walter?)
Contributing Library: Wellcome Library
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a little girl from Duluth, Minn. Thegirl was 17 years old. The parents gave theirconsent, thinking that through the girls lifeupon the stage their position in life would beraised, and they sent the little girl on to Chi-cago with this man, bidding her God-speed.The testimony in this case showed that undercompulsion she wrote several letters to herparents, telling of her initial stage success,while the truth was that this man was a pro-curer and collecting toll upon the loathsomeearnings of this girl, who was compelled byhim to lead a disreputable life. He was con-victed under the law for bringing a girl intothe State under the age of 18 for immoralpurposes and was sentenced to three years,and the girl was returned to the home of herparents. This only serves as an illustration of howeasy it is to appeal to the girls ambition; yes, FOR GODS SAKE, COME AND GET ME. Mildred Clarks frenzied cry that rang out in the night as the GypsySmith great parade was passing through the vice district.
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THE FINALE—AN INMATE IN A HOUSE OF SHAME WHITE SLAVE TRADE 167 even to that of a parent, in this nefarious bus-iness of securing girls to be auctioned as whiteslaves. Cases have been brought to light and factsuncovered, where even disreputable theatricalagents themselves have loaned their servicesto the white slave system. A case recentenough to be vividly recalled by the people ofIllinois is that of two young girls who wereworking in one of the larger departmentstores of the City of Chicago. One day a wom-an was at the counter where one of these girlswas selling goods. The woman complimentedthe beauty of the girl, at once appealing toher vanity, and asked her how she would liketo go upon the stage. The girl, who was Evelyn K , was overjoyed at the very thought, for only a few nights before she had been talking with her chum, Ida P , about becoming an actress. The bait that the wom-an had cast was readily grabbed at. Thewoman gave Evelyn a card with the addressof a certain theatrica

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