Word: publicists
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Nationally famed is Edward Albert Filene, originator of the Bargain Basement, president of Boston's William Filene's Sons Co., prolific publicist. Not so well known is his brother, Abraham Lincoln Filene, Board Chairman and General Manager of the Filene company. Last week, however, the brothers disagreed and Brother Abraham emerged...
...first time in years that either of the great parties has had a really first-class newsman at the head of its publicity. The newspaper connections of earlier Democratic press directors were largely nominal. In 1912, the Democracy's publicist was Thomas J. Pence, a political satellite of the late great Ollie James. His journalistic background was Josephus Daniels' Raleigh, N. C., News & Observer. In 1916 the post was better handled by Robert Wickliffe Woolley of the New York World, who for his services was made an Interstate Commerce Commissioner. In 1920, few were the reprintings of Democratic publicity prepared...
...libel by the Book of the Month Club. Publisher Macrae has often charged that the club judges are influenced in their choice of books by the club business managers. The club judges: Editor-Critic Henry Seidel Canby, Colyumist Heywood Broun, Authoress Dorothy Canfield, Author Christopher Morley, Publicist William Allen White...
...with a brisk, dynamic manner and a pleasant, persuasive voice, left the protection of Rittenhouse Square and journeyed across Philadelphia to the foreign quarter to "do her bit." She was Mary Louise Curtis Bok, daughter of Publisher Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis and wife of Edward William Bok, famed immigrant-publicist. Her problem was obvious. Philadelphia's foreign quarter was and is like any other city's-crowded, ingrown, hostile to the U. S. culture enveloping it, which it cannot understand. Mrs. Bok tried the teaching of useful trades, U. S. theories of liberty and government, the English language...
...protect actors against the humiliation of arrest for appearance in plays adjudged immoral; Josephine Forrestal, experienced play reader; Manhattan Bankers Alonzo Potter, William V. Griffin, Duncan Spencer; Henry Codman Potter, onetime assistant stage manager with the Theatre Guild. Listed as treasurer of the venture is ubiquitous, omniferous Publisher-Explorer-Publicist George Palmer Putnam...