Infant Mortality

Hellraisers Journal: Review of John Spargo's "The Bitter Cry of the Children" from The New York Times

Oh, room for the lamb in the meadow,
And room for the bird on the tree!
But here, in stern poverty's shadow,
No room, hapless baby I for thee.
— E. M. Milne

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Thursday March 15, 1906
From The New York Times: "The Children of the Poor," Part I

In its March 3rd edition, the Times published an in-depth review of the newly published book by John Spargo which documents the suffering of the millions of children who are born and reared in poverty within our great American prosperity. Today we present part one of that review, entitled "Children of the Poor." We will concluded with part two in tomorrow's edition of the Hellraisers Journal.

Advertisement from The New York Times of February 17th:

Bitter Cry of Children, Spargo, NYT, Feb 17, 1906.png

Hellraisers Journal: Living Conditions in Youngstown Were "So Rank They Couldn't Even Raise Babies."

You ought to be out raising hell. This is the fighting age.
Put on your fighting clothes.
-Mother Jones

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Wednesday January 19, 1916
Chicago, Illinois - Report by George P West Exposes Conditions at Youngstown

From The Day Book of January 18th:

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