A W. I. Thomas reference page

Originally published as:

Robert Throop and Lloyd Gordon Ward. "Newspaper Coverage of Thomas's Career." Toronto: The Mead Project (2006).

Newspaper Coverage of Thomas's Career

This set of articles has been assembled to provided background on Thomas's relationship to Chicago and its press. It provides some context for the 1918 scandal that led to his dismissal from the University of Chicago. More importantly, they help document the development of Thomas's relationship to the feminist and suffrage movements in the United States of America.  Because it is searchable, the majority of our "clippings" have been drawn from the Chicago Tribune. A scattering of material has been taken from other Chicago papers, most of it focused on the scandal.

Among the articles from the New York Times there are two interviews with Thomas, neither found in their Names Index --- "Women and the Intellectual Life.'" (1907) and "Should Woman Have Work Outside the Home ?" (1910). Both provide glimpses of Thomas's ideas early in his career.

The articles from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch date from the time of the scandal. We hope to be able to add similar material from other papers in the near future.

 

Chicago Daily Journal.

• "Women Differ On Sex Talk." Chicago Daily Journal 9 June 1915: 4.
• "Prof. Thomas Is Pet ‘Daddy,’ Woman Says." Chicago Daily Journal 12 April 1918: 1.
• "U. C. Faculty Acts in Case of Thomas." Chicago Daily Journal 13 April 1918: 1, 3.
• "Thomas Is Dropped by U. C. Faculty." Chicago Daily Journal, 15 April 1918: 1.
• "Seeking Model in Thomas Case." Chicago Daily Journal 17 April 1918: 3.
• "Thomas and Officer’s Wife Before Court." Chicago Daily Journal 19 April 1918: 1.
• "Thomas Given Their Suitcase." Chicago Daily Journal. 20 April 1918: 3
• "Thomas Affair Only Research." Chicago Daily Journal 22 April 1918: 2

 

Chicago Daily News

• "Prof. Thomas Admits Being At Loop Hotel." Chicago Daily News 12 April 1918: 1, 2.
• "Prof. Thomas Taken, Woman Is Let Alone." Chicago Daily News 13 April 1918: 1, 3.
• "Thomas May Escape Morals Court Trial." Chicago Daily News 15 April 1918: 3.
• "Prof. Thomas Ousted From U. of C. Faculty." Chicago Daily News 16 April 1918: 1.
• "Thomas Now Out of U of C." Chicago Daily News 17 April 1918: 4.
• "Court Frees Thomas and Mrs. Granger." Chicago Daily News 19 April 1918: 1.
• "New Thomas Move Impends." Chicago Daily News 22 April 1918: 1.
• "Thomas In Defense Paints Self Martyr." Chicago Daily News 22 April 1918: 5.

 

Chicago Tribune

• "Discuss Problems On Sociology." Chicago Tribune 16 November 1894: 2.
• "Dr. Thomas on ‘Life After Death." Chicago Tribune 11 January 1897: 8.
• "Golf at Chicago University." Chicago Tribune 27 October 1898: 4
• "All Gamblers At Heart." Chicago Tribune 25 November 1900: 4.
• "Professor’s Son is Drowned." Chicago Tribune 16 July 1904: 1.
• "Bringing Back Their Son’s Body." Chicago Tribune. 19 July 1904: 2.
• "Has New Theory of Man’s Origin." Chicago Tribune 19 August 1906: 3.
• "Thinks Women’s Intellect Weak." Chicago Tribune 20 January 1907: 4.
• "Woman Inferior ? Society at Fault." Chicago Tribune 3 February 1907: 5.
• "Wife Criticises Critic of Women." Chicago Tribune 4 February 1907: 9.
• "The Tempest in the Teapot." Chicago Tribune 6 February 1907: 8.
• "Parole Boy in Golf Ball Case." Chicago Tribune 21 September 1907: 4.
• "Race Weaker; Scores Women." Chicago Tribune 5 December 1907: 10.
• "Declares White Races Face "Yellow and Black Peril." Chicago Tribune 14 May 1908: 8.
• "Find Girls’ Value Slight." Chicago Tribune 14 July 1909: 2.
• "Praises Savages’ Raising of Child." Chicago Tribune 21 July 1909: 9.
• "Intermarriage of Races is Urged by Sociologist." Chicago Tribune 18 August 1909: 11.
• "Prof. Thomas In Lecture Says Poets Distort Facts." Chicago Tribune 21 Oct 1909: 1.
• "Poem Criticised by U. Of C. Professor." Chicago Tribune 22 October 1909: 6.
• "‘Maternal’ Suffrage is Plea." Chicago Tribune 12 February 1910: 9.
• "Nerve Shocks A Necessity; Ennui Is The Alternative." Chicago Tribune 27 October 1910: 1.
• "Gossip and the Vaso-Motor System." Chicago Tribune 28 October 1910: 12.
• "Helping To Solve a Problem." Chicago Tribune 5 March 1913: 6.
• "Women Censure Heckling Wilson by Suffragists.". Chicago Tribune 9 June 1915: 7
• "Suffrage Body Suggests Stand Against Union." Chicago Tribune 10 June 1915: 1
• "Feminist Speeches Annoy Suffragists." Chicago Tribune 12 June 1915: 19.
• "Hotel Scrub Girl Writes as Poet in Letter Home." Chicago Tribune 5 February 1916: 1
• "Piano Used by Mary Garden is Fuel for 'Bos." Chicago Tribune, 15 February 1918: 13.
• "'Dr. Thomas' and Woman Taken in Loop Hotel " Chicago Tribune 12 April 1918, p. 1.
• "Wife of Thomas Takes Woman Into Her Home." Chicago Tribune 13 April 1918, p. 1, 8.
• "The Law and the Woman." Chicago Tribune April 13 1918: 8
• "Prof. Thomas Gives A Bond and Quits Cell." Chicago Tribune 14 April 1918, p. 8.
• "To Resign ?" Chicago Tribune 14 April 1918, p. 8.
• "Denial from Fort Smith " Chicago Tribune 14 April 1918, p. 8.
• "Younger Thomas Makes Triangle Into Quadrangle." Chicago Tribune 15 April 1918, p. 13.
• "Prof. Thomas Suspended from U. of C. Faculty." Chicago Tribune 16 April 1918, p. 1.
• "Dismiss Thomas from U. of C. on Judson's Order" Chicago Tribune 17 April 1918, p. 17.
• "Prof. Thomas Is Due In Morals" Chicago Tribune 18 April 1918, p. 13.
• "Thomas and His Itty Bitty Lady in Court Today." Chicago Tribune 19 April 1918, p. 13.
• "Raid Arrests At Stake In Thomas Case" Chicago Tribune 20 April 1918, p. 5.
• "Mrs. W. I. Thomas Put on Pedestal of Sublimity." Chicago Tribune 21 April 1918: 14
• "Thomas To "Tell World" about Itty-Bitty Lady." Chicago Tribune, 21 April 1918: 14
• "Thomas Defends Self As A Daring Social Explorer. Chicago Tribune 22 April 1918: 1
• "Sexcerpts." Chicago Tribune 22 April 1918: 15.
• "Don't Write Bad News to Troops, U. S. Plea to Kin." Chicago Tribune 23 April 1918: 7
• "U.S. Looks Into Case of Thomas - Mrs. Granger." Chicago Tribune 23 April 1918: 17
• "Mrs. Granger Vanishes From Thomas Home." Chicago Tribune 28 April 1918: 1.
• "U.S. Operatives Complete Prof. Thomas Inquiry." Chicago Tribune 8 May 1918: 1
• "Don’t Do As Did Prof. W. I. Thomas, Thrasher Warns." Chicago Tribune, 10 May 1918: 17.
• "U.S. Lieutenant Writes, Ignorant of Wife’s Error." Chicago Tribune 4 June 1918: 15.
• "Dr. Dorsey Isn’t A Bohemian, He Tells Reporter." Chicago Tribune 5 July 1922: 3.

 

New York Times

• "Likens Women to Savages. New York Times 20 January 1907, p. 1.
• "Women and 'Savages.'" New York Times 3 February 1907: 8.
• "Women and the Intellectual Life.'" New York Times Sunday Magazine 10 February 1907: 10.
• "Two Ideas of Journalism.'" New York Times Book Review 15 February 1908: 88.
• "The Mind of Woman.'" New York Times 24 November 1908: 8.
• "MacKay a Suffrage Officer." New York Times 11 February 1910: 7.
• "Excerpt from "Society" page..'" New York Times 6 February 1910: X2.
• "Should Woman Have Work Outside the Home ?" New York Times Sunday Magazine 20 February 1910: 7.
• “Will Extradite Johnson.” New York Times 17 February 1915: 8..
• "Mrs. William I. Thomas ..." New York Times 2 December 1915: 2.
• "Couple Arrested in Hotel." New York Times April 13, 1918, p 18, col. 6
• "Wife backs Prof. Thomas." New York Times April 14, 1918, p 19, col. 5
• "Professor Thomas Suspended." New York Times April 16, 1918, p 11, col 2
• "Expels Prof. Thomas." New York Times April 17, 1918, p. 13, col 3.
• "Thomas and Woman Freed." New York Times April 20, 1918, p. 13, col. 5
• "Prof. Thomas Explains." New York Times April 22, 1918, p. 9, col 2.
• "Review of The Unadjusted Girl by W. I. Thomas." New York Times Book Review and Magazine 1 July 1923, p. 22.
• "Unconscious Psychology." New York Times, 12 February 1928: 69.
• "Columbia Enrolls Summer Students." New York Times, 4 July 1928: 7.
• "Registration Will Begin Today In Columbia Extension Courses." New York Times, 19 September 1928: 24.
• "Columbia to Survey World Family Laws." New York Times, 5 May 1929: 31.
• "Widens Mind Research." New York Times, 29 January 1933: 3.
• "M'Kee's 1915 Attack on Suffrage Upheld." New York Times, 27 October 1933: 3."
• "William Thomas, Sociologist, Dies." New York Times 7 December 1947 : 78.

Oberlin News

• "Institute of Christian Sociology." Oberlin News 15 November 1894: 8.
• "The Sociological Institute." Oberlin News 22 November 1894: 1.

Oberlin Review

• G. F. Wright. "Prof. W. I. Thomas." Page 136 in "Institute of Christian Sociology." Oberlin Review 22 (November 21 1894): 131-140.

 

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

• "Professor and Soldier's Wife Are Arrested." St. Louis Post-Dispatch  12 April 1918: 1, 2.
• "'Other Woman' At Dr. Thomas' Home, Guest of His Wife." St. Louis Post-Dispatch  13 April 1918: 3.
• "Wife of Noted Sociologist Gives Refuge to Rival." St. Louis Post-Dispatch  14 April 1918: 5.
• "University Suspends Thomas." St. Louis Post-Dispatch  16 April 1918: 5.

 

Washington Post

• "Professor is Quizzed." Washington Post 13 April 1918: 4.
• "Prof. Thomas is Upheld by Wife." Washington Post 14 April 1918: 13.
• "Prof. Thomas Is Suspended." Washington Post 16 April 1918: 5.
• "Prof. Thomas Freed by Court." Washington Post 20 April 1918: 4.

 

See also the press coverage of several related events that bear on Thomas career and the way it's Chicago phase came to an end.

Notes

 

 

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