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634:John Summer to Continue Anthony Comstock's Work
1093:Anti-pornography movement in the United States
448:was indecent and emphasized "dirt in the raw."
117:. In May 1873, the NYSSV was chartered by the
846:Uncovered: The Hidden Art of the Girlie Pulps
825:Howl on trial: the battle for free expression
803:James Branch Cabell: Literary Life and Legacy
329:'s first starring role on Broadway, the play
160:and others for "violating public decency" in
823:Bill Morgan and Nancy Joyce Peters, (2006).
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975:"11,744 New Magazines Seized as Indecent,"
891:"Seize 3,000 Books as 'Indecent' Writing,"
1047:, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999.
589:. New York: Facts on File, 2005. Page 522.
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577:(Brooklyn, New York). May 13, 1873. p. 4.
297:1925: Attacked as indecent the magazines
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1027:" 'Hecate' Obscene; Publisher Is Fined"
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1068:1873 establishments in New York (state)
878:"Graphic Publisher Is Haled to Court,"
723:Literature suppressed on sexual grounds
156:1900: Encouraged authorities to arrest
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1001:"Suit Seeks to Ban Novel by Farrell"
766:"Vice Society Head Hissed By Women,"
1103:Organizations disestablished in 1950
1088:Book censorship in the United States
865:"Magazine Sales Attacked in Court,"
1014:"Many Shops Halt Seized Book Sale"
682:"New Name Chosen by Sumner Group".
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587:Encyclopedia of Censorship
119:New York state legislature
113:and his supporters in the
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848:. Adventure House, 2003.
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943:Bookseller Fined $ 200
262:Mademoiselle de Maupin
94:morality of the public
904:Locke, John; editor.
827:. City Lights Books,
621:New York Daily Herald
426:Real Forbidden Sweets
420:Real Temptation Tales
273:Casanovaâs Homecoming
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458:A World I Never Made
445:Ladies in the Parlor
306:Art Lovers' Magazine
289:Hermine Hug-Hellmuth
281:A Young Girlâs Diary
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600:A Hint to Preachers
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697:"The Sapho Affair"
684:The New York Times
617:Obscene Literature
604:The New York Times
571:Legislative Record
432:Real French Capers
414:Real Boudoir Tales
316:'s newspaper, the
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650:Kreymborg, Alfred
408:declared obscene.
405:God's Little Acre
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314:Bernarr Macfadden
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