Paris Polls Name Madame Curie World Great Woman
A Paris poll by Le Quotidien ranks Madame Curie first among women in science while noting other famous women in arts theater sport and public service. Ruth Elder Mary Pickford Florence Nightingale and Suzanne Lenglen are among those receiving votes.
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Paris
Curie
le Quotidien
Madame Curie
Sarah Bernhardt
Ruth Elder
Atlantic
Azores
Miss Elder
Madame de Steel
Mary Pickford
Florence Nightingale
Red Cross
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Miss Pickford
Isadora Duncan
Nice
Loie Fuller
Eleanora Duse
Adelaide Patti
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Lassies
Suzanne Lenglen
Nurse Cavell
Miss Pankhurst on Legal Marriage Views
E Sylvia Pankhurst reports from London on May 11 that the modern form of legal marriage originated in... The article presents Pankhurst's perspectives on marriage law and its evolution.
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Miss Pankhurst
E. Sylvia Pankhurst
International News Service
London
Evolution of marriage from legal contract to free union
The excerpt traces historical changes in marriage law from a husband’s property rights over his wife to modern views of marriage as a voluntary union. It notes past slavery-like constraints, gradual legal reforms, and literary critique by Hardy and Morris advocating less legal control and more personal autonomy.
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Monsieur Georges Bert
Monsieur Bert
Chinon
Thien
Thomas Hardy
William Morris
Finish Work on Dictionary After 70 Years
London report on the publication of the final Oxford English Dictionary section completing a decades long project. The article reflects on the dictionary's history, cooperative ideals, and social philosophy, including views on property, marriage, and women's legal standing.
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Oxford English
International News Service
London
Dictionary history and editors of the Philological Society
A historical note on the English dictionary project. It traces editors Sir James Murray and successors Dr Henry Bradley and Dr William Creighton, with Lady Murray and eleven children noted for involvement. It cites 5.9 million references, 414 895 words, 300 000 definitions and 1 4527 504 quotations, and mentions new words added since 1884.
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Herbert Coleridge
James Murray
Sir James
London
Sir Jamies
Henry Bradley
William A. Creight
Charles T. Onions
Lady Murray
Rabyat of Omar Khayyam Tiny Volume in British Museum
A minuscule edition titled Rabyat of Omar Khayyam is displayed in the British Museum. The volume measures 164 thousandths of an inch in width and 0.06 inches in thickness, showcasing extreme micro scale book production.
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Omar Khayyam
British Museum
Lindy's Secret Flight Stirs Ranks Across Nation
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and navigation instructor Lt Commander F. W. H. Weems launched a secret flight from Ford Airport Detroit at 2 p.m. Detroit time. They reached Cortes Field on Long Island by 8:30 p.m. daylight time amid widespread speculation about stars navigation and possible aerial adventures.
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Tre Associated Press
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
FP. W. H. Weems
Ford
Detroit
Corties Field
Long Island
Pioneer Texas Woman Buried in Lockhart
Mrs. C. F. Ellis aged 97 native of Charlotte county Virginia and Caldwell county's oldest resident died here yesterday and was to be buried there this afternoon.
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Lockhart
C. F. Ellis
Charlotte County
Virginia
Caldwell County
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