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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1900
Page
6
American dancer Mildred Howard de Grey recounts her rise from Bowery barefoot performances to plans for European fame. She describes stage costumes, a pantomime prelude, courtly ambitions in Berlin and Paris, and rejection of immodesty rumors while highlighting the public’s warm reception.
A performer explains the elaborate barefoot dancing routine to avoid cold and look presentable. He details make up steps from cleansing with water and violet preparations to massaging in a secret lubricant, applying rouge, pinked heels, prosthetic padding, rosy nails and final polish for the appearance.
A historical analysis traces how extradition shrank havens for criminals from Spain to Pitcairn Island, noting the rise of treaty powers, costs, and political crime exemptions, and how modern states pursue fugitives while protecting political prisoners. Also recalled is Soapy Sam and the Skaguay Guards in a closing vignette.
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