Miss Anthony spoke to London crowd on suffrage
Westminster Hall London June 28 An immense crowd waved white handkerchiefs as Susan B Anthony known as Aunt Susan rose to discuss Woman in Politics The veteran reformer recalled early battles while London papers hailed her as the most unaggressive suffragist and praised her calm, grandmotherly presence She recounts past struggles, alliances with Stanton and Stone and her long fight to remove the word male from the 19th Amendment while detailing support for universal suffrage in the United States and England The elder activist is feted by British nobility hosting dinners and visits with prominent figures including the Princess of Wales
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Westminster Hall
London
Susan B. Anthony
Susan
Westminster
Anthony Sy
Miss Anthony
Angel Choir
Europe
Germany
Kaiser's Domain
Albany
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Marcus
Lucy Stone
United States
Lincoln
New York State
England
Addison Ryman
New York City
Ma Ryman
United Kingdom
Lady Somerset
Countess of Aberdeen
Duchess of Sutherland
Princess of Wales
Convicts Use Dumb Show to Convey Messages in Prison
A farmer from Armley near Leeds describes how prisoners demonstrate power of dumb show to convey full histories and names during church service or work. Experts warn this secret alphabet spans gestures, fingers, and stamping, enabling hidden communication despite warders’ vigilance.
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Armley
Leedal
Brewett
Europe
Signalling by Hands and Palm Reading Aid Shipwreck Survival
A prison inmate mimics reading a palm to feign attention while a warder reads a letter. The account describes a shipwreck survivors' improvised communication using hand signs and air writing. An 1882 wreck near the Pacific prompted native observers to note a sailor nicknamed Mac Convict who claimed to teach signs to convey any subject. The Diamed ship captain serves as the informant, recounting a second tale from another master.
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Carreenind
Tivermal
Teactive
Threema'en Fetanide
Pacific
Tait
Large mica mines in China spark US interest
United States Census teams report mica discovery in inland China. An American in Chu Cheng Province explored the mines, buying meager quantities at low prices during harvest. Repeated efforts from 1800 to obtain permits faced official resistance, though Geological Survey deemed the samples promising.
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Chetan
China
United States Geological Survey
Chu Cheng
United States
Geological Survey
O'Sullivan
Penn and
Tientsin
Li Hing Chang
The Busy Hurry Man On The Street
A vivid description of a frantic pedestrian continually rushing forward, heedless of dangers or others. The piece contrasts his speed with a truck or a potential hazard, noting he ignores incidents to keep moving and rubbernecks for long moments.
Bull Ring at Madrid Opens to Crowd
The famous bull ring of Madrid lies a mile outside the city. It was built in 1874 at a stated cost of 400000 dollars.
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Madrid
England's Little Golf Champion Mary Elizabeth Hezlet Triumphs
London reports Mary Elizabeth Hezlet, a 17 year old Irish-born golfer, won the Ladies Open Championship of Great Britain at Newcastle, defeating Miss Magill in a dramatic finish. Hezlet displayed steady driving and iron play despite rain and wind, drawing comparisons to Beatrix Hoyt. She trained amid family support, borrowed a boy’s stride, and celebrated by retreating behind the club house rather than shaking hands with many spectators.
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London
Elsumylon
Mary Elizabeth Linsee Healet
Ulster
Newcastland
Healet
Lord Rosebery
Great Britain
Mles Magill
Iriel Goifer
Miss Hewlet
Miss Hazlet
Miss Magill
Miss Magil
Toole
Miss Hezlet
Beatrix Hoyt
Miss Hoyt
Phiy
Miss Hoglet
Miss Care
Hexleta Lever
Dad
Empera Isie
Miss Hezhet
Tle Ae Nf 1
Migs Hoyt
Mans Hegiet
Misa Hezlet
Ote
Vite
Thorhy
Critic Archer On America Speech Patterns And Polite Ironies
The piece recounts an interview with critic Archer describing American hospitality and its social demands. He recalls parsing politeness, the urge to perform eloquence, and the tense moments when restraint replaced rhetoric as the Mississippi toddy melted away his ready speech.
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Thad
Gulf of
Notice of sale of McNamee estate in Silver Bow County Montana
The administratrix of Michael McNamee's estate will sell at private sale for cash with court confirmation after July 17 1899. Real estate includes a one fourth interest in the Blackfoot Lode, parts of Finding Lode, various town lots in Walkerville and Summit Valley mining claims with detailed boundaries and rights of way. Bids must be in writing at Charles O'Donnell's office or clerk of court, 10 percent down, balance upon court confirmation.
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Second Judicial District Court
State of
Montana
Silver Bow
Michael MecNambce
United States
Michael McNamee
Towit
Summit Valley
Blackfoot
Bulle
Montana Union Railway Company
Butte, Anaconda & Paelfe Railway Company
Walkerville
Silver Bow County
Summit Valley Mining
Monuna
Montane
Tanger West
Aso An
Venetlee
S.rond Judicial District Court
Noting a Lost Serenity and Human Kindness
A reflective piece contrasting oblivion with a calm serenity, praising spontaneous kindness from people met along the way. The author rejects material comforts of America and recalls a Pall Mall Gazette sentiment on the will to please, knowledge, justice, and beauty.
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Mississippi
America
Pall Mall Gazette
Court sentences prisoner to two years in prison
A dramatic courtroom scene is described where the judge declares the severest penalty allowed by law. The prisoner, tearful and covering his face, jokes about being set free, while three stern-visaged women watch as the judge announces the two-year sentence.
Motive Revealed Behind Stranger Murder Request
In a tense exchange the pale stranger asks why he is murdered, while a woman, hungry and defiant, declares she must kill to eat and to see, grimly dressed in a provocative gown during an eerie moment.
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Charles O'Donnell
Butte
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