Women Candidates Triumph as Working Men Falter in London Board Results
The article notes the strong showing of Miss Garrett in Marylebone and Miss Emily Davies in Greenwich, marking a decisive victory for women’s education advocates. It contrasts this with the division among artisan candidates led by Mr. Potter and Mr. Applegarth, and highlights Lucraft as the sole working man elected to the London Board. The piece discusses secular education pressures, religious controversy, and the future role of the board’s chairman amid expected shifts of denominational schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett
Marylebone
Emily Davies
Greenwich
Potter
Applegarth
Lucraft
Finsbury
London Board
London
Chatfeild Clarke
B. Waugh
J. A. Picton
Education Board of London
House of Commons
London Planners Highlight Embankment and Building Revamp
An editorial contrasts Parisian progress with London's slower start and praises the Metropolitan Board of Works for driving Embankment development. It notes new mint plans, law courts, rail schemes, expanded markets, water and gas bills, Hampstead Heath preservation, and numerous tramway projects shaping a more tasteful, modern metropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regent-street
Royal Exchange
Paris
London
Mansion House
Seine
Thames Embankment
Metropolitan Board of Works
M. Haussman
John Bull
Embankment
Wren
Metropolis
Charing Cross Bridge
Riverway
Commissioners of Works and Buildings
Blackfriars Bridge
Law Courts
Strand
Board of Works
Ludgate Hill
London, Chatham, and Dover
Holborn
Billingsgate
Leadenhall
City of London Corporation
Metropolitan Board
Leicester Square
Hampstead Heath
Kensington
Charing-cross
Paddington
Holborn Circus
Queen Victoria Street
City
The Progress of London and Paris Contrast in a City’s Rise and Fall
A historical column contrasts Paris growth with London's gloom. It notes Paris boasting grand boulevards theatres and museums while London is described as smoke filled with grim factories and narrow streets. The piece comments on European capitals and the mood among observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyne
Europe
Paris
London
Vienna
Berlin
November Market Seizure of Diseased Fish Reports Twelve Tons
The November markets in the metropolis seized twelve and a half tons of diseased fish. The item appears in a survey of 1871 census plans for Ireland and notes on Australian meat shipments and Anglo American fisheries tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
William Donnelly
William Robert Wilde
George W. Abraham
Hogland
Major Graham
Melbourne Meat Preserving Company
London
Hucurs
America
Thomas Hughes
M.V
Canadian
New England
England
United States
Alabama
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