Shontanete Petconte Finishes Cambric Lace Flounce
Shontanete Petconte of ne cambric designed a deep lawn flounce with two rows of Val insertion and Val edge finishing, creating a cambric dust flounce.
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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
2
Shontanete Petconte of ne cambric designed a deep lawn flounce with two rows of Val insertion and Val edge finishing, creating a cambric dust flounce.
Dispatch notes that emigration to America is perilous and difficult while Li Huong Chang gains high favor from the Dowager Empress. An outbreak among North Borneo natives is linked to discontent with chart company rule, with fighting and Chinese casualties reported. Also a local ferry ad advertises a 1.00 round trip from Market Street Wharf to Sea Isle City and other points.
Delegates from across the nation begin three day sessions at Fullerton Hall and the Chicago Architectural Club rooms. Officers and committees report, with a joint session later on municipal art and park matters. Lectures cover parks and public morality, as well as park road design and plant groups. Willis Grove trains advertised for travel.
At the Bourse auction room the Ninth Ward Gas Works property at Twenty third and Chestnut and Market streets sold for 465000. Charles H. Bannard of Fidelity Trust Company bought it though no representation was disclosed. The sale may be confirmed by Councils. appraised value was 1000000.
Ames O Connor of Chicago, a renowned blind musician and convening delegate of the American Federation of Musicians, claims to lead an orchestra and play first violin by note while directing. He twice served in the Illinois Legislature and secured a $100,000 appropriation for a home for the blind, later realized.
Manila reports Captain Frank F. Crenshaw leading forty men of the Twenty-eighth Infantry into an ambush near Taal. Crenshaw was severely wounded in the head and the patrol suffered heavy losses with ten men dead or missing and several wounded. A second group of ten men was also affected with casualties.
King Oscar of Sweden and Norway departed London today for Paris after a brief stay in England. He was greeted with cheers as he left, signaling the close of his visit.
In Glasgow Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman told MPs the Liberal stance shows the government must address war aftermath. He said the opposition were merely onlookers and critics, overwhelmed by the current crisis and the African episode.
A massive blaze near Richmond Virginia completely destroyed the Virginia and North Carolina Wheel Company factory and stock early this morning. The plant located a short distance below the city was engulfed, causing extensive damage to the facility and its contents.
City expected to retain third place in population behind New York and Chicago with Philadelphia anticipated to lead in manufacturing. Census workers report twenty four divisions finished while enumerators face delays from wealthier residents and a belligerent man who attacked one interviewer but calmed after threats of reporting to Washington.
An unknown man leapt from the Staten Island ferry Robert Garrett between Liberty Island and Robins Reef. He drowned and his body was not recovered. Passengers recalled a note or item left behind by the man near the scene.
The Scotch-Irish Society of America opened its appeal convention in Nashville Tennessee with Acting President Dr John McIntosh of Philadelphia presiding. Prominent speakers included Professor Ahmed Mac Uitte and other notables outlining the agenda for today’s sessions.
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