Women of London in the School Board Struggle for Progress
London letter notes that the 1879 board had nine women, the current group four, and argues the Progressive faction has waned as Moderate gains persist. It profiles Miss Davenport-Hill, Miss Eve, Mrs. Maitland, and Mrs. Homan, detailing their backgrounds in education and public service and highlighting their influence on girls' subjects and board reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
School Board
School Board For
Davenport Hill
Maitland
Eve
Homan
Miss Davenport-Hill
Rosamond Davenport-Hill
Birmingham
Bristol
Margaret Eve
Islington Liberal Association
Maiden
Basex
Croydon
H. W. Eve
Wellington College
University College School
West End
Marylebone
Board Schools of
South Wales
Chelsea
Tower Hamlets
Besant
Sydney Waterlow
Kensington
Great East End
East End
South Kensington School of
South Kensington
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Country Holiday Fund
Davenport-Hill
American horseman R T Kneebs guilty of fraud in Bethel case
Berlin court convicts R T Kneebs of misrepresenting the mare Bethel as Nellie Kneebs in races in England Scotland and Germany. He is sentenced to nine months in jail and a 1000 mark fine with loss of civil rights. the mare is confiscated. Evidence shows a duplicate mare Clara Chatham used to imitate Bethel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
R. T. Kneebs
Sioux City
Iowa
Bethel
Nellie Kneebs
Kneebs
O. O. Hefner
Paxton
Ill
Europe
New York
Manchester
England
Edinburgh
Scotland
Germany
Riga
America
Wakefield
Neb
Clara Chatham
Nebraska
Omaha
Thomas H. Cullen
Waupun
Wis
Chicago
Boreal the Trio-Year-Old Champ of Trotters
Boreal owned by Scott Newman Jr. is a high regarded three year old trotter with a 2 15% record. Bred at Hermitage Stud Nashville and purchased by Greenland Stock Farm Shelby County Ky Boreal has shown consistent speed across yearling two year old and three year old runs. His notable performances include a 2 15% heat in the 2 17% final in Louisville and a 2 10% heat in Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Newman, Jr
Bow Bells
Electioneer
Rosy Morn
Alcantara
Harold
Midnight
Pilot, Jr
Hermitage Stud
Nashville
Tenn
Newman
Greenland Stock Farm
Shelby County
Boreal
Terre Haute
Ind
Buffington
Sable Wilke
Louisville
At the Swimming Baths
A polite absent minded bather greets a friend, inviting him to sit while still in the water, as reported in the Erie Pennsylvania Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay
Erie
Messenger
Outlaw Kneebs Barred From American Trotting Circles
R. J. Boylan argues that Kneebs should be banned from all reputable American trotting associations after his Germany sentence, and barred from the business he harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneebs
Germany
R. J. Boylan
Victorian rider Parsons defeats Zimmerman in Australian five mile race
Parsons the Victorian champion beat renowned racer Zimmerman in the five mile championship at the Adelaide oval. Parsons led after two miles and regained the front in the final lap to win by a length and a half amid wild crowd scenes. Parsons, 20, from Sydney and Melbourne resident for ten years, earlier won the half mile. John Green of Directum died in Dublin California. his will leaves property to widow Anna Green. estate valued about a quarter million.
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Zimmerman
Australia
Parsons
Adelaide Exhibition Oval
Sydney
J. W. Parsons
Melbourne
John Green
Directum
Dublin
Cal
Anna Green
Belated Wayfarer Outsmarts Night Footpads
The Chicago Post recounts a late affair where a lone traveler faces two robbers behind a building. The victim taunts them revealing his wife retrieved his pay and foils the theft as the assailants claim they knew their business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Wayfarer
The Reason Why Women May Yet Command Monuments
A dialogue explores the future of monuments to women. A woman questions why statues of great women do not exist as those of men. A man doubts the design and fashion of statues but the woman argues for adaptable monuments as women gain power.
Man and Dragonfly Wheels of Woe and Wit
A collection of quips and anecdotes from vintage newspapers open with a drummer’s tall tale and a joke about Manchausen then shift to a park scene where a couple on bicycles share a playful vow to be “yours for the wheel.” The closing line warns that idle hands invite mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Also Mentioned on This Page
Women OF London
Progressive Party
Mrs. Maitland
R T. Kniebs
The
Peklo
Pekin
Washington Star
Manchausen
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