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Nellie Bly Headlines World Race Return Sparks Praise
The New York World recounts Nellie Bly's 72 day solo circumnavigation narrative. It highlights public fascination with her breakneck travel, praise from Jules Verne and Count de Lesseps, and the sensational impact on American journalism. Bly, real name Elizabeth Cochrane, age 23, embarked November 14, 1889, traveling alone in disguises and surviving storms to finish in five days crossing the Atlantic.
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