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...Sorgue, 52, "La Belle Anarchiste"; in London. Though wealthy, for 30 years she was a syndicalist and revolutionist. The police referred to her respectfully as "Mme. Trouble, Europe's most dangerous woman." In 1908 she defied royalty by remaining seated when King Carlos of Portugal entered the Lisbon International Peace Conference. Four years later she headed the women's hunger march on Tower Hill in London during the dockers' strike. She had many remarkable escapes from mobs...
...England, France, Portugal are all in friendly rivalry to achieve the first flight 'round the world. The English pilot, Sir Keith Smith, has already flown from England to Australia; the Portuguese have great confidence in Admiral Gago Continho and Captain Sacadura Cabral, who flew last year from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro. In the U. S., Major General Mason M. Patrick, chief of the Army Air Service, who is fostering the American plans, will select men who have not yet been in the limelight, though thoroughly qualified and experienced men ?to "give every one a chance...
...yacht, the Caltha, under sail. The record of the sort of thing that all suppressed adventurers dream about whenever they pass the window of Thomas Cook & Son, and only the lucky and courageous few dare translate into reality. Blue water, grey water, storms and calms, the Balearic Isles, Lisbon, Gibraltar, Cartagena, Alicante, Civita Vecchia, Athens, Constantinople and its bubble-domed mosques, the men that go down to the sea in sailing ships, the adventures and wonders of the deep. A high-hearted, humorous sea-tale, simple and ably told, with the salt of reality to flavor...
...Boston Evening Transcript, a contributor recounted his impressions of Portugal: "I had the benefit of just four interviews, or contacts, on the subject of politics, with Lisbon men during the day. The first was with a grave middle-aged senhor, of superior appearance, who checked our hats at the Monumental Club. I ventured a Viva la, Republica as I passed in my hat. He looked at me in a manner positively icy, and said nothing. I made up my mind that he was a Monarchist.* "Next in conversation with the castellan at the Royal Palace at Cintra. This expansive gentleman...
...known as the " Million Pound Monopoly "-a national flying service between England and the Continent with this amount of capital, all other lines being deprived of their subsidies. A House of Commons Committee is also examining a serious proposal for air mail service from London to Halifax, via Plymouth, Lisbon and the Azores...