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The Union Daily Times
Union, Union County, South Carolina
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London society woman Mrs. Diana Strickland plans expedition to Central Africa for adventure, ivory trading, prospecting, and collecting animals like okapi for New York Zoological Gardens. Party includes 2 women, 4 men, 300 native porters, starting from Boma through unexplored Bahuni country and Ituri Forest.
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Society For The Jungle
London, Aug. 17.--"Because I hate society life the dinners and dances, and the constant striving to wear a prettier dress than the other woman. Some people like it, but I prefer the forest and the camp fire and the rough life."
Such are the reasons given by Mrs. Diana Strickland, a well-known society woman for organizing what she calls "an expedition of adventure and business" that will start soon for Central Africa.
The party will consist of two women, four men, and three hundred native porters. From Boma, on the west coast of Africa, it will make its way on foot through the Bahuni country, which is practically unexplored, through the Ituri Forest to the North-
"We expect to be away for 12
The expedition is limited to six
We hope to trade in ivory and do some prospecting, and we are also making a collection for the New York Zoological Gardens, and hope to get an okapi, a giant field hog, and some pigmy elephants.
We shall be pretty well armed, and even are taking a machine gun in case of a serious attack. Of that there is little danger. Natives generally attack by stealth and in small numbers."
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Central Africa
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Aug. 17
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Mrs. Diana Strickland, a well-known society woman, is organizing an expedition of adventure and business to Central Africa starting soon from Boma. The party consists of two women, four men, and three hundred native porters, traveling on foot through the unexplored Bahuni country and Ituri Forest. They plan to trade in ivory, prospect, and collect animals including an okapi, giant field hog, and pigmy elephants for the New York Zoological Gardens. The group will be well-armed, including a machine gun, though serious attacks are unlikely.