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Newspaper
The Appeal
Location
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1897
Page
1
A 19th century correspondent recalls Antigua Guatemala's fall from a grand capital to a ruined town after the 1773 earthquake. He describes the plaza and surrounding features, volcanic peaks Agua and Fuego, and the shattered churches, monasteries, and palaces with tens of thousands displaced.
Describes the collapse and partial remains of the Capuc monastery and the cathedral of San Francisco. Notes huge domes arches and ornate ornamentation, with frescoed walls and coats of arms. stones hurled to the ground show the quake's power as pillars and columns lie broken.
Saint Louis society page lists visits and arrangments. Mrs A D Langaton visits Washington DC. Miss Minnie Mitchell spends weekend in Chicago. Estelle Hickman returns from Chicago after three weeks. Julia Yeizer of Chicago attends Sumner High School. Mrs Willie Brent of Quincy Ill to visit. Fanny Brooks transferred to Garnett School. M E Mcleod to take Simmons post. Troy Porter of Paris Illinois visited St. Louis. impressed with Dumas School. Frank J Roberson of St Paul appointed to fill vacancy from Adina White resignation.
The article surveys Antigua Guatemala after a volcanic eruption, detailing a partially ruined plaza with market stalls and indigenous sellers, a church of La Merced spared, and the Palacio Nacional and municipal buildings. It recalls the conjoined ruins, a colonial layout, and the teeming recovery amid destruction.
A Toronto Mail report notes about 900 colored residents in Toronto with generations rooted in slavery and later migration. Younger Canadians face employment gaps, with many in Pullman car service, waitering, labor, and minor trades while women work as servants, laundry, or dressmakers. They praise some fair treatment and recall a black soldier denied swearing in after six months in uniform, highlighting loyalty to the Crown as a means to improve status.
Milwaukees news column notes a let of local items including Ray Reed and A V Rainey family illnesses Dr Julia McNamee busy nights Marian Berry organizes a golf club Mrs B F L Taylor plans move to Oklahoma George Bland to Virginia for two months Marian Berry ill with yellow fever ghosts and a burial for A G Burgett's child Long visit by Louis Young and a Plankinton steward Wm Yeo resigns East ern Star meeting and Oriena Balch marries Alfred Smith Pine Bluff school exams show some teachers lacking credentials and good character valued as essential quoted Victor Hugo on professional jealousy
Afro-American families face forced school attendance as Alton authorities threaten arrests for persistent schooling outside designated black institutions. A truant officer will compel ages 6 to 14 to attend segregated schools, amid rising tensions over education and civil rights.
A Chicago community column highlights Afro-American society events and notable residents. It notes Gus Thornton of St Louis visiting, Mrs Mary A Hughes moving to 2839 Dearborn, Emma Gayton ill at Provident Hospital, Dr JH Magee teaching at Harvey Medical College, and George Buckrer traveling to Albuquerque for health. It promotes the Advertiser as key for reaching Chicago’s Black audience and mentions a Ladies Day at the Men’s Club with Jane from Hull House addressing attendees.
The writer recalls Antigua as a sad, ruined monastery with crumbling stone walls, hidden chambers, and haunting echoes of past friars. Wax reliquaries, skull-like cellars, and scattered sculptures evoke a solemn, mournful grandeur amid earthquakes and decay. Nearby notices report local social and church activity and community events.
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