Antigua Guatemala Revisited The City of St James The Gentle
A reflective travel piece recounts a horseback journey to Antigua Guatemala, exploring the ancient city of St James the Gentleman. It describes breakfast with Senor Sandoval, the layout of the estate, and the feast style with separate dishes, while detailing Alvarado’s conquest, the destruction of the old capital, and the 1541 earthquake and landslide that buried the cathedral and city, yet left relics and legends intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala‘s
ST. James
Guatemala
Milwaukee News Notes From Alton Visit And Lodge Events
Milwau kee, Stema of all Sorts Gathered by our reporter. Mrs B F L Taylor moved to 348 7th St. Mr Alfred Johnson of Chicago in city. Eight football team organized by young gentlemen. Mrs Barker from Pullman visits husband. Capt J B Buford fell from a Chicago cable car injuring ankle. Conductor Littleton Jones visited friends from Chicago. St Mark church ladies plan Swiss Cottage program starting Nov 9 for three months. Mr Coleman of Chicago visits son and family. Rev Sherman of Wyoming attends Minister's convention at Plankinton. J J Miles and J B Buford return from Masonic Convention at Alton Ills. Grand Officers elected with names listed. Appointed officers named. Alton visitors entertained. reception by ladies court and Eastern Star. Moonlight Mississippi River excursion with Spread Eagle. race with Sidney. music by Prof Brock's band. 200 aboard. return at 3:30 AM. School talk quiet. Harmonds of Alton praised hosts. Grand Lodge invited to hold 82nd annual convention in Dream City. Champaign Ill got it. Jo Arran praised journal. Prof Scarborough of Wilberforce sends compliments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. L. Taylor
Rachel Smith
Alfred Johnson
Chicago
Ches. Barker
Pullman
J.B. Buford
Sherman
Goolidge Shosshone
Wyoming Ty
Plankinton
J. J. Miles
J. B. Buford
Alton Ills
Bro
R. Mitchell
Bro. R. Rogan
H. Burrows
Adem Horn
H. C Gibson
R. E. Moore
W. E. Berry
Chaplin T. P. Lee
J. H. Young
H. Payne
A. L. Lewis
W. E. Tate
M. Martin
M. C. Clarke
W. M. Leonard
Tyler M. Brown
Alton
Ladies,court
Eastern Star Society
Masons of
Mississippi River
Masons and Society
Spread Eagle
Prof. Brock
Sidney
Eagle
Emancipation Celebration Draws Twenty Thousand to North Carolina
The event featured Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee, Ala., with notable clergy such as Bishops Turner and Baker and Rev J P Palmer, Philadelphia, and Rev B B Hill of St Paul. Minnesota’s art display received praise as part of the observance, while reports circulate about Rev Gaines and local racial tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaines
Liberty
Philadelphia
Turner
Baker
J. P Palmer
B. B. Hill
St Paul
Minnesota
Hill
North Carolina
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Ala
Wm. J. Accove
MISSOURI'S DAUGHTER Shines at Buffalo G A R Encampment
Coverage of the G A R Encampment at Buffalo New York highlights Mrs. William Scott of Lathrop Missouri as a leading orator who brought greetings to the encampment. She praised in refined language, drawing applause as Commander in Chief Clarkeon responded warmly. The report also notes other society items, marriages, illness recoveries, and community events in Hyde Park and nearby areas.
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Buffalo N. Y
New York
Wm. Scott
Lathrop Mo
Clarkeon
Stutt
Centennial Exposition in Nashville Highlights Afro American Access
Report on the Centennial Exposition praising varied amusements and special Afro American admission days at half price to promote goodwill. Notes Rev George W Gaines of Chicago, musician Accord, Southern Quartette, Miss Georgia Hooper, Miss Emma Porter, Prof W A Weir, and a promise to discuss the Ex Soldier Pension Fraud next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Gaines
Accord
Georgia Hooper
Washington
Emma Porter
St. Paul
Nashville
W A Weir
Afro Americans of Alton Fight Board in Court
Afro-Americans of Alton Illinois announce their school desegregation dispute has moved to the courts. They vow to carry the case to the highest courts, contending the new schools are inferior or equal in quality to the old properties. The board asserts the new facilities are as good or better and intended to prove this in Madison County. The application for writ of mandamus is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Allor
Ill
Board of Education
Thia City
Tims
Madison County
Norman
Madamus
Afro Americans in Chicago social notes lure and ads
A republication of social happenings in Chicago highlights Afro American residents visiting from Batavia St Louis and Detroit, with society names including Mr Chas Hall Mrs Sarah Bealeton and Miss L Wilson. The report notes entertainment plans at the Klondike company burlesque at the opera house and a Parisian tone in show acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr
Henry P. Jones
Sam T. Jack
Klondike Company
Tie Opera House
Beaman Murdered at Fond du Lac Wis by William Payne
A Beaman house proprietor was killed in Fond du Lac hotel bar at 3 45 am. William Payne drank hailed a razor and killed Beaman then fled as crowds searched the area. A $200 reward is offered for Payne’s arrest and lynching fears run high.
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Beaman
Fond du Lac
Wis
William Payne
John Eaman
Payne
Bsaman
Lash es but no dinner man punished for white woman demand
Adel Ga Oct 17 A man entered Mrs Clay s house ordered dinner, refused to leave, then helped himself. He was captured by local youths who whipped him with a busgy lash over 100 times, tied to a tree, and later disappeared. The incident sparked intense community reaction and questions about safety and justice.
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Adel Ga
Mre Clay
General Remains Calm As Wings Fail In Fight
An exchange at headquarters reports the left wing gone and flight impossible. The general notes legs remain and leads the way, a moment of stoic resolve amid defeat. The fragment quotes a Chicago Post line and a Victor Hugo remark about women and serpents.
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Chicago Post
Treasure and ruin of Alvarado's capital unearthed in legend
A vivid account recalls the buried city linked to Alvarado in Guatemala. Excavations yielded frescoes and carvings while vast treasure remains unseen beneath modern houses. The chapel still hosts a few relics, including a now stone crown given by Philips of Spain. Indians, few in number, still attend the church on the volcano slope.
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Toronto
Central America
Sonor Sendoval
Alvarado
Guatemala
Cortez
Mexico
Pedro Dé ‘Alvarado
Yate
Almmolonga
Cortes
St. James
Spain
Fraduan Godinez
San Diego de Los Cabeleleros
Pune
Alvarano
South Bend
Chicago
Fountain of
Almolonga
Pompeii
Gabriel
Philips
Ote Fannie Fugham Ward
Welcome to a Deck Convention in Town
A truncated humorous exchange from the Philadelphia North shows a benign man advising a widow to have the boy’s father intervene, only to learn the boy’s father is not present to exert authority. The fragment notes a deck convention in town as the event drawing attention.
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Philadelphia
Mawson
Bildick
Tipping in Paris Restaurants Reveals No Salary System
An English investigator studies tipping in a major Paris restaurant finding waiters average $60 monthly from tips, with a fortnightly tip box and profits split with the proprietor. Waiters receive no salary, rely on pourboire, and tips exceed those in New York, while occasional strikes occur over tip percentages and commissions.
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Paris Walters
Paris
Crlaters
New York
Prospecting to business in the Klondike tale
A man with hawk like features contemplates moving from prospecting to business in the Klondike. He debates whether to open a saloon or a combined undertaking and shipping establishment, signaling a shift from mining to commerce in the harsh frontier.
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Hawkstill
Indianapolis Journal
Drawbacks of Wealth Weary Watkins and Hungry Higgins
A brief Indianapolis Journal quip contrasts wealth and happiness noting that money cannot cure unhappiness. It jokes that wealth would force restraint on drinking and imply misery despite riches.
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Weary Watkins
Higgins
Indianapolis Journal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Antigua
Pedro de Alvarado
Agua
Ife
Guatemal
Arcadia
Auule Paradise
Amu
Senor
Don Jose Sandoval
Land of
la Mancha
Donna Beatrice de la Queba
Milwaukee
the Lakes
Littleton Jones
Mr. Coleman
R. H. Anderson
City
Mra. Harmond
Marshall St. Alton
Tun
Grand Lodge
Champaigne
Batchelor
Tae Arran
Prof
W.8. Scarborough
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, Ohio
Urba
Palmer
Missouri's
Kansas
John Fowler
Dearborn Street
William Fowler
J. Blair
Elkton
Almer Ridgeway
Blue Cross Lodge
Hyde Park
C. C. Lewis
Thomas Church
Geo. H. Henderson
Mina Daisy H Wella
Henderson
John H. Stewart
Mary Joner
State Street
R. C. Ransom
J Johnson
Mus
Jane Addams
Cavalleria Rusticana
Nashville, Tenn
George W. Gaines
Chas Hall
Batavia
Gus Thornton
St. Louis
Geo. W. Booth
New Haven
Conn
Mass Stella Hickman
St. Louis, Mo
Fenton Harsh
Tae Arrzat
Sarah Bealeton
Montgomery, Ala
Josephine Beauford
Kansas City
Misa L Wilson
Detroit
Mich
Mra A B
Winfield
Messrs
Alfred Anderson
Arthur Shaw
Manegar
Tag Acres
J. Lewis
Inc. Ind. Association
Iowa
Missouri
Saint Louis
Julia Yeizer
Ella Lewis
Danville
Io Mg
D. W. Jones
L’ouverture
Charles H. Brown
John B. Vashon
Anna Kelley
Columbia, Ohio
Edith V. Mordecai
Dumas
Arthur Freeman
J. W. Ferguson
John Snyder
Divine
Mary Magdalen
Oblate Sisters
St. Elizabeth Institute
Morgan Street
Baltimore
St Louis
Orleans
Victor Hugo
Klondike
Ars
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