ephemerides

1926: Visit of Spanish footballers to Lima

Sebastian Ortiz Martínez5 days ago5 days ago01 mins

Upon their arrival in this capital, the Spanish footballers who make up the Real Deportivo Español team have dedicated themselves to visiting the city and the resorts, and have also visited their consul and compatriots. In anticipation, the Argentine footballers from the Progresista club announced they would visit their Spanish comrades, which they did yesterday at noon at the Hotel Bolívar, where the Europeans are staying. At 5 p.m., the delegates and players of Real Deportivo went to the Palace with the aim of greeting President Leguía.

1926: National Antivenereal Conference

Sebastian Ortiz Martínez7 days ago7 days ago01 mins

As announced, next Monday the solemn opening session of the national antivenereal conference organized by the executive committee chaired by Dr. Estanislao Pardo Figueroa will take place, by virtue of a supreme decree. For this conference, we are informed, numerous papers have been submitted by well-known professional specialists in venereal diseases, which will deserve due attention during the course of the conference sessions. The works of the prophylaxis section stand out.

1926: Robbery of a Turkish merchant

Sebastian Ortiz Martínez1 week ago1 week ago01 mins

It seems that the local thieves have recently settled in the jurisdiction of the first company of the security force, as every day they try to carry out their misdeeds, which fortunately, with commendable zeal and activity, are prevented by the investigations section and the security police; however, always committed to their misdeeds, they forget the saying “A hen that eats eggs…”. On Pozuelo Street, which is lonely, somewhat gloomy, and almost always dark, the Turkish merchant Jorge Manzure has once again fallen victim to the friends of the stolen.

1926: The illness of Rodolfo Valentino

Sebastian Ortiz Martínez2 weeks ago2 weeks ago01 mins

For some days now, movie fans have been living in constant anxiety. Rodolfo Valentino, the pale-faced man with the loving gaze, is seriously ill. His ailment has attracted as much interest as D’Annunzio’s neurasthenia or Lloyd George’s colds. Valentino is a kind of cinematic prince charming. His admirers believe they see in him the embodiment of love and the intoxication of a promise. His very adventures contributed to the fascination. To the dismay of his admirers, his condition worsened and there is despair to save him.

1926: The death of a Peruvian in Tacna

Sebastian Ortiz Martínez3 months ago3 months ago01 mins

What was discussed in the newspaper El Comercio on a day like today 100 years ago?

1926: Police information

Sebastian Ortiz Martínez3 months ago3 months ago01 mins

Three police news items. The first: Porfirio Carras informed guard Valverde, of the Sixth Company, that several tools he left at Adolfo Ríos’ house disappeared without him having any suspects about the perpetrator of the theft. The second: there was a derailment on the Lima to Magdalena tram line, blocking traffic for more than half an hour; a repair crew solved the problem. The third: yesterday there was a collision half a block from the Portal de Botoneros between electric car 3, driven by José Armas, and the automobile piloted by Jesús Estigma.

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