1926: Visit of Spanish footballers to Lima

1926: Visit of Spanish footballers to Lima

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.

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1926: Police information

1926: Police information

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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