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...find the wonderful city which the lineal descendant of a proud clan that once ruled a Maya province reported to Mr. Gann. But with fair luck we hope to return to the United States with some worth-while contribution to modern knowledge of this old world in the New World, this civilization that had already passed its splendid prime when Columbus and Cortez came...
...Stands, fireworks court of honor, all the pomp and circumstance proper to the coronation of the Peepul's annointed, are waved aside. The only vestige of the grandeur that was Rome which has escaped the austerity of the censor is the badge, symbol of authority, and lineal descendant of the fasces which the lector bore in front of the Roman consul on occasions of state. In token of the triumph of Jacksonian democracy, every performer in the procession will wear one of these badges upon the left suspender of his overalls, and every badge, to escape the suspicion of favoritism...
...Spain exercises over a strip of the northern coastline of Morocco, known as the Spanish zone, a Protectorate in the name of Sultan Mulai Yusef 17th of his dynasty. 36th lineal descendant of Ali, the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law He is known to his subjects as Aimr-el-Mumemn, meaning Prince of True : Believers...
Syud Hossain, lineal descendant of Mohammed, and a distinguished publicist of both India and England, will speak at the Liberal Club, 66 Winthrop St., at 1.15 o'clock today on "Eastern and Western Ideals." All members of the University are welcome...
Stepping Stones. Fred Stone, whose comedy is a cherished tradition of the present-day American stage, has found a lineal descendant to perpetuate his name. His daughter Dorothy made her debut in a new Stone show, and in the three short hours of the opening night she danced her way to the regions of the stars. Twice in that memorable performance the critical first night audience rose to its feet to give her personal ovations. It is doubtful that any individual performer ever gleaned more glory from a first appearance on Broadway...