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A Voyage on White Star Line steamer Arabic in 1907

Extract from The Travel Diary of Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Brown Riggs

“Saturday, Feb. 23, 1907. Algiers, Algeria, Africa

We found ourselves here when we got on deck this morning. We took the tender to shore & then to carriages, when we had the most beautiful drive I have ever had. The day was perfect & the drive to the governor's house near the top of a hill upon the side of which the city is built, with the Atlas range of mountains, snow-capped in the distance. Then we drove through the city & the Arab quarter, where we saw Arabs, Moors, Turks, Jews, & many more of the unwashed, bringing to mind the lines of the hymn, “Though every prospect pleases & only man is vile.” As we looked in upon the little shops, most of the men were playing games, doubtless gambling.

The city government is under French control, & the two avenues nearest the harbor & parallel with it are filled with French stores, stocked with every variety of goods imported from France. The lady who had her hip broken at Granada was taken from the ship & placed in a hospital here which is said to be under Presbyterian control. At 1 PM we returned to the ship & remained aboard the rest of the day, watching the sale of all sorts of goods brought aboard. Weighed anchor & sailed at 4 PM.”

www.whitestarhistory.com/arabicdiary

I assume that the Alhambra reference is the Alhambra in Granada. With todays modern roads, that's just over a two and a half hour journey by car. I can't imagine what the journey would have been like in 1905.

“Frank C. Clark and his brother Herbert Edgar Clark had first-hand knowledge of Ottoman geography as part of the diplomatic network of the United States in the region. The fact that the region they were working in was one of the main destinations for tourism played an important role in the marketing strategy of the Clark agency. In the advertisements he gave to the press, Frank C. Clark was careful to state that the cruise trips to the Mediterranean were organized by the “former American vice-consul in Jerusalem” and that he personally accompanied the tourists. “

turkiyeturizmansiklopedisi.com/clark-frank-c

I suppose it may depend which part of Palestine you intend to venture..

I think the date must be incorrect, I am sure this advertising booklet was printed well in advance of the Feb 2nd 1905 start date, I would suggest that 1904 is the correct date for this document. I wonder, could you bring a dog on the cruise?

He won the gold medal on Saturday August 8th 1992, so we are after that.

He did wear red in the final.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q_IPQmhnL4

DannyM8 This photo might have appeared in a newspaper, for absolute accuracy [hint, hint]. But thanks for narrowing the date down for us.

With that sunshine, he was certainly still in Barcelona!

The newspaper photos I've found for the week following 7th August are nearly all action photos from the fight itself.

John Spooner Thank you for trying.

The dib dot ie has a long article on Frank Ryan, a leftist and Republican. He opposed Franco and, per that article:
In Spain Ryan was the senior Irish officer in the International Brigades. He took part in the battle of Jarama (February 1937) and returned to Ireland, wounded (March). While at home he edited the left-wing Irish Democrat and took part in a violent IRA anti-coronation rally in Dublin. Against his wishes he was nominated as an ‘anti-fascist’ candidate in the June 1937 elections for Dublin City South; he polled 875 votes. He also edited the Book of the XVth International Brigade (1938). Ryan returned to Spain, and in March 1938 he was wounded and captured by Italian troops at Calaceite. He was imprisoned under harsh conditions in Burgos, and sentenced to death. An Irish fascist, Thomas Gunning, provided information on Ryan to his captors. Ryan was greatly admired by his fellow prisoners; he refused to give the fascist salute or sing the nationalist anthem. An international campaign succeeded in having his sentence commuted.

After the Civil War, the Irish Government recognized Franco's government in 1939, Envoy L.H. Kerney presented his credentials in Burgos in April a month before this leaflet.

I'm guessing the "agent" of Franco in Dublin was a diplomat of some sort.

Here is a Feb 1939 memo on the Irish Governments thoughts on recognizing Franco.

Niall McAuley "... a diplomat of some sort". Mr McAuley, I expected better of you. Thought you'd be able to excavate his [presumably] name, rank, and serial number for us! 😀