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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1921
Page
6
Caruso, striving after a severe heart attack brought on by pleurisy, showed signs of progress tonight. Attending doctors noted lower temperature and steadier pulse, and his mind grew clearer, suggesting the comeback might be possible 48 hours after the crisis began.
The ailing tenor receives extensive medical care at his bedside with oxygen and five doctors in attendance. His wife and children visit, while messages of support pour in from royalty and commoners alike, including the White House and Italian authorities. Caruso remains conscious, determined to persevere and to die in Italy, the land of his birth.
New York February 17 physicians caring for Mr. Caruso issued a bulletin stating he is holding his own and had a better day, resting comfortably though fever and inflammation persist with lessened virulence. The statement is signed by Dr. Evan M Evans Dr. Francis J Murray Dr. Antonio Stella and Dr. Samuel Lambert.
United News reports Caruso's condition updates are broadcast nightly by the De Forest Radio Corporation through the ship owners radio service in Astoria Long Island. Bulletins on 400 meters wavelength are accessible to amateur wireless operators across much of the United States.
Bruno Zirato reports to reporters that Carlo Caruso's condition is unchanged and he is fighting bravely and holding his own at the bedside, with Dr. Stella, Dr. Murray, and Mrs. Caruso present. Zirato asks readers to pray for him.
A vast crowd of Italians and opera lovers gathered in the Metropolitan lobby awaiting bulletins on Caruso. The tenor, in his hospital room, smiled at his son as the youth spoke softly and then left, while relatives in Florence and a large hotel party waited for news. The scene carried a hushed air as musicians played muffled arias once sung by Caruso.
Ex Mayors Fitzgerald and Curley resolved old tensions at a Boston event. Alfred Moore led a bid to unite factions, and the two exchanged a handshake amid applause and a chorus of Sweet Adeline and Tammany. Both joined a committee to promote Boston's growth.
Former Mayor Curley says he and Fitz are friends again and will work together for Boston. The unplanned meeting surprised both, and they join a committee to boost the city with plans to benefit newspapers and readers. The Knighters group, with 160 members, backs Boston recovery efforts.
The Newswriters' Union No. 1 of Boston will host its inaugural reunion and dance on Thursday evening, Feb. 24, aboard the steamer Jack O'Lantern cruising Commonwealth Avenue at Cottage Farm bridge. Music by Art Tornquist's all-star sextette, dubbed the Happy Harmonizers, includes a drum solo in the program.
The Metropolitan Pomona Grange 30 of Cambridge voted two to one against daylight saving. Miss A Allinger of the New England Food and Dairy Council spoke at the afternoon session and the Rev Kenneth C MacArthur discussed Church and Agriculture at the evening session in the Board of Trade Hall Cambridge.
At the Army and Navy Club officers were elected for the coming year. Mrs. Anna L. McL Nulty was named vice-commander, with Miss Helen Murray as second vice-commander, Miss Margaret Buckley as adjutant, and Miss Marie Lambert as finance officer.
The Pilgrim Publicity Association hosted a dinner and ball aboard the Jack o'Lantern on the Charles River. The event featured entertainment, dancing, stunts, gifts, and prize distributions with George Moulton Jr. chairing arrangements and assistance from Arthur Crowley John Burke Frank D. Stanton Robert Potter Herbert Farrier Mark Burlingame Edward J. Goodman and others.
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