Columbus Day Ceremony Observed by Boston Italians
Greater Boston Italians, numbering over ten thousand, observe Columbus Day with a public ceremony and parade highlighting Italian heritage and civic pride in the city.
14 Oct 1919
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1919
Page
1
Greater Boston Italians, numbering over ten thousand, observe Columbus Day with a public ceremony and parade highlighting Italian heritage and civic pride in the city.
President Wilson's condition was described as about the same in a White House bulletin issued tonight by Dr. Grayson the personal physician. He said in an informal briefing that a gradual slight improvement was being noted daily and that the President could transact important business anytime it is necessary.
The majority report of the elections committee condemns Martin M. Lomasney and his methods in the Fitzgerald vs. Tague contest for Massachusetts tenth district. It urges that Peter F. Tague not be seated, noting Tague exploited Ward 5 conditions that he used to claim Fitzgerald should be unseated.
A statement from Mgr. Tague reveals he previously accepted a supposed fraud, with further details continued on Page 18 First Col. and related coverage expected in later editions.
A large crowd marched through the city in silent protest shouting Fiume or death and filled Ford Hall with audible dissent against any disposition of Fiume other than its award to Italy. The demonstration drew ten thousand in the streets and thousands more in the hall.
Paris October 18 Aviator Jansen captured the Deutsch cup presented by Henry de la Meurthe Deutsch president of the Aero Club of France by flying 118 miles 440 yards in 56 minutes 50 seconds
Sir Rider Haggard told the National Birth Rate Commission that artificial birth suppression is widespread in Western nations and may drown western races within two centuries by a strong influx from the East. He urged state action to stamp out diseases and subsidize motherhood and even the option to raise all children, including those born out of wedlock.
Concord Massachusetts October 13 Columbus Day was observed with a holiday for 428 prisoners at the Massachusetts Reformatory at Concord Junction.
Police and naval officials say a tragedy at sea is suspected aboard the British schooner Onato. Wireless messages received yesterday request police boats meet the steamers Sarcoxie and Zirkwell upon their arrival in New York harbor. First message claimed the Sarcoxie picked up Onato’s crew after abandonment and that the captain and mate were murdered.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the right of brewers to manufacture and sell 2.75 per cent beer under the Food Control Act. Government appeals challenge Federal Court decrees quashing indictments against the Standard Brewing Company of Baltimore.
Dr Grayson said the daily changes in the President's condition were slight and not always clear in a formal bulletin. He added that he departed from the usual custom to supplement the bulletin with additional notes for clarity.
Brief recaps events from 1914 to 1915 noting Allied occupation of Ypres after early World War I battles, and Bulgaria's declaration of war on Serbia in 1915. The entry also references a 1916 note where President Wilson directs Germany toward armistice terms via General Foch.
Forecast from Washington on October 18 predicts a fair and warmer Tuesday for northern New England and southern New England and eastern New York. Wednesday brings showers with a moderate southerly wind in most districts east of the Mississippi, and the outlook shows cloudy showery weather across the region.
A damaged OCR fragment shows scattered numbers for temperatures, times, and measurements. It includes references to averages and specific figures such as 49 and 63, with stray dates and odd symbols, but no coherent event or names to identify.
Nine more casualties, including a captain and a lieutenant from Camp Devens, were added to the wounded at the American Legion carnival held at Braves Field. Injuries were caused by splinters from offensive grenades used in mimic warfare reenactment.
Mandan North Dakota October 13 Stricken with paralysis Albert Brooks seventy two called the States attorney to his bedside and confessed he killed his wife in Columbus Ohio twenty six years ago Brooks said he struck her across the breast with an iron bar during a quarrel then fled to San Francisco and traveled the country before arriving in Mandan eight months ago Doctors say there is no hope for recovery
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