PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND – Yesterday (June 3) over 50,000 Providentians took to the streets of the city in enthusiastic support of the call for preparedness. The focal point of the Preparedness Parade was a magnificent “living flag” before the city hall. On a towering temporary review stand some 1,560 school children were smartly assembled into…
It was the golden age of print media, radio broadcasting was in its infancy, the newspaper, the book and the magazine were the dominant way we learned of the world around us. Print media’s readership and effectiveness had exploded over the past decades, with increased literacy rates, printing advancements, and rapid urbanization. Print media could…
Providence Chronicle, Saturday, May 6, 1916 YESTERDAY – The great and the good of Providence gathered before the Friday afternoon ballgame in Cartwright Stadium to bid a fond farewell to Angels great, Rufus ‘Rattler’ Burnell. Among the over 2,500 loyal rooters in attendance were local dignitaries representing our fair community, including Mayor Joseph H. Gainer,…
Into the dimly lit main hall of Union Station burst a young man, cases under each arm, he resisted the urge to run and cause a commotion. Wet shoes squeaking on the marble floors, a rushed exchange with a porter to confirm the platform of the ‘Angels Special’ without breaking his stride. Familiar faces of…