Sunday, September 28, 2025

Today -100: September 28, 1925: Of annoyed Italians and repulsive banquets

9 Italian MPs arrive at New York harbor for the Interparliamentary Conference in D.C. and are greeted by clashes between Fascists and anti-Fascists, with some light shooting. “As the taxicabs sped eastward along Fifty-sixth Street the delegates had an opportunity of seeing how their countrymen in this city behave when they were annoyed about something.”

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That’s the H.M.S. Repulse, which Prince Edward has been using as his personal yacht, with a specially installed squash court, sauna, bubble bath (I assume that means jacuzzi), etc.

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