motoring experience and obtained a license guida.Ma his true passion was woodworking. After his discharge, he returned to work by Simone. In 1935, recalled in the colonial troops, was sent to Somalia, where the head of a powerful tractor traveled in the lands far and wide carrying men and materials.
The war did not last long and when it came to leave, after a technical test, chose to remain in Mogadishu, a center of the Air Force, paid a wage that was in Italy sognarsela only.
The airplanes of the time were built with an offset of five millimeters thick, but very light resistente.Ricordandosi to be cabinet-maker, perhaps with nostalgia, leisure Marinetto taken to build a suitcase made of that wood which allowed to fly, pulled polished with shellac varnish, fitted with studs at the corners and serratura.Con skin used for aircraft seats endowed it with a sturdy handle while the interior was finished with a touch of elegance, using the silk of a parachute . By chance, some time later, the masterpiece aroused the interest of a superior officer that with discrete pressures and proposing an appropriate reward, he convinced the ' "Artist" to make a copy.
was a success, I would say, overwhelming. Exempted from the job for which he was paid, our engineer-cabinetmaker spent a number of months before returning to Italy to build cases. Last year, in November, Marinette passed away, carrying the suitcase, which carefully preserved the memories ... He had one hundred and one years.
"Il Teatro Garibaldi After so much talk about it, designed by architect Joseph Albrecht, at the hands of Brown Brothers, builders began construction of the theater. Miscellaneous
vicissitudes. Finally, in February 1867, the property was delivered to City Hall, but still it took time for it to be finished and operating conditions.
On 9 November 1872, there was the magnificent opening with a performance of Rigoletto, and the lack of participation in Garibaldi, stopped to attend to the numerous calls that were received in those days Italy and abroad.
But back to the event. Theatre gremito.Trentasei the boxes arranged in three rows, fifty different places; seventy-four least expensive among the stalls and gallery.
The lira was built one hundred twenty-nine and eighty cents, as is clear from a note in my possesso.Degli artists I have no news. I guess they were of good standard. Many foreigners present, drawn from the event world and hope, disappointed, to see for the General.
New year new life ... Salvatore Cortese The barber shop had Vincenzo Mauro was Prior's Arch. It went up some stairs and you find yourself in a modest of chairs, a mirror, and the bowls in a cupboard, the tools of the trade.
A spartan furnishings that included a table and two benches. It 's the first of the year 1874, in the afternoon.
At this point, Mauro S. Di Molfetta challenge. The post consists of a certain sum of money. Others do a circle.
Time passes and, after various vicissitudes, fortune shows to side with the challenger, in credit of fifteen pounds - a large sum in those days, wants to be paid.
One can understand the disappointment of the loser who wants revenge. They start to fight. Soon pass from words to blows: they push each other, you jerk. M. Di a remedy sgrugno that makes him stagger, and the other advantage to get away.
Raggiuntolo the streets, grabbing it and vibrates some blows: the forehead, in the occipital region, and while the opponent turns to evade such a hurry, hit him in the last razor cut the cervical extensor muscles of the neck. Run to many but no one has the courage to face the assailant who takes advantage of the confusion for absconding.
The wounded man is carried to his house. It sends out for the "Dr. physical conduit" Vito Siciliani believes that the S. life-threatening. In fact, died during the night. Alarmed by the public voice, the sergeant of the Municipal Guards, Vincenzo Ferrara, the policeman on patrol with Adoeno Pines, called another guard and two urban field guards, so the group set out in search of Di Molfetta.
The "public voice" had reached the ears of the sergeant of the Royal Carabinieri, in turn, with three employees leads to the Piazza. The research, fruitless, suspended in the night, resumed the next morning.
of the fugitive, no trace. The search will be surprised at dusk in a village not far from his campaign and arrested.
At the trial, accorded the mitigating and derived from the provocation from having to compensate the injured party, he would manage so to speak-with-a sentence to twenty years imprisonment.
CHRISTMAS EVE It was Christmas Eve of 1920. People looked to the future with hope, trying to forget a few terrible years, cost thousands and thousands of morti.Anni of waiting, of sacrifice, the daily sacrifices
Especially for women, working to replace their men away from their expensive for a war that to some seemed necessary to complete the unification of Italy. What's more, when it seemed to be gone, the population had tried hard bend to a new evil: the English. This is the name of an epidemic in Europe, by number of deaths exceeded the victims of World War moderna.Infine, if we want to be picky, to close the account, do not forget smallpox the following year (1919) that left its mark on the face of the survivors.
That Christmas Eve festivities promises to be overshadowed by a resigned sadness but open to hope. Already a certain hour of the evening, the Church of St. Adoeno was filled with the faithful. Suddenly, the quiet hum of the cries arose. For the fall of a chandelier, a fire threatened to spread in the altar area.
In these, mostly composed of women and children, spread panic.
There was a crowd to the exit. Finally extinguished the flames, the people he retraced his steps and all seemed to have ended for the best. It seemed ... Unfortunately it was discovered that someone had taken possession of the poor box, taking advantage of the confusion. The thief was never a name. Years passed.
In the late morning of a summer Sunday, the abbot of St. Adoeno received a visit from a well-dressed gentleman who claimed to be a Bisceglie transplanted in the United States of America. From the way he expressed himself, it was easy to believe him. He added that his return to Italy was not due only at the pleasure of finding relatives, but needed to take a promise. In confession, showing a sincere repentance, turned out to be the author of the theft of which we had almost forgotten. And he prayed the abbot wishes to receive a certain sum of money by way of reparation. In those days, there was talk of putting the hands of urgent work on the roof of the Church: reparative no denying that this offer came very timely.
that our fellow citizen's name was never revealed, of course, but the abbot, Don Giovanni Di Leo, when he spoke of the episode, reveals the signs of the emotion that was shared with the repentant. We go back that far on Christmas Eve 1920. I have a friend who has ninety-eight years and is the nephew of the abbot. It's called Mario Di Leo. It 'may know the name of American. I met him. "Who was that?" I ask him. He makes a gesture with his hand ... do not remember.
Rome capital of Italy. The death of Corporal Domenico Campagnola in the socket of Porta Pia.
was September 20, 1870. Darkness of the night took over the first light of day and gradually became more distinct profile of the Eternal City.
Cadorna had given strict orders: avoid damage to the monuments and the Leonine City that is, to what is now the Vatican City.
Everything had been arranged to focus the attack between Porta Pia and Porta Salaria although there were a diversionary tactic to fool the Pope ".
There were at least four batteries of cannon, in different places, two of these were placed in Macciolini Villa and Villa Albani, only a few hundred yards, the latter from Porta Pia.
Shortly after five o'clock in the morning that said the shelling began, quite vividly, the guns Pope.
And while the bulk of the force remained indoors waiting for its time, it was decided to deploy the 34th Bersaglieri and selected elements of the 40th Infantry under the walls in the area of background, to engage with a large fire of musketry the papal serving pieces.
Then there was the forward displacement of some batteries and Porta Pia was hit by a fire which resulted in a direct gap of about a hundred feet, almost nothing. now, the response of enemy artillery.
the command of General Cadorna had been housed in the Villa Albani.
Shortly after nine o'clock, on the turret of the 'elegant house was built the Italian flag: it was the agreed signal, terminating the activity of the artillery and infantry attack gave the go. The 34 °
Sharpshooters in law had the honor of passing the first gate in the wall .... Among the first killed, the commander, higher Pagliari
Overall, the Italian losses were of 13 officers and 43 enlisted men, including Corporal Domenico Campagnola, Bisceglie.
And finally, she was greeted Rome capital of Italy. A Bisceglie, the news of the death of the young came with confirmation that Rome had been conquered, by telegraph, in conjunction with the Subprefecture Barletta.
Municipal Authority had the task of communicating what happened to the family.
tied to a long-awaited event, the sad news spread like wildfire causing vivid emotion.
House of Campagnola was the destination of many citizens who testified sincere sympathy for the pain of family members and at the same time, the esteem and pride for a life sacrificed in such a significant feat of arms. To Our
, promoted corporal, is dedicated a street in the area of \u200b\u200bVia Roma.
The gentleman declined the pace, already low due to poor road conditions, at the convent of the Capuchin Fathers, imitated by the two knights armed his followers.
crossed the blade, usually dusty, lifting spray stagnant water, witness the sudden storm in the night before had washed and momentarily defeated the hot streets and ancient streets of Bisceglie.
On the right, behind a great clump of vegetation, could be seen as soon as the church of S. Lorenzo. Then in the great wide
Palazzuolo, Bisceglie appeared to them lit by the sun already high.
One of the horses had lost a shoe.
They headed to the Gate of Earth, as feared, they found locked.
The spread of cholera and famine which led to riots in several places in the kingdom, had suggested restrictive measures such as closing the doors of the city even during daylight hours.
The gentleman explained to the military, which was filed from the tower, that they urgently need a farrier. He added that preceded a few hours the cab of his Excellency, the Archbishop of Caserta, who was to Brindisi, inviting the other person to communicate timely news authority town.
The head of the office took care to inform him that the day before the disease had four other victims.
Then he invited the group to wait in the large outer bastion near the door, where the blacksmith, who had his cabin here, would follow them.
In the meantime, they could have watered the horses.
Soon after, the travelers encountered the bracelets that had just finished working a hoe in nearby properties Frisari, intent on making water supply, drawing from a large tank.
high and mighty, the main tower dominated this stretch of the wall. Not far away, stood a large building owned by the Curtopassi.
The air was warm. The knight arose from an inside pocket the silver cylinder, ensures the time and looked up to detect the position of the sun, shading with embroidered linen.
came with the blacksmith's son and a young helper.
A few steps away from strangers, master chief Sergio arose from a lopsided straw hat and poses a bow. Then he informed them that two days had stopped working because his wife was not feeling well ... He finished with the sign of the cross. The boy took
over the bay horse that was limping.
is recommended, the gentleman, because the intervention was accurate.
Then he went off alone towards a church not far reaching and climbing over a wall along a short path leading to the rich burials.
was the church of S. Margherita.
The farrier then spat chewing garlic. And before you get to work now asked about the cholera was raging throughout the Kingdom.
The rider, who seemed older reported that the most beautiful capital of Europe, Naples, was now at the mercy of a ragged crowd that pushed by hunger walked the streets looking for something to eat, and that was often powerless desperate to curb those who are increasingly abandoning the plunder.
The doors were wide open and the palaces of the rich defended by armed men, while the disease was still in a phase of great virulence.
hunger or the cholera deaths were many. Mute the church bells, is provided for the burial of dead bodies at night, almost furtive manner.
The authorities had decided to build a new cemetery at Poggio Reale, where mass graves had been dug large that, once full of corpses, were carefully closed.
He added the rider that the hopes of the population were placed in the free distribution of grain for harvest, praise God, was abundant.
As for cholera, experience suggests that the coolness of autumn would lead to the spontaneous remission of the disease.
that led to the knife from the nearby port, they were the sound of chariots and incentive items. The gentleman he retraced his steps, showing that in a hurry to leave.
Molfetta was not far off but the road conditions have affected the pace of the horses. In that city, the archbishop and the numerous committees would stop a few days to rest.
will note, the secretary to the archbishop in the early hours of the night in his diary, referring to the day that he was about to end: "July 29, 1764. Travel very difficult to achieve ... Molfetta by the nearby town, two hours terrible, silent. "
Notes. silver cylinder. Synthetic expression for "pocket watch with cylinder mechanism and silver case."
bracelet. This item is equivalent to southern laborer
"3 .... that the contractor will be obliged to sweep all the roads inside the city and the suburb of twice a month."
seems little to us, perfectly appropriate for the 'incivility in consumption, but in those days the Spartans, to burn, is not that much remained.
continue reading, here's a hand that gives us the Religion:
"... and in all the eve of public holidays when there will be processions take off again with all the garbage that piled up, particularly along the same streets."
Folks, do not despair!
It 's the time of the first elected, unless it is satisfied to be sweeping the road for the rest of the house and close your eyes, but ... the nose.
".... will also istesso required the contractor to sweep those streets when they shall think necessary for the First Elected clarity and for the good of public health. "
These are the main roads, of course, in the medieval lanes, each kept clean the stretch in front of his home.
are some of the conditions of contract for refuse collection on January 1, 1855.
Don Luis was first elected Schinosa; Francesco Storelli, the supervisor.
With the triumph of the liberals and the arrival of the King Gentleman, the processions is attributable to the sharpness of .... souls that cleaning up area acquires a own pace, almost bersaglieresco.
".... ...."; will be swept every four days and to remove any doubts or hesitation: ".... without exception, ".
follow the names of a dozen streets, always themselves.
".... the other streets will be swept once a week. "
note the absence of the adverb with binding function.
Who could think to ask where it ended the "harvest", I reply that the place of deposit was at the foot of the wall of the Church of Purgatory, Via Porto, an area where, encouraged by the slope, flowed, too " humors "of the nearby district of Mercy.
