Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-12 | Page 1 | Italy Proudly Reminds World Columbus Was Born in Genoa

Italy Proudly Reminds World I Columbus Was Born J in Genoa I I ROME nOaIE Oct 12 cAP IAL AP Italy to today today today to- to day reminded the world of the ItalIan ItalIan Italian Ital Ital- ian nativity of Columbus by celebrating celebrating cele cele- brating the anniversary of or his discovery of ot America as ns a legal holiday hollday Flags were flown on all of the public buildings throughout tho the country and lectures on Columbus and his achievements were delivered delivered ered In th- th schools The lecturers were careful to emphasize that the great navigator was vas born In Genoa where a house his supposed birthplace birth birth- place Is preserved as a national monument This special emphasis was wag to counteract recent efforts of Span Span- ish h historians to show that Colum Colum- I I bus was vas of ot Spanish origin GE GENOA OA ItaI Italy Oct 12 AP Co AP-Co- Co Columbus lumbus day was observed in Genoa with the singing of ot a solemn te fe deum In the cathedral of ot St. St Lorenzo Lorenzo Lorenzo Lo Lo- Lo- Lo renzo and an on Imposing procession to the monument and reputed birthplace birth birth- place of the great navigator na The ecclesiastical civil chU and milItary military mil mil- authorities took part In the observance and all aU the nations of or orthe the western h were ere represented represented represented rep rep- resented by their consuls Large crowds visited the municipal pata pat pale a ace e. e where mementoes of ot Columbus were displayed l. l I I