On February 4, 1895, the headline of the Boston Globe read as follows:
Eleven Masquerading Italians. They Disturb the Sabbath Stillness of the North End by Celebrating a Carnival which Closes Feb 27." The article went on to describe the event and its consequences. Out for "as good a time as could be had," over 1,000 men, women, and children swung in line behind 11 costumed men "lead by a tall Neapolitan, who thrashed out national music. On they marched, returning the salutes of pretty Italian maidens who waved high-colored bandanas from the many windows of the big tenement houses.

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Fonte: Bostoniano