Over 25 million Italians have emigrated between 1861 and 1960 with a migration boom between 1871 and 1915 when over 13,5 million emigrants left the country for European and overseas destinations.
Thanks for looking again. Thought we were looking at two different manifests. It makes me uncomfortable when I do not agree with you - You are usually right.
Not alot of info.
In Group A6 (I don't think you can do anything with this)
Cause of detention - to bro in law
Disposition: Brother-in-law (Mannula D'Agusto) ? spelling
14 Franklin, New York City
Discharged July 19 3:26
Meals - Dinner 1
Many are women that were released to the custody of a male relative. Perhaps on his manifest there will be a note. If he did not have any $ he may have been held until family arrived to be responsible. Sometimes you will see LPC for likely public charge.
Italians have a long and deep-rooted tradition of beliefs about luck and things that give either good or bad luck. In Italy there are colloquial names for bad luck. Think of:"sfiga" or "jella" (read it as "yella), but the most scary thing for millions of Italians is "Il Malocchio", which translate ...