A great tragedy occurred for many of Toledo’s Polish communities on 3 May 1904. A large group of Poles from the Toledo area were on an excursion to the City of Detroit to attend a festival at St. Joseph’s parish.
Paryski
Boleslaus Dalkowski
Boleslaus was born in Toledo to Adalbert and Michalina Pyszka on 14 July 1874 and baptized in St. Mary’s Parish on 19 July. He was one of two sons, the youngest, older brother was named Frank. The 1880 census shows the family living on Franklin Avenue.
A. A. Paryski: Ameryka-Echo
The Ameryka Echo had an interesting history and it had an interesting leader. Started in Toledo by A. A. (Antoni Alfred) Paryski in 1889, it was a cultural newspaper that was often pro-labor.