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"CHICAGO (UPI)– Two South Side Chicago views were arrested on Independence Day and charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly burning a small American flag.
Patrolman Eugene Abington, who made the arrest, identified to use as D patrolman Eugene…

“We always think of Frederick Douglass making that speech in Philadelphia, during the celebration of Independence, when he was asked to speak, he said: “Why did you call on me to speak on such a glorious and honorable occasion when four million of my…

“One of the most valued civil war relics in greater Boston is the old Libby prison flag which is now in possession of Thomas G. Stevenson post, G.A.R., Vine Street, Roxburry. It was made in secret by federal soldiers. The story of its making which…

"Time was, not so very long ago, when the boys and girls, too, for that matter, thought there couldn’t be a Fourth of July without a great noise of bursting firecrackers and other dangerous and loud, banging fireworks. Now things are quite different.…

"I try to hibernate on the 4th of July. The nauseating flag waving and the jingoistic rhetoric drives me to distraction. Yes, the cook-outs and concerts and the other events are pleasant enough, but I usually stay at home so that there is not the…

"A committee of the New York board of aldermen has recommended the acceptance of the offer of the Virginia Military Institute to return to that city on the Fourth of July, the flag formally presented to the 16th Regiment New York Volunteers and…

"Our favorite patriot was the nation’s first president (two terms yet), George Washington AKA (police symbol for also known as) the “father of his country”.
Which, according to his devotees, is not because many inns and guest houses across the…

"At a Fourth of July celebration in a Canadian town where both English and American guests were assembled the flags of the two countries were in decorations. A frivolous young English girl, loyal to the Queen, but with no love for the Stars and…

“Forever float that standard sheet! Where breathes the foe, but falls before us, With Freedom’s soul beneath our feet And Freedom’s banner streaming o’er us.”
We are American – intensely, ardently American, and will yield to none in our devotion…

"The rival Committees for the celebration of the Fourth of July have united, and the differences have been amicably arranged. The Mayor’s Committee, invited the opposition to join with them; they consented, and a joint meeting was held. Gen. Cazneau,…

"Every American Citizen, whether native or adopted, must deeply regret the unfortunate condition of affairs in the preliminary arrangements which are now being made for the celebration of our national birthday anniversary. As things now stand –…