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Governor Booth; Nevada City, p. 1
"GOVERNOR BOOTH will deliver the 4th of July oration at Nevada City."
Tags: Oration
HEAR!! THE LIBERTY BELL JULY 4 p.1
“PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—The entire nation will hear the Liberty. Bell, which proclaimed American independence on July 4, 1776, ring again on the Fourth of July in a program of The American Legion which will be carried over the coast-to-coast network of…
Celebrations Elsewhere p.3
"The Fourth of July was celebrated with general enthusiasm in almost every city, town and village in the State.
In Sacramento, it is said they had the best ordered and most pleasing celebration ever held in that city. The procession consisted of…
In Sacramento, it is said they had the best ordered and most pleasing celebration ever held in that city. The procession consisted of…
Fourth of July Celebration p.2
"The 98th Anniversary of out national Independence was celebrated on Saturday in fine style. The arrangements made by Colonel Nocross, Grand Marshal were elaborate and complete. He was ably assisted in his duties by Judge J. C. Palmer, President of…
Percy Plans Active Holiday p. 6
"Charles H. Percy, Republican candidate for U.S. Senator, will participate in two Fourth of July celebrations on Monday, one in Chicago and the other in Carmi, Ill., where he will speak following an appearance by his November opponent. Percy’s…
We're All Guilty, p. 2
"In a Fourth of July address Mayor Shank once said, apropos of George Washington and truthfulness:
“Few of us, alas, can lay claim to that absolute veracity which was Washington’s boast! Thus the shoe pinches us all when the story of Jack Smith…
“Few of us, alas, can lay claim to that absolute veracity which was Washington’s boast! Thus the shoe pinches us all when the story of Jack Smith…
Tags: Oration
No Extempore Pretensions, p. 7
"“I allus enjoy hearin’ the Declaration of Independence read on the Fourth of July,” said Farmer Corntossel.
“It is a noble document.”
“Yes. But what I particularly admire about that kind of program is that it prevents a professional orator from…
“It is a noble document.”
“Yes. But what I particularly admire about that kind of program is that it prevents a professional orator from…
Race Legislation; (Speech of Harry E. Davis - Cleveland Civil Service Commissioner at Annual Meeting in Los Angeles), p.6
“‘The Negro in public life must master the art of government and unite with the progressive public consistence of this ago. In office he must not merely a Negro job holder but a citizen who has been entrusted with important public functions. Above…
Tags: Oration
Fourth of July p.3
"The Grand Marshal is making exertions to have a fine celebration on 4th proximo, in which he is ably assisted by the President, Judge Palmer and the Standing Committees. The Board of Supervisors have appropriated $3,000 towards the expenses of the…
Race Turns Out to Celebrate Nation’s Birth, p. 5
"A capacity crowd jammed the auditorium of the New Wendell Phillips high school last Sunday for the observance of a pre-Independence Day celebration sponsored by a group of business and professional people, headed by Attorney Richard E.…
West Washington p. 3
"The Sabbath School of West Washington will celebrate the Fourth of July at Cox's Wood this year. The Union for the last twenty years have attended Lyon'S Woods. but the change was made on account of the later place. being sold. Mr. J. H. Ferguson’s…
Tags: Church, Declaration of Independence, Oration, Picnic
Fourth of July Orators
The Sacramento Committee of Arrangements for the Fourth of July celebration, have decided to invite Hon. Wm. H. Seward to deliver a Fourth of July oration in that city. George Francis Train is to orate in Portland by invitation of the Mayor of that…
Tags: Oration
College Head Calls For Rights Battle, p.5
"ATLANTA--Speaking at in Independence Day rally of the NAACP, holding its annual meeting here, Dr. James M. Narbit jr., president of Howard university in Washington, D.C., and calling for “an all-out, renewed and relentless struggle” by Negroes for…
Tags: Civil rights, Hypocrisy, NAACP, Oration, Voting/suffrage
Tuskegee Enrolls Big Summer School, p. 1
“The fourth of July was celebrated in a fitting manner. No classes were held on that day. In the morning the students had patriotic exercises, the principal address being delivered by a summer school teacher, Mr. M. L. Rooks Brinkley, Ark. In the…
"The Fourth of July: safe and sane?"
"During my boyhood, this coming midnight was for me a delirium of bliss; for on the glorious Fourth my mother allowed me to rise at midnight and go out on the street and yell until breakfast. While that method of entertainment does not appeal to me…
"There'll be a parade, music, peanuts, of course"
"The fourth of July, to children. Seems a long way off, but it takes time to make a bang-up celebrating of the great day. Thus, the Irving Park community council has already begun work in cooperation with the fourth of July committee, planning to…
Tags: Fireworks/firecrackers, Music, Oration, Parade, Picnic, Sport/games
'Will Deliver Fourth of July Address'
"Colored Man Selected to Deliver Address and Ganeuil Hall
Boston, Mass, June 6-Mr. James H. Wolf, past department commander of the Massachusetts G. A. R., has been selected by Mayor Fitzgerald to deliver the oration at the exercises in Fanmel Hall…
Boston, Mass, June 6-Mr. James H. Wolf, past department commander of the Massachusetts G. A. R., has been selected by Mayor Fitzgerald to deliver the oration at the exercises in Fanmel Hall…
Hurrah Time In Panama: Will Be Gorgeous Celebration of the Fourth on the Isthmus., p. 1
"A Washington dispatch says: Employees of the isthmian canal commission on the canal zone will have a regular old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration in Panama. Special excursions are to run to Panama for the accommodation of persons desiring to…
Telegraphic Briefs, p. 4
"Coal has gone up in New York.
The sugar trust has failed in its efforts to raise prices.
It is announced the W.J. Campbell will decline the Republican national chairmanship.
Elections in England on Monday and Tuesday show Liberal gains, and…
The sugar trust has failed in its efforts to raise prices.
It is announced the W.J. Campbell will decline the Republican national chairmanship.
Elections in England on Monday and Tuesday show Liberal gains, and…
Tags: Deaths/injuries, Oration
Congressman DePriest Flays Segregation in Fourth of July Speech, p.3.
"If Separate Street Car Laws, Why Not Separate Bedrooms?
If Sucking at Breasts of “Black Mammies” Didn’t Hurt White Men, How will Riding on the Same Conveyances with Negros Hurt them? Asks Congressman.
WASHINGTON- Hurling defiance at all…
If Sucking at Breasts of “Black Mammies” Didn’t Hurt White Men, How will Riding on the Same Conveyances with Negros Hurt them? Asks Congressman.
WASHINGTON- Hurling defiance at all…
Fourth of July in Arkansas, p. 2
"We are indebted to Mr. Daniel Seales for a copy of the Daily Republican of 7th July, published at Little Rock, Arkansas, contain an account of the celebration of Independence Day of that place. The celebration was under the auspices of the “Sons of…
Fourth of July Celebration in Marysville, p.2
"We gave last week a description of the celebration of the “Nations National Day” in this city and in Sacramento, and we now give a sketch of the celebration in Marysville, abbreviated from the Sacramento Record Of 7th inst. That paper had a special…
Celebrations Elsewhere, p. 3
“Celebrations Elsewhere - The Fourth of July was celebrated with general enthusiasm in almost every city, town and village in the State.
In Sacramento, it is said they had the best ordered and most pleasing celebration ever held in that city. The…
In Sacramento, it is said they had the best ordered and most pleasing celebration ever held in that city. The…
Emancipation Items, p. 2
“The Oration. - We commend Mr. Sanderson’s oration to our readers; it is and able production, smooth, clear and well written. Owing to the noise and confusion in the hall on the 1st inst., the delivery was greatly marred, but it will bear a careful…
Tags: Emancipation, Military Display, Music, Oration
The Fourth, p. 1
“The Fourth - Our neighbors, the Advertiser and Gazette, reported most fully the proceedings of the Fourth of July. The American portion of the foreign community made most generous provision for the due observance of the day. Never was the day…
Tags: Oration
Editorials, p. 4
“ARE WE FORGETTING SOMETHING? THE MEANING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
(Excerpts of an address delivered by the late Pres. Woodrow Wilson at Independence Hall, July 4, 1914)
“Have you ever read the Declaration of Independence or attended with…
(Excerpts of an address delivered by the late Pres. Woodrow Wilson at Independence Hall, July 4, 1914)
“Have you ever read the Declaration of Independence or attended with…
The Big Parade. The 28Th Anniversary Celebration Of The Emancipation Of Slaves In The District, p.1
"The 28th anniversary celebration of the emancipation of slaves in the District of Columbia was celebrated by a procession of all the colored military and social organization in the city . It was reviewed by the president and followed by exercises…
Tags: Economic development, Emancipation Day, Freedom, Oration, Parade