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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1901
Page
8
Citizens revel in a city celebration described as the grandest in Butte's history with crackling fireworks, roaring rockets, and a booming, joyful atmosphere. The event is marked by music and widespread communal cheer as residents enjoy the celebratory display.
In Butte the first century of the new decade saw a record Fourth of July celebration. Judge J L Wines addressed a huge crowd at the courthouse after a day of civic games, concerts by the Montana and Boston & Montana bands, and a citywide fireworks display.
The speaker reflects on celebrating the nation’s birthday, noting humility in stepping back from oratory. He compares past and present America, cites population growth from 3 million to 75 million, and argues wealth and power have increased with opportunity, while urging public remedy through the people.
A historical reflection on the Fourth of July as a unifying public day and a call to prudent voting standards. The piece argues youth should wait until 21 to vote, warns against property qualifications, and condemns importing old world ignorance and vice into American elections.
A patriotic address celebrates a joyful day with flags and fireworks while urging reflection on the past and a cautious view toward the future. It calls for stronger language testing for migrants seeking citizenship and cautions against unchecked power, stressing self preservation and informed voters.
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