Centennial Fourth Address On Independence Hall Legacy
Maj Townsend introduces the centennial address recounting the Declaration's birth, Patriots' sacrifices, and the ballot as liberty's palladium. Recounts Henry and Adams anecdotes, Washington, Jefferson, and the birth of self government, urging vigilance, faith, and unity under God.
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Tarquin
Cesar
Brutus
Charles
Cromwell
George
Patrick Henry
George the Third
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Henry
Great Britain
England
Boston
Republic
Adam
J. N. Lee
Grand Illumination and Pyrotechnic Display Night in City
Evening featured a grand illumination at the Moore residence on College Street with gas jets among trees and fireworks at the Warren House Ezra Walker’s E V Donnan’s Bank of Athens and Pickerings. The College Green dances began about 8 30 p m and ran to 11 p m with five thousand visitors noted.
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E. H. Moore
College Street
Warren House
Ezra Walker
E. V. Donnan
Bank of Athens
8. W. Pickering
College Green
George Walcutt
Brown House
Will. Golden
Thos
H. Sheldon
City Hall
Dean Stickney
E. Morton
Frank Carr
Harry Hoyt
Centennial Sabbath Observance In Athens Church Decor
The First Presbyterian Church of Athens celebrated Centennial Sunday with National colors and evergreens. The elaborate decorations included large bunting, a Washington portrait, and banners highlighting the motto In God We Trust, as readers and guests marked the commemorative service.
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Washington City
N. H. van Vorhes
E. L. Walker
T. B. Warden
Julia Norton
J. D. Brown
Washington
Ada van Law
Julia Bartlett
Charley Morse
Will Kurtz
Lew Howe
Martin
Athens County
J. M. Nourse
Tarshish
Lebanon
Zion
Red Sea
Jordan
America
France
Congress
Presbyterian Church
Church of Christ
1876
Athens
First Presbyterian Church
The Fourth at Albany Celebrates Centennial
A grand Fourth of July celebration in Albany included a 100 foot adjustable flag staff with a wood Washington statue, a large grove gathering east of town, cannon salutes, a parade, speeches by Hon. T. A. Welch Rev. D. Powell and Thomas H. Ferguson, a storm causing a partial interruption, and a final Baptist Church gathering with notable local figures. Estimated crowd at least 2,000 with no disturbances reported.
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Albany
Yorkes’ Corner
George Washington
D. Powell
T. C. Parker
Capt. Northrop
Hibbardsville
Jnc
Ferguson
The
Baptist Church
Powell
Welch
Robinson
Prof. Wood
Messrs
Perry Wood
Jerry Woodyard
W. C. Lindley
A. W. Lynch
The Nations Centennial Celebration and Its Meaning
A retrospective tribute to the United States centennial, praising popular patriotism and the nation’s growth. It notes humble beginnings, revolutionary struggle, rapid progress in science and industry, expansion in territory and population, and wealth, urging continued dedication to preserving the republic for a promising second century.
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Independence Hall
Thirteen Colonies
Ohio
Colonies
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Britain
Runnymede
John
England
America
Rome
Carthage
Thirteen
Virginia House of
Patrick Henry
Virginia
United States
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Maj. Townsend
Samuel Adams
Federal Congress
Credit Mobilier
Adams
Joseph Reed
Continental Congress
Captain Hall
Dom Pedro
Mount Vernon
South Mountain
Society of Patriots
Vicksburg
Mission Ridge
M. E
M. FE
Wright
Kate Dana
Lottie Brown
Miss Nave
O. J. Nave
Assembly of
Columbia
Commonwealth
Abraham
Americans
Europe
Lle
Episocopal Hall
Willian White
Willet
John Adams
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