John Adams prophecy fades in modern Fourth of July
Sentinel correspondence recalls John Adams predicting a grand parade filled with pomp and celebration on July 2 1776. The piece notes today the country’s enthusiasm lives on mainly in rural towns with parades, speeches, fireworks, and band music, preserving a simpler, enduring patriotism.
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Massachusetts
Great Britain
Philadelphia
America
God
Father Lexerbocker
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Port Townsend
Wash
Adams
Ar‘titlery Company
Court House Square
Anon
United States
Knights of Columbus National Outing at Cedar Point
Fort Wayne Knights of Columbus plan a July 12 to 20 national outing at Cedar Point on Lake Erie. About 40 local council members depart July 12, with 160 more plus families slated for Indiana day on July 16. special Nickel Plate train leaves Fort Wayne at 6 45 a m returning before midnight with a $1 50 round trip rate. Fort Wayne Council No 461 leads Thursday's program featuring boating, athletic events, and races for youth and men, plus wrestling and other activities under a formal committee initiative.
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Knights of Columbus
Cedar Point
Lake Erie
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Nickel Plate
Knights
H.O. Brueggemann
M. C. Niezer
Joseph Nussbaum
C. J. Wehr
Harry P. Lowrush
James Callahan
M. Ma.roney
J. Finnell
James Dormer
Farman
E. Volrol
T. Cavanaugh
W. Zurbach
H. Lowry
F. Rinehart
John Eggeman
Will Goodfellow
T. Quinn
Joseph Golden
Tom Lane
Jerry O’connor
J.moran
Faokene
Will Conroy
Ed Haffner
Shoaff
Packy
John
Eggereatling
Albert
Eggeman
Fourth Quiet Fort Wayne Sets New Independence Record
Fort Wayne observed a quieter Fourth of July than in years past with reduced noise from dynamite crackers and torpedoes. The city hosted a day of closures, crowding to lake resorts, and numerous picnics and concerts at Robison Park and local churches. Morning and afternoon baseball games and community events highlighted the celebration, with a school for the feeble minded hosting a morning procession and Independence Day address.
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Fort Wayne
Ft. Wayne
Lake Resorts
Huntington
Layro
New Haven
West Jefferson
Church of the Precious Blood
St. Paul and
Concordia Lutheran Churches
Concordia College
Emmaus Lutheran Church
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Betz Grove
Lindenwood Cemetery
Robison Park
Packard Band
Philip Keinz
Old City
Baseball Park
Bade Myers
Dayton
Hendricks
Indiana School
Institution
J. A. Daly
Bethany Presbyterian Church
School Board Awards Contract for New Bloomingdale Aorta
The city school board at a special meeting awarded contractor Paul Kinder the $68,137 job to erect the new Bloomingdale school building. The north wing will be completed first and ready by January after holiday recess, with the existing building used until then. After the north wing opens, the old building will be torn down and the rest of the new structure erected.
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Paul Kinder
Bloomingdale
Kinder
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