A Roar of Guns and Fireworks Across the Day
A Philadelphia Times description captures a day filled with gun salutes, flags, crowds, crackers, marching bands, torpedoes, and fireworks. The piece ends with nightfall and all hands turning to bed to learn more from the next day’s papers.
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Philadelphia Times
Margaret's Fourth of July at Home with Gifts
Professor Markham plans a private Fourth of July celebration for Margaret and Timmy. He rewards Jerry and Peter for their kindness with a hidden box of fireworks, ensuring a splendid display at their home while the city views are missed by others.
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Margaret
Prof. Markham
Timmy
Mamma
Mrs. Markham
Timney
Tem
Joe Briggs
al Brooks
Jerry Dean
Peter
Jerry
Price
Papa
Panay
Firecrackers Save a Life and Independence Day Customs
A Civil War era tale recounts Major Pillsbury recalling a 1859 Apache attack in Kansas where firecrackers saved his life by startling attackers as he fled. The piece then surveys Fourth of July observances abroad in England Ireland France Italy and beyond, highlighting embassies, banquets, flags, and official greetings.
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B. Pillsbury
Kansas
Norway
England
France
Italy
London
Ireland
Dublin
Ambassador Bay
ARD
United States
Cork
Rifles
New World
the Elysee
French Academy
Victor Hugo
Denby
China
America
Pekin
Republic
Russia
St. Petersburg
Corea
Prince of Wales’s wardrobe a costly uniformed affair
A Caswell’s Saturday Journal piece details the Prince of Wales’s vast array of uniforms and clothes. It notes seventy military outfits, frequent renewals for rank and ceremonial use, and extensive dress and accessories across countries, with high but not extravagant spending. A barber incident in England is also reported.
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Prince of Wales
Caswell
Saturday Journal
Europe
West End
London
Town
Newmarket
Hera
Sandringham
Bank Burglar Turns Choir Singer
A notorious bank burglar from twenty years ago, known to police on both sides of the Atlantic, is now linked with a cosmetic shop collecting money from women seeking beauty. He attends church regularly and recently sang in the choir.
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Jeane Picayune
Atlantic
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