Perry Victory Centennial Celebrations Planned Across Lake Erie
The article details a three month centennial celebration of Perry's Lake Erie victory beginning July 4 and ending October 6. Plans include aquatic events in Put-in-Bay and Toledo, a naval parade featuring the Niagara, and a Doric memorial shaft at Put-in-Bay with a museum and peace commemorations.
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Lake Erie
Perry
St. George's Cross
Louisville
Toledo
Put
Bay
Erie
Chicago
Niagara
Put-in-Bay
Biritain
Washington
Webster P. Huntington
Victory Park
Potlatch described as a ceremonial gift feast
A Potlatch is an Indigenous feast lasting several days where a chief aspirant distributes numerous and valuable gifts to tribal members. The term comes from the Nootka word meaning gift, and the practice is noted in sources like the Encyclopedia Americana.
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Latch
Potlatch Festival Shines in Seattle's Summer Pageantry
Seattle prepares for the Potlatch in mid July with three days of parades speeches and civic displays. The Tyee and elite business leaders head a grand procession with totem performances and ceremonial chiefs as the city spins with gold ship portland reappearances and Seattle’s famed booster spirit.
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Los Angeles
Pasadena
Seattle
Elttaes
Northwest
Portland
Alaska
Elliott Bay
North
Daniela
Pacific Fleet
France Celebrates Independence Day With Safe Joy
Frederic Guerin describes how French children mark July 14 with safe, joyous festivities. Paris hosts torchlight processions, outdoor shows, and dancing while cities from Marseilles to Nantes join in. The celebration blends national pride with lively street entertainment and color, echoing Americans’ July 4 spirit.
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Jean
Pierre
Lucien
Jeanne
Papa
Mamma
Marie
Grandpere
Johnny Crapaud
Louis XVI
America
France
Paris
Paria
Republic
Marseilles
Bordeaux
Lyons
Nantes
Finiaterre
Rhone
The Fall of the Bastile July 14 1789
Fragmentary narrative of the storming of the Bastille on July 14 1789 with chaotic scene details. Describes crowd energy, barricade tension, and the shaking fortress as guards and citizens react. The account blends dramatic imagery with scattered names and actions from the event.
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Charles N- Lurie
Willam Henry Harrison
Perry Centennial Commission
Great Lakes
Ohio
Victory Commission
Ahipy
New Orleans
Omaha
St. Louis
Kansas City
Ryee
Sary
Francie
Miver
Frederic Guerin
American Press Association
Thomas Carlyle
Bedlam
Gring
Apeak
Huissier Maillard
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