Washington Battle Recalled At Peace Cross Site
AP writer recalls the 1814 British assault that burnt Washington as peace cross stands amid beer parlors and used car lots in the area. The piece contrasts 19th century leaders with Woodrow Wilson and notes Madison and the Bladensburg races amid lessons from the raid.
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Peace Cross
C. Yates McDaniel
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Washington
United States
Woodrow Wilson
James Madison
Bladensburg
Maryland
Great Lakes
Britain
Europe
Canada
Burning of Washington and defense spending echoes through time
The account recalls the 1814 Burning of Washington led by British forces under Ross and Cockburn. It notes soldiers abandoning lines, Commodore Barney gathering sailors to Bladensburg, and the Capitol being set afire. It links the event to later U.S. defense appropriations and the White House’s painted exterior.
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Elba
George Cockburn
Robert Ross
Louisiana
Great Lakes
South Pacific
Washington
Cockburn
Chesapeake Bay
William Henry Winder
Baltimore
Congress
Winder
Regular Army
James Monroe
Madison
Bladensburg
Anacostia River
Salona Estate
McLean
Capitol
Secretary of the Treasury
George Campbell
Tennessee
Joshua Barney
Barney
Samuel Miller
Old Barney
Washington House
Philadelphia
Ross
Supreme Court
Johnson
Executive
Trial date set to block Maryland public accommodations law referendum
In Baltimore, a trial date of October 5 was arranged in Baltimore Circuit Court for the suit by the Committee to Uphold the Public Accommodations Law. Attorney Hyman Pressman said the date was agreed upon after a conference.
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Baltimore
Hyman Pressman
Old Timers Celebration Faces Signature Challenge for November Ballot
The Braddock Heights reunion drew 125 attendees as the Old Timers celebrate weekend skaters and a court battle looms over invalidated signatures in a campaign to place a 1964 civil rights referendum on the November ballot. The effort, led by Johns Hopkins professor Dr Chester Wickwire, uses a rented computer to tally contested names with deadlines looming and more submissions due next Friday.
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Johns Hopkins
Chester Wickwire
Pressman
Braddock Heights
Roscoe Remsberg
Frederick
Oldsters
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