Sesqui Centennial Parade Held Amid Rain and Fireworks
Thousands joined a rainy Sesqui-Centennial parade through Frederick city and county, with floats, bands, and fire brigades. Bishop William F. McDowell delivered a patriotic address at Court House after a relics exhibit, followed by a nighttime fireworks display in the new municipal park.
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America
William F. McDowell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington
West Church and
Bentz Streets
Miza
Dorothy Dutrow
Winston Shipley
Martha
George Washington
Order
United American Men
Minute
Pythian Sisters
Pocahontas
Boy Scouts
DeMolays
Red Cross
Colored Knights of Pythias
Council of Defense
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Douglass Hoof
All Saints’ Church
Geo. Edw. Smith
Bishop McDowell
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Urner
Frederick County
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Peace theme dominates Marsland celebration speech
The speaker praised universal peace and America’s leadership in education and goodwill among nations. He lauded the patriots who freed colonies, warned against excessive nationalism, and urged adherence to the Constitution while recalling Washington and Franklin. The event featured relics, a band, benediction, and a fireworks display despite rain.
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Kishop McDowell
Marsland
Themaclves
America
Washington
Jefferson
Franklin
Urner
Wolff Willner
Knighton tells of Coast Guard discharge over S 51 crash
Harrison Knighton a former Coast Guard petty officer and state policeman says he has been in Baltimore since June 3 and was discharged from the Marine Hospital there because of a surgical condition after the sinking of the submarine S 51. He denies reports of a hospital transfer and an elopement plan with a nurse.
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Harrison H. Knighton
Coast Guard
New Jersey
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Knighton
Chicago
Marine Hospital
Coast Guard Headquarters
Middle West
Keighton
Firecracker Scare Spares Baby as Mother Drops Infant
During Frederick Citrs Fourth of July parade chaos on North Market street Mrs. Oscar Grove, holding a ten month old, was struck by a firecracker that exploded near her clothing. She dropped the baby to the pavement to shield the child, saving it from injury as the device burned a coat lapel and caused only minor distress to the infant. Her husband Mr. Grove stood nearby watching the parade.
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North Market Street
Frederick Provision Company
Oscar Grove
War-time incident and Palestine Jewish population note
A nearby prankster threw a firecracker near Mrs Grove, but it was not believed intentional. No complaint was filed with city officials. The text adds that since World War II, the Jewish population of Palestine has more than doubled.
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Mra. Grove Shoulder
Palestine
Relativity and 19th century training efforts noted
An odd fragment references a relation between mountain size and paper thickness on an orange and notes Gloucester Massachusetts 1878 as the site of the first attempt to add a manual training department to a public school.
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Gloucester
Masa
Norinese Grounds on Incompatibility and Daily Combat
Jud Tonkins argues that prying by airs alienates people and fuels what they covet. The dialogue recalls a marriage memory where daily battles over grounds for divorce were never settled.
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Jacob M. Newman
James H. Gambrill
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Potomac Edison CO
West Patrick St
Dame Fortune
Frederick, Maryland
Bank of Personal Service
Tavannes
Bulova
McCleery
Jewelry
Frederick, Md
Mullinix & Bentz the Rug Store
South Market
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