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The New Bloomfield, Pa. Times
New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania
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Baltimore celebrated its 150th anniversary on Oct. 11 with a 12-mile parade illustrating city history and industry, speeches in English and German, prayer, and nighttime illuminations. Minor staging collapses occurred but no serious injuries; event deemed highly successful.
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Baltimore, Oct. 11.—The celebration of the 150th anniversary of the settlement and foundation of this city commenced this morning with a salute of one hundred guns from the United States ships Vandalia and Kearsarge, lying in the harbor off Fort McHenry. The city was handsomely decorated, and the hundreds of platforms along the route of the parade were crowded from an early hour. The main feature of the day was the procession to illustrate the history, industry and progress of Baltimore in all branches of trade and the arts. At 9:30 A. M. precisely Deputy City Marshal Frey began to move at the head of the line, and it was a little after three o'clock in the afternoon when the last wagon passed the starting point. The line of march was twelve miles in length, there being ten divisions, representing various interests. On reaching the park the ceremonies were opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Leakin, followed by speeches by the orators of the day, Colonel Fred. Raine, in German, and Colonel J. Thomas Scharf, in English. The formal proceedings terminated about five o'clock. At night the streets were brilliantly illuminated by electric and calcium lights. The crowd was enormous, and a few over-occupied stagings broke down, but no one was seriously injured. In every respect the demonstration was highly successful and creditable.
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Baltimore
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Oct. 11
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a few over-occupied stagings broke down, but no one was seriously injured. in every respect the demonstration was highly successful and creditable.
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The celebration of the 150th anniversary of the settlement and foundation of this city commenced this morning with a salute of one hundred guns from the United States ships Vandalia and Kearsarge, lying in the harbor off Fort McHenry. The city was handsomely decorated, and the hundreds of platforms along the route of the parade were crowded from an early hour. The main feature of the day was the procession to illustrate the history, industry and progress of Baltimore in all branches of trade and the arts. At 9:30 A. M. precisely Deputy City Marshal Frey began to move at the head of the line, and it was a little after three o'clock in the afternoon when the last wagon passed the starting point. The line of march was twelve miles in length, there being ten divisions, representing various interests. On reaching the park the ceremonies were opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Leakin, followed by speeches by the orators of the day, Colonel Fred. Raine, in German, and Colonel J. Thomas Scharf, in English. The formal proceedings terminated about five o'clock. At night the streets were brilliantly illuminated by electric and calcium lights. The crowd was enormous.