Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-04
A CENTURY'S EXIT.
Birth of a New Cycle of Years Is
Celebrated.
Dispatches from n Number of Largo
cities Describe the Scenes Attcnd-
ant Upon the Passing of the
Nineteenth and the Ad-
vent OF the Twen-
tieth Century.

Chicago, Jan. Thousands of
people throughout the city last night
celebrated the dawn of the new CEN
tury. Watch meetings were held in
the churches and in the business dis
trict crowds of men and boys
marched up and down the streets
blowing horns and cheering, while
every steam whistle in the city was
turned loose on the stroke OF 12. IL
was the noisiest greeting ever ex-
tended to a new year in this city.
The great watch meeting of the
night was under the auspices of the
Red Cross society and was held in the
Coliseum, which was packed to the
doors. William Penn Nixon presided
and an grafton on the new century
was delivered by Gen. John C. Black.
Greetings from the rulers of differ
ent countries addressed to the Red
Cross society were read. At 1858
the audience rose and began singing
"Old Hundred" and as the song was
finished the members of the Illinois
naval militia fired a salute to the
dawn of the new century.
Kansas City, Jan. 1.-The century
ball, the function to which all Kansas
Cityans have been looking forward
for weeks, took place last night. The
ball began at IL o'clock, when $50
men and loo women dressed in the
picturesque costumes of colonial days
danced the minuet. The dancers
with their costumes. the spectators
in the balconies and the elaborate
decorations combined to make one
of the most beautiful pictures ever
seen in Convention hall. A copper
box was so placed at the hall that
every one could drop in it a card
with name, address and appropriate
sentiment thereon. Besides such
cards. photographs of the ball in pro-
gress and newspaper accounts of it
were placed in the box. to remain in
tact until 100 years hence, when it is
to be opened and its contents will be
read by the Kansas Cityans of that
time.
New York, Jan. IA dinner was
given Monday in Arlington hall under
the auspices of the workngmen of
New York, and was called "Labor's
Greeting to the Twentieth Century"
1t was projected by the committee
which was organized TO call con-
vention on January ~ in Cooper Un-
ion to establish in New York CITY n
council of delegates from labor and
reform societies which shall demand
that legislators frame the will of the
people on matters of the tenement
house problem, sweat shop system,
etc.
Trinity church and its chimes were
magnets for the hosts of people in
this city who fiocked into Broadway
to usher in the new year and the new
century down town. All the avenues
led to this historic spot. From over
the bridges came thousands. The
ferries from Long Island and Jersey
were crowded with those who were
intent on nearing the chimes.
Buffalo. \. V, Jan. 1.-The advent
of the twentieth century, the celebra-
tion of the Tooth year of the exist
ence of Buffalo and a demonstration
of enthusiasm for the coming Pan.
American exposition were combined
in a grand celebration lasu night.
Thousands of persons thronged the
brilliantly Illuminated streets and
when the midnight signal was dis
played from the United States hydro
graphic office on top of the Pruden-
tial building, there was n deafening
blare of tin horns and n shrieking
of steam whistles. Brilliant displays
of fireworks were set off from the
roofs of the highest buildings in the
city. A big parade, consisting of fra
ternal orders and clubs, marched
through the principal streets.
Detroit, Jan. 1.-The citizens of De-
Ioit ushered in the century with a
great blaze of light, Just as the hour
of II was tolled. in response to the
suggestion of Mayor Maybury resi-
dences in all parts OF the city were
brilliantly illuminated at midnight,
while from the tops of the down
town buildings great quantities of
red fire were burned. The ci1y hall
was outlined in electric lights and
the electric sign on the front of the
structure blazed out "Welcome to
the Twentieth Century" as the first
stroke of II was struck.
just at midnight a copper box was
sealed in the mayors Office which
contained articles written by prom
inent citizens upon all topics of pres
ent day interest. This is to remain
intact until the opening of the twen-
ty-first century, when it will be
opened by the then mayor of the
city