The St. Louis Republic., 1906-01-01

With .n.. ..lar:inS ., Govt bells the
shriekiy III whistles. the blowing III horns
, IaIies ,h- birth ~ Il n"w year. -" Was
,ISh.r.i in AT ~. Louis Yesterday.
y WAS one ~ IN. nJisi.->, celebrations
that has ever been held in st. Louis. m.
Ir"vai.nc. "f ;h,. particularly noisy brand
-: "owh"iiS which s..G.,! 70 nav" D''n
irnHgh, h-r. FOR the occasion. causing Iu-
mutt "n all ';h- downtown streets
EE.i. the celebration Was general
, tErrrg ghuuI thu cay. II wfs :tc downtown
streets which cc''air"J rne greater l"'-
ton. ~ TN. r.v.!-r>. ana. Er.sidway was
crowded throughout tin. -v.Ei!S.
From JEFFERSON dv..!,i. to broadway the
crowds VIZ. rh.- ,hickr>t. Many had
fSIs,s NV hsi5 fs.s ii ,n% aI' p,fs. Siawins
horns Tn" ihr"wic. "i confetti. having
! h-.n eliminated there was less confusion
than ;L.r" would havr been ";herwi ise t:,:i
the pniiC.. enforced this order -! chief ki..
- 80 the letter. and ih.Te Were very few
Violations of this character.
CELEBRATION WAS NOISY
Tn. celebration, va. cuff;.d chiefly to
III flowing q! the horns and the rinSiu. II
'h' bills. In the vast crowds that pas..d.d
ti." streets. there w.rs wce h'is "f boys
ART .ir.s. Young I':sn and yoUn. w"iasn.
men ac"I and gray and women Wh.s.
'ril.lr-n'S chif.rn w"r- assisting IN thu
+. nois"mak!ng.
, There WEE. all classes of people from
.va.y walk cf NE. som. OF -. NOR.
s.-ia'e h.!,. wa;cn meeting. at the
churches ~ assembled AT private houses
aui held New Year parties. Nhe!. they
shook hands and wished each other a
aafpy New Year when the hands Il
| tn. clock 'oint.,! straight uy.
Th":" w.ic few arrests ma.r hy ;is~ p"-
liz although if.e c.Ieb-l,its w.r. allowed
! all sorts "a. latitude n was :, night of
! good feeling. throughout, ami although
horns H.I- blown .n clos proximity "a
! there VA iusti.ry ana rr0w':!Ea- 'ha spirit
! - u....-uTr prevailed and they. was moth
/ :r. t. mar IN. goo: cheer.
- -U.,u a. III" clock struck the hour. tn.
| Ia was ~ and thousands 81: thirsty per
! sons th."nc-d ~. saloons, the doors "f
which wee thrown vide oi."n. 81 mani
: 81 fl.c ho;.'S- ~. c.si's ~.r- up"u.G and
mos. .t ,H- =,"~ts who ha.i remained
! ~ y year born, w.'" invited Z. parfAA" al
4 III. hospitality - III. Engs..
! Nigh: |ti.c 80 f"lice Cill"spy :sas 70
! qI;. .;.. ~ tsn n.s ;1nr-s az several of 'h-
| si.!-rG.- :. detail ar officer ;hef- durin.
~ TIN" -aryi..~ H"r" hold f"- tine pur-
! j,r-p - su9:r'$.i1s n" G@v"l.rs. an: h''
| -. .; one rr.ar. 10 ''ch church.
I tn. - .er a so f".uii"-i man. ss Ear a.
! .-.s-ii-.. tu stand GalT "..-y fin, siarm
| tnx IN tn. .~r;ral District i--ut-n ~
! H~henua and forty i1!!-.rU'. mar h"a
! u s,-t II - irving "Ti'r. and q c"EnicsiI
3 feature of ~" mar "t :hs pr!.c" IVES
, ;.- IA; tha' h.- crowd OF nt'ls 0o.-
With hons a-i,! bill. followed ~. Of
Ii-a.ug -" music t0r ihs y2rad.
tn. rn-nb~T< cf IN. Missouri iihl.tic
,-!pl -.4a.. ~ -str.rtat SsTn ztratlaJl- Fnr
.n;I-s .osor ami urv-r rcoTs ai.. been
decorated aIih .y.TT -.-ns ard !s:.- rim
~ur n.,ls and ia n. main dir,re-fO"ns ~"
, is,aratiu-- N.T. especially f"sui'u'
Tn iadpS' yr.Sa;. s3;t.EG-foar1 vas
. ..sr,rrs.f with sso-t or who's, a-t p.i-r.
and tstt.,! y.zn,- us:" ranged sh"u; th-
En'T. To- =T"l' s!riar-f""-: Ns- c.
~"y~ laden VII ialuitSs - an iTr"s'aS
ST'c- pss p:uduc-c e.
Just a. :t- ci1-s siu.cs i--ive ten large
sk"-t- - rs.-r :.sr he'd t-sn sTarp.1
sso'i- 'he r-rt"rs % iA. tn 'arr- ps'-
ls-s ,hs.; ~u.p3-, N. gon: we're cui Of -
rrEs 1-.-,er.H t!a-g rhsr ~. orch. .sJr-
: -ric. ~, Tn. SterS.-asi-s! EarE~r.
s.d ~. 60 SDs.ts r-,s"rt s.cs~ in th-fr
sat. s-l ~h.srs1 out -: -as 5arkaess
IN re fii--rl.rstiou o: ga" .su-s- '-is.
ENsh tEf h..- sT-srt.a s:.cE the wall
~ IN. I'is--.rs Hotel there Ner- deco
-at-o-< os ~y--rr-sn>. ami ;h- guests .cT
lc.rv Il ~ss = m--ry crowd ;ha; .u-s.d
f-t" tAs cafe a.: oean 70 e--sSrafe the
ARRIVAL o. th- N-w Y-ar-
A; Fsg-fs fully fse hg.a.r--! ,~cpis
~er. aTssn.ist- to watch ihe psssnx -
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y.a- Us; at n.!alsh,- th- i.<st. r..e
; rG-7ei 81 ~. a H>cnsnt ami iHs-- assa.S;
sesn-~ .f~ s~ss1utis - ''s % Nsss.S:s'y
c,zs IN flaming Gzr--'s- fs~ as.r.
dared aeosE IN re dtm iieh' &na sA.s
At 's- IAeisse s..a ,bs s.; j.n.s ,sef~
vsrs -r,-,N~.s IN N. icss.ss. bGt fher. VAS
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TN- IRA: nssnests NJ foS acre scsrnais
ssh e-r;as ara sSstASn At the JeEer>.s,