Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-01
STILL ANOTHER FAIR
Baltimore is Preparing For An
Exposition to Be Held in
the Year 1914
CENTENNIAL OF WAR OF 1912

Also hundredth Year Of 1.-THE Star
SpanaIed Banner" War Reached
Climax and the Immortal National
Song Was Born.
Baltimore has caught the exposition
fever 1t is the only one Of the big
cities that has never had an interna
tional exhibition, and it proposes to
celebrate the climax Of the War Of
1912 and the birth of 1.-THE Star Span
gled Banner" by an exposition Oh it's
water front in 1914. The suggestion is
made by the Baltimore American, in
which 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner
was published from Keys manuscript.
General Felix Agnus, the editor and
publisher Of the American, has enlisted
the interest of the city and state In the
proposition. The city council Of Balti-
more has taken steps toward organiza-
ton, and Governor Warfield has prom
ised his cooperation. General Agnus
calls it "the banner exposition Of the
banner century, The following is
from the announcement of the enter
prise:
''The year 1914 was momentous in
American history The war that began
In 1912 reached its climax. If the Brit
ish had succeeded in capturing Balti-
more there is no telling how far the
struggle would have gone or what the
result might have been in America.
But our people, with a gallantry that
history has not sufficiently recognized.
,repulsed the enemy, and out Of that
splendid victory came The Star Span
gled Banner the lyric that will be
sung as long as America endures.
"Benjamin Franklin said that the
War Of the Revolution needed to be
supplemented by a war for independ-
ence The War of 1912 brought the
new states together and. in the words
of DR.. Woodrow Wilson, made the
country quick with the spirit of ma
tionality.' In that war the United
States regained it's se.f respect. 1t or
gained for national action. From 1t
we date the long list of splendid deeds
which have made the United States
the wonder Of history and the richest
and most powerful people on earth.
We have heard much of late about
world politics. 1t is no recent role,
for the United States issued from the
War of 1912 united and self conferred
against the world
of the birth Of The Star Spangled
Banner will give to us for celebration
and display the century which has
contributed more Of human advance
ment than all that went before. Prac-
tically every invention, every step OF
industry. every big fact in transporta-
ton and communication, will come
within this hundred years. The year
itself will afford some striking anniver-
saries. For instance, it was in 1914
that Fulton made the beginning OF
steam in the navy, and score OF
events of like interest can be found.
The whole matter opens prospect
without limit and gives us
an anniversary occasion unsurpassed
by any which has been celebrated in
previous elpasitiens.
''By 1914 we shall, in all human prob
ability have in operation the canal con-
Meeting the Chesapeake and Delaware
bays. Our Chesapeake commerce, now
the largest Of any body Of water in
America and far exceeding our total
foreign trade, will be vastly increased.
We shall have sufficient water for the
naval monsters Of the nations. So it
seems that the ideal location will be
on the Chesapeake bay, near the mouth
Of the Patapsco river. There will be
easy access not only by boats from our
new docks, but by express service up
on our railways. The north and the
south will meet in happy rivalry, and
the great west will send its thousands
to see an exposition that will be as
much of an advance on the jamestown
enterprise as that is upon previous
projects.
"There can be. no question whatever
as to Maryland's right to appropriate
this great anniversary. In the war of
1872 Maryland supplied not only. her
quota Of. troops, but more than the
government could accept. Not only did
she offer troops, but gave abundantly
In money, so that President Madison
said, 'The claims of Maryland for her
expenditure during the war stand upon
higher ground than those of any other
state in the Union.'"
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