South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-05
ON GLORIOUS FOURTH

cisive battle with Indians on March
/ %, 1913. was reproduced here today
when a battalion Of state militia and
several hundred Redskins" engaged
in two hours OF sham battle. Today's
battle" was a part Of the ceremonies
attendant upon the unwilling of the
bronze bust OF Gen. John Upton. The
/ battle 100 years ago was one OF the
/ important decisive engagements which
/ drove the Abortgine into the west.
/ Today's battle occurred on and in the
/ vicinity OF Tipton's Island In the
White river.
SEATTLE. Wash.-The male popu-
latiOn Of Seattle had more than one
/ reason to celebrate. The new city or
/ from extending more than an inch and
| a quarter beyond the crown Of her
/ hat went into effect about the same
4 time that the first pop Of hrecrackers
/ was heard at daybreak. The Wom-
enq's Federation OF clubs had the
measure put through. A maximum
i fine of 800 or 80 days Imprisonment
or both. is provided for violators.
Mems choirs from Homestead. Uti-
ca. Cleveland, Columbus. Sharon, Pa,
Jackson, o.; Steubenville, o.; Wilkes
barre. Oakland. Pittsburgh. Granite
Valley. Wales and Mendelssohn, Pa,
were entered in the last days program
i Of the international Eisteddfod, which
opened here Wednesday.
ST. PAUL.-St Paul did the safe
and san Fourth idea up right. The
/ local Commercial club gathered 90
/ 900 ST. Paul Riddles together and took
them to Harriet Island n the Missis-
sippi river.
! JOHNSTON, Pa.-Addison. a ham
let of 800 persons, celebrated its CEN
/ tenary and the Fourth. Addison is
a town Of one street. Along 1t for
mile are residences, one bank, three
churches, one hotel and three black
smith shops. There Is one policeman
| but no lookup. All residents but one
| are property owners. Addison was
founded by Peter Augustine, who fed
! from Holland as Huguenot.
CHICAGO.-A program filed with
athletic events and patriotic celebra-
tons at the Grant Park stadium top
ped all other Independence day cele-
| brations in the Windy City. In the
/ morning the crowds gathered TO watch
the competitive drills by turning So
cieties When the turner's trOtted off
\ the field, the finest athletes of Chi
1 cago's police and fire departments
took the field to battle for the inter-
/ departmental field and track suprem-
acy of Chicago.
Sandwiched in between the Junior
National Amateur Athletic union
! championship events in the afternoon
/ Sen. j, Ham Lewis, OF Illinois, was
slated to make an "old-fashioned"
Fourth of July grafton. The junior
senator from Illinois promised to
make it "old-fashioned and short"
with plenty of verbal pyrotechnics.
Tonight the program consists of NOV
ing pictures and a display OF lire
works.
PHILADELPHIA Cradle Of
Liberty" was the scene of Philadel-
phias celebration of independence
day. Following the custom inaugu-
rated on the first anniversary of the
| signing of the Declaration OF indie
! pendence, Philadelphians gathered in
| thousands about Independence hall TO
hear famed orators and a program OF
Patriotic music. Cong. William 5.
Ware. of Philadelphia, was todays
chief speaker. Philadelphia didn't go
i'm strong for a real safe and san
Fourth this year. the city fathers hav-
ing refused To take action that would
eliminate promiscuOus setting of of
fireworks by the public.
Among a score or more of athletic
events scheduled for today were the
Peoples Regatta, on the national
course OF the Schuylkill and field and
track games The regatta drew oars
men from many eastern cities and
Canada. The Undine senior eight
Dared crew which holds the national
championship, is favorite for the big
race late this afternoon.
NEW YORK--Young boxers coach
u CTIt
honors with several OF Mike DOMAINS
white hopes" at the fourth of July
openings Of the priests athletic club
at Sayyville, l. 1.
MAYVILLE, L. I.-Mayville, n. y,
as part OF a holiday exhibition, Jas.
Williams took pulley in mis- teeth and
slid $50 feet from the court house
dome To a tree. The buffer OF grain
sacks was insufficient and he was
killed.
NEW ROCHELLE, n. "a boys
firecracker thrown near the head OF
horse standing on Main St. resulted
in the death OF Charles Schorck,. He
was standing at the horses head and
was thrown and crushed.
NEWPORT. r. AFTER a negro
had stabbed a sailor and shot boy.
a mob Of ten thousand threatened 10
lynch him. Policemen waded into the
surf with the negro and stood in water
TO their necks TO save him.
PHILADELPHIA Eads How
opened his "hoboes" convention with
six hundred Weary Willie's". He
served them lemonade and the police
stepped in and arrested How as null
sance.
LONDON. - DIT. Goldschmidt, in
1 ventOr Of q new wireless SYSTEM
claimed 10 have established commu-
nication between Hanover. Germany,
and Tuckerton, near Atlantic City.
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