Evening star., 1946-07-21
Fifty Years Ago
Tomorrow" said The Star on July 8
1896, for the first time the Flag of the

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Tomorrow said The Star on July 3,
1896, for the first time the Flag of the
United States
New Form Of the will be flown
Stor SponsIed Bonner with IS stars
field. indicating the admission of Utah
to the sisterhood of States Not all
Army flags, 1t was explained, would be
replaced Immediately. Indeed, it might
be several years before those in use
would be worn out and substitutes flown.
The Navy flags, however. were expected
to be altered promptly to meet the re-
quirements Of the new design. Expert
sailmakers at New York and San Fran
cisco would do the work.
The Fourth of July, 1896, was spoiled
for considerable number of residents OF
Maryland when they
Lynehing read OF the lynching
At Rockville Of man who had
been accused of hor-
rible murder at Gaithersburg, but about
the guilt OF whom many persons had seri-
Gus doubts. His name was Sidney Ran
dolph. he was Negro admittedly with
out cent and without a friend and he
originally had fallen under suspicion
because OF his penniless condition and
the fact that there literally was no
one in the neighborhood of the place
where the crime had been committed
who could or would speak q word in
his behalf. Finally, mob Of men in
disguise broke into the Jail at Rock
vile where he was confined awaiting
trial, beat him over the head, dragged
him to chestnut tree selected in ad-
vance and hanged him. His struggles"
reported The Star, were terrible, but
he died in 10 minutes" Among the
FIRST persons to deplore the lawlessness
Of the self-appointed executioners was
the father of the girl Randolph was
alleged to have slain.
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The first session of the twenty first
annual convention of the National
Amateur Press Asso-
Young Writers citation opened at the
Gathered Hotel Page on July 7,
1896, and The Star
for that date contained a long report
of the proceedings. Gus A. Schuldt,
treasurer, presided in the temporary
absence of President Will Hancock of
Fargo, N. Oak. The secretary read
messages Of good will from prominent
foreign members in England and Scot
land. These showed plainly that even
the ocean does not separate the ties
OF amateurdom" Among local writer's
active in the assembly were: j. Finley
Kemp, D. Grant Davis, C. G. Allen,
John E. M. Hall, w. A. Page, I. B. Lord,
Sarah Willard Howe, Edwin Hadley
Smith. Washington Topham and James
F. Duhamel.
More numerous was the attendance
at the fifteenth convention OF the
Christian En-
Christion Endeovor deavor Union,
Meeting centered in
series of tents
erected on the White Lot near the
Washington Monument. The Star for
ouAy o. AoOO, CctluldtCQ no less
than $4,000 delegates were in attend
ance. Forgetting the dogmas Of the
% different creeds that are to be found
embraced within the folds Of the great
convention banner Of red and blue,
they have come not only from all sec.
tions Of America, but also from the four
quarters OF the globe to sing and speak
the praise Of divine power and to
spread faith in Christianity. 80 Their
hearts are in the cause
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Meanwhile, political convention of
vast Importance was gathered at Chi
cago. The Star Of July
Mr.. Bryon 10, 1896, announced
Nominated that the Democrats
assembled In the Coli
scum in the Windy City had nominated
| for the presidency william Jennings
Bryan, 'the boy orator OF the Platte" !"
| At the start for the balloting, the favor