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A> ERICAN F 3 HAD REVIVED PATRIOTIC INTEREST DURING SPANISH-AMERICAN V/AR AFTER LAPSE OF 37 YEARS WHEN MISSISSIPPI CITY FLOATED ONE AS COUNTY SEAT
July 2, 1898
PATRIOTIC FLAG RAISING CEREMONIES IN COURTHOUSE SQUARE About 500 or 600 citizens of Mississippi City and Handsboro gathered in the courthouse yard at 5 P. July 2, 1898, to witness the raising of the Stars and Strips on a 126 foot pole. The flafc vas 18 x 2b feet.
Hon. Judge T. V. Noland vas master of ceremonies.
The string band was on hand and nlayed several national airs, While the fl^g was being raised, the band played "Dixie" and "The Star Spangled Banner."
The report that Santiago (Cuba) h"d surrendered served to make the crowd more enthusiastic than ever.
(see notes under "Bay St. Louis" & ted August 21, 1867 referring to "American flag considered an unwelcome sight")
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