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Labor Day Parade
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Labor Day parade on the Capitol Square, at the State Street corner, featuring a float shaped like a boat and carrying a naval gun barrel. Gun barrel and float made by the Four Lakes Ordinance Co. "To help make the world safe for democracy."
September 2, 1918
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