150 years ago in The Sun

Nov. 2: Who Did It? -- On Tuesday night some persons, either for "fun" or with evil intent, built a fence across East Baltimore Street, on the rise of Laudenslager's Hill, taking for the purpose posts and rails from one of the graveyards in the vicinity.

100 years ago in The Sun

Oct. 31: It has been suggested that, in view of the near approach of Election Day and the need to fire the zeal of Republican patriots, the president will get up a new war, or a scare about the renewal of the last one. The Spanish War was disappointed expectations.

50 years ago in The Sun

Oct. 31: Ghosts and goblins were but pale shadows on the Baltimore Halloween scene last night, but fearsome figures were abroad, nonetheless, adding a spice of terror to a parade otherwise just pleasantly noisy and gay.

Pub Date: 10/31/98