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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1901
Page
5
Extensive preparations aim to draw visitors from fifty miles away for Algona’s largest celebration yet. A state famed orator will speak as street parades, acrobatics, aerial acts, bicycle stunts, rifle shooting, rope walking, a sham battle, a high dive, athletic events, baseball, moving pictures and band concerts fill the program. The Fourth promises rare, first class features for all to enjoy.
The committee has arranged patriotic attractions along State Street with equal access. Morning exercises start 10:30 a.m. on the courthouse lawn, while other features, except for Rame, will be on street areas. An official program will be issued before the Fourth. Ball game at 3:30 p.m. on fair grounds, admission 25 cents. Sidewalks cleared for displays, merchants barred from selling along sidewalks. The Northwestern will show a Burt branch special with flexible arrival and departure times for full-day viewing.
An old event listing outdoor entertainments and athletic contests near Court House Square. Acts include Harry Miller slack rope, The Two Wings aerials, Six Gilletts trick bicyclists, Mamie Wing on flying rings, Co F I N G drill, Miller Family aerialists, Prof Whaylen rifle shooting, The Wings backward dive, Felix the high diving dog, and a series of prize events with running, jumping, pole vault, and bicycle races led by W K Jenkinson.
A sequence of acts at Court House Square features 52nd Regimental Band at 7:00, then The Two Wings trapeze act, Six GillIets cycling and vaulting, James' Wing aerials, Felix the dog, The Famous Miller Family aerials, Waylons Moving Pictures with dramatic battle scenes, and the Graphphone Grand with a brass horn concert ending with The Star Spangled Banner.
A reverent poem celebrating Old Glory, its symbolism, and the nation’s bravery from Bunker Hill to Potomac shores. It honors Washington, war heroes, and the enduring banner as a unifying emblem across a land marked by sacrifice and liberty.
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