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Timeline of Cedar Rapids Fourth Era Fireworks and Events
July headlines recount a July 4 pyrotechnics event drawing 1000 contestants amid heat and humidity. Rod Dehaven led men’s race winners while hotel restoration planned at Mealy Hotel. Notable notes include a 1892 case of Caroline Thomas burial, Maj. Frederick Doetzel’s music course sale and a lack of club involvement in aJuly 4 display with problematic pyrotechnics at Athletic Park. Gazette files provide context via Jim De Long’s weekly column.
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Karen Glerum
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Gazette Files