Fourth of July Celebration Draws Large Mitchell Crowd
Mitchell and surrounding counties gathered at Tobin's Park for a Fourth of July event hosted by the Mitchell Park Association. About 2,500 attendees enjoyed a band concert, vocal selections, and a baseball game between Mitchell and Plankinton, followed by juvenile baseball and races. A special Omaha train carried many, with 851 tickets sold. Evening festivities included a city hall dance and private community celebrations with fireworks.
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Mitchell
Tobin's Park
Mitchell Park Association
Omaha Road
Grove
Collard
Mitchell Fire Department
Wilt
Robert Bruns
Miss _Mona Doane
Downey Morris
Kratz
Meager
H. C. Preston
Preston
Joe Anderson
Paul Sheeks
Jack Hubbard
Gladys Berry
Mabel Splitt
Thomas McManaman
John Berry
Oscar Link
Mitchell High School
Fulton
Park Association
Nichols
Mandolin Orchestra
Hope Chapel Picnic At Hoffmans Grove Attracts Hundreds
The Hope Chapel society of Rose Dale held a Fourth of July picnic at Hoffmans grove with over 400 early morning attendees. Guests included longtime settlers from Ethan, Alexandria and Mitchell born before and after 1878. Speakers included Editor Oathout of the Ethan Enterprise and Rev Lyman on temperance. J M Elion explained legislative outcomes. The Hoffmans received high praise for hosting and grounds beautification.
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Hope Chapel Society
Rosedale
Hoffman’s Grove
the Grove
Ethan
Alexandria
Mitchell
Oathout
Ethan Enterprise
Rev
Lyman
J. M. Elion
Hoffmans
Hand torn off in Ethan explosion and other local mishaps
A plasterer Chas Hahn lost use of his left hand after a powder and fuse explosion in Ethan. A woman and baby were knocked down on Main Street with minor injuries, while Mr. and Mrs. McConkey suffered bruises. Fenimore Cooper was struck by tin splinters from a giant cracker injuring his knee. Several bystanders narrowly escaped harm during the incidents.
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Chas. Hahn
Ethan
Main Street
Second Street
Main
George McConkey
McConkey
Fenimore Cooper
Fenimore
Burial of Hannah Burnside at Graceland Cemetery
Hannah Burnside died July 4 from paralysis strokes, buried Saturday at Graceland Cemetery. Funeral at 2:30 at Fifth Avenue West residence, led by Rev. H. S. Wilkinson. Pallbearers named. service included remarks, music, and floral tributes. Burnside, born December 19, 1837 in Guinston County New Hampshire, married twice, had three children with Derby dying in 1905 and survivors Howard, Mrs C. Y Priest, and Wallace.
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Hannah Burnside
Graceland Cemetery
Fifth Avenue West
H.S. Wilkinson
Methodist Church
J. A. Reed
W. E. Tipton
Jos. Swift
W. H. Turneaure
Ek. J. Grinnell
A. M. Crossett
Hannah Priest Cooley
Guinston County
N. H
William A. Spooner
New York
Mr. Spooner
Manchester
Iowa
Charles Burnside
Mitchell
Derby
Howard
C. Y
Wallace
Sousa Band Tour to Open at Willow Grove Park
John Phillip Sousa and his band outline a busy itinerary starting August 10 at Willow Grove Park near Philadelphia, with engagements in Pittsburgh and Mitchell South Carolina, a Pacific Coast swing, a Christmastime Hippodrome concert, and a New England to New Orleans run, totaling over 7500 concerts in 900 cities since 1892. Sousa has rested since November but finished a summer song and is drafting a new comic opera for Broadway.
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John Phillip Sousa
Willow Grove Park
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Mitchell
S. C
Corn Palace
Pacific Coast
New York
Hippodorome
New England States
New Orleans
New York City
Hippodrome
Sousa Band
Isusa
Panama Canal lecture by Prof Grant Finch at University chapel
Prof Grant E B Finch lectured at the University chapel on the Panama Canal. He described twenty one days of field work, showed stereopticon views, and discussed completion estimates, labor, climate, and engineering hurdles, predicting twelve to fifteen years before ships pass through.
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Panama Canal
Grant EB. Finch
University Chapel
Finch
Seaton
Canal
Nebraska seeks injunctions to enforce rail fare laws
Philadelphia Record reports Nebraska will try government by injunction new form. Attorney General asks courts to restrain four leading railways from disregarding 2-cent fare anti pass and commodity rate laws. Each law should carry injunction decrees directed to the entire community.
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Philadelphia
Nebraska
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Diehl & Brown
A.T. McGovern & Sons
Madras
White Goods Sale
Olney & McDaid
Clinton
Dean
Housamde
Olney Mb
Arere
Tow
Scallin Bros
S. D
Dorie
Tobin
Betwen Mitchell
Plankinton
Herman
Hamiel
Dunsmore
L. Smith
Sid Smith
Smith
Woodman
Will Scallin
R. C. Warne
Ren
F. H. Winsor
Geo. E. Foster
Geo. A. Silsby
Presbyterian Church
T. M. Wallace
Graceland
Sousa
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