Glorious Fourth Celebrated by Newton crowd
Thousands enjoyed a twenty four hour program with firework noise, parades, concerts, a bicycle parade, a Des Moines baseball game 16 to 1, and moving pictures. Noted: Sampson Shafter and Dewey victories shared amid civic pride.
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Newton
Sampson
Shafter
Dewey
Knights Templar
St Plunkett's
Adolph Wettstein
Harmony Quartette
Des Moines
Morris J. Miles
Lamont Eustice
Ray Cowan
Blanco
Court House Yard
Earley
W. G. Clements
W. L. Ryan
Frankel Browns
Fair Grounds
Morrison
Newton Boys
Trolley Lines and Fireworks Highlight City Fair Day
Boys and girls enjoyed trolley lines in court house square as cannons and fire crackers lit the day. Picnic parties fanned out at noon while streets showed litter from celebrations. Fritz Boone and Lee Hickman entertained crowds with clowns. Ed Martin of Des Moines caught a greased pig at the fair ground.
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Court House Square
Fritz Boone
Lee Hickman
Fair Ground
Ed Martin
Des Moines
Moving pictures show repeats after broken lens mishap
The exhibition started with a broken lens forcing a hastily run program that was poorly received. A Tuesday reprise drew a large crowd and strong approval, with Mr. Ikenberry featuring fine stereoptical views alongside the moving pictures.
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Ikenberry
Miss Della Bair Celebrates Eighteenth Birthday Surprise
Miss Della Bair enjoyed a surprise party Saturday evening at the Safe Bair home after visiting Henry Phillips. About seventy five friends gathered for greetings and a lavish supper, marking a memorable eighteenth birthday with many gifts and festive celebration.
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Della Bair
Henry Phillips
Bair
Della
Mrs Effie Hoopes Poorman Dies After Short Illness
Mrs Effie Hoopes Poorman died at 6 40 a m after a brief illness born Des Moines October 17 1862 married to Harry L Poorman January 14 1881 survived by two children Winnie 16 Clarence 12 moved from Des Moines in 1895 attended Rathbone Sisters Temple as first death in the group Short funeral services will be held at the house Friday July 8 remains to Des Moines at 1 29 p m final services at her parents home 1521 East Walnut street Sunday July 10 Mr Poorman is Chancellor Commander of K P lodge and they were charter members of Rathbone Sisters Temple
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Harry L. Poorman
Des Moines
Winnie
Clarence
T. J. Hoopes
East Walnut St
Poorman
K. P. Lodge
Rathbone Sisters Temple
Exchange of Hobson and companions for Spanish prisoners
Reports from Jaragua and Washington detail Hobson and seven companions exchanged for equal rank Spanish prisoners amid cheers. Other dispatches note Shafter’s confirmation of the exchange and updates on Cuban naval actions and American casualties and paroles.
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Jaragua
Hobson
Washington
War Department
Shafter
Guantanamo
Resolute
Madrid
Congregational Service Blends Religion and Patriotism
A Palo Alto church weekend services fused worship with national pride as a flag raised atop the cupola after a patriotic program led by Rev. B. C. Baumgardner and Judge Winslow. The Garey Eggert wedding followed, uniting Gertrude Garey and Henry Eggert in a simple ceremony officiated by Rev. S. J. Huffman with a shower of well wishes and a serenade.
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Winslow
Garey-Eggert
Johnson Garey
Palo Alto Township
Gertrude Garey
Henry Eggert
Jack Guessford
Henry
Gertie
Herman Eggert
S. J. Huffman
Scranton
U. P. Church of
Palo Alto
Mrs. Eggert
Jasper County
Eggert
Iowa Boys the Best in Camp Described in Letter
Burrell Owens reports the safe arrival and pleasant stay of Mrs El Lambert and Robbie at camp. A Jacksonville clipping notes Provost Marshal Ely stating no man from the Forty-ninth or Fiftieth Iowa Regiments has been arrested on warrants.
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Iowa
Burrell Owens
el Lambert
Robbie
Jacksonville
Ely
Fourth of July brings close calls and hometown updates
Local brief items note a near accident when a runaway horse hit the Platts on east Main Street, Marshal Dixon repairing after roof damage from a cracker prank, family visits to Newton and Dexer and trips to Omaha, illness and recoveries, a civil parade of marriages licenses, a theater show praised, a stroke scare for Rush Brooks, and various family movements including births, relocations, and home losses.
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Harry Platt
East Main St
Olive St
Wilson
Main St
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