Chautauqua Scheduled July Fourth Activities and Speakers
The Ottawa Chautauqua plans a July Fourth parade on Main Street and Forest Park tents with entertainment and food. Highlights include a July concert by B J Thomas and an anticipated signature act. Fred Krebs will impersonate William Jennings Bryan on July 5, plus talks on baseball, Iowa history, and the Oregon Trail. An all-denominational sunrise service and pancake feed close the event on July 6.
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Carswell
Fred Krebs
Emporia State University
William Jennings Bryan
U.S
Bryan
Krebs
Jim White Cloud Rhodd
Iowa
Kansas
Kay Kuhlman
Oregon Trail
Ottawa
Barker
Herald
Chautauqua
Guy
Tennessee
Virgil Dean
Kansas State Historical Society
Ottawa Chautauqua shaped Ottawa as a cultural hub
The Ottawa Chautauqua or Interstate Sunday School Assembly drew thousands, with 10,000 attending a McKinley talk in 1895. Forest Park hosted 30 buildings with tent streets as visitors stayed the full 10 days. Speakers ranged from Bryan to Roosevelt, Darrow and Anthony, reflecting a era of educated entertainment.
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Gov
William McKinley
Ohio
Tabernacle Hall
Cleon Rickel
Harald Business Writers
Ottawa Chautauqua
Interstate Sunday School Assembly
Ottawa
Chautauqua County
N.Y
Barker
Forest Park
University of Kansas
Bryan
Dean
Clarence Darrow
Teacher Scopes
Robert LaFollette
Wisconsin
Theodore Roosevelt
William Clark
Montana
Booker T. Washington
Charles Sheldon
Topeka
America
Park
Clinton leaders push national volunteerism drive at summit
President Clinton and former presidents united to launch a call to action for community service aimed at aiding American children. Gen Colin Powell opened the event at Independence Hall as about 3000 volunteers pledged to take the message home while critics urged stronger government and corporate backing for fairness. Celebrities including Oprah Winfrey and Wynonna Judd joined the gala to spotlight service and collaboration between givers and receivers.
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Philadelphia
Clinton
America
Independence Hall
Colin Powell
Bush
Carter
Ford
Nancy Reagan
Helen Beattie
Hardwick
Jesse Jackson
Oprah Winfrey
Wynonna Judd Kelley
Tony Bennett
John Travolta
Winfrey
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Donald L. Sellars
Howard Smith
Secy
Marjo Resources
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KCPE
Kansas Corporation Commission
Arrowhead Road
Wolf Creek
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Kansas Electric Power Cooperative, Inc
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