Fourth of July tragedy and local happenings in Pella
A Newton area fourth of July picnic ended in tragedy when 12 year old Ruth Pierson was fatally shot by William Marshall during a mark shooting incident. The coroner deemed no inquest necessary as grief overwhelms Marshall. The issue also covers civic greetings for Hon. J. B. Sullivan, local commerce concerns on holiday crowds, subscription updates, and notes on local schools and a large ship disaster offshore with hundreds lost.
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William Neshem
Newton
Ruth Pierson
William Marshall
Marshall
William Pierson
Fourth of July Celebration in Pella 1904 Records Big Crowd
The town hosted a grand Independence Day celebration with a long parade, a stirring address by Jerry B. Sullivan, races and a baseball game, followed by an evening of music and fireworks. Organizers reported about ten thousand attendees and a peaceful, well orderly day.
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Pella
Garden Square
Port Arthur
Lucky
East Market Square
W. J. van Kersen
Second Reformed Church
Sullivan
Senator Warren
Jerry
H. F. Bousquet
Depot Grounds
M. Porter
Cows Die After Ingesting Dynamite Near Eldora
In Eldora last Friday two farmer's cows west of town ate dynamite left in a pasture. The poison killed the animals and sparked public alarm as the carcasses risked explosion. Fred Sheehey, now a Des Moines carpenter, visited the city earlier this week for a few days including the fourth.
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O. W. Catlin
Teunis Visser
Keokuk
Bussey
Gate City
Wellington Spencer
Sovilla
Spencer
Visser
Tri-County Press
Kate de Bruin
H. Rees
Oskaloosa
Frank de Wit
Tennis Kempkes
Pella Chronicle
The
Bloomfield Democrat
Eldon Forum
Ottumwa Daily Democrat
H.H. Severn
Chicago
Pella
Helen Slob
Academy
Orange City
Chas
Cussart
A. L. Cordon
Eddy‘ville
H. A. Bauman
Eldora
Fred Sheehey
Des Moines
Parker Leads Bid At National Democratic Convention
The national democratic convention gathered in St. Louis with strong interest and rumors about the presidential nominee. Parker appears most likely to secure the nomination, with Bryan opposing and Cleveland drawing applause when mentioned. Iowa delegates organized, instructing James B. Weaver to resist restoring the 1900 financial plank, while a full list of officers and committeemen was announced including Walsh, Cart, Reynolds, and Branagan.
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St. Louis
Parker
Bryan
Grover Cleveland
William J. Bryan
Iowa
James B. Weaver
Resolutions Committee
Resolutions
stabbing at What Cheer Fourth of July celebration
A teenage assailant stabbed a girl serving in a What Cheer restaurant during Independence Day festivities. The 17 year old, reportedly intoxicated, bought a sandwich from the clerk and refused to pay, triggering a fatal seeming quarrel. The victim, Tage Tinsley, was struck in the abdomen and gravely injured.
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Tage Tinsley
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Howdy
J. B. Sullivan
Londeaus
Landeau
Huber
W.J. van Kersen
Willard Lyon
Mr. Sullivan
J. H. Stubenrauch
H. F. Johnson
Weekblad
S. S. Sherman
Banner
L. G. Ballengee
Chronicle
Cornelius van Gorp
Taintor
van Gorp
J. D. Gaass
Merle Wood
Cambria
North Atlantic Ocean
Grimsby
Norge
Copenhagen
New York
Plate
Leighton
Oskaloosa Herald
Herman
John Plate
Dunsler’s
D. H. C. Edewaarde
D. C. Smith
Kilduff
Oskaloosa District
Methodist Church
Marion ‘County
Jesse Miller
Clevelandd Plain Dealer
Little Havana Cigar CO
J. M. Parsons
Rock Rapids
S. B. Wadsworth
Council Bluffs
Rules and Order of Business
Charles E. Reynolds
Carroll
Samuel S. Wright
Tipton
W. S. Branagan
Emanuelsburg
Charles A. Walsh
F. M. Cart
Manchester
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