Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-06
SANE FOURTH IN
MANY OF CITIES
REPORTS FROM MANY CITIES IN
pIcATE THAT AGITATION FoE
oUlETER CELEBRATION BORE
GOOD EFFECT.

Granville Langham, an uncle of Bar.
oness Speck Won Sternberg, died to
day, the result of injuries received In
the explosion of a giant firecrackeI
last night Langham, who until re.
Gently was the head OF the Provident
Life Assurance society of New York,
died at the home of his brother-in.law
John ]. Peter at Seymour, Ind,
where he was spending the week end
with party of Louisville society peo.
pie. A cannon cracker thrown light
ed upon the lawn failed to explode
and Langham took it in his hand to
relight it. The cracker burst in his
grasp, tearing every finger of the
hand from its socket. He was operat
ed upon at once, but never regained
consciousness.
Loses Arm and Eye.
Iowa City, July 5. = Elmer Poggen.
pohl exploded an improvised cannon
| loaded with giant powder. Ills left
hand was torn off and bomb was
driven through his eye. His condition
1 is critical.
Three Killed in New York.
New York, July 5. - Yesterdays to
tai of deaths from the celebration OF
the Fourth was brought to three last
night by the death Of a small girl, 4
years old, who was knocked down by
the discharge of loaded toy cannon,
fracturing her skull, and the shooting
Of an Italian laborer, who was struck
down at his bedside by a stray bull
| let.
Sane Fourth in Cleveland.
Cleveland, o., July 5. For the
first time in the citys history Of the
Fourth of July celebrations, there has
not been a firecracker, toy pistol. or
any sort of powder or other noise max
er heard within the confines of Cleve.
land and as result there is not a
single accident to report. Cleveland's
first sane Fourth is a great success
and people are happy.
Heretofore there have been usually
: from five to dozen fatalities and half
!, hundred injuries to charge to the
Fourth and it's unpatriotic method OF
J celebration.
The anti-freworks ordinance has
, been strictly enforced and those who
Z wanted to use firecrackers had to row
out into the lake and set them Off.
And they had to go out of the city to
buy noise producers, as not one was
on sale here.
Today sane celebration is BEING
held in the city. There was a big par.
ade of school children in the morning,
! games and band concerts in the after
{; noon and a display of fireworks by the
r city in two of it's parks during the
!, evening.
;, ToIedo's sixth Year Without Noise.
g Toledo, O.. July s. Toledo cele
+ brated the Fourth Of July again with
d out an accident, casualty or fire
S There may have been a few fingers
II burned but the day has gone down In
e local history with none Of these ac
t cessories of the celebration to be re
e corded, though of course it isn't ovel
II yet Toledo was crowded yesterday
,f with visitors from all parts OF the
d country, who came to see the military
e tournament, but no accident is re
corded.
This makes Toledo's sixth sant
Fourth, and the third sane Fourth tha
not one accident has been recorded
a for sane Fourth here.
In 1904 the city had its first quie
Fourth, 1T being the idea OF the thel
! Mayor Jones. There were some accl
=, dents then, but there have been onl
I'd a few since that time, and they hav
ii been decreasing each year. One yea
s., the police found it unnecessary t
r make any arrests whatever, and ar
rs other year the fire department di
to not get a single call.
re- re- Not a Casualty In Washington.
lis Washington. D. G., July 5. - TIL
ne "safe and sane Fourth" idea has cal
Tn Tn tured Washington. Outside Of the moo
salute of forty-six guns at Fort Mye
overlooking the city, not gunpowde
explosion was heard in the capt.;
al city and not one Fourth of July ca
all lualty has been recorded.
ry Ordinarily there is volume Of nois
lat in Washington on the Fourth thi
by rivals flock Of boiler factories, an
sn firemen and hospital ambulsnees 81
kept on the run throughout the da