11 Oct 1887
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1887
Page
1
An OCR fragment from a local newspaper offers partial details about a belting incident and related events. Names and places are unreadable, but the piece suggests ongoing coverage of a local matter with investigators involved.
The article describes a festive Atlanta day with crowds filling streets from early morning, policemen directing traffic, and grand decorations along business districts. Main figures praise pleasant weather, the mix of city and country visitors, and the overall cheerful mood of the crowd as the day unfolds.
A dawn crowd gathers at Piedmont grounds with a banner reading Piedmont te ton as gates swing open at ten. The fence and veranda fill with onlookers while streetcars bring passengers. by ten past ten the crowd swells with an estimated 2,000 inside and 5,000 to 6,000 adjacent observers.
Observer James K writes that about twenty thousand people visited the grounds, with fourteen to twenty thousand in the grand stand area. The crowd, weather, and exhibits impressed, showing the fair near ready and promising a robust showing beyond the cotton exposition crowd.
Early morning scenes show Samuel J Randall and party touring Atlanta. Guests, including Governor Gordon and Senator Brown, dine at Grady home. Randall meets Governor Gordon, addresses Georgia House, and attends a Capitol lunch with Mims, Brown, Howell, and Gratz among others.
A grand parade from the Kimball House to the Piedmont exposition grounds featured military escorts led by General Kell and Governor Gordon, with the Gate of Gand and Atlanta Rifles in line. The opening program included a choir, a Dedication Hymn, and speeches by Governor Gordon and President Collier praising Atlanta’s unity, railroads, telegraphs, and industrial progress.
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