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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1904
Page
3
A fragmented report describes a World’s Fair season with worldwide importance events and numerous conventions. It notes programs for late visitors, municipal and religious groups, colleges, and fraternities to participate in planned attractions and partnerships for Missouri’s expo plans.
A fragment outlines expected August attractions at the Exposition including air shows, races, and civic gatherings. It lists plans for American events such as Oklahoma Day and a World’s cricket contest, plus reunions and conventions, with focus on exhibitors, schools, and veterans groups, all arranged around peak attendance days.
A cascade of comments lauds the World’s Fair and its grand scale. Governors Richandy Yates Franklin Morphy and others speak to expansion, splendor, and the fair’s impact on modern civilization.
Prominent labor leaders and reformers, led by Grover Cleveland and David B. Francis, organize a federation bureau in St Louis to promote wage earners’ visits to the World’s Fair. Miss Gertrude Beek is named secretary of the federation’s welfare department as transportation plans are set to move thousands toward the exposition.
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