Worlds Fair crowds flood Chicago on opening day
Report describes chaotic dawn crowds and packed Illinois Central trains as 400000 visitors fill the World’s Fair grounds. Military bands play patriotic tunes, the Liberty Bell rings, and Mayor Harrison presides over noon ceremonies amid a mass of spectators. Schoolchildren march in the Reunion of States parade with widespread cheers.
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Chicago
Illinois Central
Court of Honor
United Bands of
Exposition
Dixie Land
Maryland
Columbia
Harrison
Tomlins
Professor Katzenberger
Administration Building
Chicago Day at the Fair Ends in Tragic Toll
A massive Chicago Day at the World’s Fair drew crowds from abroad and across Illinois. Fireworks mortars exploded killing John Dryden and injuring several, while cable cars crushed Charles A. Clark and Thomas Robinson and James Malcolm died after a fall. Officials faced crowd control, with hundreds fainting and thousands unable to reach the fair. Debenture debt was settled, a tally showing 716,823 paid admissions, and transportation lines logged about 2.5 million fares for the day.
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Chicago
John Dryden
Charles A. Clark
Thos. Robinson
James Malcolm
Seeberger
Ackerman
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank
Illinois
West Side
Oath Side
North Side
Alley L
Illinois Central Railroad
Senate Endures 43 Hours in Quorum Fight Over Silver Act
The Senate pressed through a brutal all night session. After 43 hours without a quorum, Voorhees moved adjournment and the body finally adjourned at 1 40 a m Friday. The Harris amendment outlines coinage and redemption rules for silver and currency notes.
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Senate
Capitol
Congress
Senator Voorhees
Palmer
Berry
Blackburn
Voorhees
Bright
Harris
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Convention censures Cleveland over Geary act enforcement
The California Chinese Convention passed a resolution censuring President Cleveland and his Cabinet for non enforcement of the Geary act and urged Congress to deny extended registration time. Marcus Skoenigshem a wealthy Pawnbroker of San Antonio Texas was murdered in a burglary with the safe rifled. The training ship Enterprise with cadets arrived in Boston from a European cruise. Participants in the Prague Czech demonstration are being arrested daily and face severe punishment.
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California
Cleveland
Cabinet
Congress
Marcus Skoenigshem
San Antonio
Tex
Burgars
Enterprise
Boston
Fire destroys four-block area in Sioux City mill blaze
A massive fire at the Andrews Planing Mill in Sioux City started around 1 15 in the morning and spread within minutes. It gutted an area four blocks long, burning thirty five buildings and causing an estimated $400 000 in damages as crews fought to stop it from advancing toward Water and Kansas streets. O C Treadway was noted as the heaviest loser. The blaze began with a dust explosion after an initial, mild alarm and drew every city company to the scene.
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Sioux City
Andrews
Fifth and
Water Streets
West Fourth
West Third
Water and
Kansas Streets
O.C Treadway
Serreels
3D Street
St. Croix
Derailed Northern Pacific Car Near Rockford N C Traps Hunters
A Northern Pacific train derailed two miles south of New Rockford North Carolina injuring about twenty people. The private hunting party from Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin rode in a forward car which jumped the track at twenty miles an hour and caught fire after red hot coal spilled from a broken stove. Rescue teams faced scorching heat as survivors were pinned by debris with several feared dead.
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Northern Pacific
Rockford
N.C
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
New Rockford
N. C
Chicago Fire Kills Nearly Four Hundred Street Car Horses
A blaze in the Wallace street barns of the Chicago City Railway Company slaughtered nearly 381 horses and heavily damaged the facility. The fire destroyed half the barn, saved eighty winter cars valued at about 100000, and produced an estimated total loss near 110000.
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Chicago
Wallace Street
Chicago City Railway Company
Bowen
Gen Fairchild Chosen Commander in Chief Loyal Legion
Gen Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin elected Commander-in-chief of the Loyal Legion at the Chicago annual meeting, succeeding the late Hayes who died shortly after his election. Ex-President Harrison declined to be a candidate. About 300 colored lawyers met in Chattanooga to organize an international day association. ENGINEER RICKENBAUCH killed on engine near Carrollton Missouri. Grand Junction receiver Maney killed at depot. Grove distillery in Peoria resumes. Manhattan and Northern preparing for something at 0 80.
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Harrison
Lucius Fairchild
Wisconsin
The
Loyal Legion
Chicago
Fairchild
Hayes
Philadelphia
Grand Army of the Republic
Order
Aout
South
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rickenbauch
Carrollton
Crouch
RE. D. Maney
Montrose Land Office
Mesa County
Grand Junction
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Paris
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London
St. Louia Fair
Melburne
Vienna
Washington
Oxford-Cambrid
Novae Review
Newark
Apri
Booth Company
Gulf Coast
Wales
Fine Arta
van Buren &Treet Viaduct
Mommer
Joy
Ben
Ead
Weshbington
Dubois
Butler
South Carolina
Prague
Peril
Gen. Fairchild
Grove
Peoria
Manhatson
Northern
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