Exhibition Buta dier Descriptions of the Departments
The article outlines plans for an exhibition with many foreign and domestic displays. It notes 42 acres allocated for towers reapers and buildings, served by multiple rail lines and streetcars, inviting visitors within ninety miles at minimal cost. It lists participating states and nations and mentions architectural offices and specialized pavilions.
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Schuylkill
Pennsylvania Felding
Ene Eit Salle
Pulladelphia
Philadelphia
England
Germany
France
Sweden
Egypt
Japan
Pennsylvania
Gito
Illinois
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Beemohta
New Hampshire
Missouri
Kansas
Wirgintia
West Virginia
Nevada
Wisconsin
Iowa
Delaware
Monumental Machinery Building Plans Revealed at Exhibition
A detailed description outlines a vast parallelogram exhibition hall running east to west with two main avenues and three cross transepts. The structure features 936,008 square feet of floor space, 672 wrought iron columns, brick and glass facades, extensive lighting from north and south, and towers at each corner. The plan includes horseshoe entrances, central ventilation towers, and a central 120 foot wide avenue flanked by 200 foot side aisles, with a grand 46 foot high arcade and hydraulic annex.
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Les Baon
Natesfand
Britain
Obili
Norwa
Memorial Hall at Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia
The Memorial Hall worth 1.5 million dollars is built by Pennsylvania and Philadelphia for the Centennial Commission. It rises 160 feet with a dome and colossal Columbia statue, fireproof with a 122 foot terrace, housing an art and industrial collection.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
South Kensington Museum
London
Schuylkill
Columbia
Grand Philadelphia Exhibition Buildings and Grounds
A detailed description outlines a vast Philadelphia horticultural and exhibition complex. It covers a glass and iron dome pavilion with eight display windows, extensive galleries, central halls, and adjacent gardens. The plan includes 75,100 square feet of wall space for paintings and 20,000 square feet for statues, with skylights and elaborate courtyards. It also notes a separate horticultural building with terraces, fountains, and sunken gardens, plus heated basements and a surrounding 35 acres for horticulture.
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Columbia
Bughmd
The State Buildings A Pleasing Feature at Exhibition
A feature of the exhibition is the well appointed State buildings. The Illinois Building stands out with restored hall decor and new furniture. Portraits of signers are displayed, and the hall is kept in a dated yet dignified style open daily.
Private view of Centennial exhibits in Philadelphia
A Boston writer praises a practical plan for visiting the Centennial Exhibition with moderate means. The piece extols state buildings in Indiana Wisconsin Ohio Michigan Iowa and Kansas have been prepared to host visitors, noting architecture, comfort, and accessibility as pages on the looming international displays. It traces the history of world exhibitions, compares costs and benefits, and credits private citizens with advancing the Philadelphia fair amid limited government funding.
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Boston
New England
New York
Philadelphia
Harvard Calle J
Diay
Vnclosre
Thas
Indiana
Wisconsin
Thera
Belmont Drive
Ohio
Cincinnati
Columbus
Cleveland
Commissioners of Indians
Sesteout
Wisconses
Michigan
Iowa
Pele If Winequais
David Attwood
Congress
Itha State
Sines
Hyde Park
Cr Palace
London Society of Arta
Europe
Vienna
Romankins
Vienne
Fairmount ‘Park
South Kensington
Pai
Congresa
Beukers
P. Te
Death of David C. Broderick in San Francisco duel
A San Francisco Post summary recounts the fatal duel between David C. Broderick and an opponent in California politics. It details Broderick’s rise to the U.S. Senate, tensions within the Douglas faction, and the ensuing confrontation at Davia’s Ranch. The piece also notes legal hardships highlighting unjust jail practices in Britain and compares them with American legal flaws.
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California
San Francisco Post
Tspa
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Broderick
United States Senate
Congress
Douglas
David Yerry
Chiat
Supreme Court
Davia
Ode Prick
Douglas Democrata
Tha. International Hotel
Perley
Terry
San Francisco
Atton
Aylett
Benster- Broderick
Davia’ Ranch
Merced
Princi
Nervona
Agricultural Building Exhibition Complex Near Philadelphia
The Agricultural Building north of the Horticultural complex overlooks the Schuylkill River with a cathedral like interior of Gothic transepts. It combines wood and glass, spans 820 by 425 feet, and rises 75 feet. It includes steam powered machinery displays and a 22 acre stockyard for livestock with shows in September to November. Two 50 acre farms will host trials of agricultural machinery.
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Horticultural
Schuylkill River
Philadelphia
Horticultural Building of Philadelphia Exposition
The city grants funds for a grand Horticultural department building at Fairmount Park. Located on a Schuylkill terrace near Memorial Hall, the Mooroque style structure features iron and glass, a central conservatory, two forcing houses, galleries, and a grand promenade atop the roofs, with ornamental bridges and ravines framing the complex.
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Philadelphia
Horticultural Department
Fairmount Park
Schuylkill River
Memorial Hall
Alemorial Hall
Thioor
Change of venue for trial to Marin and San Rafael
The trial moved to Marin and San Rafael with venue change and an early start. The court proceeded without witnesses, the jury quickly acquitted, and Judge Berry and supporters celebrated the result. Mr Campbell arrived with witnesses to find the judge and friends in high glee. Since then, Terry returned to legal practice and became a Stockton bar member.
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Marin
San Rafael
Campbell
Berry
Ittal
Aia
Ore Terry
Stockton
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TRE Art Gallery
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Thomas Jefferson
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Commonwealth of Kansas
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